New Toyota team principal Tommi Makinen says he could make large scale changes by scrapping the development of the Yaris World Rally car and opting for a new model for the team's highly anticipated return to the WRC in 2017. The four-time world rally champion was announced as the new team boss at Toyota earlier this week and after making initial introductions he explained to German-based Toyota Motorsport (TMG) that he wants to take a hands-on approach and may halt the Yaris development altogether. Current test drivers Sebastian Lindholm and Stephane Sarrazin have been working on the Yaris World Rally car since January and were joined by new development drivers Eric Camilli and Teemu...
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