Posts Tagged ‘toyota’

Secrets Of F1 Success Revealed.

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

A few weeks back I had a bit of a rant about the typo on soon to be shite Campos F1′s website. I prattled on about all the intimate details that need to be considered in order to triumph in the high-tech world of Formula 1. Boy was I wrong.  It seems success is a far simpler task. Read on…

Sheepish unveiling.

Naively, we thought Brawn GP’s sprint then trot and ultimate crawl to the title last year was a once off phenomenon.  But it seems they were merely showing the rest of the floundering grid the way to win championships.  It’s all very easy.

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Bring sexy back, please

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Why do so few, if any, car manufacturers care about Sexy? Have a look around. Which modern cars make your pant area tingle? Almost none. Maybe the Aston Martin Vantage, and that’s about it.

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That’s the 1967 Toyota 2000 GT. Yes, Toyota. And what do they make now? The Yaris, the Verso and the Vasectomy.

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F1 Shocker: Ferrari Says Something True

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Ferrari has long loathed privateer upstarts. The old man himself, Enzo Ferrari, famously referred to the British teams as garagista -garage owners. Now, although I’m not particularly a fan of theirs, Ferrari has it absolutely right.

Check it out by clicking this word. Or this one.

Enzo Ferrari, some time ago.

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Car companies can’t handle rejection either as Toyota quits F1

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Just two weeks ago Toyota offered Raikkonen oodles of cash to put Panasonic on his chest and race for the slightly red and white. Today, Toyota quits F1. Coincidence?

That's what he thought of your offer, Toyota.

That's what he thought of your offer, Toyota.

This morning’s headline came as a bit of a shock to me. We all knew that the Japanese car industry was in trouble when giants Honda pulled out of F1 and Subaru pulled out of WRC. Colin Mcrae must have 360′d in his resting place.

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