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Originally Posted by Barreis
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Especially with Castrol livery and king carlos behind the wheel:-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
Maybe just me not noticing it before but during Rally Sweden, Toyota is posting their ad for Auris on the top page of wrc.com. I think this is at least an indication of their interest in WRC. While ago, Toyota said the program has to be profitable by itself if they were to enter the WRC, and seeing so many customer Ford's in Sweden, maybe they found a hint for their business side, too.
any further update on this?
a Rallycross Rally Hillclimbing group stated that Toyota was 100% coming back to WRC, but no source was given... so, i am taking it with a grain of salt until an official announcement is made.
When i saw this thread i had big hopes.
They got the Le Mans program going but I guess no room for a WRC program then?
Hmm, Peugeot withdrawing from endurance racing and Jean Todt on about hybrids coming to wrc. Is that enough to tempt Toyota?
No smoke without fire? From everywhere comes rumours about Toyota's interest of joining in... Hopefully it'll turn out true someday.
They should have never abandoned WRC to join the ladyboy F1 sport...
They had exposure, sponsoring, many fans and their cars were the most popular among private WRC entries... but they choose a girl sport instead of Rallying, lost millions for nothing and if they want to come back now they have to fight against the experiience of Citroen and the aggresive coming of the VAG Group... good luck with that.
One Youtube commenter said that Toyota would join the WRC next year, and that his "friend" was working on it. I could see Toyota joining the WRC if WRCars become hybrid. Maybe that could tempt Honda? Of course, people who post comments on Youtube are not the most trust worthy people out there, so do not take this seriously. Rallye-Magazin.de did say that Toyota ordered parts for a WRCar. I think Toyota will focus on LeMans for now and maybe wait until the WRC allows hybrids or does something that Toyota likes. TMG did build a Yaris R1, so maybe that is a precursor to a WRC program.
I wish Toyota would come to the WRC but only with a more exciting car than the Yaris, I mean its not in the same league as a DS3 or Fiesta RS in terms of "hot-hatchness". Would Toyota expect the FIA to organize an event in Asia/Japan if it was to seriously commit?