F1 tensions resume after Toyota exit

Kamui Kobayashi (JAP), Toyota F1 Team, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Friday Practice, 30.10.2009 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Copyright: Toyota F1
Kamui Kobayashi (JAP), Toyota F1 Team, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Friday Practice, 30.10.2009 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Copyright: Toyota F1

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 Wojtek Wojtek
November 5, 2009 2:36 pm
 cornflakes99 cornflakes99
Toyota's retraction from formula one is as ill managed as their tumefied f1 team was, lets hope that Albino midget takes them to the cleaners! the less money they have to inflict their nauseating imperturbable carriages on the world the better!
November 5, 2009 3:21 pm
 Xanavi23 Xanavi23
You comment really makes no sense. Im not particularly pleased with the "boring" cars Toyota makes but while their boring cars are such, in all other regards that matter to the avaerage joe, reliability, durability, economy and even quality among a few other things, they are the best in the world. Boring cars do not amount to "imperturbable carriages". In any event if you think this withdrawal from F1 is going to hurt them financially, your business sense isn't as good as your vocabulary it would seem. The amount of money Toyota will no longer have to dish out, given a budget almost as big as Ferrari's, will surely give them no end of ability to produce cars that have made them the biggest and greatest car company in the world. I love Porsche but damn my man, sometimes you have have man up, be humble and respect a man or company better than yours.
November 8, 2009 12:13 pm
 GTurbo GTurbo
Not a good sign from the largest car firm in the world, with the new year around the bend.
November 5, 2009 3:43 pm
 Xanavi23 Xanavi23
even if Ecclestone goes after them AND manages to win, Toyota will shrug off any payments required like they would a mosquito. Toyota isn't "hurt" by the economic instabilities so much, they're just being careful. It took them sometime to become no. 1, they aren't going to lose it by being foolhardy.
November 8, 2009 12:17 pm
 ricer8 ricer8
The time has come for a new series. Watching the old video from can-am and formula 1 makes you realized how little racing actually happens now and how little fun is had by those in the sport.
November 5, 2009 5:58 pm
 bone91 bone91
Car Manufacturers should stop building their own team. it is better if they only supply the engines for the teams.
November 5, 2009 9:51 pm
 Xanavi23 Xanavi23
Ya when Ferrari gives Toyota reasons as to why they quit, which is Ferrari being understanding of their reasons, you know something is wrong with the sport. Though i think given the Toyota Teams Fool manager and his stance on cost cutting among other things, that this makes Toyota look bad. Sentiments said in the article suppliment and echo things we and some have said, Toyota was a top level team with mediocre management.
November 8, 2009 12:08 pm