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Nice to FINALLY see a press release. Still just one rally confirmed for the moment though.

I agree four rallies is way too soon to pull the ripcord. But for sure Latvala's win in Sweden was the worst-possible thing that could have happened for Juho. Because the goal posts have completely...

A bit of detail on Latvala's development of the Yaris. Everyone said it was noticeable how so quickly when he got in the car it started to look like a decent bit of kit. Testing like a madman before...

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Can't help but be intrigued by the Toyota contracts situation.

It's got to the point where Latvala is in the car today without any official communication. Are VAG playing hardball (same issue...

I don't think it's even hinted when they are running the Toyota Junior guys in R5 Fiestas. It's there for all to see.

Good info. A lot of cars and kilometres. But am I correct - still 0km of dedicated tarmac testing?

Anyone seen any contract length for Hanninen? Have to assume it's a one-year deal.


What Tommi's team have in 2017 is a 'prove it' year. I'm not sure Hanninen is ultimately the guy to do that -...

The more I think about it I will admit it's kind of strange having the Lancer photo up there - but okay it's not ultimately going to make or break the WRC programme.

Round four for the third car isn't too bad. We should have the 15 'works' WRCs by Portugal all being well.

I think the language barrier is getting in the way to be honest. All I was trying to say was that it's good to see new sponsors in the sport. Not sure why you couldn't let that stand.

Okay so I see now you are talking about a complete sponsor takeover of the livery. Toyota still retained their corporate colours on the car. But just because the car isn't branded up like Windows 10...

I see three quality sponsors entering the sport. DMG Mori are the title sponsor of Porsche in the WEC let's not forget.

Are you just posting to be argumentative? I don't understand what you're...

Yep well done for naming two sponsors. Doesn't mean the sport is overflowing with them...

Couldn't agree more. Fantastic to see proper companies getting involved and hopefully that will start to make the other teams more attractive to prospective partners. Much better than the cars simply...

Yeah you're right. Cheers. Does help to read the piece rather summaries.

This is pretty interesting. The strong rumours have always been Lappi/Hanninen - so for Tommi to come out and say it's "completely untrue" would seem to imply at least one of those drivers won't be...

When Jouhki put forward his preferred options for Suninen a few months ago I think Toyota was about third, behind Citroen and Hyundai.

He's 25 years old with zero starts in a WRC car. How is he supposed to be a complete driver at this point in his career?

I think Lappi will be allowed to go and learn the rallies without pressure....

A big partner/title sponsor would be very cool for the team. Not enough of these companies in rallying.

No issues for me regarding the lineup. The most risky strategy for Toyota would be to employ slower guys who can't extract the performance from the car.

It's clear and now Tommi has confirmed they...

If anyone is offering Tanak a three-year contract then he should rip their arm off and take it. But is there any source saying that's what he's being offered - or just speculation? Seems that Toyota...

Yep well aware of that I subscribe to both. Still not sure six days is optimal. Normally you struggle to get hold of MN in the UK after a few days. The two copies on sale in each place get sold.

And six days after everyone fell out about it - Autosport finally publish the Tom Fowler quotes about the new car.

I think the huge aero focus is particularly interesting -...

Is this the first time they've run that rear bumper?

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