Toyota continues its preparation

A Toyota de rally in Tuscany? No, this is not a revival of the rallies of the early 90s when the Celicas dominated the World Championship and took on the mixed roads of San Remo. Toyota, as we have known for several months, is actively preparing its return to the World Championship. First via the preparation of an engine meeting the new 1600 turbo regulations, then via a development phase via a Yaris S2000. A small ad for the recruitment of a senior engineer in charge of the rally was posted on the brand's official website in November 2013.

This week, it is Stéphane Sarrazin and the Finn Sébastian Lindholm who are driving a Yaris version WRC in Italy. Rob Leupen, chief operating officer of Toyota Motorsport, recently said that the return of the Japanese could take place in 2016.