Toyota offered Ogier "huge amount of money"
Did he say YES ?
Did they ? I think you know the figures then.
Different situation, Ogier developped the Polo, he knew where he was going.
Test drive with TGR was more a Mäkinen's tactic to measure the work done and ahead from Ogier's feedback, he already had his mind on Latvala.
No worries about Toyota, they're already working on their 2027 Car... but it may not be a 'Yaris'...
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/is-the-end-of-the-road-in-sight-for-toyotas-gr-yaris-rally1/
Ogier not afraid of running 2nd on the road ... https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/ogier-not-afraid-of-increased-disadvantage/
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