Toyota announces WRC plans

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Originally Posted by Red bull

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I used google translate and seems Makkinen wants to recruit him for his wrc team for the future. It also says Makkinen's concern for lack of talent in current wrc field to challenge Ogier.

Hardly a surprise - he's Finnish and talented; where else would he go to?

Slightly connected 'news' - but while watching Le Mans they said that the LMP1 programme, and the new WRC programme is being financed from the R&D division, not marketing.

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Originally Posted by Lundefaret

Knowing a thing or two about Norse mythology I would doubt you qualify for a ride trough the gates of Valhalla, so maybe its a bit frisky to sell tickets for the ride? :)

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A bit late but I second this...

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Test Toyota Yaris WRC 2017 - Juho Hanninen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k9qLCMK824

Michael Zotos has left Toyota. Confirmed by Lehtinen in Motorsport News.

No word on why. The piece also says there have been reported issues with the transmission and cooling of the engine bay. Expected to start asphalt testing in the next month.

unfortunately bad news for the project...

I agree. There must be some very good reason for such step just 5 months before everything must be ready for homologation.

the flop begins...