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Toyota aiming for new line-up in 2010

Toyota could continue in Formula One next season with a completely new line-up. Team President John Howett admitted on Friday that the Cologne squad aims for top drivers and believes it is unlikely that the team will continue with Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock as team-mates.

Howett holds the opinion that both drivers could have performed better this season, with more drives such as Glock's run to second place in Singapore last Sunday. "I think he did a fantastic job in Singapore and we are talking to him, but honestly speaking we feel that could have been the result in other races, if we could qualify in that position," Howett told Reuters. "I am sorry, it is very a tough life, and our job is to deliver results.

"He could still be in the car next year but we wanted to keep our options open - and if we didn't release him by a certain date, we would be fixed for 2010."

Howett admits that the team has its eye on a number of top drivers. "We know who we would like in the car and we are working hard on it. We need to keep all our options open and to be able to catch somebody if the opportunity comes - we need two seats available.

"We like Timo very much, he did a great job, but still we have a car that is more regularly capable of being on the podium and much closer to the top this year; we are not delivering and there are things beyond the team and the chassis itself."

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