It’s not looking promising. The WRC needs another strong team –and with their history, Toyota are expected to put up a huge challenge.
I think most people thought that TMG in Cologne would be running the programme – and ran some of the early development testing with Sarrazin& Lindholm…..

And then the bombshell; Tommi Makinen’s team would be runningthe programme. A team with little experience of running cars in international series (apart from Gp N cars, mainly in Finland).

I still can’t figure out this decision – and seems to be at the personal instruction of Akio Toyoda, who probably meant well.

You wish them well, but everything seems to be pointing to disappointment: inexperienced team, basing the team in Finland, no ‘top line’drivers, personnel leaving, etc