Quote Originally Posted by Allez Andruet View Post
No, it's completely false. Latvala himself and his manager Timo Jouhki have repeatedly said on Finnish media that quitting the WRC is not an option.

And regarding Mikkelsen, in this story
http://www.iltasanomat.fi/ralli/art-2000001950650.html
published yesterday in Finnish media, Mäkinen says that Mikkelsen is not the #1 choice for Toyota.
No surprise for Mikkelsen.
If Ogier chose M-Sport, there will be only one seat for either Latvala or Mikkelsen.

If Makinen prefers Latvala, it will be difficult for Mikkelsen to find a seat for next year (at least the beginning of the season).
Hanninen must drive full-year, especially the rallyes in the beginning, as he was the development driver. The third seat will only be part-season so Makinen will probably prefer a young driver such as Lappi of Suninen.

If Ogier goes to M-Sport, Tanak has yet signed and he has shown he is fast. And as a third driver, Malcolm may be forced to take a pay driver as Ostberg (or in the worst case Bertelli) or to keep Camilli to avoid to pay contract release.

D-Mack could be an option but they may prefer Evans who is a consistent driver and knows their tyres. However, D-Mack may have a great opportunity to make a good season if they sign a Evans-Mikkelsen line-up.