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0REPORT: Toyota woes spell trouble for Fuji Speedway 1246735140
Toyota's Timo Glock at the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix at the Fuji SpeedwayIn any game of chicken, it's all about who flinches first. Ever since its first running in 1963, the Japanese Grand Prix has bounced between Fuji Speedway and Suzuka Circuit, the former dominating in the '60s and '70s before ... -
Carbon Offset: Toyota sells F1 spare parts 1243949340
Here's a little problem to solve: Although budgets are shrinking, it still costs million to run a Formula One team. On the other hand, the teams go through spare parts like a rib joint does napkins. Meanwhile, collectors and enthusiasts have proven willing to shell out big bucks for authentic ...
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Toyota to reportedly exit F1 if 2010 rules are not changed 1241989500
After the FIA's rule change to allow a two-tier budgetary and technical regulation system in F1 next year, Toyota is the first team to come out and say it might not contest the 2010 season. After publishing next year's regulations, the FIA made May 29 the final day for teams to declare their ...
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SPOILER ALERT: Spraying the Bubbly at the 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix 1240777380
2009 Bahrain Grand Prix - Click above for a high-res image galleryIf you hadn't watched a single grand prix yet this season, hadn't read any F1-related news or even glanced at a headline, and hadn't spoken to a single racing fan for the past couple of months, you'd likely be shocked to find out ... -
Hamilton, McLaren retroactively disqualified from Australian GP? 1238684220
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Last weekend's Australian Grand Prix, the season opener to the 2009 Formula One season, may have ushered in a new era in on-track competition, but the off-track politics are already back up to full swing.Following the race, officials from the FIA ...
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Sink or Swim: Toyota could follow Honda out of F1 if the wins don't come 1232841780
Click above to view the Toyota TF109 in high resolutionToyota has a reputation around the Formula One paddock for having the biggest budget with the least results. But that's all going to change, and change drastically, if the team doesn't start winning races, according to some new ... -
The Contender: Toyota reveals new TF109 1232035020
Click above to view high-res image gallery of the Toyota TF109Following Ferrari's unveiling of its new F60, Toyota is the second team to release its new challenger for the 2009 Formula One season. Called the TF109, it's the only car unveiled exclusively online without a public reveal. Of course, ... -
Despite downturn, Toyota re-commits to F1 1230080280
Toyota has reiterated its commitment to F1, in spite of its first annual operating loss since 1938. Said Toyota CEO Katsuake Watanabe of Toyota's F1 budget, still the largest in F1 at $445 million, "To keep it up at the current level is extremely difficult." Yet even with the loss, the global ...
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F1 teams spent over $3 billion, Toyota the most 1222119120
While we knew Formula 1 racing was an expensive venture, leave it to the 2008/2009 edition of Formula Money to spell-out the jaw-dropping finances for us. According to their latest guide, the supporting cast will shell out over $3 billion this year in team resources -- with Toyota dropping more ...
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Toyota F1 to promote The Dark Knight, Batmobile to lap Silverstone 1214926140
Remember the 2006 Monaco Grand Prix? How about a refresher – Fernando Alonso took the checkered flag, but all eyes on the podium weren't focused on the Spanish champion...they were on David Coulthard, who stood on the third step of the podium in a red cape. (Yeah, seriously.) The scarlet ...

