Toyota withdraws from Formula 1

[Platypus]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/8341602.stm

Is this old news? I don't remember Toyota saying they might pull out, although it was suspected they might after Honda went.

Also here,
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/spo...cle6902431.ece

It's a shame.

[ThomasSoerensen]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/8341602.stm

Is this old news? I don't remember Toyota saying they might pull out, although it was suspected they might after Honda went.

Also here,
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/spo...cle6902431.ece

It's a shame.

As long as they can fill the grid I prefer to have dedicated racing teams on the grid. Do you buy a Toyota because of their presense in F1 anyway?

[d000hg]

Bad luck for Kobayashi though, he looked on for a spot next year.

[ThomasSoerensen]

Bad luck for Kobayashi though, he looked on for a spot next year.

and bad luck for 300 highly skilled engineers etc.
the driver is only 1 cog in a big fine tuned machine that is a mordern F1 team

[gingerjedi]

As long as they can fill the grid I prefer to have dedicated racing teams on the grid. Do you buy a Toyota because of their presense in F1 anyway?

Do Toyota have anything remotely sporty in their line up? The last car I can remember was Supra turbo about 15 years ago.

[Spacecadet]

Do Toyota have anything remotely sporty in their line up? The last car I can remember was Supra turbo about 15 years ago.

Celica?

[VectraMan]

Do they still make the MRS? I can't remember.

[DimPrawn]

Celica?

They haven't sold the Celica for years.

Toyota are about as sporty now as Kia.

[DimPrawn]

Do they still make the MRS? I can't remember.

Nope. Stopped years ago.

[Moscow Mule]

Do they still make the MRS? I can't remember.

MR2? Stopped making it in 2006.