Silly Season 2026

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Originally Posted by AndyRAC

Why is he still hanging around like a bad smell........he's been a right pain in the arse for the sport; how many non Finns have lost out to a drive because of him?

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You need to turn it the other way around. How many finns would have been hirstoric icons without Jouhki?

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Originally Posted by AndyRAC

Why is he still hanging around like a bad smell........he's been a right pain in the arse for the sport; how many non Finns have lost out to a drive because of him?

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Because he is doing his job very well

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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

Timo Jouhki reveals major contract details about Kalle Rovanperä's next 2 seasons - if he does one he must do both and full-time...

https://rallyjournal.com/manager-rev...lle-rovanpera/

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Maybe this was the deciding factor in Kalle choosing to go now, otherwise he had to commit to another TWO full-time years.

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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

Maybe this was the deciding factor in Kalle choosing to go now, otherwise he had to commit to another TWO full-time years.

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I think this would have been negotiable. Kalle saying that I can do last year with rally1 but won't want to do Rally2+ otherwise I would retire from rallying.

So again he changed his mind? Just some time ago he said that in 2026 he won't do as much rallies as this year.

https://www.upload.ee/image/18710171/er.jpg

Of course he did.

He is clever as a fox and smart, he knows that Tänak and Neuville won’t stand a change against him with the Hyundai next year also and the title will be easy

Unless Tänak joins Toyota

As silly as it is Ogier still competing but right now it crucial if he will be here for at least one more year. We didn't had so much and interesting competition for a decade. And with Kalle gone, we lost one of them. Neuville, Evans, Ogier, Tanak. I don't see any other competing for wins and the title straight away. Only Formaux did show some promise last year, but he dissapoint in that part completely, so I don't consider him besides them. That's why I think Ogier should stay for a while. We need him and the sport need him.

But when you see Ott out of the car. he is pretty happy and something's have change his overall beeing. Like something is changing. He knows something and probably i think he is going to toyota and thats make him happy and look cool.

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Originally Posted by flat_right

So again he changed his mind? Just some time ago he said that in 2026 he won't do as much rallies as this year.

https://www.upload.ee/image/18710171/er.jpg

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Maybe he means that his retirement wont be such shocking news as Kalle leaving the sport at such age.

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Originally Posted by deephouse

We didn't had so much and interesting competition for a decade.

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I'm sorry but what? :confused: