Following a warning made by Williams CEO Adam Parr that there is a 'serious possibility' a manufacturer team could withdraw from F1 in the near future, Toyota has dropped a hint it could be the first one to bail...
With Formula 1 increasingly feeling the pinch from the current global economic crisis, Toyota has dropped a hint that it could become the first of the sport's major manufacturers to pull the plug.
Only a matter of weeks ago it was asserted by Williams CEO Adam Parr that 'there is a serious possibility that one or two teams may pull out and they could be manufacturer teams' given that 'what is broken in Formula 1 is, in broad terms, the revenue available to the teams is less than the costs of participating in the sport' [see separate story - click here].
Now, in the wake of the FIA's dramatic new standardised engine proposals for 2010 and beyond, Toyota has suggested it could be preparing itself for a withdrawal from F1 - possibly to return to Le Mans.
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