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The weight distribution is probably the biggest issue that would prevent them being competitive (and they won't enter if they don't expect to be competitive).

A transverse engine can take...

You mean 2017 when the rules changed and the teams all built new cars with much more power, different drivetrain with active diff, much more aero etc, you didn't think that would change the behaviour...

:D Doesn't take a rocket scientist to suggest that line-up does it!

The things that get the most reaction from rally spectators are spectacular driver commitment (driving on/over the limit) and the sound of the cars. Not talking about WRC specifically but rallying in...

To paraphrase... WRC Promoter: "we don't care about the sport at all, only how much money we can milk from it"

Yip, just a photo I found online but I know the track well. Grew up watching racing there and have driven it myself a few times too.

They wrote the rules to give diesel an advantage at that time didn't they? Because they wanted to get more diesels in motorsport.

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Same here, the only time I actually make an effort to go to service parks is to spend a few minutes catching up with friends who are competing.

Looking through his results most of his WRC tarmac placings are around 5th-6th, so while he hasn't been challenging for wins on tarmac he has been generally finishing rallies and taking consistent...

He was winning stages and leading the rally at times in Portugal so obviously not lacking pace there.

He did seem to be taking it gently on the jumps and rougher stuff in Sardegna which may be...

He's only had 3 WRC rallies so far this year - 5th in Sweden (just pipped for 4th by Lappi in powerstage IIRC), 4th in Sardinia and was leading in Portugal when he crashed avoiding a rock on the...

There were a lot of reasons to include NZ again too, but the money and politics stuffed that one. Maybe Estonia will have more success with that.

Yip he made a small mistake, so did Tanak, so did others. Latvala was unlucky that the rock he hit broke the car properly and Tanak was lucky the rock he hit didn't, it could just as easily have been...

Yes, we'll have to wait and see. He was confident and very fast early on at Argentina before the car broke which is a good sign.

Don't forget it was only a year or two ago that many people were...

Thats a fairly big speculation based on the last 4 rallies, especially considering his car broke on two of them.

Because he's still one of the fastest, most experienced drivers available? :rolleyes:

If teams ditched drivers every time they have a few tough rallies and a bit of bad luck there would hardly be...

You could say we already do with Rally2.

Just that 3 drivers have gained championship points from exploiting the weakness of that rule, changing the rule (even a change to what it probably should have been all along) essentially gives them...

I guess that could explain why you are here at least. :imubash:

Did you really just say the other 12 rounds won't affect the championship?

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Not necessarily, hard work helps but plenty of people work their asses off for much less because of circumstances outside their control.

If you're really a purist then the leader should be first on the road, anything else is artificial tampering. ;)

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Are you the class clown? What a load of rubbish!

They took Paddon's car through a mcdonalds drivethrough last year didn't they?

More clickbait from David Evans trying to create drama again? He's always inventing 'division with teams' and 'conflict between drivers' whether it exists or not.