Jari-Matti Latvala will compete for the new Toyota squad in the 2017 edition of the World Rally Championship, it has been announced. Latvala, winner of 16 WRC rallies, spent the last four years as part of the dominant Volkswagen outfit, becoming runner-up in both 2014 and 2015. However, he was only sixth this year as he was beaten by his teammates Sebastien Ogier and Andreas Mikkelsen, and the three Hyundais. Following Volkswagen's decision to quit WRC at the end of 2016, Latvala was abruptly left without a seat, but the Finn managed to do a deal with Toyota, announcing his move at the Yaris WRC launch a day on from Ogier's confirmation at M-Sport Ford. Competing alongside Latvala in...
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