[ERC] Royal Rally of Scandinavia 2026

[PLuto]

I think it is time to start this thread. It will be second round of ERC, one of the two events on gravel and first race in Junior ERC this year.

[saco0o]

hope theres cool names on the entry list this year too!

[Jarek Z]

Like this one for example:
https://www.fiaerc.com/en/news/reiersen-revs-up-for-home-erc-run

[Jarek Z]

And how about this one?
https://www.fiaerc.com/en/news/new-sesks-look-for-erc-return-revealed

[PLuto]

This is not surprise, starts of Sesks on gravel events were announced few weeks ago. I am more than happy that Eyvind Brynildsen will be there to defend his victory from last year.

[rp]

Also Mikko Heikkilä will drive Royal Rally of Scandinavia.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Record ERC entry...

https://www.fiaerc.com/en/news/record-erc-entry-set-for-take-off-by-royal-appointment?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfa WQPMjc1MjU0NjkyNTk4Mjc5AAEeUSDkwbWtoUFSkAythyzgKbE rIL5Ts07CbEzAgasUo3nZD3qte7HhsvQ8-L0_aem_JnH-8Hhfrxogh3G4b9iuYQ

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Some guys are doing a Swedish event this weekend as a warm-up...

https://ewrc-results.com/event/102914-rally-nykoping-nrc-2026/entries

[Jarek Z]

Some guys are doing a Swedish event this weekend as a warm-up...

https://ewrc-results.com/event/102914-rally-nykoping-nrc-2026/entries

Thanks for the link. Apparently, this rally has 2 separate entry lists - one for international drivers and the other one for the Swedish championship:
https://ewrc-results.com/event/95708-rally-nykoping-2026/entries

[Jarek Z]

Swedish YouTuber goes rallying:
https://www.fiaerc.com/en/news/youtube-star-liljegren-s-dream-to-come-true-in-erc

[Jarek Z]

Swedish YouTuber goes rallying:
https://www.fiaerc.com/en/news/youtube-star-liljegren-s-dream-to-come-true-in-erc

[Kenneth]

I wonder how fast will be Semenuk. Imo he will be attacking top 10.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

I wonder how fast will be Semenuk. Imo he will be attacking top 10.

In 2nd place after tonight's two stages.

[Jarek Z]

In 2nd place after tonight's two stages.

And in 3rd place in the final results, just 3.9 s behind Marczyk. Not bad.
https://ewrc-results.com/event/102914-rally-nykoping-nrc-2026/results/545499

[Rallyper]

Swedish YouTuber goes rallying:
https://www.fiaerc.com/en/news/youtube-star-liljegren-s-dream-to-come-true-in-erc

I have a feeling Tom Liljegrens first rallying experiences are before his Youtube entry... Not sure, but almost.

[PLuto]

William Creighton had quite big crash on pre-event test, also fire extinguishers were in operation. Team hopes car is repairable for the race...

[Andre Oliveira]

https://scontent.fopo5-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-9/678959962_994845300278157_6929295429117338570_n.jp g?stp=dst-jpg_s2048x2048_tt6&_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=9f807c&_nc_ohc=y7uWCjTYqwYQ7kNvwHKAp2z&_nc_oc=AdqcwKFh_Rf8LZdpVcBh9zuDNb_8kNyEO5aQUpB_b6m uK6Tog2Dg4xXujIKIXy9TPH_DTSCc8q3VaFiivRDf5bPo&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.fopo5-1.fna&_nc_ss=7b2a8&oh=03_Q7cD5QGUuGWkewtGtfvA4Mid9fsxnVAuPyZNH--P0PGB9SzcoA&oe=6A34C25A

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Ugh, that's not good. Hope they can get it repaired in time and his confidence isnt destroyed too.

[saco0o]

curious to see Semenuk too!

[skarderud]

Looking really forward to this weekend, the best rally in the season, of all.
15 drivers aiming for the top3, several tyres and car brands, regulars and locals fighting eachother, a perfect rally!

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[Fast Eddie WRC]

curious to see Semenuk too!

I hope we get to Brandon with him being way down at #30 on the entry list.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

I see Brynildsen is part of the MRF Team for the rally, in a GR Yaris. I wonder if this will hinder his defence ...

