WRC News Toyota ‘needs’ three full-time drivers in 2025 Jari-Matti Latvala was always the most upfront of drivers. When he made a mistake, he called it. He hid behind nobody and told it the… Read more by David Evans September 14, 2024 2 min
WRC News Why Latvala knows benching is best for Katsuta Not many people truly knew what Takamoto Katsuta was going through on Wednesday. Benched and told he wasn’t wanted for Toyota’s next World Rally Championship… Read more by David Evans September 13, 2024 2 min
WRC Features What next for Katsuta and Pajari? As the World Rally Championship heads west across the Atlantic for Rally Chile, Toyota has made the bold decision to replace Takamoto Katsuta with Sami… Read more by David Evans September 11, 2024 5 min
WRC News Latvala concedes Hyundai will likely win both WRC titles Toyota team principal Jari-Matti Latvala has all-but conceded both World Rally Championship titles are lost for this season, following a nightmare Acropolis Rally Greece. The… Read more by Luke Barry September 8, 2024 3 min
WRC News Why Toyota didn’t change Ogier’s turbo after Evans failure Toyota team principal Jari-Matti Latvala has explained why the turbo on Sébastien Ogier’s Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 wasn’t changed as a precaution after the blower… Read more by David Evans September 6, 2024 2 min
WRC Video Ogier loses Acropolis lead with suspected turbo problem Ott Tänak has taken the lead of Acropolis Rally Greece away from Sébastien Ogier, who lost several seconds with an apparent technical issue that he’s… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay September 6, 2024 2 min
WRC News Latvala reacts to Toyota’s difficult Acropolis start Jari-Matti Latvala has one reason to be cheerful and two to be miserable on Acropolis Rally Greece. Sébastien Ogier leads the way, as he has… Read more by David Evans September 6, 2024 2 min
WRC News Could Pajari get another Rally1 chance this season? The dust has settled, the data delivered and decided on – so now what? When will Sami Pajari be back in a Toyota GR Yaris… Read more by David Evans August 27, 2024 2 min
WRC News Toyota plotting factory move by 2026 Toyota is hoping to move into its all-new, purpose-built Finnish rally base and test track as soon as 2026. Plans for the new facility were… Read more by David Evans August 26, 2024 2 min
WRC Features A joke that spawned an iconic WRC duo It all started with a joke – fitting, really, given how much fun the two of them continually have on World Rally Championship events. The… Read more by Luke Barry August 23, 2024 5 min
WRC Features The opportunity Latvala feared he’d lose When Jari-Matti Latvala agreed to take on the role of team principal at Toyota Gazoo Racing, it was weeks like this that he feared losing… Read more by David Evans August 21, 2024 3 min
WRC News Latvala: Katsuta needs to be less like me Given he is his boss, Takamoto Katsuta is well-accustomed to listening to what Jari-Matti Latvala has to say. But Latvala, still the most experienced driver… Read more by Luke Barry August 12, 2024
WRC News Latvala says Solberg is ready for Rally1 return Oliver Solberg is ready to return to the top level of the World Rally Championship. That’s the view of Toyota team principal Jari-Matti Latvala following… Read more by DirtFish Media August 9, 2024 2 min
WRC News Was Latvala’s WRC2 speed a surprise? The last time a Solberg and a Latvala battled at Rally Finland was an awful long time ago: 12 years, in fact. Back in 2012,… Read more by Luke Barry August 7, 2024 3 min
WRC News Ogier set to contest rest of 2024 WRC season Secto Rally Finland winner Sébastien Ogier has admitted that the outcome of the event means committing to the rest of the World Rally Championship season… Read more by DirtFish Media August 4, 2024 5 min
WRC News Toyota would like Ogier for the rest of the season Toyota team principal Jari-Matti Latvala has admitted he would like Sébastien Ogier to contest all remaining rounds of the 2024 World Rally Championship. The eight-time… Read more by Mark Paulson July 24, 2024 3 min
WRC News Did Sesks undermine the purpose of hybrid in WRC? When Mārtiņš Sesks’ hybrid-less Ford Puma Rally1 set the second fastest time through the 18 miles of Stańczyki on Friday morning in Poland, it raised… Read more by Mark Paulson July 10, 2024 3 min
WRC News Toyota enters five Rally1s for Finland, Latvala in Rally2 Toyota has entered six factory cars into this year’s Rally Finland, with a record five Rally1 machines and a Rally2 car for team principal Jari-Matti… Read more by Luke Barry July 5, 2024 2 min