JK is 58 and not getting any younger, it had to happen at some stage and this timing gives a settling in period with Seb before the 2018 season.
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2016 WRC Polo to run in the Austrian Rally Championship ?
Rallye-Mag (translate)
'Raimund Baumschlager will start with his Skoda Fabia R5 as usual, but it will not be. The preparations for a spectacular vehicle change have long been taking place behind the scenes. Baumschlager wants to compete with a VW Polo WRC at selected ÖRM-runs and be the first private driver to move to the world champion car.'
Not a "splitting up". John is simply standing down from co-driving duties but staying with the team.
Both have made no secret that John would step aside when the time was right and, as much as we all like to see JK in the car, it's been expected for some time.
With Hayden always having been focussed on 2018 for a tilt at the title, they've obviously decided now is time to make the change to bring the new guy up to speed.
its not about rally,but suppose interested some of us
Gabriele Tarquini joins Hyundai Motorsport as TCR project test driver
https://motorsport.hyundai.com/gabri...t-test-driver/
about Toyota brake and engine problems at Mexico
http://www.autosport.com/news/report...-mexico-issues
Incredible, we are not part of the organization of a WRC team and we know that where more brakes are consumed is in Mexico
How could Toyota and the Brake Provider have not figured it out?