[情報] Official: Toyota pull the plug on F1 efforts

[etduke (Duke Hsu)]

Official: Toyota pull the plug on F1 efforts


It is now official that Toyota is leaving the Formula One paddock, with the
Japanese car giant announcing the sad news this Wednesday morning. The rumour
had been going around for some time now, but only until the Japanese press
made unofficial declarations did it become realistic.

Toyota participated in Formula One since 2002, although nothing significant
came about from their huge budgets and efforts aside from three pole
positions and 13 podium finishes.

An official statement reads as follows:
"Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces it plans to withdraw from the FIA
Formula 1 world championship at the end of the 2009 season. TMC, which had
viewed its participation in F1 as contributing to the prosperity of
automotive culture, remained dedicated to competing at the pinnacle of motor
sports even in the face of the abrupt economic changes that started last year.

"However, when considering TMC's motorsports actitives next year and beyond
from a comprehensive mid-term viewpoint reflecting the current severe
economic realities, TMC decided to withdraw from F1"

http://www.f1technical.net/news/13744

百分百確認這個消息了~


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推 MerinoSheep:正式確認了 TOYOTA會長已經出來宣布明年退出
推 Pepe1981:繼Honda BMW之後 Toyota也退出了  F1都不F1囉
推 kaihon:唉!
→ LRHaw:參賽8年外加2年多的計劃準備，又是場上花費最兇的隊伍之一，
→ LRHaw:這10年除了05年的成績比較能看之外，居然連1勝都沒有....
→ LRHaw:若是古日本社會，頭又大那幾個"頭"可以切腹謝罪了...+__+"
推 sparco7942:小林&中島:你走那我們怎麼辦~~!!!!
→ sparco7942:不過這樣Sauber就可以繼續玩了 狂賀~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
推 destainlive:我一輩子都瞧不起這些廠隊  真是丟臉丟到家了
推 Pepe1981:樓上是太傷心了嗎? 突然覺得好佩服Williams XD
→ etduke:努力的瞧不起廠隊吧  廠隊就是要賺錢  要有廣告效益
→ kmaster:不意外啊,廠隊就是這麼現實!當初相信會造反成功的才是
→ kmaster:好傻好天真.......
→ etduke:不然他連個"廠"字都不配了
→ etduke:當初的不公平規則  就算留下來也沒意義 先討論有沒有意義
→ etduke:再來討論能不能撐下去
→ etduke:講一句難聽一點的  私人車隊轉手賣人多  還是廠隊轉手賣人
→ etduke:比較多!?  要不要統計一下
推 SatoTakuma:兄弟效應？？                               我說雷曼
推 mp420:車場只剩法拉利跟雷諾??
→ etduke:還有賓士
推 dn890221:哪有賓士?
→ etduke:好啦  麥拉崙還不夠純種  當賓士廠隊 不過也快有賓士廠隊了
推 reallocust:難怪LFA那麼急著推出來...
→ zeta:這有什麼好丟臉的......
推 kmaster:有些人還是把McLAREN/Mercedes,BAR/HONDA的關係搞清楚了
→ kmaster:再來講比較好......
→ etduke:K大要不要寫篇專文講解一下
推 headnobig:toyota賠到要脫褲子了 公司政策就是cost down..
→ tonyatta:說真的.. Mc/Merc也只是合作緊密的車隊/引擎供應商
→ tonyatta:當初BAR/Honda也只是Honda要重返F1第一步的供應引擎而以
→ etduke:可是長期合作  到最後幾乎就像HONDA廠隊了 到最後股份也轉
推 daimlar:不意外阿~之前就預測了...光看Glock上頒獎台,Trulli速度也
→ daimlar:不慢,TOYOTA卻雙雙不續約,也沒談到合約問題,早有端倪囉~
→ etduke:當初T牌領隊就有放風向球拉  說如果能留下來就會簽他們
推 Mickey2001:..............one aim.............
推 pinestudy:Mc/Merc和BAR/Honda這兩組的關係比較複雜 不能單純視為
→ pinestudy:車隊/引擎供應商吧
→ pinestudy:Mercedes目前持有M隊40% 比等你死及合夥人的30%還多
→ pinestudy:Honda在BAR的最後一年 也已經持有車隊的50%了
推 pinestudy:像RBR/Renault這種關係 比較像是單純車隊/引擎商的合作
→ kmaster:"好像"/"疑似"/"我感覺".......這就是台灣亂源!
→ etduke:不然你來明確定義一下  如何?!