[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

[Roy]

Well this is awesome news if this happens!!

I think Al-Attiyah is not coming to Finland either, so will Qatar WRT lend that car for someone else?

Ketomaa maybe?

[prisciou]

Well this is awesome news if this happens!!

I think Al-Attiyah is not coming to Finland either, so will Qatar WRT lend that car for someone else?

They are not forced to replace it because "Qatar World Rally Team shall enter as a WRC Team with two cars, and their nominated events will differ between the two cars (waiver to WRC Art. 7.3.8).". In Argentina only Neuville represented Qatar WRT.

[Kielder]

According to Autosport, Hyundai will confirm Juho as its first driver next month. The newspaper confirms he was the man who recently tested the i20 WRC. They add, as it's known, that Meeke and P-G are being considered as possible team-mates.

[tolis]

Well this is awesome news if this happens!!

I think Al-Attiyah is not coming to Finland either, so will Qatar WRT lend that car for someone else?

Why? There are no Olympic Games this year...

[noel157]

If Hyundai announce Hanninen next month we may not see him in a DS3 at NORF, no?

[rallye-vid]

We will, if it's true.

He knows ford so let him drive citroen and tell the differences to the hyundai boys

[noel157]

Citroen may disagree with you.

[EightGear]

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108269

'Matton insists the decision to run a WTCC effort will not have any effect on Citroen's WRC commitment, despite speculation that the French manufacturer could pull out of rallying at the end of this season.

"I can only say what we say since December: we made an agreement with Abu Dhabi for three years," he explained.

"And nothing changes for the moment, there is no reason why we won't be there next year."



I'm also curious to see the reason why Hans Weijs jr. will drive a DS3 WRC on Rallye Terre de Langres entered by PH Sport next weekend...

[Andre Oliveira]

Armindo Araújo: " Kosciuszko called me and told me 'Armindo, now I know you've been through'"

In Autosport.pt

[MJW]

Citroen boss says 2014 WTCC entry still likely - WTCC news - AUTOSPORT.com

'Matton insists the decision to run a WTCC effort will not have any effect on Citroen's WRC commitment, despite speculation that the French manufacturer could pull out of rallying at the end of this season.

"I can only say what we say since December: we made an agreement with Abu Dhabi for three years," he explained.

"And nothing changes for the moment, there is no reason why we won't be there next year."



I'm also curious to see the reason why Hans Weijs jr. will drive a DS3 WRC on Rallye Terre de Langres entered by PH Sport next weekend...

My guess is Citroen built cars (the existing wrc DS3's) could be run by PH Sport in Abu Dhabi racing colours for pay drivers in WRC 2014 (15) whilst Citroen go to WTCC and Peugeot wait the introduction of R5 as the top class and come in then. If indeed FIA allow or encourage manufacturer R5 cars, I would like to see the factories homologate the cars or kits and then leave it for teams to enter, a bit like the IRC of old.