Reports surfaced yesterday suggesting Mike Gascoyne and Toyota F1 team have parted ways, and not amicably. While it seemed like a weird thing to happen after an impressive posium for the team just 2 days before, it is now officially confirmed:


Due to a fundamental difference of opinion with regard to the technical operations of its Formula 1 team, Toyota Motorsport has suspended its Technical Director Chassis, Mike Gascoyne, until further notice. Toyota Motorsport will not make any additional comments on this matter at this time.


While I can't say that I'm a big fan of Mike's, the decision still baffles me. Then again, we don't know the reasons nor, in fact, do we have much information in this matter.

Curious. Poor Mike has a hard time keeping a job for long doesn't he? Must have worked with half the grid by now, Renault, Jordan, Tyrrell, Toyota, anyone else?