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F1: Toyota, BMW Wrestle for Glock
Written by: RACER Staff   http://www.racer.com
11/08/2007 - 07:00 PM
London, UK
 
Thiessen (right) wants to keep Glock (left) in the fold in some fashion. (LAT photo) ยป More Photos

Timo Glock may not have achieved much in Formula 1 as yet, but the GP2 champion and sometime Champ Car driver has managed to make himself the object of a tug-of-war between two major manufacturers. BMW Sauber and Toyota both claim to have valid contracts with the young German for 2008, and the competing claims will be settled by the FIA's Contract Recognition Board.

Glock has been a BMW Sauber test driver this season and, with Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica set to continue on its race team for next year, wants to keep him in that position. However, after he won the GP2 series championship, several F1 teams expressed an interest in his services for 2008. While BMW is willing to let him race elsewhere next year, the company wants to retain some ties to him.

Toyota won the battle to sign him to a race seat for 2008 and agreed a deal for next year, but after lodging its contract with the CRB, it was found that there was a conflict with some conditions detailed in his current contract at BMW Sauber. It is not known what the clash
of contracts entails, but it could refer to longer-term commitments over the next few years.

The matter will now be decided by the CRB, with a decision expected imminently.

BMW motorsport director Mario Theissen said that the team would wait for Glock's future to be resolved before deciding on their 2008 test driver plans.

"It is clear that we will have only one test driver, because we saw this year that even one test driver doesn't get as much mileage as he should get," he said. "We would prefer to stay with Timo, but it depends on his situation. We will keep the door open for him. If he pursues other opportunities we will find a replacement. In the November test we would anyway prefer to have the race drivers in the car."



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