Toyota Pull Out of F1

[mikeyscott]

Another one bites the dust, that's all Japanese involvement gone.. (Bridgestone leave next year).

They couldn't carry on with the money they were spending with so little success.

I've also Renault are making a decision this week.. Wouldn't miss Renault..

I've also heard Toyota via Lexus are hoping to race at Le Mans next year

[jhammond]

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[mikeyscott]

Originally Posted by jhammond

That's a shame. I really didn't consider Toyota leaving.


On a slight side note. Does anybody know why Audi have never been rumoured with F1? After all; they've had so much success in the past decade with Touring and Le Mans.


Julius.

Sportscars, Sebring and Le Mans..

[AdamBurgess]

'On a slight side note. Does anybody know why Audi have never been rumoured with F1? After all; they've had so much success in the past decade with Touring and Le Mans.'



They have in a way, VW have been linked with a move to F1 a couple of times and they both come under the VAG group banner. Seems VAG allocate each marque with a different area of motor racing, ie Audi do sportscars, Seat do touring cars, Skoda do rallying and VW have Dakar and engine supply to F3.

I would imagine it wont be long until VAG/VW are linked with a move to F1 again, with the constant cost cutting measures being introduced and the raft of new independant teams just waiting for a big manufacurer take over.

[Chris Doughty]

Nooooooo!!!

who is going to give Kobayashi a drive now?....

a dark day for F1, alsmost as dark as when NPQJ got kicked out

[MattADH]

Opens up a spot for BMW's new owners though...

[mikeyscott]

Originally Posted by DoughtyUK.net

Nooooooo!!!

who is going to give Kobayashi a drive now?....

a dark day for F1, alsmost as dark as when NPQJ got kicked out

Wouldn't say it's a dark day as for the amount of money they have spent they haven't even delivered a win.

[Chris Doughty]

I just hope someone has the sense to get Kobayashi in an F1 car for 2010.

He's mental (and quite good) and exciting to watch!

[Fabs]

I second that Chris, that's exactly what I was thinking, word for word

[DCM]

Hamilton and Kobayashi!!

[Northy]

Originally Posted by DoughtyUK.net

I just hope someone has the sense to get Kobayashi in an F1 car for 2010.

He's mental (and quite good) and exciting to watch!

Exactly what I thought when I heard the (not too surprising tbh) news

Can we have a word with Cree about a STR drive?

G

[rich_cree]

Not really up to me!

I'd love to see him in F1 next year though, just probably not in one of our cars!

Bad times for the guys at Toyota, lots of them too. Amazing that they were the team who objected so strongly to the 40 million budget cap, then pull out a year later due to costs