Quote Originally Posted by Mirek View Post
Yes, VW used its power to make the WRC friendly for itself and while we may not like it it's another achievement it managed.

My point was that Toyota's effort shall and will be compared with VW because Toyota is in very similar position like VW.

While it's true that Mäkinen built a whole new team and the car in very short time it's not something what Toyota shall be proud of or any sort of excuse. Toyota has enough resources, had enough time (they started the WRC project long before it was given to Mäkinen) and must have only winning ambitions as anything else makes no sense.
Yes, Toyota can be compared to VW on car market, but what makes you think Toyota gives this program same amount of money as VW did?
For me it looks more like a venture from Toyota, it seems they give some (just enough) money for private team to do the job and then they will see how it goes. If all goes well - they'll continue, if not (or something else changes) - they can stop easily.
Look at VW - huge amount of money, facilities etc etc etc... and boom it's over. Toyota's approach looks more cautious.