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23 May 2013, 01:27 (Ref:3251951) | #1 | ||
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Lexus and Kobayashi for 2014 ????
I am here at Monaco and I am excited to learn ( just a rumor folks ) that Toyota under the banner of Lexus and driver Kobayashi will be on the grid come 2014. Lets hope it is true.
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Neither I think. Perhaps as sponsor.
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At least you posted this under the guise of a rumour this time. But a rumour with such little detail really is hardly worth bothering with, IMO.
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The OP is Carlos Slim Jr having fun with us.
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just the engines
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This rumour is a few weeks old, the team " rumoured " was williams. I'll have a bag of salt for now...
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Oh my... greeeaaaat...
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Does Toyota even have an engine that they could badge as a Lexus? I know that F1 powertrains will be eligible for sportscar racing going forward but there also isnt a requirement for teams to move away from the current engines in WEC so unless I've missed something Toyota (or Lexus) would be paying to badge a Merc/Ferrari/Renault engine which obviously wouldnt be possible
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i read a quote from a Toyota spokesperson last week saying that they had no plans of returning. things changing from one week to the next is not unheard of though in F1.
http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns25450.html on a personal level im not sure i would care to see them back as their last foray into F1 was uninspiring to say the least. Last edited by chillibowl; 24 May 2013 at 15:10. |
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Supplying engines would be a good deal for them and with Honda coming back, a Toyota return suddenly looks someway natural. If so, I hope it doesn't impact on that WEC program. But it shouldn't need to really.
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Won't happen in 2014, that much is clear.
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