Toyota announces WRC plans

**OldF** · 30th March 2015, 19:55

Originally Posted by traxx

Thanks a lot OldF for these quotes !

You’re welcome.

**HarriK** · 31st March 2015, 11:17

Suninen joins to Toyota:

http://www.toyota-motorsport.com/motorsport/en/home/11-english-categories/news/241-tmg-completes-junior-driver-line-up

**Barreis** · 31st March 2015, 13:39

Also here...
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118313

**AndyRAC** · 31st March 2015, 21:58

Oh dear me, I thought we'd seen the last of Joukhi, but no, he's back like a bad penny...
Another Finnish youngster gets a deal after doing very little.
So Toyota have 2 young drivers; 1 French, 1 Finn. Blimey, just what we need. I can't believe there aren't other talents out there of other nationalities.

rp · 31st March 2015, 22:22

Must be the first time ever when drivers get works contract with these kinds of careers! Both Camilli and Suninen are very inexperienced, but Toyota was testing young drivers and they became convinced about their capabilities...

Ok. Their contract will not verify that they will drive Yaris WRC in 2017 if they are not that kind of level, but they have two years left to develop their skills and Toyota will pay the bills...

**OldF** · 31st March 2015, 22:48

Yoshiaki Kinoshita, President: “We are delighted to have Eric and Teemu as part of the TMG junior driver programme this year.

I think TMG will wait and see which of the more experienced drivers are available for the 2017 season.

**EightGear** · 31st March 2015, 23:02

What has Tidemand done wrong? After Lefebvre and Abbring rejected Toyotas offers you'd think Pontus would be next in line of the 5 drivers which were invited at the test? Now they're going with the other 2 who were there.

**EstWRC** · 1st April 2015, 00:01

Tidemand signed with Skoda last week.

**EightGear** · 1st April 2015, 00:07

Well yes I obviously know that, maybe he preferred Skoda but I can imagine Toyota would better.

**Rallyper** · 1st April 2015, 01:57

Originally Posted by EightGear

Well yes I obviously know that, maybe he preferred Skoda but I can imagine Toyota would better.

PT didn´t get the right offer from Toyota I guess. Or they refused him in favour for Teemu. Skoda is more in line with his ambitions atm and also correspondents to Even Rally and maybe connections to VW as well. Good choice I believe.