Quote Originally Posted by pantealex View Post
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 role, that´s why they should choose someone else if Lappi leaves.
Fair point, but what about this ‘à la Hyundai’ alternative: Latvala and Meeke sharing a car? Like Sordo, their title dreams are long gone and they could have a more relaxed approach to events (Meeke ’16 half season went quite well). On the 3rd Yaris Makinen could get Hanninen back or invest in a young guy, like many suggested. Anyway, it’s quite a surprise to see this turbulence at Toyota; they seemed pretty balanced.