I would not call Lehtinen a nobody by any means.
But I have to agree with your second statement
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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
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Originally Posted by mknight
I have been working on the differential settings in particular: I didn’t feel that they were the best for me in Mexico, so that is something I really wanted to improve for Argentina, and we have some good solutions now.”
http://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/rep...5/preview.html
You cant argue with this idiot who has no facts and just denies everything, even information direct from the team, that proves him wrong.
Re Latvala know-how - everyone including N.O.Troll was criticising the Yaris in testing... then Latvala comes along, tests and tests more, makes some big changes to the (Hanninen) car and suddenly it's capable of winning stages and rallies.
JL: "He is an important developer of our car because he is well aware of all the technology and also very interested in it."
Mikkelsen may have had a better 2016, but Latvala has years of experience with WRC cars, even going back to active-diff cars. Is it a fact that Mikkelsen would've turned the crappy Yaris into a winner just by his driving ?
basic simpletons believing everything they read.
No surprises there.
But is he a a dyed-in-the-wool rally car nut like Latvala, someone who lived and breathed rallying and rally cars all his life, who would do it as a hobby if it wasnt his job ?
Or is he just a fast driver who has very often just had a good car to start with ?
Mikkelsen was desperate to continue with the 2017 Polo, saying that this was because it was what he was used to. He didnt want to have to take a lot of time adapting to another (inferior) car.
Toyota let Ogier test their car, wanting him to join them (presumably as the best driver, but also for his knowledge). When he turned them down they then went for Latvala. They didnt even let Mikkelsen test..
So you belive Ogier turned down Toyota's offer? If he remains with Ford next year, I'm going to believe you.