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Ugh, that's not good. Hope they can get it repaired in time and his confidence isnt destroyed too.


Creighton sounds like the car will be ok...

"A wet day on recce today, but the weather is looking much better from here on. We’ve two stages left to check out in the morning — they’re super fast and should make for a great weekend! 🚗💨"

[skarderud]

I see Brynildsen is part of the MRF Team for the rally, in a GR Yaris. I wonder if this will hinder his defence ...He said that the only reason he cant challenge for a top spot, is the guy behind the wheel. He hasn't done competition since september.
He is tired of all complains of tires, roads, wet, dry, rough, smooth, whatever, just drive is his way

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[skarderud]

According to Brynhildsen, Sesks has been extreme fast in testing, so fast he cant understand how he can do it to the end

Exiting to see the qualistage today!

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[Fast Eddie WRC]

Semenuk was fastest on FP1 !

(Stage was cleaning though...)

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Young Vaher was fastest on QS...

https://m.rally-base.com/2026/royal-rally-of-scandinavia-2026/?ssGroupId=2#google_vignette

[PLuto]

I hope we get to Brandon with him being way down at #30 on the entry list.

There is Qualifying stage...

[PLuto]

I see Brynildsen is part of the MRF Team for the rally, in a GR Yaris. I wonder if this will hinder his defence ...

MRF Tyres are not bad on gravel

[PLuto]

Creighton sounds like the car will be ok...

"A wet day on recce today, but the weather is looking much better from here on. We’ve two stages left to check out in the morning — they’re super fast and should make for a great weekend! ����"

Car is ok

[PLuto]

Nordstrand is out after shakedown...

https://i.imgur.com/dEdve6ll.jpg

[skarderud]

Nordstrand is out after shakedown...

https://i.imgur.com/dEdve6ll.jpgThats a pitty, he has a really good speed in a fwd! Too good here, probably.

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[PLuto]

Thats a pitty, he has a really good speed in a fwd! Too good here, probably.

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Not too good, but too fast...

[skarderud]

"The speed was good, but the corner was to tight"

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[PLuto]

"The speed was good, but the corner was to tight"

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No. Driver agreed that he was too fast...

[Jarek Z]

No. Driver agreed that he was too fast...

So the corner was good? ;)

[Jarek Z]

Young Estonian Jaspar Vaher opens the Royal Rally of Scandinavia with the fastest time on SS1 Bråtebäcken 1!

Next stage on Saturday morning, at 8:03 AM.

https://img.redbull.com/images/c_fill,g_auto,w_1650,h_660/q_auto,f_jpg/redbullcom/2026/5/22/rudnaibqn0oduaysxss7/teenage-talent-vaher-went-fastest-on-the-qualifying-stage

[meh]

Vaher provides some flashback from early-Tänak-days, the speed is there and my HR is 100 by only watching it with a hope the dude can stay on the road.

Great times from Nõgene as well.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Mabellini out is a big blow to his ERC hopes. Many other regulars are struggling against the Scandinavians.

[focus206]

Rain could spice things up

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Creighton out. A poor rally all round.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

42m jump by Semenuk on Colin's...

(Max McRae told him to go flat out !)

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Great first full day by Vaher.

Super fast and solid with no mistake,s keeping much bigger names and all more experienced guys behind him.

[TWRC]

Good fights all around, very small gaps on stages. Vaher is just very good so far.
Semenuk also a positive surprise for me, as is Larsen with the aging Polo.
Looks like the Lancias don't really suit the fast gravel just yet.

[dnb]

Looks like Toyota made a good choice picking Vaher to their development program

[meh]

Swedish youngsters are nice and fast dudes as well, I hope more of them make (more) appearances outside of Sweden.

[Jarek Z]

Semenuk also a positive surprise for me, as is Larsen with the aging Polo.

Unfortuntely, Larsen is out after alternator failed in his old Polo.

[meh]

... and Vaher is off.

[EstWRC]

Was too nice to be true anyway to win but I’m not disappointed

He will learn from it not to push so much when not needed

[Corcaíoch]

A real pity, very impressive up to now, certainly looks like a star in the making.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

One big slide too many and he couldn't catch it. A bit unlucky to hit a tree with the front meaning game over.

