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You're probably rigth, but it doesn't hurt to keep wishing it...Quote:
Originally Posted by cali
Spoke with the Japanese journalist who wrote the original article. It was based on rumors but it won't come to fruition with Subaru not moving forward with returning and their relationship with Prodrive not so good.
The original source explained here:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rally Power
http://sportmotores.com/portal/sport...ticia?id=56537
Guess who was the source...
really good red bull tv episode with Kris Meeke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOATFnveKH8&t
def worth to watch
Today the government announced the cancelation of all international events for a month, because the coronavirus. Some activities like the international motocross at Villa La Angostura was cancelled, and MotoGP was reschedulled to november.
This gap of time ends just the week before the Rally Argentina, so I don't know how all this could end.
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Would be a disaster to lose another event, but sounds probable.Quote:
Originally Posted by Damian Baldi
Argentina has announced it will decide tomorrow whether it cancels the event or not. It's not an option to run the event with no audience.
and then we have portugal and sardegna, european rounds...ok theres still a lot of time until them but still, you never know
I'm now convinced that Jari Matti is the unluckiest person alive.
Mechanical failure in Sweden, free rally is rally ITALY of all places.
Paddon didn`t get to start at all...
Twice, and he brought the drivesQuote:
Originally Posted by Tarmop
Corrected that for you 😉Quote:
Originally Posted by Mk2 RS2000
Argentina postponed https://www.dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/r...lly-postponed/
I wonder if the rally Argentina would go ahead on normal date if things don’t get worse And improve ? 34 cases at the moment there, Still over a month left until rally.
I definitely wouldn't count on it. Regardless of the situation there, many drivers and teams would be unable to travel due to restrictions in travel, and mandatory quarantine and so on.
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Things aren't really getting better. Every major event has been cancelled and universities have postponed their start dates. The virus is spreading quite quickly here as people don't take precautions. I expect it to get quite a bit worse.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
The problem is the incubation period in which the people who are already infected aren't found by the system. The number of confirmed cases shows therefore only data from roughly two weeks old state and only a part of the real number (many non-symptomic cases are not found at all). The statistics show that in most of the countries without very hard preventive measures the spread follows similar trend. In Italy it took roughly two weeks to get from five known infected cases to a disaster.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
When it was still in China people in Europe saw it just like some kind of a movie. Nobody really cared until Italy started to collapse. Don't take me wrong I'm quite certain that such outbreak could happen in nearly any other European country as well but without this eye-opener nobody would start to take it seriously in Europe. I guess it's same in South America. Without a direct experience it's very difficult to make the people take it seriously.
The event was officially cancelled. As nobody knows how the situation will be in a couple of days or months, it's difficult to say when the event could be done.
The Rally of Argentina had money losses last two years, but organizers went ahead anyway waiting for better times. With the local economy near a debt default the future looks very unpromising unless a debt deal could be done in the next month.
Then, we have the climatologic side, the river's crosses will be low enought to let the cars pass by? I don't know exactly but at spring I think they will be higher.
A lot of unknowns.
Ciesla about the situation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgpRX6scMiw
so Rally Finland the next round? who knows...
https://www.dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/w...-go-from-here/
Even more than for the F1 one, deciding the annual WRC calendar is very challenging. Forget the politics involved, seasonal and climatic conditions play a big role, then there is the biggie.....logistics. It trumps all other factors. So, while everyone waits for firstly the revised F1 calendar, then the WRC one, the WRC logistics pros are now busily developing plans for several possible scenarios. At the same time they have the immediate problem of what to do with the sea containers now in Mexico!
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As many motorsport actors, we have just opted to temporarily close our workshop as a precautionary measure. Take care, stay safe and follow the instructions so we can all meet again on the service parks and special stages as soon as possible!
Does anyone know, is there some line in the WRC rule book about how many WRC events has to happen from the original calendar that we can crown a new world champion? I can imagine that they would cancel the season if it stays like this and we have driven only 3 events. But hopefully everything gets better and we can continue somewhere around summer. But what happens then, when the situation stays like this longer?
Didnt find it in rules.
https://www.fia.com/regulation/category/119
But F1 needs 8 events to crown a champion. So 8 out of 22.
Anyway, if the season is over, or struck for almost six months or so, FIA have to postpone WRC rulechanges as well, donīt they?
Could rallies like spain have 2 rallies in one? 1 gravel and 1 tarmac, with separeted points, maybe also a total points, so we get 3in1?:)
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I'd suggest a counter point, that digesting and planning for new regulations are one of the things that is easier for them to work on with the current break.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
I'd say the biggest reason for rule changes to be postponed is the global economical situation.
For sure that is. But not what I meant. Iīm talking about the realization of new rules. Should be at least one year later. If not more for reasons below.Quote:
Originally Posted by dodge33cymru
Sure that is. Regardless of any reason, the situation should mean a break...Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
cant this guy catch a break already https://www.dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/l...vsX2TI0oIJ51Fg
Four rallies would have been logically Portugal, Sardegna, Finland and NZ. All good rallies for Paddon. So sad for him once again.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
It not even funny anymore...
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https://www.dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/n...n-early-april/
Decision about next rounds in April.
Miikka Anttila starts working as a deputy clerk of the course for Rally Finland
https://www.nesterallyfinland.fi/en/...-organisation/
Why so early? May will be better. We can have a lot of change in 1 or 2 weeks...Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
The problem is, we cant. Everyone is starting to realize that it wont be any better before summer and even that is looking more and more like late summer.
All this re-starting idea is so unlikey and just wishful-thinking. The situation is far more serious and will take a long time to resolve.