[WRC] News & rumours (part IV) 2016

[Zeakiwi]

The article about Hirvonen testing for Toyota also mentions Bouffier and Hanninen.
Toyota is believed to have approached Ogier and Latvala.
Would Toyota be potentially better off starting with other drivers than those listed? e.g Evans, Lappi, poaching Abbring, Wiegand etc?

Below vvvv - If Hirvonen is used by Toyota in WRC, it will be about the money. I would guess Hirvonen likes the idea of being able to beat Loeb at Rally Raid events, rather than have to compete against Seb O in a 2017 VW with a new Toyota wrc car.

Perce Neige would have my wrc round vote.
http://www.rallyeperceneige.com/ (Have support crews at the stage starts and ends to change to studded tyres for the stages see whose battery ratle gun works best in the cold)

https://youtu.be/DmfknvKUjg4 (They can even keep the commentator on - Neil Cole)

Would Sweden/ Norway work better as a May event event (South Swedish) and bring more spectators. https://youtu.be/Mlc1qJ0tNro (South Swedish, 2015) (and have Finland at the beginning of August)?

Have Japan as an autumn event with the orange leaves on the ground. Bring a few Chinese competitors over to rally Japan for pr.

Argentina has Dakar and World Rally Cross, WTCC etc could be missed. Spectator issues also. Sardinia is questionable for spectator issues also?