What were they thinking? - Tommi Makinen’s lost world title

In 2001, Tommi Makinen was chasing what was at the time, a record 5th world rally title, battling with Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Carlos Sainz. However, in the final 4 rounds of the season, his Mitsubishi team made the decision to use their new WRC spec car, which would end up costing Tommi the title. In this video, I go through why it cost the title, as well the reasons why Mitsubishi did what they did.

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