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Toyota linked with F1 return with McLaren

Sep.24 Wild new rumours at Suzuka suggest Toyota could be on the way back into Formula 1. McLaren stunned the Japanese GP paddock this weekend by announcing out of the blue that Ryo Hirakawa will be the famous F1 team's reserve driver in 2024. Hirakawa currently races for Toyota in the world endurance championship and Super Formula, winning Le Mans last year. Fascinatingly, with Hirakawa at Suzuka is Akio Toyoda – chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation. And with him are several other Toyota officials. One of them is former Williams-Toyota driver Kazuki Nakajima, who is now vice chairman of Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe. When asked about the wild new Toyota-to-F1 rumours, Nakajima told...
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