Bad Economic Times Be Damned, Toyota Remains Committed To Formula One

Honda’s withdrawal from Formula One racing may leave them as the only Japanese manufacturer team, but after a much-improved 2008 season Toyota have made it very clear that they remain 100 percent committed.

Team President John Howett is one of those spearheading efforts among competitors to find ways of getting spending under control. By bringing smart cost-saving measures to the fore, he believes the recession is a very manageable one…



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M53R - 12/8/2008 8:14:52 PM

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And both of them show how hopeless Toyota have been in F1.

woood - 12/9/2008 1:24:42 AM

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Their strategy is to use their abundant cash to forsce a title out of F1 considering a few things:

1. Honda, the only other Japanese team is out of F1
2. Other teams, Ferrari and Mercedes are cost cutting, so limited R & D

Toyota "has a better chance" of gaining on the competition.

So for them not to pull out of F1 is a strategic move for long term positioning.

truckman - 12/9/2008 4:09:23 AM

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Are they still cheating? lol

JUGNU - 12/9/2008 5:23:07 AM

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You mean Mclaren Mercedes?

JUGNU

truckman - 12/9/2008 5:44:36 PM

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Were they cheating too?

M53R - 12/10/2008 4:40:59 AM

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Yeah... they were caught though. lol.