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Friday, 17 June 2022 / Published in Uncategorized

Toyota principal Latvala believes WRC Safari will be another big test Rally1 cars

Toyota Gazoo Racing Team Principal  Jari-Matti Latvala believes WRC Safari Rally Kenya will be another big test on African terrain.
 
But the Toyota boss noted that all four of the team’s lineup “can count on the experience they gained last year and have some idea of what to expect.”
 
“It was exciting to have the Safari Rally back on the calendar last year and even though the rally is very different to before, the spirit of the event is the same: it’s more about endurance than outright speed,” Latvala said.
 
Latvala says last year’s experience has taught the team that Safari is not be for the faint hearted, adding: “One stage it looked like it would be difficult for us to even be  it on the podium and in the end we finished one-two. So again this year we need to be prepared for anything to happen, and it will be another big test for the Rally1 cars.”
 
He went on: “The conditions can look good during reconnaissance and then turn out to be very demanding in the rally. It’s not rough all of the time but you can get quite a lot of big ruts with many really soft and sandy places..”
 
The Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team heads to the Kenyan round on June 23-26 with the goal of defending its crown on the iconic African terrain.
 
The Safari is sponsored by KCB Bank Kenya, Toyota Kenya, Quickmart and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) among others.
 
 Ogier will be making Kenya his third WRC appearance of the 2022 season as the team targets a 10th victory on the event for the Japanese marque.
 
The team’s first priority is to return to the podium after a challenging previous round in Sardinia, although Kalle Rovanperä still left the Italian island having increased his drivers’ championship lead to 55 points.
 
 Both Rovanperä and Elfyn Evans will be motivated for the trip to Kenya after experiencing its pitfalls on their debuts there last year. 
 
Takamoto Katsuta, on the other hand, travels back to the scene of his maiden podium finish (after finishing second to Ogier one year ago) as he looks to continue his 2022 scoring streak for TGR WRT Next Generation.
 
Having previously featured incredibly long stages on roads that were still open to the public, today’s Safari Rally runs to a format similar to other modern WRC rounds. 
 
Still, the drivers and cars face incredibly demanding gravel roads with some very rough and rocky sections, while the weather has the potential to dramatically change the conditions in a very short space of time.
 
Meanwhile, Sébastien Ogier and Benjamin Veillas will drive one of the four Yaris Rally 1 cars  for Gazoo replacing Esappeka Lappi for the Safari.
 
Ogier told the Toyota Gazoo Racing website: “I’m looking forward to returning to Kenya. Last year we had a really nice welcome and a great atmosphere. It was something special and different to what we are used to. To win was the cherry on the cake and it will be great to try to repeat that this year with a bit of knowledge of what to expect from the stages.”

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