Toyota Motor Corps. Tadashi Yamashita, F1 Team Principal, gets emotional during a press conference to announce the company's withdrawal from the F1 Grand Prix in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Toyota is pulling out of Formula One racing, the world's largest automaker announced Wednesday that it needs to cut costs and focus on its core business. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Toyota Motor Corps. Tadashi Yamashita, F1 Team Principal, gets emotional during a press conference to announce the company's withdrawal from the F1 Grand Prix in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Toyota is pulling out of Formula One racing, the world's largest automaker announced Wednesday that it needs to cut costs and focus on its core business.

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