Saw this coming from a mile away. Toyota is looking to replace Ralf Schumacher.
31-year-old Schumacher is enduring an abysmal season at the wheel of the TF107, and he found a new low in Monte Carlo when he qualified behind Spyker’s Adrian Sutil in twentieth place.
It is well-documented that Ralf is coming to the end of his current multi-million dollar contract with his Japanese employer, but Howett has traditionally been the German’s staunchest supporter.
But Briton Howett, who already has Schumacher’s teammate Jarno Trulli under contract for 2008, told the newspaper Bild: “It is only professional that we observe the (driver) market.”
Howett, though, insisted that Toyota is still working to help Schumacher overcome his difficulties with the machine. “Of course it is frustrating, but to say that he is completely alone would be wrong. We must give him a better car,” he added.
Credit F1-Live.com for the quote.