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Makes sense; there's no roll cage.

There’s no doubt that Makinen did a fantastic job leading Toyota’s WRC program but that actually makes his exit even more strange; btw, in TTE precedent Ove Andersson continued to lead the team (for...

Why isn't it a surprise for you?

This is a surprising 180º turn and no matter the nice words it sounds suspicious. Just like in 2015, when Makinen was appointed Toyota’s WRC chief (getting the program from TMG), no proper motive is...

Amen. You’re free to be happy with an answer from Toyota while others will be happier with an answer from the FIA; which will hopefully arrive in due time, probably after more important matters, like...

Let’s stop the fuss and enjoy Mexico! Arriba, arriba…

Jezus mate, we’re all here to have fun sharing and learning about our Rally passion, not to prove anything.

Eddie, you can keep posting dozens of quotes from mags and sites but that’s not a clarification once they all got the same media pack from Toyota. What’s needed to clarify this matter is to know the...

Thanks for the link; it’s hard not to be surprised with that info, especialy once the FIA rules (at least the ones I know) don’t mention it.

From FIA article 255 of 1997 appendix J (the year WRC...

I’ll be pleased to try it if you’re kind enough to mention the source of that quote.

Again, it’s hard to find a mention to the 25.000 units (or 50.000, as Gr.A started in ’82 with a mandatory 5.000 units homologation, reduced to 2.500 in ’93) in FIA regs.

For gods sake, there’s no mention about 25.000 units in the FIA rules, just 2.500. All current rally cars, from R1 to WRC, are homologated under Gr.A basic rules (therefore the 2.500 units) and later...

I was joking on that (no doubt Makinen was happy for the Rovanperas) and serious on the rest; if Ogier declining is confirmed, why trying to convince him to continue? Many drivers are available and...

With Evans and Rovanpera continuing to deliver top results probably there’s no need to keep Ogier in 2021; bringing Lappi back could be enough. Who knows, maybe Makinen’s happy face after the PS was...

Most likely current or 2021 new cars can be easily adapted to ’22 rules as the hybrid system is due to be compact and work complementary to the exisiting ICE (apparently placed on a box at the rear...

Without camouflage...

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Wheels Magazine from Australia scooped the GR-4; more pics...

It’s sad to see rally fans so eagerly bashing Citroen for these last 3 seasons (even if those won’t hurt the fact of Citroen being the most successful WRC manu in the series history). It’s true that...

No one forced Ogier to leave MSport and join Citroen. He did it believing it’d be possible to improve the C3 and figth for the title, as he actually managed to do until the last event. Besides, at...

That sounds like total BS. Meeke and Citroen went to court for way lower figures than in Ogier case so why on earth should PSA bosses be convinced to let Ogier go without any kind of compensation?...

They surely keep their promises; this Yaris homologation special was announced 2 years ago: https://www.motorsportforums.com/showthread.php?37343-TOYOTA-GAZOO-Racing-WRT/page24

It’s a sort of 2...

Hard to agree Est. Tanak lead from SS1 to the finish; Neuville was always close and won the PS but all Yaris drivers managed to win stages (11 against 8 i20 wins) while Mikkelsen struggled with his...

Yep, the piece seems to be written in glorifying mode (Evans forgot to mention that Toyota only become WMC after Lancia pull out and since 2016 the biggest car maker is believed to be VW), but...

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After the successful Rally Germany, we were invited to Toyota Motorsport GmbH, where our team members had an opportunity to see how the heart of Yaris WRC is made. Thank...

It was never told. Mr. Toyoda publicly launched TMG WRC program in January 2015 and annouced the switch only 6 months later. Besides Makinen lobbying and a possible negative feedback from TMG Yaris...

That’s quite interesting and unexpected. A WRC car is a sort of a proto based on a standard bodyshell/platform. If they want to build a new WRC based on future Yaris, the 25.000 units won’t need 4wd...