with the announcement that the japanese grand prix would switch from the suzuka circuit to the fuji speedway from 2007, there had been media speculation that suzuka may retain a race under a resurrection of the pacific grand prix title. however, it was later announced that the japanese grand prix would alternate between fuji and suzuka from 2009 onward although the alternation was cancelled as toyota, the current fuji speedway owner discontinued further f1 races at fuji, having pulled out of f1 at the end of 2009.