News index

May 19, 2010: The head of ex-Formula One team Toyota has labelled F1 as "too elitist" and said his company will focus on other forms of motorsport that are more open to the public

March 22, 2010: The Stefan Grand Prix team has ended its relationship with Toyota, having failed to make it to the Formula 1 grid this season

February 3, 2010: Bernie Ecclestone is backing Stefan GP to get a grid spot this season, and sees Ralf Schumacher as an ideal candidate to head the driver line up

January 23, 2010: Formula One's technical directors have agreed to ban double diffusers from 2011

December 31, 2009: We look back at the biggest scandals and disappointments of the past decade

December 4, 2009: Toyota Motorsport has cut 500 people from its workforce as a direct result of pulling out of Formula One, according the German press agency DPA

November 30, 2009: Manor will enter the 2010 championship under the name Virgin Racing, according to the FIA's provisional entry list for next year

November 30, 2009: Toyota is looking to sell its grid spot and F1 operation to a new team, Stefan GP, in a move that could leave Sauber out of F1

November 12, 2009: The complete designs for Toyota's 2010 Formula One car are for sale

November 10, 2009: Toyota will stay in NASCAR next year despite pulling the plug on its Formula One operation earlier this month

November 6, 2009: Kamui Kobayashi is hopeful of securing a drive at new team Lotus for next season

November 6, 2009: Ferrari have hit out at the FIA, claiming they are responsible for Toyota's withdrawal from the grid

November 4, 2009: Toyota have announced they will be withdrawing from F1 with immediate effect. The Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) cited "current severe economic realities" as the reason for the decision

October 27, 2009: Timo Glock will miss out on the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi

October 20, 2009: Toyota continued their quest to sign a high-profile driver for 2010, offering Kimi Raikkonen a contract

October 4, 2009: Sebastian Vettel took a dominant victory at Suzuka, putting himself back into contention for the title

September 27, 2009: McLaren's Lewis Hamilton took a comfortable win under the floodlights of Singapore after mistakes accounted for his main competitors

April 26, 2009: Jenson Button claimed his and Brawn GP's third victory of the season, finishing seven seconds clear of Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull in Bahrain

April 5, 2009: Jenson Button won a shortened 31 lap Malaysian Grand Prix from Nick Heidfeld and Timo Glock