Toyota have scaled back the launch of their 2009 Formula One car as part of cost-cutting measures. "To emphasise its commitment to overall cost reduction in Formula One, the team will not proceed with its traditional pre-season event programme," Toyota said in a statement on Wednesday.
Instead of a formal launch at the team's Cologne factory, with reporters and company officials flown in from around the world, studio images of the new TF109 car will be unveiled through the internet on Jan. 15.
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