[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

It seems that 2014's Rally Sweden will be the last Swedish WRC rally for many many years.

According to this article Rally Sweden have to sign the three year contract before the end of this month
and pay the new fee if they want to stay in the WRC for 2015-2017.Otherwise they will be dropped and
replaced by a Russian WRC Rally.

http://www.bilsport.se/artikel/rally-sw ... l-just-nu/

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Originally Posted by SlowSon

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Originally Posted by NxOxT

Citroen are not a proper manufacturer since 2013.

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Why? Just because the unshaved doesn't drive for them anymore? http://forum.2108.kiev.ua/style_emot...pod_stolom.gif

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http://s18.postimg.org/oct1lea2d/pil...che=1382524650

A message from Micha? Ko?ciuszko in his facebook:

Unfortunately I will not drive the rally car till the end of the season. Injury form Germany is more serious. I'm furious with this but I need to think long-term.
Now it's time for rehabilitation, so I can be 100% ready for rallying at the and of the year...

http://www.dhnet.be/sports/moteurs/neuv ... 5c19f01e62

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Originally Posted by dimviii

http://www.dhnet.be/sports/moteurs/neuville-aime-hyundai-525e2dc83570225c19f01e62

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Qatar following Neuville to Hyundai would be a disaster for M-Sport's WRC program. Just for their sake, I hope the Belgian will stay with Wilson's team.

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Originally Posted by kober

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Originally Posted by dimviii

http://www.dhnet.be/sports/moteurs/neuville-aime-hyundai-525e2dc83570225c19f01e62

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Qatar following Neuville to Hyundai would be a disaster for M-Sport's WRC program. Just for their sake, I hope the Belgian will stay with Wilson's team.

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for sure Neuville is not on an easy position to decide.Each team has their + and -
Hyundai= how good will be the 2014 i20, when at middle 2014 will prepare the new 2015 model which will have enough rally life 3+years?Will the 2015 model will be up at fiesta/ds3/polo level?
Ford= will they have budget enough to evolute the fiesta for 2-3 years more? About salary vs hyundai? for sure enough millions less than hyundai.
Citroen seems that is out of Neuvilles likes.

Another point we have to think is that Neuville we haven t got a clear rally from him without big mistakes.I want to see him at top place without mistakes and be lucky to finish.
For sure now keeps at his hands the game,but his decision is very difficult because there is not the clearly ''right'' decision.

So MW doesn´t have an own agreement with Quatar himself? I do Believe he has, because of all the other cars having Quatar stickers. So unless Neuvill stays or leaves MW should be benefitted in some way? Or contract maybe for a year only (2013)?

Not sure if Qatar Ford and Qatar MSport run in the same business agreement.

http://www.sport24.com/auto-moto/rallye ... tes-659198

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Originally Posted by Mintexmemory

This is all too cryptic !Are we sure we are all talking about the same 'He'? However if informed opinion says that this is the shortlist and the deciding factor will be cash, then a Kubica / Ostberg ticket looks to be the most likely imv.

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This is the "he":

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Originally Posted by dimviii

http://www.sport24.com/auto-moto/rallye/actualites/matton-on-discute-avec-cinq-pilotes-659198

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By the way, if all countries had the common sense that Swedes have, WRC would be much better the years to come.