Toyota announces WRC plans

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Originally Posted by N.O.T

you should focus on important things like how useless the aero is on a rally car, something is really wrong with the teams this year and they seem to focus too much on it.

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I said no such thing... I said something similar, sure, but not the way you put it. And I don't mind being wrong.

Shouldn't you focus instead on important facts like how vw Motorsport isn't leaving the WRC?

https://twitter.com/TGR_WRC

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Originally Posted by dimviii

for what reason all these drivers drove yaris?

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I don´t know.

But clearly many reasons:
ie.
Why Tommi drives?
Why Ogier ?
Why Kalle Rovanperä ?

Makinen
Hanninen
Hirvonen
Nikara
Rovanpera
Suninen
Lappi
Ogier
Latvala

Big list. Would put decent money Markko Martin has been in it too. Probably quite a few more like pantealex says.

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Originally Posted by Simmi

Makinen
Hanninen
Hirvonen
Nikara
Rovanpera
Suninen
Lappi
Ogier
Latvala

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Odd one out :D

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Originally Posted by AL14

Odd one out :D

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You do have a point there!
They could at least make an effort to seat other than Finnish drivers in it. There are couple on the market. Luky, Tidemand, Kubica would probably be interested... I'm sure I have forgotten a whole bunch now.

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Originally Posted by Simmi

Would put decent money Markko Martin has been in it too.

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There were photos of him tarmac testing a while back were't there, or was it only speculation that it was him and not confirmed?

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Originally Posted by itix

You do have a point there!
They could at least make an effort to seat other than Finnish drivers in it. There are couple on the market. Luky, Tidemand, Kubica would probably be interested... I'm sure I have forgotten a whole bunch now.

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Totally agree. Having a driver like Kubica available on the market... They could offer him a seat even for a couple of rounds and tarmac development. You can guys laught about his crashes etc but he's extraordinary when it comes to feeling the tarmac and ability to work with engineers and giving them feedback. There is no secret he made some changes in Citroen in 2013, which shocked their engineers and they are using them till now. Shame that we might not see RK in WRC anymore. Supposedly was some chance as a third Toyota driver but after VW breakout his odds are close to zero.

@Simmi, I was about to type the same list of drivers. 8 Finns and 1 French guy. Coincidence ? I don't think so :D

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Originally Posted by GravelBen

There were photos of him tarmac testing a while back were't there, or was it only speculation that it was him and not confirmed?

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whole estonia would buy you a beer if you show us the photos????

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Originally Posted by EstWRC

whole estonia would buy you a beer if you show us the photos????

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Maybe it was just speculation I read on this forum then!