What does the manufacturers' title truly mean to teams?
We're often told that the manufacturers' title is what matters most to teams competing in motorsport. But is that truly the case? Will Hyundai deem 2024 a failure despite winning its first World Rally Championship drivers' title, and will Toyota consider 2024 a total success because it managed to steal the manufacturers' championship from Hyundai at the death? Former Toyota, Subaru and Mitsubishi team manager George Donaldson takes center stage on this week's podcast to share his experience of fighting for WRC titles in the 1990s and early 2000s and provide a deeper understanding of just what the manufacturers' championship means.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Rally Japan 2024: Did Tänak save Toyota's season?
Thierry Neuville won the drivers' title as expected in Japan, but the manufacturers' battle incredibly went down to the last stage of the season. Toyota eventually won - but did it makes its life trickier than needed this year? Colin Clark and David Evans review Rally Japan 2024.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Juha Kankkunen on his new Toyota management role
Juha Kankkunen has been appointed deputy team principal at Toyota's WRC team. In this bonus episode of SPIN, David Evans and Colin Clark consider what it means for Toyota and rallying as a whole – and speak to both Kankkunen and team principal Jari-Matti Latvala.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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The greatest WRC season finales
Will it be Thierry Neuville or Ott Tänak. Hyundai or Toyota? Oliver Solberg or Sami Pajari? David Evans and Colin Clark get together to preview the most important round of the 2024 WRC season: the finale, Rally Japan.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Drivers who should've been world champion
Five-time runner-up in the World Rally Championship, Thierry Neuville is closing in on a maiden world title which he can claim at next week's Rally Japan. So that got us thinking: who are the drivers in WRC history who should've, would've and even could've become world champion, but for one reason or another didn't quite manage it?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.