John Howett
John Howett | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 July 1952 |
| Nationality |  British |
John Howett (born 26 July 1952Toyota F1 team.
Career
Howett joined
Toyota F1 boss Ove Andersson. Moving back to England in 1980, he worked for Toyota in after-sales service. In 1991, he returned to Belgium, and worked his way up to be Vice President for Toyota/Lexus
sales and marketing.
In early 2003, Howett moved to
Toyota Motorsport
, a position he has maintained until June 2010.
After a start to the
BMW Sauber and break away from the front of the midfield bunch of teams, which would go a step further to fulfilling their pre-season ambitions.[2]
In 2009 Toyota announced that it would no longer be involved in Formula 1 racing[3] and this also meant that he could no longer be deputy chair of Formula one Teams Association (FOTA).[4]
In 2010 Howett was replaced as President by Executive Vice President Yoshiaki Kinoshita and his role changed to being an adviser.[5]
References
- ^ "John Howett (President) Profile". toyotagazooracing.com. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Toyota sets its sights on BMW" Archived 2007-05-12 at the Wayback Machine ITV Sport Retrieved 9 May 2007
- ^ "Toyota quit Formula One By Telegraph Staff 4 November 2009". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Di Montezemolo to Quit FOTA This Year By Ovidiu Panzariu 18 November 2009". Auto Evolution. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "New President for TMG". Toyota Motorsport. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
External links
- Toyota Motorsport GmbH official site
- John Howett's profile on Toyota-F1.com
- John Howett on GrandPrix.com
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