Renault in Formula One under a British licence in , having raced as a French outfit since Renault took over in 2002. This left the sport without any team racing under a French licence for the first time since the season. Group Lotus had yet to purchase a stake in the team, but had an option to do so by the end of . Along with the launch of their new car, Lotus Renault GP announced that they had hired Jean Alesi as an ambassador for the team and test driver for the T125 single-seater project. On 6 February 2011, Robert Kubica was severely
Toyota Racing (Formula One team) to Lewis Hamilton being disqualified. ‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed. † Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.<br> ‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed. Toyota Racing (Formula One team) Panasonic Toyota Racing was a Formula One team owned by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota Motor Corporation and based in Cologne, Germany. Toyota announced their plans to participate in Formula One in 1999, and after extensive testing with their initial car, dubbed the TF101,