Tommi Mäkinen, led by Toyota, your gazoo Racing declared the brand title ended in the last end of the season that the work would end. In the garage is to live according to the promise.Toyota rally process is started moving upward. If the fall indicator is accurate, it is no wonder, if the team manager Tommi Mäkinen smiles again on Sunday in Monte Carlo. RED BULL CONTENT POOL/JAANUS REE
the 17-year pause after rally championships series in 2017 returned to Toyota’s rise last season to regain the championship position, when the garage was crowned manufacturers ‘ world champion.
the japanese manufacturer’s rally in the process of attractive Tommi Mäkinen has been in recent months a busy man while trying to prepare the garage for the weekend in Monte Carlo to start, the current rally of the process of its third season. Exporting is enough around the world.
the most Meaningful trips was through the determination of the Australian rally after the trip to Toyota’s headquarters, where the Hilly and the drivers received the emperor class treatment.
– all kinds of promos has been in the direction of and another. After christmas the intermediate days were, fortunately, pretty well empty, Hilly said the evening paper.
– all stuff not had a chance to go. If that place should be tried, the time would be stopped forcibly even in the middle.
New office
from the Spin is clear, however, and the front is again new, 14 races of the world championship rally of the season. Toyota introduced the other team the way a new car 12. January in Birmingham.
the Working day have been at times vague, but on the other hand, two years of experience in the MM rally team running has brought a certain fluidity.
After all, it’s become clearer just which direction, just about everything. We know now what this world means. We know what we’re doing and where we’re going.
One major activity to clarify the factors has been that Toyota’s Estonian office has finally been completed, and it began to gradually wheel to the full rate. Activities are rotated Tallinn in addition Puuppolasta hand.
– Puuppolassa occurred mainly in product development, which is really important for us. The design department and the engineers take care of all of the test side of things and rally preparation so that all should be as well as possible condition. The schedule is tough, Hilly said.
– Tallinn-points associated with car maintenance, quality control and spare parts half.
the Division has been Hilly plans for a long time.
I Saw already sometimes when we start N-group side, that is a bad thing, if the service side and the rally in the operating and product development are under the same roof, too close to each other. They make a mess then to each other.
– Now we get to settle the much better the workload and working days, does not come with spikes so much.
More grip through 2019 WRC-cars and drivers were presented two weeks before the beginning of the period in Birmingham, Uk. RED BULL CONTENT POOL/LEO FRANCIS
Toyota has been a great time to prepare for the coming weekend rally, because the team drove to Monte Carlo manufacturers of tests already in December. The reason for this was that Toyota had six more test time to use last year’s quota.
the recovery was quite important, therefore, that the Fia motor sport council reduced the number of test days for this year 42 – three rally.
– in January, we have been preparing for February’s Swedish rally. the Ott ( Tänak ) was behind the wheel first, then Jari-Matti ( Latvala ) and then Kris ( Meeke ). The Swedish rally after the tests run immediately after the Mexican-tests in Southern Europe, Mäkinen lists.
The driver of the trio is told to have been quite pleased with coming through the tool their…. Toyota chief engineer of the Tom Fowler said to Autosport that the garage is trying to find the cars more grip and drivability of the differential development.
– Transmission configuration modification is a difficult and long process. When the original differentials have been classified, the modification must use the joker to the classification. If it goes wrong, you have to use another joker rating to repair it or to return to the old days, Fowler described the Autosport.
the garage you get to use during the season three joker rating, which the car can be changed. When the joker, the rating is made, the previously used parts can no longer return to use the new joker.
Toyota has done a differential in the development persevere year of 2017, but Fowler, now let’s start to be in earnest at that point, that the changes can be achieved a significant improvement in the driveability and torque of the target context.
– we always Do small changes, but they don’t really show on the inside, unless it is a question somewhere in the aerodynamics update, Hilly describes the Yariksen changes.
– change the chances are very small as far as the rules have been put in the lock. The car is not able to build every year, so we went to the same car. These the current rules are in force in 2021 until the end.
Muscles used
Manufacturers of the world championship was Hilly from the troop until the first storm warning. The success of the hunger is not really satisfied.
the World’s largest car manufacturers is the use of the muscle, with tougher racing partners Hyundailta and Citroënilta not found – although in particular the latter is made large funding in future years. Toyota general manager of Akio Toyoda there is certainly also no doubt use his strength, after all, he proved last year for the really avid rally man.
When the rally action will lead to even four times world champion Mäkinen and the driver of the triad’s brutal top speed for the whole series by far the best, it is no wonder that other teams are eyeing the Toyota makings of a particular.
Ott was strong last season. I would say that he is the number one favorite. Toyota will be strong, Citroënille returned to the six-time world champion Sebastien Ogier told Autosport.
the Hilly emphasize Yariksen development also reliability importance. Last season the garage the car broke down especially in the early period of the unauthorized often.
– All the time we try to change things so that performance and reliability would be good. Also the ease of maintenance it is important that we are able to service the cars always on time. All parts should be quickly interchangeable.
– As summons either to this this is all the time. When one thing can be fine, so the next challenge is already waiting. The little stuff is so much. Always have question marks about what anyone has done or figured out. We strive to do our best in every area, and then take a look at how we’re doing.
the Goal is not only to defend the manufacturers championship, but also to conquer the drivers ‘ championship.
– the task is not easy, because competition is becoming increasingly harder, but we are confident.
Last season ended with Jari-Matti latvala’s victory party in Australia. Latvala and team manager Tommi Mäkinen celebrated at the same time manufacturers in the world championships. AOP