[Jarek Z]

What a shame for Vaher!

Now the battle is on between Suninen and Heikkila. Just 4.8s between them!

https://img.redbull.com/images/c_fill,g_auto,w_1000,h_625/q_auto,f_auto/redbullcom/2026/5/24/ykcuqdugswqlpctxcne8/vaher-has-crashed-out-of-bauhaus-royal-rally-of-scandinavia

[TypeR]

Uh, shame..

Would have been too harsh for fast Fins if two young Estonians had won in Finland and Sweden :D

[Jarek Z]

Interesting - Thierry Neuville's younger brother Tom Heindrichs is competing in Junior ERC. He's third after SS12:
https://www.fiaerc.com/en/news/neuville-brother-tom-capable-of-surprising-junior-erc-rivals

[Jarek Z]

Philip Allen hit an anticut, got a puncture, went off the road and dropped down 4 positions, but luckily managed to continue the rally.

[Rallyper]

A real pity, very impressive up to now, certainly looks like a star in the making.

Agree. But Vaher lokks very brave, but not still learned the fast stages I guess. Anyway, all good drivers now and then crashes out. Learning process is ongoing.

[EstWRC]

Of course it’s part of the learning process. His last crash was in January and it was only his 6th rally with 4wd machine and already schooled the regulars speed wise

Tänak was much more crash prone at the same time than Vaher is.

Seems he actually made it to the end of the stage. 8 minutes lost

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Robert Kolcak... wow !

https://app-cdn.sportity.com/59b112b3-d047-4eb6-959d-c3b7fc62f614/a0f74c00-0d2c-46b5-a441-fda556515638_STW%20DEC%204%20Comp%2018-%20Sweden%202026.pdf

[Kenneth]

He is rn on a meltdown comment spree on ewrc-results lol

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Matulka rolled

https://x.com/MorghanBollone/status/2058526826431950916?s=20

[Rallyper]

Vaher on the run, back on the horse again.

[meh]

A video from Estonian media, the car was quite damaged. Everyone can use the translate functionality from a browser or Google Translate to understand the text in the article if interested.

https://sport.delfi.ee/artikkel/120585934/video-em-sarja-etapil-liidrikohalt-katkestanud-jaspar-vaher-loomulikult-on-masendus

[meh]

... and Suninen off

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Wow Suninen off !

[TypeR]

Allen crashed once again

[saco0o]

just one of the curiosities for this weekend event?
https://sidewaysstories.substack.com/p/kristoffersson-motorsport-reveals?r=8313xw&brid=YWdncwEFxj-Y2rYmaEcqon4ZmeYJ&triedRedirect=true

[WRCStan]

Robert Kolcak... wow !

https://app-cdn.sportity.com/59b112b3-d047-4eb6-959d-c3b7fc62f614/a0f74c00-0d2c-46b5-a441-fda556515638_STW%20DEC%204%20Comp%2018-%20Sweden%202026.pdf

Not just this, but these decisions could make a YT channel on their own.

[meh]

5 different stage winners. Stage wins:
4 Vaher, Suninen, Heikkilä
3 Sesks
1 Reiersen

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Nice to see Heikkilä get the win. Finally a bit of luck which has deserted him in the past.

[Jarek Z]

Suninen and Allen crashed at the same place. You can see it in the video, thanks to Charlies RallyFilmer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfb8S1hte30

[Jarek Z]

5 different stage winners. Stage wins:
4 Vaher, Suninen, Heikkilä
3 Sesks
1 Reiersen

Didn't Korhola win power stage?

[Rallyper]

Suninen and Allen crashed at the same place. You can see it in the video, thanks to Charlies RallyFilmer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfb8S1hte30

Interesting; one very experienced driver, one villain going crazy everywhere, crashes at same spot. The same way.

[WRCStan]

Suninen and Allen crashed at the same place. You can see it in the video, thanks to Charlies RallyFilmer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfb8S1hte30

I wonder if Allen caught sight of his wheel when he spun round and still thought 'I can carry on'.

