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Published on December 5th, 2015 | by Daniel Sherman Fernandez

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Mäkinen in approval of the Yaris WRC

In November, key representatives of the Toyota GAZOO Racing* World Rally Championship (WRC) team met at Fuji Speedway, Japan, to discuss current progress and future prospects. With production of the team’s competition vehicle, the Yaris WRC, about to start, Team Chairman Akio Toyoda, Team Principal Tommi Mäkinen, Team Vice President Koei Saga, and Toyota Motorsport GmbH President Toshio Sato reaffirmed their shared goals and strengthened their commitment to making the project a success.

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Toyota GAZOO Racing’s appointment of Tommi Mäkinen as team principal is based on a strong belief in his ability to form a solid, experienced team and to provide a winning car. Alongside Team Chairman Akio Toyoda, Mäkinen is leading the works team that will represent Toyota in WRC. He is currently putting together a team to lead this project, and has surrounded himself with a strong group of experienced, enthusiastic professionals, who are working relentlessly to make a success of this new challenge. At this point, Tommi Mäkinen Racing has more than 40 dedicated team members working 24/7.

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Tommi Mäkinen is a four-time WRC world champion with 24 wins to his name. Toyota GAZOO Racing hopes to leverage the experience of Tommi Mäkinen Racing and take the Yaris WRC to the upper reaches of the sport’s top-flight category. The next important stage will be testing for the Yaris WRC, which is scheduled to start during the spring 2016.
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