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Autoblog (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Filed under: Motorsports , Toyota The buck's got to stop somewhere. Toyota has been pouring in hundreds of millions of dollars into its Formula One racing program for seven years now and has little to show for it. Now after both Honda and BMW have mothballed their F1 teams, Toyota has confirmed longstanding speculation by doing the same. The announcement was not expected for another few days, but...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
The loss of another giant company from the F1 grid may help smaller, independent teams to survive and thrive in the long run Toyota's decision to quit Formula One is a sign of a 32-year low in car sales in Japan and huge losses for the world's largest motor manufacturer. It is not, however, another nail in the coffin of Formula One. If anything, the loss of another manufacturer on the heels of Honda...
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BusinessWeek Online -- Auto Beat (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
At a hastily arranged press conference this evening in Tokyo, Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda announced that the carmaker is the latest big player to quit Formula One motorsport. Toyota, which competed in 139 races after entering the sport in 2002, winning no races, will quit immediately. Toyoda said the company will also stop providing engines to the Williams team. "It's a complete withdrawal" he...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
• Board of directors to finalise decision at a meeting today • Previous commitment to F1 could raise legal issues The financial crisis facing Formula One deepened today amid reports that Toyota is to withdraw from the sport in an attempt to cut costs. Toyota's board of directors will finalise the pullout at an extraordinary meeting later today, according to Japanese media reports. Its president,...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
• Red Bull driver secures second in drivers' championship • Lewis Hamilton forced to retire with brake problems Sebastian Vettel has won the final round of the 2009 season at the new Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi, ahead of team-mate Mark Webber and world champion Jenson Button. McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, who started the inaugural twilight race from pole position and was favourite to win,...
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F1 Fanatic (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
Drivers’ championship Driver Points 1 Jenson Button 95 2 Sebastian Vettel 84 3 Rubens Barrichello 77 4 Mark Webber 69.5 5 Lewis Hamilton 49 6 Kimi Raikkonen 48 7 Nico Rosberg 34.5 8 Jarno Trulli 32.5 9 Fernando Alonso 26 10 Timo Glock 24 11 Heikki Kovalainen 22 12 Felipe Massa 22 13 Nick Heidfeld 19 14 Robert Kubica 17 15 Giancarlo Fisichella 8 16 Sebastien Buemi 6 17 Adrian Sutil 5 18 Kamui...
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Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Heikki Kovalainen set Friday's fastest time at the brand new Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, edging teammate Lewis Hamilton with a 1:41.307 in the second session. Jenson Button was third on a day of domination for Mercedes power. Hamilton had led the morning practice, the outgoing world champion topping the newly crowned one. Sebastian Vettel was third in the Red Bull. Young Kamui Kobayashi continued...
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Toyota F1 official team blog (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
This afternoon Formula 1 cars drove the Yas Marina Circuit in an official session for the first time and it was a fascinating opening practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. In the comfort of the air-conditioned garage, Timo Glock joined team members to cheer on Kamui Kobayashi and Jarno Trulli as they experienced the 5.554km, [...]
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
• Kovalainen overhauls Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button • Drivers acclimatise to new track in scorching temperatures Heikki Kovalainen prevented practice for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from being completely dominated by British drivers. With three minutes of the second session remaining, and with Lewis Hamilton poised to edge out Jenson Button again at the top of the standings, Kovalainen...
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Planet-F1 News (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Timo Glock says he's "100 percent" certain he will be in F1 next season but that he most likely will not be racing for Toyota.
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Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Timo Glock anticipates having to look for another ride for 2010 F1 season, while Toyota team-mate Jarno Trulli refuses to comment on his own future.
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autosport.com (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Timo Glock has admitted it is now likely he will leave Toyota at the end of this season, with the German's future now set to be either with Renault or the new Manor outfit.
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Timo Glock says he is likely to leave Toyota and join a new team for the 2010 Formula One season.
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Timo Glock says he is likely to leave Toyota and join a new team for the 2010 Formula One season.
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Timo Glock says he is likely to leave Toyota and join a new team for the 2010 Formula One season.
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