TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRT

[AnttiL]

Apparently Suninen is the hardest working driver at the moment. He has been doing drives with several different coaches and did so before Finland as well. Was told he is very driven to succeed and willing to learn and Toyota really likes that about him.

You can also see this about his post-stage interviews, even when he does a fastest time, he doesn't smile and just thinks about how it could have been better.

And to add to this I was told Tommi is really fond of Juho. I guess Juho was there from the start and Tommi has a solid relationship with him and believes he can do a lot better and needs more time doing WRC events. Everyone on the team is hoping he does well for the sake of his future. I guess he is the "nice guy" everyone likes and has a great personality even though he does not come off that way in his interviews.

He would be the Sordo of Toyota if he can keep the same pace as the last two events.

I think Hänninen driving for Toyota this year is just because Hänninen was there from the beginning developing and testing the car, and doing this season is a part of the development program, having the same guy drive the car on the actual events. And 12 months ago, they didn't really have much better options for experienced drivers when VW was still around.

I think Hänninen is a favourite of all Finnish rally hobbyists, because he's so down to earth, like he's "one of us", whereas J-M is more of a distant superstar and a more emotional character. Meanwhile, Hänninen's character doesn't open up much in his English interviews because he talks just a little bit of Rally English, but in Finnish he's very witty with a funny dialect.