Dealer
Tänak leaves M-Sport in Toyota switch for 2018
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Ott Tänak will replace Juho Hanninen at Toyota next year, when the Estonian driver teams up with Finns Jari-Matti Latvala and Esapekka Lappi in a three Yaris WRC car squad.
“We’re delighted to have secured the services of Ott, having had our eyes on him for a while,” says Toyota team boss Tommi Mäkinen. “He represents the perfect blend of youth and experience, together with the right sort of mental attitude that means he will fit into our team very well.”
Tänak leaves M-Sport after six years. “It is with a heavy heart that the team say goodbye to Ott and Martin [Jarveoja] who have been such an important part of our success this year,” says M-Sport team principal Malcolm Wilson. “There’s arguably been no other driver who I have put as much faith in – or given as many chances – but I recognised his potential straight away. It’s not easy to say goodbye, but it’s time for Ott to experience pastures new and we wish both him and Martin the very best for the future.”
