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[dimviii]

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/whats...m-boss-gamble/

[Sulland]

Management and leadership is a strange thing.
Many styles can work, from the including, to the I tell- you do type.

I think JML will surprize us!

Have always liked him as a driver, driving with his heart on the sleeve!
I wish him the best of luck!

[mknight]

Management and leadership is a strange thing.
Many styles can work, from the including, to the I tell- you do type.

Exactly, good leader does not necessarily need to act like Adamo, neither does he necessarily need to micro-manage.

That said not applying team orders, and not rotating drivers like they did this year, seems like a less successful strategy when results count. We will see if there will be some changes to that.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

I really hope it works out for Latvala but I do see it as a bit of a romantic appointment by Mr Toyoda.

Latvala convinced him to bring Toyota back to WRC and also did a fine job in improving the new Yaris.

But the role of team manager is a whole different thing.

[er88]

It's not like Ogier needs a manager to tell him how to manage rallies/his speed/mindset. Evans is pretty level headed and now quite comfortable running at the front amongst the top guys. Interesting how JML manages Kalle though, and his continued development.

But the biggest tests will be how JML manages his team/ mechanics and the development decisions relating to the new car (although im sure Fowler will be at the forefront of that).
What I'd be most intrigued about is team orders. If Ogier has Kalle fighting him for position/ a win towards the end of a rally..., can you imagine JML managing that situation well enough with Seb perhaps spitting his dummy out/putting the pressure on Jari to make a tough decision?

At least with Makinen, there was no team orders and Ogier had massive respect for a 4× champion.

[cali]

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[Rallyper]

It´s two different things driving a rallycar at top level and managing a whole team. In the car it´s only you.

In the team principal position he has lot of advising people around him. Wish him best of luck and think he will be a great success.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/whats...m-boss-gamble/

[steve.mandzij]

I call myself Latvala's biggest fan, and to say I'm surprised is an understatement. Honestly, though I must admit his last two years in WRC were very underwhelming, i was still looking forward to a 2022 comeback or something, but...

I think he'll do well in this new role. I'm extremely happy he's back around, and luckily he's got three other capable, experienced people around him to manage the team with. I don't doubt his compassionate personality will do well to bring the team together, and the insight he can give to the drivers must be at the very worst a sidegrade from Tommi's decade old perspective on the championship as it stands today.

[dimviii]

one thing for sure about Latvala,is that he ll be much more vocal at interviews compared to Makinen.