FILE - In this 2005 file photo released by Fuji International Speedway Co. , Ltd. , the newly renovated racing course of Fuji Speedway is seen with a backdrop of snow-covered Mount Fuji, in 2005 in Oyama, Shizuoka prefecture, some 100 kilometers (62 miles) southwest of Tokyo. Toyota-owned Fuji International Speedway is reportedly planning to pull out of hosting the 2010 Japanese Formula One Grand Prix, Kyodo News agency reported Wednesday, July 1, 2009, citing sources familiar with the matter. The world's biggest automaker has refused to comment on reports carried by domestic newspapers and Japan's national news agency. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

FILE - In this 2005 file photo released by Fuji International Speedway Co. , Ltd. , the newly renovated racing course of Fuji Speedway is seen with a backdrop of snow-covered Mount Fuji, in 2005 in Oyama, Shizuoka prefecture, some 100 kilometers (62 miles) southwest of Tokyo. Toyota-owned Fuji International Speedway is reportedly planning to pull out of hosting the 2010 Japanese Formula One Grand Prix, Kyodo News agency reported Wednesday, July 1, 2009, citing sources familiar with the matter. The world's biggest automaker has refused to comment on reports carried by domestic newspapers and Japan's national news agency.

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