Kimi Raikkonen is one of the drivers Toyota are targeting for next season as they consider a new line-up for 2010.
“We have always expressed interest in Kimi,” said Toyota’s motorsport president John Howett on Friday.
Raikkonen says he has not yet decided what to do when he leaves Ferrari in November, though he is being tipped for a return to former team McLaren.
The Finn said he would only consider driving for a competitive team and that he could even walk away from the sport.
Toyota, who made their debut in 2002 but have never won a Formula 1 race, have Italian Jarno Trulli and Germany’s Timo Glock driving for them at present but are now hoping to lure more high-profile names such as Raikkonen, who won the drivers’ world championship in 2007.
Speaking ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix, Howett said Trulli was very unlikely to stay.He added that the team have allowed an option on Glock, second in Singapore last weekend, to lapse.
“I think he did a fantastic job in Singapore and we are talking to him, but honestly speaking we feel that could have been the result in other races if we could qualify in that position,” said Howett.
“I am sorry, it is very a tough life, and our job is to deliver results.Howett also insisted Toyota was an attractive option to the top drivers.
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