WRC
Toyota wants to drive the point home in Türkiye
Let it be said, the Toyota Gazoo Racing arrives in Turkey as the favorite ahead of the 11th round of the World Rally Championship (WRC) 2019. With a resounding double in the toughest event on the calendar in 2018, the Japanese team will try to increase its lead in the championships.
“Confidence within the team is very high at the moment, recognizes Team Principal Tommi Mäkinen. This is the kind of rally where you need to be intelligent above all. Last year I think we were. »
Next stop after successful @ADACRally is @RallyTurkey. What are the expectations for the upcoming event? Watch the preview video and our drivers will tell you.#TOYOTA #YarisWRC #RallyTurkey #TGR_WRC #ToyotaGAZOORacing #WRCjp #Rallying #OttTanak #KrisMeeke #JariMattiLatvala pic.twitter.com/BpPG45tUzE
- Toyota GAZOO Racing WRT (@TGR_WRC) September 6, 2019
Ott Tänak, leader of the Drivers classification with 27 points ahead of Thierry Neuville (Hyundai), will have priority “to avoid problems. The stages are complicated, and last time we won thanks to intelligence because our speed was not so good. »
His teammate Kris Meeke has never raced in Türkiye. The former Citroën driver, dismissed during the 2018 season, believes that the event “looks like the Acropolis Rally in Greece. It's a leap into the unknown for me, after talking about it with the pilots, I'm expecting a very tough test. This will be a test of endurance and reliability. »
A sign of the good atmosphere within the WRC paddock, Ott Tänak and Kris Meeke spent some good time on a boat with Dani Sordo and Thierry Neuville at the start of the week before the reconnaissance.
Finally, Miikka Anttila, Jari-Matti Latvala’s co-driver, celebrated his 38th birthday with a cupcake in the passenger compartment of the “receiver” vehicle:
I've been spoiled today! Thank you all for your messages, calls and for the very special birthday cake at the stop control of SS10/13! #WRC #RallyTurkey #BirthdayBoy #TOYOTA pic.twitter.com/aHQg9FCNHp
— Miikka Anttila (@MiikkaAnttila) September 10, 2019
Medhi Casaurang
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