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Autoblog (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Filed under: Motorsports , Renault , Russia A few weeks back, Toyota announced its departure from Formula One, and it looked like Renault could follow. The team had lost its drivers, its team leaders, its sponsors and its reputation. The French automaker's board convened in France to discuss the matter , but no announcement followed, leaving everyone scratching their heads. Well if the latest rumors...
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Autoblog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Filed under: Motorsports , SUV , Europe , Renault , Specialty Dacia Duster Trophée Andros - Click above for high-res image gallery Let's set one thing straight here. The retirement of a leading Formula One driver is often portrayed as some sort of tragedy - for the driver himself especially. But the truth of the matter is that for a former World Champion, the world is his oyster. Retired F1...
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Wheelosphere (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Michael Schumacher loses his role as F1 advisor for Ferrari and is linked to a drive with Mercedes GP for 2010 season Kimi Raikkonen to take a sabbatical in 2010 Jenson Button joins Mclaren Valentino Rossi to test F1 car again Related posts: Standard Engine To Dent Formula-1 Glory? International Automobile Federation(FIA) the governing body of Formula-1 recently proposed... Force India To Test VJM02...
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Formula 1 Blog (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Former Toyota F1 driver Mika Salo is dishing the dirt on his ex-employer, saying he’d been hearing for a few years the team would pull out of the sport. Salo talked to Autosport ahead of his NASCAR test driver for Michael Waltrip Racing — the same test session that will include Jarno... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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autosport.com (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Former Toyota F1 driver Mika Salo believes the lack of stability inside the team was a big factor in the squad's lack of success, following their recent pull-out from Formula One.
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SPEED (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Toyota declined to comment Friday on reports that the design of its completed F1 car for 2010 is for sale...
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Autosnewspaper (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
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Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Toyota may have ditched its F1 program, but its U.S. racing boss says it's sticking with NASCAR, Lee Spencer says.
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ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
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) | 11/07/2009
Toyota has rejected the idea of following the example of fellow car makers Honda and BMW...
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The F1Fanatics Blog (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
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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The F1Fanatics Blog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Kamui Kobayashi has stated he is now targetting getting a contract with one of the four new F1 teams, preferably with the Lotus Grand Prix team. Kobayashi was a Toyota test driver, who completed the last 2 races for the Japanese outfit who pulled out of F1 earlier this week. Kobayashi, who admits he has no [...]
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
• Renault consider options for continued participation • French car-maker will announce verdict before end of year Renault have postponed making an official decision on whether or not to follow Honda, BMW and Toyota out of formula one until the end of the year. The matter was discussed at a major board meeting in Paris on Wednesday. "You will have to be patient," Renault's chief...
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Full Throttle (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Renault held a board meeting on Wednesday to discuss whether to continue in Formula One just hours after Toyota confirmed it was pulling out with immediate effect.
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F1 Fanatic (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn has said the company could close its F1 team at the end of the year. He told reporters today a decision will be taken before the end of 2009. The team already has Robert Kubica contracted for the 2010 F1 season. Toyota and BMW have previously confirmed they will not be racing [...]