The World Rally Championship returns this weekend as Rally Monte Carlo kicks off the 2023 season 👏 TommyHoward explains all you need to know for the campaign, including new driver/team combinations, car upgrades and calendar changes ⬇️
After a dominant 2022 campaign to become the youngest-ever world champion, Toyota’s Kalle Rovanpera will aim to become only the sixth driver to successful defend the championship crown.
, where he was sharing the third GR Yaris with Sebastien Ogier in 2022. The deal will see Lappi return to a full-time top flight WRC drive since a season at M-Sport in 2020. Katsuta will drive a fourth GR Yaris at rounds where Ogier is driving the third car. The latter will compete with new co-driver Vincent Landais, a pairing which debuted at the 2022 Rally Japan season finale. World champion Kalle Rovanpera and Elfyn Evans complete the line-up.
“The team won five rallies last year, and the goal is to improve on that. Again, I am taking that with humility; I can’t say how many we will win this season as I am still new to the world of rally. First I need to understand the lay of the land, and then determine the contribution I can make.” The new-look extended front end has turned the nose of the car into effectively an extra splitter. At the rear, a new rear wing has been designed with last year’s central wing and end plate option transformed into one continuous wing covering the maximum width of the car.with an electric blue and pink livery, replacing its popular purple colours from last season. While the car looks similar to its 2022 model, the team plans to continue its development during the season.
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