For the first time, the rally legend does the tasks of the Toyota team manager alone.
Juha Kankkunen is on site in Kenya. Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Juha Kankkunen The Toyota rally crew led by the challenge of the opening day of the Safari Rally.
Hyundain Ott Tänak holds the number one place after two special stages, but from Toyota drivers Takamoto View, Kalle Rovanperä and Elfyn Evans They are just on the heels of the Estonian.
For the first time, Kankkunen is acting as a toyota stable boss when Jari-Matti Latvala I missed the trip to Kenya. Kankkunen closely followed the Toyota drivers on Thursday-and liked what he saw.
– Everything is well so far. Although there are only two pieces behind, but all of our cars are back here and in good shape, Kankkunen said in the Naivasha service area.
From Toyota drivers, Katsuta had a small situation with a slippery second piece. The look drove the bend wide and only avoided the hit on the slope on the side of the road.
– I don’t know what happened in it. But I have to ask him what he really thought, Kankkunen cheered.
– Fortunately, there was enough space, so everything is fine.
Challenging day
The Safari Rally will start well on Friday, with a total of eight special stages. It has been predicted that the day will become extremely drastic for the drivers and, above all, for the equipment.
– Tomorrow is a much longer and more challenging day that tells us more. Especially the first piece of the morning seems difficult, but we are well prepared and we are ready to do our best, Kankkunen said.
Joke
The hottest topic of the Safari Rally has been the dumb school of drivers. WRC drivers do not comment on specialty paint interviews because of the Hyundai driver Adrien to Fourmaux A fine was punctured from one profanity in the Swedish World Rally.
The drivers intend to keep their mouths in the stroke for as long as the rules have been agreed with the FIA of the International Automobile Federation.
Kankkunen weighs the subject in the tongue in the cheek.
– It’s their decision. I can talk to you for as long as I am not fined, Kankkunen jokes.