NOVEMBER 5, 2002
Toyota confirms Da Matta
"He joined Toyota at the start of his career in the CART programme," said Toyota Motorsport chairman Tsutomu Tomita, "and has shown his tremendous dedication and efforts by helping us to develop together to win the championship with Newman/Haas Racing this season. His long-term partnership with Toyota and his natural driving talent will prove an essential asset to us as our Formula 1 programme enters an exciting new stage of development."