As Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda passed the banged-up Aston Martin Zagato in his Lexus LFA on the Nuerburgring race track last month, he figured that was it for the British race car.

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Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap as India's Karun Chandhok, picked to replace Jarno Trulli this weekend, sent smoke flying from his Team Lotus and had to abandon the car at the final pr