Mäkinen hails Monte result Tommi Mäkinen believes his Toyota Gazoo Racing team’s Rallye Monte-Carlo performance was the best since its WRC return 12 months ago. Team principal Mäkinen praised a superb debut from new signing Ott Tänak, who finished second in a Yaris World Rally Car. Jari-Matti Latvala joined the Estonian on the podium in third. Only a costly final stage mistake from Esapekka Lappi denied the Finnish squad a 2-3-4 finish. Lappi eventually came home seventh and Toyota are tied on points at the top of the manufacturer’s standings with defending champions M-Sport Ford World Rally Team. “It was the strongest result for our team because we weren’t at home,” said...
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