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Toyota await Raikkonen decision

October 19
Toyota say they have offered a contract to Kimi Raikkonen to drive for them next season.
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Toyota ends its Formula One adventure

Over the eight-year span of its Formula One foray, the Toyota F1 team reached the podium 13 times and scored 87 points...  
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Toyota pull out of Formula One

Toyota withdrew from Formula One with immediate effect today, leaving Japan without a team in motorsport's premier series.
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National Post Toyota pulls out of Formula 1

Toyota Motor withdrew from Formula One on Wednesday, leaving Japan without a team in motorsport's premier series
11/04/09
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cbc.ca Toyota quits Formula 1 racing

Toyota is pulling out of Formula One racing, the world's largest automaker announced, saying it needs to cut costs and focus on its core business.
11/04/09
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F1 Complete Toyota not an option for 2010 -...

Oct.30 (GMM) Kimi Raikkonen has dismissed reports that moving to Toyota is among his options for the 2010 season.
10/30/09
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The Sydney Morning Herald Toyota quits F1 in bid to save costs

Toyota is pulling out of Formula One racing, saying it needs to cut costs and focus on its core business.
11/04/09
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The Sydney Morning Herald Toyota surprises with profit, boosts...

Toyota Motor Corp reported a surprise profit Thursday and cut its projected red ink for the year by half, adding to growing evidence that carmakers are starting to recover from...
11/05/09
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F1-Live.com Battle of the engines

With the 2009 championship now completed, Mercedes can bask in the knowledge that its engines were the dominating force in Formula One this year, with rival Renault taking...
11/08/09
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Trulli on top for Toyota at sunny Suzuka

After the near washout of Friday, the final practice session ahead of the all-important qualifying session for the Japanese Grand Prix saw Jarno Trulli set the pace for Toyota in sunny conditions with a best lap of 1:31...  
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guardian.co.uk

Toyota 'to quit Formula One'

• Toyota president Akio Toyoda confirms team withdrawing• Previous commitment to F1 could raise legal issuesThe financial crisis facing Formula One deepened today after Toyota confirmed it is to withdraw from the sport in an attempt to cut costs.Toyota president Akio Toyoda said at a news conference that the company wants to focus on its core business. The world's largest car manufacturer posted its worst ever loss in the financial year ended March, and is expecting the losses to continue this fiscal year.Toyoda said: "Based on the current economic environment, we realise we have no choice but to withdraw. This has been a very painful decision for the company."The Japanese team has not won a Grand Prix since its debut in 2002 and finished a disappointing fifth in the constructors' championship this season.They follow Honda as the second major Japanese automaker to withdraw from F1, leaving the sport without a single Japanese automaker. It also further damages the sport's prestige as carmakers worldwide struggle to cope with the fallout from the financial crisis.Honda, Japan's second biggest carmaker, shocked F1 when it announced its withdrawal last December. Its Super Aguri team was taken over by Brawn GP, which went on to win the constructors' title in the current season, which ended in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.Toyota's absence next season leaves the sport with just three manufacturers - Ferrari, Mercedes and Renault - and allows BMW Sauber to take its place as the 13th team on the grid.The world's biggest carmaker is expected on Thursday to report an operating loss for the six months to September.The carmaker, which two years ago was celebrating record profits of 1.7 trillion yen, last year suffered its first annual loss - of 461 billion yen - for more than 60 years. This year's losses are forecast to rise to 750 billion yen.Toyota has not won a single race since entering F1 in 2002 and finished fifth out of 10 in this year's constructors' standings. Its drivers, Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock, finished eighth and 10th in the drivers' championship.The team has not signed any drivers for the 2010 season, and last month announced the end of its engine supply contract with Williams.Toyota's lack of success on the track comes despite annual investment of about US$300 million a year.Its pullout could be subject to legal costs as the firm had committed itself to F1 until at least 2012.Motor sport has been hit by an exodus of Japanese companies over the past year. Earlier this week the tyre maker Bridgestone announced it would pull out of F1 at the end of the 2010 season after 13 years in the sport.Bridgestone was appointed F1's official tyre supplier ahead of the 2008 season on a three-year deal but decided not to renew its contract and instead divert its resources elsewhere.In July, the Fuji Speedway circuit, which is owned by Toyota, said it would not host next season's Japanese grand prix because of the global economic downturn.Suzuki and Subaru withdrew from the world rally championship and Kawasaki scrapped its MotoGP team.Formula OneToyotaJustin McCurryguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
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guardian.co.uk Vettel closes gap on Button in Japan

• Vettel wins from pole with Lewis Hamilton third• Button finishes eighth but stays 14 points clearJenson Button's slow march towards the world title took another step...
10/04/09
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F1-Live.com Trulli and Kobayashi in the Toyota frame

Jarno Trulli's hopes of retaining his seat at Toyota beyond the current season seem to have improved, despite earlier expectations that the Italian veteran is set to leave...  
10/20/09
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guardian.co.uk Jenson Button suffers qualifying blow

• Button to start from a season-low 14th, Lewis Hamilton 12th• Fisichella gives Force India their first Formula One poleJenson Button's Formula One world title hopes...
08/29/09
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F1 Complete Italian GP Preview: Toyota

Italian Grand Prix - Preview Monday 7 September 2009
09/07/09
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F1-Live.com F1 tensions resume after Toyota exit

