[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

[Rallyper]

I don't know if it has been said before or if it is in the right topic, but IMO i wouldn't be surprised to see Ogier (and maybe VW) to do only few seasons in WRC (2-3 max). As ogier is such a competetiv person, if the challenge is not in WRC he will be looking at doing something else, and with VW group he has loads of possibility to do so... and unfortunately i don't see anybody challenging him this season or the next one for sure in rally... So my bet is on 2 world championship title for mr Ogier and then move on, next challenge!

But they did quite many Paris-Dakar without much competition from other factorys, didn´t they? However I think there´s some truth in what you say. Does even more of job to make new factories into WRC. Let´s hope Hyundai will be sucessful.

[MJW]

I don't know if it has been said before or if it is in the right topic, but IMO i wouldn't be surprised to see Ogier (and maybe VW) to do only few seasons in WRC (2-3 max). As ogier is such a competetiv person, if the challenge is not in WRC he will be looking at doing something else, and with VW group he has loads of possibility to do so... and unfortunately i don't see anybody challenging him this season or the next one for sure in rally... So my bet is on 2 world championship title for mr Ogier and then move on, next challenge!

Oh I dont know, I think within the next six months we will have an exciting 10 year plan for the future of the WRC and Seb Ogier will be challenged by the likes of Bucky, Travis, Pink's husband, Psy in a Hyundai etc - winner of WRC will be the one who has the most tattos and piercings on the power stage or awarded style marks. Sorry giving up and cyncisms kicking in big time now.

[vino_93]

Stéphane Consani will do Sardinia and France in Citroën Top Driver Trophy.
He had difficulty to find monney at the beginning of the season to do it, so he started the 208 Rally Cup in France. With Pirelli France as sponsor, he'd like to do something (because he can't do the 208Cup with it). So he find the monney to start two rounds in CTD.
If his race in Italy is good, he will extend his program. He will race with Delta Racing, alongside Bouffier.

[EightGear]

He won't continue in the 208 cup?

[vino_93]

for the moment, I think he'll continue.
But as his beginning of season is not good, if he is doing good thing in CTD, he may stop to focus his monney on CTD

[Barreis]

Volkswagen confident handbrake problem is now fixed - WRC news - AUTOSPORT.com

[Kielder]

Now I can reveal that the next Rally Catalunya will have a night leg on tarmac on Friday. What is more, it's expected that this first leg start on the early morning. Second one will be run on Saturday as well on tarmac. On Sunday, the teams will have to change their specifications to run on gravel.

[MartijnS]

Nice dessert with the gravel on Sunday!

[Plan9]

I don't know if it has been said before or if it is in the right topic, but IMO i wouldn't be surprised to see Ogier (and maybe VW) to do only few seasons in WRC (2-3 max). As ogier is such a competetiv person, if the challenge is not in WRC he will be looking at doing something else, and with VW group he has loads of possibility to do so... and unfortunately i don't see anybody challenging him this season or the next one for sure in rally... So my bet is on 2 world championship title for mr Ogier and then move on, next challenge!

I think you are right. I would not be surprised to see them going into F1 after dominating WRC for a few seasons. I would almost wager they will follow Toyota's idea of growing from stage rallying into a full on F1 operation.

Still on VW; why have they chosen not to make the Polo available to customers?

[giedriusr]

Say Monegasque...

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