Akio’s 4 Days Standing in as Team Principal-Backstage at Rally Finland｜Toyota Times News

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team (TGR-WRT) Principal Jari-Matti Latvala returned to the driver’s seat for Rally Finland, leaving Akio Toyoda to step in as the head of the team. This behind-the-scenes look tracks their four days of fierce competition. Other highlights include alternate Team Principal Toyoda sharing the magic of Rally Finland, engineers fighting to save a dire situation, and a new commitment between the City of Jyväskylä, TGR-WRT, and the Toyota Mobility Foundation.
00:00 Opening
01:43 Alternate Team Principal Toyoda’s directions for driver Latvala
05:15 Rally Finland kicks off
06:09 A day in the life of Team Principal Toyoda
12:48 “Never give up,” “We hate to lose”
15:35 The engineers’ battle
22:57 A decarbonization partnership with Jyväskylä
25:57 A pickleball-winning curry…?
27:42 Final day with the drivers and staff
30:34 Looking back on first stint as alternate principal