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  1. 5th November 2009, 06:55 AM #1
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    Toyota out of F1 racing

    Withdrawing from F1 effective immediately

    autosport.com - F1 News: Toyota pulls out of Formula 1

    F1 mob are apparently considering legal action against Toyota



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  2. 5th November 2009, 07:08 AM #2
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    Hmm, things in the motor industry are still bad for them to pull out...

    I think the statement ""developing exciting production vehicles" is a little exaggerated
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    Toyota, exciting production vehicles

    And here I was wondering with things looking better when teams would get back into WRC. Not yet by the looks of it!
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  5. 5th November 2009, 10:38 AM #5
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    so Toyota couldn't "buy" a win in F1 - $500m a year and not very much to show for it... sounds like how most playdoh owners must feel after a few years - spend a small fortune, have an almost-but-not-quite vehicle that has no soul
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  6. 5th November 2009, 11:23 AM #6
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    Might be time for Tata to step up to the plate, Alloy v8, four wheel coils, 4.11 diff, aluminium body, lucas fuel injection, ahh mabey not.
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    Quote Originally Posted by EchiDna View Post
    so Toyota couldn't "buy" a win in F1 - $500m a year and not very much to show for it... sounds like how most playdoh owners must feel after a few years - spend a small fortune, have an almost-but-not-quite vehicle that has no soul
    What did you expect?,they spend years and millions on dud drivers and no firm plan on improvement.To be sucessful you need an experienced development driver to get the car fast and a young hotshot to make the most of it with good people behind the scenes to put it together,Toyota had none of the above.Look what Brawn achieved once Honda wasn't pulling the strings,ditto Red Bull. Pat
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    I think this should be Toyota's slogan.

    "Toyota - We race - We come last in more categories than anybody else"
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    Don't you love it when you see some ****box rice burner with the TRD (Toyota Racing Devt) sticker on them
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