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Most likely no-one. The whole NG thing was built around Katsuta and there's no need for that in 2023.

https://twitter.com/TGR_WRC/status/1593454521316950016?t=z0K3VMba2nlkIIf0D9pTqQ&s=19

So 1 of 3 is now clear. Full season for Rovanperä, Evans and Katsuta while Ogier drives what he wants and for...

...on a bit more serious note, on the Arctic Rally YouTube-stream Hänninen said at the finish (in Finnish) that they "tested and learned a lot of things about the car and the new tires" during the...

https://twitter.com/JuhoWRC/status/1350500835344719872

Hänninen joking how it's now easy for the new team principal to go to Monte as they have already won something. Classic Juho.

What I find really strange is that Mäkinen, who is supposed to be the motorsport advisor for the Toyota Company, is saying anything else in public than praising JML for his new appointment. That, for...

Yep, hard to come up with any other conclusion. Most likely Akio Toyoda has checked the current championship standings in his Tokyo office and realized how bad it looks for them.

And the year before as well, with the older version of that lethargic WRC.

How come that's "clear"? He's got 30 points from the first two rallies and is only 12 points away from leading the whole thing. Yes, he'll probably make a mistake or two sometime during the year, but...

Not only you.

I think so too. The TGR WRC drivers have contracts with TMR (I think), not directly with Toyota or any of its departments/units.

I think that's somewhat hasty conclusion. Yes, it could be that Mäkinen didn't want to sign Tänak's contract, but I find it hard to believe it would have been because of Ogier. Why would Mäkinen...

https://beta.is.fi/ralli/art-2000006325013.html

Finnish media IS reports that Toyota actually didn't have to pay anything to get Ogier released from his Citroen contract. The story claims Ogier...

Titles yes, but success is specifically achieved by beating the expectations.

Compared to what was expected? Really? I must've missed something during 2017 pre-season then.


Nope. Atleast I'm not expecting anything magical from Rovanperä in 2020. Good stage times here and...

On paper Toyota had no chance for any success in 2017.

Ofcourse not. Whatever paper they would sign, it's for sure included in there that under no circumstances can Latvala (or anyone else) finish right in front of any of the TGR guys.

You asked Tommi?

Unpopular opinion, but I'd still say the best, though undeniably high risk, option for TGR is to put all their faith in Latvala. Pending he clears his head during the off-season ofcourse. Make JML...

https://www.iltalehti.fi/ralli/a/c9f745ea-42cc-44c5-9a5f-8a1f57f0eeb2

Mäkinen sounding a bit more upbeat than he did in Catalunya. Says he understands Tänak's decision and thinks that the issues...

Usually 1-2-3's are "bad" and mean that there is not that wide competition, but I think the most beautiful thing about Toyota's straight flush in Germany was that it wasn't because of that (lack of...

Don't know. Ofcourse such thing would not have been done because there's someone more capable than JML waiting on the sidelines, but enough is enough. Bit like with Meeke and Citroen in 2018.

It must be noted that Toyota does not have similar options with Mäkinen than Hyundai had with Nandan. Toyota is basically outsourcing its WRC program from Mäkinen's company, so they would have to...

I'd say there are two possible reasons for that. The first and much more likely being that it was Tommi. If there was a RASCI-chart for listening to Mäkinen, all the R's would be on the listener. Or...

It doesn't matter what has happened since. Who knows, maybe Ogier would have taken it anyway. But the thing is, that in 2017, if ever, JML was in title-winning form. Shame that TGR wasn't.

And it's not only due to language barrior. He has that amazing ability to speak without saying anything specific also in Finnish.