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(and I don´t care what he has said before)

If Loeb to Hyundai is true:

-we can swipe off everything what Hyundai has said about 2019 (who is driving what and where)

-What te hell is M-Sport (or/and Ford) doing, if Loeb is ready to ride...

Well current DS 3 is more like SUV

google it!

Peugeot 205 was perfect example what rallying did to sales.
Quattro to Audi did same.

Meeke said in Keskisuomalainen (local newspaper in Jyväskylä) that he had offers from Hyundai, M-Sport and Toyota. He also likes TGR´s "Team Spirit" ;)

"TOYOTA TEAM ESTONIA"

Those Markko Märtin people can take care of 4th and 5th car. Current Flexi service rules helps a lot.

Latvala also has one year contract with Toyota

Lappi´s contract with Toyota ends 31.12.2018, so it´s possible that he can start driving C3 only 2019, but they are trying to change that.
...

That could work, maybe Wales and Sardinia/Turkey/Australia for Huttunen also, 10-Sordo 4-Huttunen

So, I´m only one who still don´t believe that Meeke is Toyota driver 2019.

Outside this forum I know more than 10 people who also don´t believe, yet.

Interesting part is that all those people...

His current contract ends now, 2018. Maybe it has on option for 2019, can´t remember was it originally 2+1 or 1+1 with Toyota.
Latvala can´t say anything, team(s) will announce deal(s).

it is.

Citroen is very big in China and that is not small market...

How does Breen beeing unhappy with Ogier news mean Meeke is going to TGR ?

Breen could go to TGR ? why not ?

I´m 100% sure that Meeke/Paddon are not only options for TGR

Bertelli, Al-Rajhi and many others have money also. Arabs/Middle-East, some private collectors (Kankkunen?), Tommi Mäkinen maybe would like to buy one...

When Lappi got offer from Citroen, did he know that Ogier is coming?
(or)
Was the offer for lead driver?

If offer was for 2nd/support driver, what did Citroen answer when Lappi asked "who is 1st...

I´m pretty sure that EVEN management owns 1 or 2 of those Printsport Skoda´s.

Remember that M-Sport forgot to send information towards FIA about their testing in Greece. Teams must tell FIA (was it 2 days or week?) before testing, so secret tests don´t excist.

Saukkolantie is not allowed by FIA, if they use it they lose 1 test day.

Jyväskylä is only place where it could have happened. I would say it hasn´t happened with Meeke. Maybe with some other...

Basically yes.
They have money to pay.
But they don´t want/need to pay Lappi more than they are paying to JML (high salory days for JML are currently over)

Also we have to remember that Meeke is...

???

(Wales entry closed month ago)

Possible but it´s also possible that some news comes only after Catalonia...
so it could be long wait.

Neuville is only one announced as signed, does that mean everyone else (driver/team) are in turbulance?

Toyota is factory team from Japan, those Japanise decide when they announce their drivers....

Ogier is key, yes.

But Toyota for sure want´s Lappi answer very soon. They have no reason to wait Ogier´s decision...

Lappi just can´t say "Hey Tommi I will drive Toyota if I don´t get 1st...

Toyota:
-very fast (maybe fastest atm) 1st driver
-probably fastest 2nd driver, JML

What they need is reliable 3rd driver if something goes wrong with 1 or 2 driver

Meeke doesn´t fit in that...

Who is your 4th ?

Mikkelsen or Latvala ?

Kalle did win WRC2 Australia 2017. (he was only competitor)

you are right, hasn´t won against others, yet.

He is factory driver in Skoda with 2+1 contract, so driving Skoda 2019 and possible...