James Toseland has been quiet on the rift that developed between him and Colin Edwards after the switching of crew-chiefs without Edwards’ knowledge. Edwards has been outspoken on the issue, but Toseland has now broken his silence in an interview with the BBC. Toseland claims that he raised the communication issues he was having as early as the third race of the 2008 season with Tech 3 chief Herve Poncharal.

James Toseland Interview with BBC:
“It didn’t have to happen like this and I can imagine why he feels the way he does,” Toseland told BBC Sport.

“We just need to sit in a room and talk about the situation, but he’s got a wall in the garage like he wanted.”

“I had a communication problem with the engineer and thought another year of that and I could find myself without a GP ride”.

“I’ve no problem with his ability as an engineer – it was about communication.”

“He didn’t speak English that well and with my Yorkshire slang, I think that made things difficult too,” said Toseland.

“I needed someone experienced who understood me to help me get where I wanted and to punch my weight.

“The only problem was that there was no communication going back to Colin, so all of a sudden he’s told by Garry.

“In all the press you can see how it looks – we’re not talking to each other.

“In the team, I can’t say ‘I want that to change’ – that’s what it’s looked like to people reading it.

“I’ve got a slating off a lot of people and I’ve taken it all on the chin. It’s a playground stuff now and it didn’t need to get to this.”

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