Quote Originally Posted by hsmed View Post
As far as I remember, the cause for Sainz leaving Toyota was the conflict between Castrol becoming a title sponsor for the team and Sainz' relations to Repsol.
If I remember well, when Sainz was going from Toyota to Lancia, it was not sure that Lancia will finish as factory team. And when italian team decided to definitely stop the project, it was too late for Carlos to find a different seat. For Carlos this season was completely disaster...