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agosto 06, 2021 - Toyota
Ypres Rally Belgium: Preview More new and demanding roads ahead for the Toyota Yaris WRC
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The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World #rally Team will target another successful showing on unfamiliar roads when the Toyota Yaris #wrc makes its first appearance at a classic #event on the European #rally calendar: #ypresrally #belgium (August 13-15).
Round seven of the 2021 FIA World #rally Championship marks a return to asphalt for the first time since March’s Croatia #rally, which was also a brand-new #event and where the team began its current streak of five consecutive wins. #sebastienogier leads the drivers’ standings by 37 points over his team-mate #elfynevans, while #kallerovanpera is up to fourth place after claiming his maiden win last time out in Estonia.
Takamoto Katsuta will once more line up in a fourth Yaris #wrc as part of the TGR #wrc Challenge Program, with Keaton Williams to stand in for regular co-driver Dan Barritt who continues to rest and recover after hurting his neck on a heavy landing in Estonia.
While none of the four Toyota drivers have competed before in #ypres – which is hosting Belgium’s first ever #wrc round – the #event has a rich history dating back to 1965. In that time, it has developed a reputation for its demanding stages on fast and narrow farmland roads around the West Flanders region. These are often lined by large drainage ditches and include numerous junctions, while dirt is frequently dragged onto the road.
From the service park located in Grote Markt in the historic centre of #ypres, the #rally will begin with two loops of four tightly-packed stages through Friday afternoon and into the evening. Another set of four stages will be run twice during Saturday. On Sunday the #rally moves nearly 300 kilometres to the east of the country and the iconic Spa-Francorchamps circuit for the final four stages, with the closing Power Stage to use famous sections of the racetrack itself.
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Jari-Matti Latvala (Team Principal)
“It is going to be really interesting to go to #ypres and #belgium for the first time with the #wrc. It’s not an #event that I have ever driven myself, but we know that it is a fast asphalt #rally on narrow roads and with many cuts where you can bring a lot of dirt onto the stage. It’s an #event where it can be very easy to make mistakes and where they can be punished quite heavily. It will be a challenge for us against those who know the roads well, but generally our car has been very competitive and our drivers have been very comfortable on asphalt. So this is something that can bring us confidence together with our strong position in the championship, which means we can run at the front of the field where the road should be cleanest.”
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