We will see at the end of the year. Remember Ogier had very few wins but was champ last year. If JML is leading points with zero 1st place finishes he is still the leader in my opinion.
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Let's be honest though, as hard as it is for me to admit he wasn't the highest placed on pace alone. Outrun by Tanak in Sweden and Mexico, even though the Estonian made mistakes, and ahead of Lappi because of punctures or his own mistakes as well. Maybe the most mature of the three but it's a toss up at the moment.
so, about the team and the car and what Ott and Martin have said to estonian media.
i have to say that Mexico was a little bit embarassing in the sense that they havent sorted out the overheating issues in a year time. Järveoja said that the engineers were quite sure they have solved those problems with updates but also admitted it is hard for the team to solve them if you dont have same testing conditions in europe.
After the rally Ott said in his blog that the engineers will completely redesign the cooling system but for next year as they dont have problems with it on other events this season.
Interestingly now after Corsica Tänak sayin that at the moment the car is stronger on tarmac than on gravel. Says that things are still quite "raw" and theres still a lot of work to do. They have a development test this week in Sardegna where they hope make big gains.
i find it interesting because IMO it has been the opposite, the car has looked stronger on gravel than on tarmac, at least last year.
Judging by the speed on Catalunya-like stages in Corsica, the car should be very very strong at Rally Spain.
Overall they have definitely improved a lot and the car is fast everywhere IMO with Ott winning stages on every rally so far.
interview with Tom Fowler https://rallysportmag.com/toyota-wor...-improvements/