It is expected that Mikko Hirvonen will take on the testing role vacated by Eric Camilli for the upcoming Toyota World Rally Championship programme. According to a report on Motorsport.com, the former works WRC driver will begin testing the 2017-spec Toyota Yaris in March for the Japanese manufacture. Since his retirement from WRC at the end of the 2014 season Hirvonen has been taking part in a variety of historic rallies and more recently the 2016 Dakar Rally for the X-raid Mini team. Former co-driver Jarmo Lehtinen is already part of the Toyota programme as a sporting director, leading many to speculate the the involvement of Hirvonen. Camilli was previously tasked as the lead driver for...
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