[giu canbera]

Suninen and Allen crashed at the same place. You can see it in the video, thanks to Charlies RallyFilmer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfb8S1hte30

At least they could have a Chat about it =P
Did they posted some pic together on social media? Im not on IG and X anymore, got curious

[JTGANG]

I think for Drew Craig it is time to see things more seriously and stop risking so much his life ....Here he was very lucky that the first hit absorbed the energy a lot so when the car hit the tree at his side the impact had been eliminated a lot

[WRCStan]

I think for Drew Craig it is time to see things more seriously and stop risking so much his life ....Here he was very lucky that the first hit absorbed the energy a lot so when the car hit the tree at his side the impact had been eliminated a lot

If he keeps getting in the car he is also missing the Darwin gene.

[PLuto]

Of course it’s part of the learning process. His last crash was in January and it was only his 6th rally with 4wd machine and already schooled the regulars speed wise

Tänak was much more crash prone at the same time than Vaher is.

Seems he actually made it to the end of the stage. 8 minutes lost

One important notice about Vaher - he did only few races in 4WD machinery, but dont forget that he is part of Toyota programme and he did pleeenty of mileage during tests.

[EstWRC]

One important notice about Vaher - he did only few races in 4WD machinery, but dont forget that he is part of Toyota programme and he did pleeenty of mileage during tests.

he hasnt tested that much actually

[PLuto]

he hasnt tested that much actually

Why do you think? :)

[WRCStan]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY1vemTND6u/?igsh=MWF5bXFpM2ZxejRjcw==

Here's the video from ERC Sweden, where driver got penalty and DSQ for insulting a scrutineer steward..
Like I thought.. BS scandal from nowhere. Saying it to his codriver..

Completely agree, if that footage is genuinely the incident and nothing was said that's inaudible.

You've got in that video that the scrutineer who reported it was the one checking the driver's side, who said he was attempting to expose himself. He's wearing overalls which are zipped up to his chin. It's her job to know how they work - and that they would normally be zipped up at that point if he hadn't got out the car, isn't it?

Genuinely believe his hands are readjusting his clothing for comfort, he does it right up to his collar too. Nothing malicious there.

As for the comment, he could be joking with the codriver about the invasive nature of the checks. Or could be wishful quoting of what he wants to hear from the scrutineer. I'm not sure.

DSQ is too heavy punishment for small throwaway comment, which was also misreported, but if both parties agreed that what was reported happened without the video to see, then what are the stewards to do?

Not sure the scrutineers have been too clever with that report.

[wyler]

Completely agree, if that footage is genuinely the incident and nothing was said that's inaudible.

You've got in that video that the scrutineer who reported it was the one checking the driver's side, who said he was attempting to expose himself. He's wearing overalls which are zipped up to his chin. It's her job to know how they work - and that they would normally be zipped up at that point if he hadn't got out the car, isn't it?

Genuinely believe his hands are readjusting his clothing for comfort, he does it right up to his collar too. Nothing malicious there.

As for the comment, he could be joking with the codriver about the invasive nature of the checks. Or could be wishful quoting of what he wants to hear from the scrutineer. I'm not sure.

DSQ is too heavy punishment for small throwaway comment, which was also misreported, but if both parties agreed that what was reported happened without the video to see, then what are the stewards to do?

Not sure the scrutineers have been too clever with that report.

you really misread all the thing. just check the official statement, the driver himself ammitted his behaviour.

[WRCStan]

you really misread all the thing. just check the official statement, the driver himself ammitted his behaviour.

You really misread my post, particularly paragraphs 1 and 5.

[skarderud]

I dont feel sorry for this driver, its unacceptal behavior, whatever some here think.
We are sivilisazed people, not monkeys.
Atleast in northern europe...

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[WRCStan]

Racist comments surrounding skin colour do not belong on this forum, it's unacceptable behaviour.

[skarderud]

Racist comments surrounding skin colour do not belong on this forum, it's unacceptable behaviour.Was this racist?
How?

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[WRCStan]

Skarderud called people of southern Europe 'monkeys' whilst seen to be making a monkey gesture.

Skarderud did not dispute the report, nor did he show an understanding of how his behaviour caused offence.

