Toyota offered him an actual salary? I thought that talk never took place as Ogier was not happy with the car.
They made an offer before his test. Some say "open check", some 10million, truth is most probably some other amount. I believe that only Tommi, Mr.Toyoda and SebO knows actual numbers.
if it wasnt for the homologation thing, the FIA (and promoters, for obvious reasons) wanting MANUFACTURERS PAYING HUGE FEES to compete and the Need for it ''to be a road legal car to travel between...
I think that M-Sport would do just fine if not the best, if there would be no manufacturer direct involvement. As mentioned. Manufacturer would provide a car, tuner would build the racing beast, and...
But this is the DNA of rallying. The Manufacturer provided the car and the tuners ran it. Without the Manufacturer (homologated) car there was no car.
WRC and all rallying would have to change...
if it wasnt for the homologation thing, the FIA (and promoters, for obvious reasons) wanting MANUFACTURERS PAYING HUGE FEES to compete and the Need for it ''to be a road legal car to travel between...
WRC mainclass from 2027