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Typical Loeb style...

The corner at 3:06 / 0:56 seems to show the typical I20 issue (understeer in mid-long corners) and Neuville's way of dealing with it (handbrake/throw the car in).

Roof vent is flatter and wider like Toyota has as well. So at least two changes since Spain.

The things that got Meeke fired this year was actually not the mistakes when pushing for something (f.e. in Spain) or the lack of results (one podium...one), it was the mistakes when he had nothing...

This seems to have really hit the mark on Jouhki which is actually really funny.

In that same period just Gronholm alone (the non-Jouhki Finnish driver) had 29 rally wins, Ogier 47 and Loeb 79,...

Compared to expectations they did great. Titles are won based on beating competition, not beating expectations




That is true. However, he is not going to fight previous years 3rd drivers, he...

It's not like they had that much success in 2017 either.

Anyway there is a huge difference, now they are ordered by Toyoda to win both titles. Seems like your reply is a good answer to my question...

Wonder if there are any question asked about Toyota lineup in Finnish press and/or directly to Tommi?

Cause on paper the lineup doesn't stand a chance for manu title vs Tänak, Neuville,...

The risky part with Evans is that he basically never ever drove a different car than an MSport one, be it R5 or WRC.

I also really wonder how Ogier's demands fot perfection will work at Toyota. Especially when he is there for just one year.

Martin mentioned that he doesn't see Toyota as "factory" team. I would...

I don't see much pint in that neither for Mikkelsen nor for Hyundai.

Only reason for Mikkelsen would be that he won't ne sitting at home.

Giving up 2020 manu doesn't line up with Toyoda giving them a goal of winning both titles next year just 2 weeks ago.

Nothing new in the Toyota announcement, so a disappointment.

As discussed multiple times I thought nl it bad both for Toyota and Rovanpera to put him in 3rd while expecting to win manu title.
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First 6 are ok, even in the given order.
After that it's like he went crazy..

Rovanpera is not a WRC driver and even if you would count him he (barely) delivered an obligatory title in a...

In my eyes the most logical in that case would be to use Ogier, Evans and Meeke in factory nominated cars and put Rovanpera in 4th. Could be pretty good lineup as long as Meeke is told very clearly...

I don't think Hyundai HQ ever had anything to say when it comes to picking drivers.

Anyway one thing is entirely logical decisions like dropping Mikkelsen for Corsica because of his tarmac issues...

Exactly

The Hyundai story since 2017 is pretty straightforward:
2017 - Paddon and Sordo struggle => reduce their starts in 2018 and hire Mikkelsen
2018 - Mikkelsen struggles => kick Paddon, keep...

Agree, if he can he should try to drive somewhere else, even with almost no tarmac rallies next year. MSport gives a car to anyone who pays so if Toyota is not possible he should pay for a season at...

Most like these will drive.

What is not given is if someone else will drive as well and what happens to Meeke and Latvala.

While you are right about aero they had at least two engine upgrades last one for Germany this year.

Can't see how there was anything preventing Loeb to put on full wet tire, just like many cars did last year in Spain.
If he choose not to it's something else.

Question how much of the apparent progress was due to Toyota getting slower with smaller wing. Compared to Citroen and especially Evans in Ford they didn't seem much faster. (Evans was the fastest...

It also says that Citroen will continue paying Lappi's salary at MSport. In that case it's quite easy to choose him for MSport considering their business model.

So the remaining questions would...

Thing is if you take Lappi's results and form from 2017 as a rule it would place him as last WRC this year. Lappi had great start with 4th in Italy and then winning Finland after Latvala's ECU issues...

Greensmith is paying (and is not without any talent) and Msport is a business, thats the reality and while we might not like it we can't really change it. This year it was shown clearly by Msport...