Skarderud will be banned from the forum for one week. He has a right to appeal, and must indicate the desire to do so within 1 hour of this post. That indication is a legal commitment to pay the €4000 non-refundable appeal fee plus €3000 deposit refundable on success of appeal. We don't care if he had a long day and is already fast asleep in bed. BTW, the appeal will only be looked at after the ban expires, and by which time the entire internet will think he's a racist anyway.

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BS scandal from nowhere.

[skarderud]

Thanks!

I didnt call anyone monkey, my point is we are human beeings, NOT monkeys, so this type of behavior is unacceptal.

Last time i cheched, my colour of skin is eksactly the same as most european.
Im also ekstremely long away to be a racist, its ridicolous to claim me for that. I give jobs to both polish an syrian people, im also a member of amnesty international.

I know some east european people have a rough language, i correct my employees quite hard if something shows up, i also know that some people there thinks "woke" is bs. Ans "woke" is everything they dont like, or if someone corrects theire behaviour.

Please, ban me for 1 week, i dont care,but its quite exaggerated and out of every normal proposion.





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[skarderud]

And, these fines, in what juridicsium is they placed?

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[WRCStan]

And, these fines, in what juridicsium is they placed?

That's the FIA appeals process. Roughly the right € without checking, point is it's easier to destroy people than they can defend it. I've seen many times people in authority use a system to destroy people. If you support Amnesty International maybe you should put a closer consideration on this IMO. You said:


I dont feel sorry for this driver, its unacceptal behavior, whatever some here think.

We all know the alleged behaviour is unacceptable, but you don't have any clear proof, comment or reason that the driver did the unacceptable behaviour.

The only thing to go off is the stewards document but here's where I'm sceptical, Kolcak and his team didn't sign it, so for me it's inadmissible as evidence to what he actually allegedly agreed to in the hearing anyway, and he's also not directly quoted. That's pretty irregular.

That was published 2.5hrs after the hearing, which took place 6-8hrs (?) after the incident. Sorry but no humans are this perfect - driver, scrutineers, CoC, stewards. I'm assuming nobody had the benefit of the video, imagine being asked to precisely recall something you passively said/did 6-8 hrs ago. It could easily lead you to apologise for any inadvertent offence caused without fully understanding the circumstances that an apology could turn out to be a full admission of guilt to something else you don't agree to. Had the stewards said "if you agree that this is what happened you will be DSQ and your reputation will be in tatters", do you think he would have agreed to it? If so why the protest? Even the steward who wrote the hearing document might be struggling to remember what was precisely said.

As an example point, you've just accepted your ban when I baselessly said you made a monkey gesture.

[skarderud]

Well, this is quite far off.
Have i done/write anything against you before?
Find this way of "banning" quite weird.

Are you a friend of this driver?

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[WRCStan]

Let me confirm it's a comparison and I don't actually have evidence to say you're a racist, nor have power to ban you.

But you are keen to clear your name, just like the driver in the days after.

He is not my friend. I've only seen what the rest of the internet saw, except the bit that makes him a guilty man. And I think there is problem with the process.

And somebody who supports AI would question it too.

[WRCStan]

Similar theme, comments on this guy have been despicable too: https://nypost.com/2026/05/30/sports/tennis-star-rafael-jodar-accused-of-pushing-ball-girl-at-french-open/

https://static.eldiario.es/clip/bbf510c5-7a86-4388-bfc9-501a5f6f3453_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg

[wyler]

You really misread my post, particularly paragraphs 1 and 5.

all your "paragraphs" are based on a partial video, barely audible, when on the opposite side there's an audition report, validated by the signature of the drivers themself that confirms the entirety of the reports, both gesture and wording. no appeal was submitted, nor any further legal action (afak).

i definitely "misread" 'cause i couldn't believe people can fake arguments to justify man's sexual misbehaviour.
sadly, that's probably still a thing.

[WRCStan]

You misread because you didn't read the IF at the start of my post, and you've an assumption that I'm defending him. I'm not going to apologise for applying critical thought.

Please can you link to this signed 'audition' report, it would help as I've not seen it. Thanks.

[wyler]

You misread because you didn't read the IF at the start of my post, and you've an assumption that I'm defending him. I'm not going to apologise for applying critical thought.

