Toyota Motorsports announced on Wednesday
that it is suspending its chassis technical director, Mike Gascoyne until further notice “due to a
fundamental difference of opinion with regard to the technical operations of its Formula One
team.”
Ironically, Toyota had its best result in some time last weekend at the Australian Grand Prix with
Ralf Schumacher finishing third.
Gascoyne was hired away from Renault F1 in 2003, in a move that was widely
regarded as a coup for the struggling Toyota team.
GrandPrix.com speculates that Pascal Vasselon, the team’s General Manager Car
Design and Development will be promoted to fill Gascoyne’s position.
It is believed that the well-respected
Gascoyne likely won’t remain unemployed for long.
[Sources: crash.net, grandprix.com, Toyota F1]