The Toyota Yaris, best weapon for Estonia?

Impériale sur les terrains hyper rapides de la Finlande (invaincue depuis son apparition en 2017), la Toyota Yaris débarque dans un pays voisin, l’Estonie, avec autant d’ambition.

Le Rally of Estonia will take place at very high speed, like the Finnish special stages. For Sébastien Ogier, championship leader after three rounds, this characteristic is an advantage.

« The Yaris WRC gives you good confidence at high speed, and after the private tests carried out this summer in Finland and Estonia, I have good feelings in the car, indicates the Frenchman, who took advantage of the South Estonia Rally (3rd) with Julien Ingrassia to prowl at the end of August.

Second place for @KalleRovanpera and third for @SebOgier on the South Estonian rally

Most importantly all three drivers up to speed on these fast Estonian roads ahead of the big #WRC restart #Toyota #YarisWRC #ToyotaGAZOORacing #LErally pic.twitter.com/QRAfd6MPtr

- Toyota GAZOO Racing WRT (@TGR_WRC) August 23

After such a long break (more than five months), it's not easy to look for the limits from the start. We will open the road, so we hope that the good weather in September will help us limit the damage. »

His teammate Elfyn Evans, winner of Monte-Carlo last January, ended this event in the forest after a series of rolls. “Even though the rally didn't end well, I know a little bit of what to expect. The tracks are very, very fast. It's similar to Finland in some aspects but with fewer jumps, and sometimes faster in certain areas. »

The youngest of the bunch, Kalle Rovanperä, does not want to skip ahead despite his thunderous start to the season (4th in the championship, 3rd in Sweden). “I've only competed in three events so far, so I have to continue learning about the rest of the season. However, it's a rally that should suit me and I hope to achieve a good result. »