Redwarf Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 From Autosport.com: Former Toyota team principal Ove Andersson was killed on Wednesday in an accident during a classic rally in South Africa. The Swede, who managed Toyota's European motorsport arm for over 30 years, is believed to have been involved in a head-on collision with a truck during the Milligan classic rally. Andersson oversaw Toyota's Formula One programme when the Japanese manufacturer made its grand prix racing debut in 2002. He left his role as team principal in 2003, becoming an advisor to the team. Andersson was 70. One of the greats, from a golden era of motorsport. For those that don't know who he was, here's something to read. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68206 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakmotor Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 This is terrible! He was such an ambassador for Toyota and a champion of motorsport! Toyota will not be the same without him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doogs Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Sounds like a big loss, (although, I must admit this is the first I have heard of him) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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