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Title: Toyota pull out of F1
Post by: Banjax on 04 November 2009, 08:43:16
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8341602.stm

it's been on the cards for months, Toyota can't justify playing F1 while posting such big losses  :(
Title: Re: Toyota pull out of F1
Post by: tunnie on 04 November 2009, 08:51:06
they pumped huge amounts of money in for not a lot of return, can't blame them.
Title: Re: Toyota pull out of F1
Post by: Banjax on 04 November 2009, 08:59:06
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they pumped huge amounts of money in for not a lot of return, can't blame them.

i don't know, look at the car Honda had waiting in the wings - bet they're kicking themselves  ;D
Title: Re: Toyota pull out of F1
Post by: tunnie on 04 November 2009, 09:33:01
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they pumped huge amounts of money in for not a lot of return, can't blame them.

i don't know, look at the car Honda had waiting in the wings - bet they're kicking themselves  ;D

Nothing to do with Honda, that was all Brawn, it was his interpretation of the diffuser rules which gave them the edge. Would Honda have allowed Brawn to be so risky with his design?  :-/

Also Brawn this year had a bullet proof Merc engine, not that crappy Honda lump  :y
Title: Re: Toyota pull out of F1
Post by: Squealey on 04 November 2009, 09:59:07
Anyone know the odds you would have got on Brawn winning the constructors title and Button getting the drivers title the day after Brawn announced he was starting his own team. I wouldn't have minded having a tenner on that!!!!!

Is it me or is Ross Brawn so head and shoulders above anyone else in F1 that its almost embarrassing. Could we nominate him for sports personality of the year????
Title: Re: Toyota pull out of F1
Post by: Banjax on 04 November 2009, 18:18:26
Renault might be pulling out now too - having talks to decide whether to stay in F1 as a full team or just provide engines or leave altogether  :o

Title: Re: Toyota pull out of F1
Post by: albitz on 04 November 2009, 21:02:15
Very good news indeed,lets hope the other manufacturers follow them in the near future.Put F1 back into the hands of genuine enthusiasts like Frank Williams rather than big corporations. :y
Title: Re: Toyota pull out of F1
Post by: TheBoy on 04 November 2009, 21:37:02
Can't they all pull out, so we don't have to tolerate such tosh...