The FIA yesterday expressed "concern" about Toyota's decision to quit Formula One and is currently seeking "urgent clarification" of the Japanese carmaker's legal position...
11/05/09
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National Post Toyota pulls out of Formula 1

Toyota Motor withdrew from Formula One on Wednesday, leaving Japan without a team in motorsport's premier series
11/04/09
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Hamilton storms to pole for Italy GP

• Adrian Sutil second and Kimi Raikkonen third• Jenson Button to start in sixth placeLewis Hamilton stormed to the 15th pole position of his career ahead of tomorrow's Italian grand prix. The reigning world champion saved it until the final moment as he was the last to cross the line in a hotly contested final ten-minute showdown, deposing Force India's Adrian Sutil from top spot.There was a possibility Hamilton could be penalised, though, as he appeared to impede Toro Rosso's Sebastien Buemi late on in the initial 20-minute Q1. However, given Buemi was never going to make it into the next session, it was hard to imagine the stewards penalising Hamilton.After claiming his second pole position of the year, and pipping close friend Sutil, Hamilton said: "It was a very close qualifying session, and I'm very happy to see Adrian up here. Since Formula Three it's been a long time since we've been in a press conference together, and on the front row. But it was such a great feeling to put a great lap together."People need to understand, you have one shot at it at the end, so to pull it off is amazing. I don't think we anticipated being just as quick as we are this weekend, so it's a bonus to everyone in the team."Behind another unusual front row, given Sutil's performance, Kimi Raikkonen again gave Ferrari something to cheer. He will start third, with the 2007 world champion joined on the second row by his fellow Finn, McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen.The Brawns, clearly back in form after their recent struggles, are on the third row, with Rubens Barrichello starting fifth and Jenson Button sixth, the Brazilian out-qualifying the Briton for the third successive race.On his debut for Force India, Tonio Liuzzi gave the team another historic moment as he will start seventh, the first time they have managed to get both cars into the top 10. Renault's Fernando Alonso starts eighth, followed by the Red Bulls of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber, their title hopes fading further.BMW Sauber suffered a wretched Q2 as both Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld retired, with engine trouble. Kubica will start 13th and Heidfeld 15th, with the man to split them being Giancarlo Fisichella on his debut for Ferrari. The 36-year-old has clearly struggled to adapt to the car in the wake of his move from Force India nine days ago, notably crashing it this morning in final practice.Toyota's Jarno Trulli will start from 11th, with Romain Grosjean a semi-respectable 12th for Renault bearing in mind his car has KERS on board this weekend.Williams' fears regarding this circuit were certainly realised as both Kazuki Nakajima and Nico Rosberg failed to make it out of Q1. For Rosberg, who had qualified in the top 10 in 11 of the previous 12 races this season, the 24-year-old will start from his lowest position of the year in 18th, one place behind Nakajima.Toyota's Timo Glock was another unable to find the downforce and power required for Monza as he starts 16th, with the Toro Rossos bringing up the rear. Buemi will line up 19th, with Jaime Alguersuari 20th, the young Spaniard's five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change after final practice not counting for anything on this occasion.Positions after qualifying1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) McLaren 1min 24.066secs, 2 Adrian Sutil (Ger) Force India 1:24.261, 3 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 1:24.523, 4 Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) McLaren 1:24.845, 5 Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Brawn GP 1:25.015, 6 Jenson Button (Gbr) Brawn GP 1:25.030, 7 Vitantonio Liuzzi (Ita) Force India 1:25.043, 8 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault 1:25.072, 9 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Red Bull 1:25.180, 10 Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull 1:25.314, 11 Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota 1:23.611, 12 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Renault 1:23.728, 13 Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber 1:23.866, 14 Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Ferrari 1:23.901, 15 Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber 1:24.275, 16 Timo Glock (Ger) Toyota 1:24.036, 17 Kazuki Nakajima (Jpn) Williams 1:24.074, 18 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams 1:24.121, 19 Sebastien Buemi (Swi) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:24.220, 20 Jaime Alguersuari (Spa) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:24.951Formula OneMotor sportLewis Hamiltonguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
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Toyota chasing Kubica and Raikkonen for 2010

Robert Kubica has emerged as a leading candidate to switch to Toyota next year, and team president John Howett also admitted at Suzuka that he would happily sign Kimi Raikkonen...  
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F1-Live.com Toyota can't decide drivers without...

Jarno Trulli on Thursday said it is not correct that Toyota has already decided to move on without him for the 2010 season...  
08/27/09
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F1 Complete Toyota can't decide drivers without...

Aug.27 (GMM) Jarno Trulli on Thursday said it is not correct that Toyota has already decided to move on without him for the 2010 season.
08/27/09
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F1 Complete Belgian GP Preview: Toyota

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08/25/09
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guardian.co.uk Button wins F1 world championship

• Australian wins as Button takes title with calm drive to fifth• Pit-lane fire adds to the drama in an incident-packed raceA first lap containing spins, shunts and a...
10/18/09
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F1 Complete F1 tensions resume after Toyota exit

Nov.5 (GMM) F1's governing body has expressed concern about Toyota's decision to quit the sport.
11/05/09
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Times Online - Business Toyota poised to pull out of Formula One

Toyota is poised to quit Formula One motor racing, in a surprise move that will leave the scandal-hit sport without any participation by Japanese automakers in the coming season.
11/04/09
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