Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC View Post
Just amazing how this seemingly made-in-heaven relationship could go so bad.

It must've been so strange for them both working together the last few weeks, knowing it was all about to end.

I bet Tanak learned at lot from Ogier in how to demand the best from your team, but it seems TMR couldnt handle it and broke the bond.

Nothing in rally will ever surprise me now.
Among other things, Toyota wasted the marketing opportunity to become the Citroen of 00s or the VW of the 10s. If Ott had dominated for years with Toyota, everyone would have said Ott is good because of Toyota. And that would have been a guaranteed thing because Ott is indeed good. Now that he will go to Hyundai and most likely continue fighting for titles as he has always done, this will be for nothing even if he should return to Toyota, because the cat is out of the bag. Everyone knows Ott is winning because he's Ott, not because his car is better. Toyota absolutely needed to secure him. The most shocking part is that TGR management were dragging their feet about Ott's contract in the spring like they weren't even serious about him. To me it already occurred when he had to fight for the top driver spot with Latvala and Meeke in the beginning of the season. As Sordo would say, what were they smoking over there?