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Toyota Exits F1

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Not good news, but certainly a sign of the (bad) economic times.

I'd bet that Toyota will be back, but how will it hurt the sport in the short term?

F1 is nowhere near dead, but it's wounded. It will be most interesting to see how things go in the next couple of years.
 
I don't know that I'd say it's a sign of economics beyond the high price of running an F1 team. That's a reason they cite but they didn't look at how the sport in general could be made more reasonable for the teams. On top of all the basic costs they're now forced to move teams back and forth to the middle east, the far east, north America, Europe, Australia, etc. Add to that the childish foot stomping and whining from King Bernie over the years who really would <span style="font-style: italic">want</span> to bother with it anyway?

F1 was on the brink of utter destruction earlier this year when teams were talking about splitting away to form their own series. In the grand scheme of things losing Toyota isn't that big a deal.
 
Kobayashi was really stepping up quickly, I hope he finds another ride.

Pat
 
GeeBee1 said:
Kobayashi was really stepping up quickly, I hope he finds another ride.

Pat
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Pat, You're right, he's fast and fun to watch. One writer, commenting on his brave passing moves/driving style, said he must have thought he was in a support race.
 
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