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Officially Official: Toyota confirms departure from Formula One

The buck's got to stop somewhere. Toyota has been pouring in hundreds of millions of dollars into its Formula One racing program for seven years now and has little to show for it. Now after both Honda and BMW have mothballed their F1 teams, Toyota has confirmed longstanding speculation by doing the same. The announcement was not expected for another few days, but with rumors persisting, the Japanese automaker appears to have moved things forward with a press conference held by Akio Toyoda. The president of the Toyota Motor Corporation ... Read more →

Rumormill: Toyota may announce exit from Formula 1 Jeremy Korzeniewski

According to the Japanese Mainichi newspaper, Toyota is poised to withdraw from Formula One competition and will not take part in the 2010 season. Though no source is given for the news, so far ...

Kamui Kobayashi to fill in for injured Timo Glock at Brazilian Grand Prix Noah Joseph

As the Formula One championship winds to a close, the series is on track for a big change-up in drivers. But not before one last in-season switch. Earlier this season, Toro Rosso replaced ...

End of Year Shuffle: 14 Formula One teams swap drivers for 2010 Noah Joseph

If you thought the series of driver changes in the middle of this ongoing Formula One season was something, it's nothing compared to the grand game of musical chairs expected to ensue as the season ...

REPORT: Toyota woes spell trouble for Fuji Speedway Noah Joseph

In 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 ...

Carbon Offset: Toyota sells F1 spare parts 5 months ago on Autoblog

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 ...

Toyota to reportedly exit F1 if 2010 rules are not changed 6 months ago on Autoblog

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 ...

SPOILER ALERT: Spraying the Bubbly at the 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix 6 months ago on Autoblog

If 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 how this season has unfolded so far, with the back-markers going ...

Hamilton, McLaren retroactively disqualified from Australian GP? 7 months ago on Autoblog

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 ...

Sink or Swim: Toyota could follow Honda out of F1 if the wins don't come 9 months ago on Autoblog

Toyota 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 reports. Although outgoing Toyota president Katsuaki Watanabe was ...

The Contender: Toyota reveals new TF109 9 months ago on Autoblog

Following 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, looking at it, you could paint the remaining white panels ...

Despite downturn, Toyota re-commits to F1 10 months ago on Autoblog

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 ...

F1 teams spent over $3 billion, Toyota the most 1 year ago on Autoblog

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 ...

Toyota F1 to promote The Dark Knight, Batmobile to lap Silverstone 1 year ago on Autoblog

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 ...

UPDATE: Toyota F1's Ricardo Zonta sets Laguna Seca record 3 years ago on Autoblog

After nipping the old Champ Car track record on Friday, Toyota F1's Ricardo Zonta well and truly demolished it Saturday and Sunday, finishing the weekend with a best time of 1:06.309 Sunday morning. Zonta's time is an impressive 1.413 seconds faster than Helio Castroneves' 2000 record. With his lap ...

Formula 1: Toyota will power WilliamsF1 in 2007 3 years ago on Autoblog

Toyota Motor and WilliamsF1 announced Thursday that Toyota will supply engines to the WilliamsF1 team for the next three years, beginning in 2007. The agreement explicitly states that WilliamsF1 will use "the same specification of engine as Panasonic Toyota Racing," ensuring a level playing field ...

The Stig plays indoors with Toyota's F1 car 3 years ago on Autoblog

Seeing how fast you can drive and stop a 900-horsepower Formula 1 car in an enclosed space sounds like a pretty crazy thing to do, even if said enclosed site is the massive ExCeL in London's Docklands, site of next week's British Motor Show. In the event of a mishap, a wall impact there would ...

Formula 1: Toyota F1 suspends team's technical director 3 years ago on Autoblog

Toyota Motorsports announced  on Wednesday that it is suspending its chassis technical director, Mike Gascoyne until further notice "due to a fundamental difference of opinion with regard to the technical operations of its Formula One team." Ironically, Toyota had its best ...






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