Crushing home defeat for Toyota

For the first time since moving to Finland, Toyota Gazoo Racing was beaten on home soil. This failure is the result of a weekend where everything was not perfect with Kalle Rovanperä mainly focused on the championship.

Published on 08/08/2022 à 18:30

Loïc ROCCI

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Crushing home defeat for Toyota

Rovanperä small arm at home (Photo Nikos Katikis / DPPI)

At the time of arrival, Jari-Matti Latvala, team principal of the TGR, although he showed a smile and said that he wasn't having a bad time at this moment, the fact remains that it was a huge surprise. Being beaten at home by a car which, according to its driver, doesn't even drive straight, that's messy. However, this is not the first time that the Toyota Gazoo Racing is missing out when it is expected. On two occasions, it is already Ott Tänak who managed to win, in Estonia 2020 for his first success for Hyundai, then at the Arctic 2021. On the snow and in the country where the g team is based

Loïc ROCCI

Journalist specializing in rallying past, present and future... and with a southern accent

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