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F1 Fanatic (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
As the F1 world waits to learn whether Renault will join Toyota in quitting the sport, the finger-pointing for the manufacturers’ exodus has already begun. The FIA reacted to Toyota’s decision by claiming it could have been avoided if Max Mosley’s budget cap had been introduced. Meanwhile Ferrari blamed “those who managed Formula 1 over the past [...]
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ESPN (Free subscription) | yesterday
Lee White, president of Toyota Racing Development, said Toyota's departure from Formula One has no bearing on its NASCAR program, but he also said NASCAR should learn from F1's mistakes.
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SPEED (Free subscription) | yesterday
Toyota has rejected the idea of following the example of fellow car makers Honda and BMW...
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The Many Musings of Dave! (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
F1 this week has found itself falling in to crisis yet again this year as the Toyota Motor Corporation finally pulled the plug on its money sapping F1 programme. This is the third major car manufacturer in 11 months to do so along with Honda and BMW, and Renault too is considering leaving. Now I could write reams about my thoughts on the Toyota, and how I couldn’t care less that a dull team with...
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F1 Fanatic (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
F1 designer unveils electric car (BBC) "An electric car created by ex-McLaren Formula One designer Gordon Murray has been unveiled." Q & A with Mike Gascoyne (Autosport) "We [Lotus] are looking for two drivers with experience. We are not looking for pay drivers or new drivers. We think that is very important for the team. What is becoming [...]
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The F1Fanatics Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
One of the more interesting stories of this week, although not as imporant as Toyota’s exit from F1, was the accusation from Force India’s senior management of concerns regarding the new Lotus F1 teams car. Photos of the windtunnel model of the first Lotus were released a few weeks ago, and a paddock mole rooted out [...]
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Skysports.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
The BMW-Sauber F1 team is awaiting word from the FIA regarding next year's Championship after Toyota withdrew from the sport.
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Ecofriend (Free subscription) | yesterday
Eco Factor: Zero-emission electric car to be developed by Gordon Murray Design and Zytek Automotive. The designer of the world’s renowned supercar, McLaren F1, is up to a new challenge. Gordon Murray Design and Zytek Automotive have announced an.
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Arakawa Riverview (Free subscription) | yesterday
Quite a quiet week After all the excitement of the kid's health checks and the rugby last weekend, this week has been on the quiet side. This is good as I needed a week off (whilst still being at work). It's actually a quiet time in Japan at the moment; the politicos don't seem to be doing anything wrong (or really anything for that matter), so it feels like a bit of a return to Silent Shinzo's premiership,...
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autoshowplanet.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
check is syno\nFiled under: Motorsports, Toyota, Earnings/Financials\n Toyota GT-One - Click above for high-res image gallery\n As Toyota president Akio Toyoda announced the withdrawal of his company from the Formula One World Championship, he reiterated Toyota’s commitment to motorsport competition. But while this may have been pure lip-service, the Japanese automaker has a long history in racing,...
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Planet-F1 News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Jenson Button says it is "sad" that Toyota had left F1, adding that although new teams are arriving they won't be in the same league at the start of their F1 careers.
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ArabianBusiness.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Etihad, Aldar had been ordered to pay the Force India F1 team £2.8m in damages.
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Web Digger (Free subscription) | yesterday
An electric car created by ex-McLaren Formula One designer Gordon Murray has been unveiled. Three prototypes of the T.27 model will be developed over the next 16 months. The 'iStream' manufacturing plants can be just one fifth of the size of a conventional car factory, as the cars are not made from stamped steel. All the parts are designed by computer and welded together rather than being stamped out...
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Cool Science News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Photo: Science and Innovation Minister Lord Drayson test drives the T.27 From The BBC: An electric car created by the McLaren F1 'supercar' road car designer Gordon Murray has been unveiled. Three prototypes of the T.27 model will be developed over the next 16 months. The manufacturing process, called iStream, has received £9m of investment, half of which came from the government's Technology...
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traimi | 23/09/2009
The FIA imposed a two-year suspended ban on Renault for being involved in fixing the result of last year’s Singapore Grand Prix. Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds have received bans from motorsport as well. FIA’s World Motor Sport Council members were in a meeting in Paris recently.