Thread: [WRC] News & rumours (part II)

another sad news from wrc. i hope this is not the start of brands leaving the sport due to its bad state

Nokia beendet WM-Sponsoring*:: rallye-magazin.de

Originally Posted by Allyc85

According to a story on Planetmarcus.com's FB page Lancia will be in the WRC from 2014!

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Mikki Biasion has also heard about Lancia come back for 2014 with the new Ypsilon

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Current rules say the car must be at least 3,9 meters long so there must be some special homologation model (if it's all true) like it was with Peugeot 206 WRC or Fabia WRC.

Since the "babycars" or the "go-to-shopping" cars started to be the base to World Rally Cars, things never be so good as before.

The low class cars are being the base to all the WR Cars.

All of the current WRC cars are in production basis reasonably bigger than Peugeot 206 used to be so it's not really a new thing (stock length 3,83). Moreover in history there were cars bellow 4 meters also quite common (205 T16 or Delta S4 for example). Only this Lancia if it will be used is so small . Otherwise they are all around 4 meters long.

this Twitter Biasion is a fake

The news of the return of the wrc LANCIA and Biasion and a huge lie ... and the sameBiasion was to deny everything!

http://www.worldrallyblog.com/2012/0...ancias-return/

If Fiat and/or Lancia return I'll eat my wooly hat.......

There is an interesting article on AUTOhebdo stating that the FIA is not happy with some aspects of the GB and Sardinia round of the calendar.

Perhaps this may suggest some changes in the calendar. Link here: AUTOhebdo SPORT. Los rallyes de Gran Bretaña y Cerdeña en el punto de mira de la FIA .

They also say the Portugal round should head to the North, back to the old stages.

Yes, it was in GPWeek as well.....

GP Week : Issue 155, Page 1

Nokia exits WRC

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Originally Posted by Maxi

Nokia exits WRC

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Nokia had 1 year deal which starts Greece 2011. They don´t want new deal.

AutoHebdo Sport copied it from GP Week....as they in fact say

Originally Posted by pantealex

Nokia had 1 year deal which starts Greece 2011. They don´t want new deal.

Because of no promoter? FIA really need to get their act together now...

ITV4 are still interested in showing WRC, but they want to be paid £100,000 for the rest of the season to screen it.

Originally Posted by RS

Because of no promoter? FIA really need to get their act together now...

ITV4 are still interested in showing WRC, but they want to be paid £100,000 for the rest of the season to screen it.

Hmm, most successful sports are paid by the TV companies..... WRC has to pay to put it on TV......

However, I hope something can be sorted, the sooner the better.

WRC loses Nokia's multi-million pound deal - WRC news - AUTOSPORT.com

Potential for the FIA to continue to be the promoter of the WRC like they are now.

With the loss of Nokia, their ability doesn't seem to be up to much. Future not looking so rosy.

Mouton&co. should give their chairs.