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Ove Andersson, Toyota F1 team consultant (2003) #240032436
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Ove Andersson (3 January 1938 ââ¬â 11 June 2008), nicknamed PÃÂ¥ven (the Pope), was a Swedish rally driver and the first head of Toyota's F1 programme. At the end of 1999 Toyota announced that it was closing down the World Rally Championship team in order to concentrate on the planned Formula 1 programme. The team secured an entry and Andersson led Panasonic Toyota Racing into Formula 1 in 2002. He stood down in 2003 but worked as a consultant to the team.
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