Please can you link to this signed 'audition' report, it would help as I've not seen it. Thanks.

https://app-cdn.sportity.com/59b112b3-d047-4eb6-959d-c3b7fc62f614/a0f74c00-0d2c-46b5-a441-fda556515638_STW%20DEC%204%20Comp%2018-%20Sweden%202026.pdf

[WRCStan]

https://app-cdn.sportity.com/59b112b3-d047-4eb6-959d-c3b7fc62f614/a0f74c00-0d2c-46b5-a441-fda556515638_STW%20DEC%204%20Comp%2018-%20Sweden%202026.pdf

Thanks, but there's no validatory signatures like you said, unless you can point them out? The timeline alone suggests refusal to agree with it but 'Failure of the competitor to acknowledge within reasonable time' after allegedly having been verbally told of the decision tells me that they didn't agree with it. And I'm guessing the exonerating footage was inaccessible in parc ferme.

I think 'well they didn't appeal or take legal action' attitude is deaf to reality. It immediately costs thousands of Euros and an unknown lot more.

[wyler]

Thanks, but there's no validatory signatures like you said, unless you can point them out? The timeline alone suggests refusal to agree with it but 'Failure of the competitor to acknowledge within reasonable time' after allegedly having been verbally told of the decision tells me that they didn't agree with it. And I'm guessing the exonerating footage was inaccessible in parc ferme.

I think 'well they didn't appeal or take legal action' attitude is deaf to reality. It immediately costs thousands of Euros and an unknown lot more.

u can use it as you please, still it is a validated document by the direction of race and fia, with declaration of the drivers in audition quoted inside. ( this means the driver were present at the audition, they could give their version and give the video and anything else to prove their position. that's the palce to disagree, not receiving the document. any quote of disagreement from the drivers would have been quoted as well. but there was none).
the fact that the driver didn't bother to acknowledge the document doesn't affect it's validity or conclusion, just the poor handling of the driver once again.

i think money as nothing to do with the appeal, they know that's correct, it's just easier to comment on social to wash it a bit.

[WRCStan]

they could give their version and give the video and anything else to prove their position.

Not if the video was on an SD card in parc ferme. But it's up to the prosecution to request/provide evidence. Nobody has to prove they did not do something.


that's the palce to disagree, not receiving the document. ... the fact that the driver didn't bother to acknowledge the document doesn't affect it's validity or conclusion

Nonsense.

You can only disagree with the document upon reading the document, not beforehand. The document is supposed to be an accurate summary of the hearing, not the charges. Signing one is not admission of guilt of associated charges for example, depending on the wording of the document. The driver could have refuted the claims in the hearing, which could have been accurately documented, the dsq could still have been applied, and then the driver could have signed it, which may have helped down the appeals line.

So what does the driver/team not signing the document signal to you? There's no logical explanation for any of this. You think he was proud of sex pest behaviour in the hearing, but changed his mind after leaving? Is that realistic/logical?

It's important for if the driver does pursue a defamation case for example like mooted, the document alone cannot be used as any acknowledgement or agreement with accuracy of what was said or happened in the hearing.


i think money as nothing to do with the appeal, they know that's correct, it's just easier to comment on social to wash it a bit.

Once that decision was made, you cannot appeal without paying the unrefundable fee plus the refundable deposit within one hour.

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I will use it as I please, I've spent my whole life scrutinising and appealing miscarriages of authority and process, defending the unfortunate caught up in a real, imperfect world, and that's all I'm looking out for. You on the other hand have condemned a, possibly, innocent man, with no proof. For 800 years in my country we have had this saying "innocent until proven guilty", the court of public opinion have lynched him.

As I'm repeating myself and you're not reading what you need to read to have anything but a biased argument or possibly arguing for arguing sake, there's nothing more to converse on this.

[wyler]

Not if the video was on an SD card in parc ferme. But it's up to the prosecution to request/provide evidence. Nobody has to prove they did not do something.



Nonsense.

You can only disagree with the document upon reading the document, not beforehand. The document is supposed to be an accurate summary of the hearing, not the charges. Signing one is not admission of guilt of associated charges for example, depending on the wording of the document. The driver could have refuted the claims in the hearing, which could have been accurately documented, the dsq could still have been applied, and then the driver could have signed it, which may have helped down the appeals line.

