The World Rally Championship is set to begin a gruelling run of seven consecutive gravel rallies.
Toyota’s Elfyn Evans will head into the Rally Islas Canaries, which starts Friday morning, with a clear lead in the WRC standings.
The South Korean company Hankook became the official tyre supplier for the World Rally Championship at the start of this season.
WRC drivers are likely to face challenges in next week’s Rally Sweden.
Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier won the first round of the WRC season in Monte-Carlo, but he may not have been the happiest man after the rally.
The World Rally Championship will run on Hankook tyres from next season onwards.
Thierry Neuville got up to speed with Hyundai’s updated Rally1 car in Central Finland on Tuesday.
Elfyn Evans had a busy day behind the wheel of Toyota’s Rally1 car on Thursday.
Teams competing in the World Rally Championship have a busy year ahead.
Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta undertook thorough preparations for Rally Sweden.