Quote Originally Posted by tr4m View Post
"Toyota team principal Tommi Mäkinen denied the deal was done yet, but admitted "the time was coming" to think about next season's driver line-up"

How do you go from this to front-page "lands deal" is beyond me.
Of course Mäkinen cannot admit it yet. He cannot say anything until the contract is published, if it exists. The magazine could have another source for the contract.