So what does the driver/team not signing the document signal to you? There's no logical explanation for any of this. You think he was proud of sex pest behaviour in the hearing, but changed his mind after leaving? Is that realistic/logical?

It's important for if the driver does pursue a defamation case for example like mooted, the document alone cannot be used as any acknowledgement or agreement with accuracy of what was said or happened in the hearing.



Once that decision was made, you cannot appeal without paying the unrefundable fee plus the refundable deposit within one hour.

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I will use it as I please, I've spent my whole life scrutinising and appealing miscarriages of authority and process, defending the unfortunate caught up in a real, imperfect world, and that's all I'm looking out for. You on the other hand have condemned a, possibly, innocent man, with no proof. For 800 years in my country we have had this saying "innocent until proven guilty", the court of public opinion have lynched him.

As I'm repeating myself and you're not reading what you need to read to have anything but a biased argument or possibly arguing for arguing sake, there's nothing more to converse on this.


That document is a report. is just the history of the audition, made to let people interested know what was declared by the part and decided by the decisor during the audition. that's why the place of disagreement is on the audition, not on the receiving of the report. and that's why is not necessary to the driver to acknowledge it. and that's why the time for appeal is not related to the report.

i ll happily drop this kind of pride discussion. fact is that no appeal and no further legal action was issued, and it's easy to see why.

[Steve Boyd]

The document posted is a report of the findings of a Stewards inquiry. For this to have taken place the scrutineer in question must have reported her distress to either the Clerk of the Course or the Safeguarding Official of the event. If any official of an event feels sufficiently abused by a competitor to make a complaint, then the organisers must make an investigation. The event Stewards will then adjudicate on the evidence presented after interviewing and taking evidence from both sides. If the accused thought that they had video evidence to support their side of the case then they could have requested that it was presented. The fact that the car may have been in parc-fermé is irrelevant - the Stewards have the authority to order the organisers with a team member to enter the parc-fermé and retrieve the video recording.

[WRCStan]

Steve please can you explain what is required from the competitor to acknowledge the document/findings? It's said that the team were verbally informed but they 'failed to acknowledge within reasonable time'. How is 'acknowledgement' noteworthy if not necessary?

[Steve Boyd]

Steve please can you explain what is required from the competitor to acknowledge the document/findings? It's said that the team were verbally informed but they 'failed to acknowledge within reasonable time'. How is 'acknowledgement' noteworthy if not necessary?I can’t see any requirement in the FIA International Sporting Code (https://www.fia.com/system/files/documents/2026_international_sporting_code_fr-en_clean_version_v4_16.12.2025.pdf) for competitors to sign reports of the Stewards findings and they aren’t signed at F1 meetings. There is, I believe, a dedicated communications platform in F1 for teams, event officials and the Stewards that includes the virtual noticeboard. If this platform requires users to log in then it would be technically quite simple to have a system to log who has viewed what and when. The WRC & ERC use Sportity which does not require viewers to use a personal log-in. I suspect the signature box at the bottom of WRC & ERC Stewards reports is a result of the lack of any viewer logging in the Sportity system and I assume the box is there so that, in the case of a fine for example, there’s no excuse that the competitor didn’t see the notice because there was no phone signal, or the battery was flat etc. I’ve looked back at a few similar Stewards decisions on ERC & WRC events on Sportity and all except this one have been signed by the competitor or a team representative. The fact that this one isn’t signed might tell us something about the attitude of this competitor.

[WRCStan]

There is signed by from the hand of, just like the stewards do; and there is 'digitally signed by' to substitute. Without further evidence or digital footprint, the boxes on the decision reports are just the author of the document filling in a field, if it is a signature, it needs to be clear 'signed by'. So I don't think we can see signatures/acknowledgements.

I don't know if their system is robust or not behind closed doors but it doesn't look good viewing from the public perspective.

[PLuto]

It is interesting to follow this discussion. As private messages are not working here, can you (Steve, WRCStan and wyler) write me email to pluto@rallysport.cz?

[Jarek Z]

It turns out that Suninen's crashed was caused by the anti-cut pole:
https://www.fiaerc.com/en/news/suninens-sweden-crash-explained-teams-erc-plan-clear