My guess, they will stay preparating until decision comes from Finnish authorities. Anything else would be kind of weird.Quote:
Originally Posted by MartijnS
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My guess, they will stay preparating until decision comes from Finnish authorities. Anything else would be kind of weird.Quote:
Originally Posted by MartijnS
Rallirinki / Teemu
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Finland's goverment recommends all mass events will be banned until the end of July. The lawful decisions for banning the events can be made one month at a time. Thus, Rally Finland's final destiny won't be revealed until early June, as far as goverment decisions go. #WRC
why we cant find this interview written? for many its a bit difficult to understand from just listening.
https://www.dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/i...on-with-adamo/
I donīt know more than others.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fiesta
Many of WRC teams key workers are from "outside EU" but probably teams can survive without those.
Rally Finland without WRC2/3 and JWRC. So, big boys + fast privateers + some rally tourists = better than nothing.
Quarantine in Finland isnīt mandatory, itīs official recommendation from goverment.
but if that 14d recommendation is still on, rally people will do it, otherwise very bad PR for rally sport.
Todays paper said that itīs not only matter of Finlandīs situation.
Britain, Spain, Sweden etc. must also be OK.
City of Jyväskylä is OK with rally if goverment allows it.
Pantealex after Finland they have to run other rallies too.Will they stay again 14 days quarantine if its official recommendation for the next rally/ies?Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
If we have that quarantine thing by the time of NRF there will not be any rally. For sure. :(
Very good interview with Ott https://www.dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/t...lly-argentina/
Rally Portugal cancelled (https://www.autosport.pt/ralis/wrc/r...ser-cancelado/)
Not yet, nothing official at least.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
What the news says is that the City Chambers were advise that the rally would not be organized this year... but on the other hand, that was a facebook rumor
ADAMO, MÄKINEN AND MILLENER ARE GRILLED ...
https://www.dirtfish.com/archive/wrc...they-answered/
https://youtu.be/-VQc-0bj5SY
Andrea Adamo in particular comes across so well in this. Not that it's a surprise, but it feels like he is the least guarded throughout. This was the most amusing bit to me, for anyone not planning to watch the full thing (I don't see why you wouldn't though!): https://youtu.be/-VQc-0bj5SY?t=2378Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Makinen couldnt answer the question which driver from any other team you would like to have.Quote:
Originally Posted by the sniper
And Adamo wanted Evans.... because he wouldnt have the budget for Ogier !Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Our balance of jokers spent per team in 2019, 2020 and since 2017, with special attention to those used for aero modifications. Hope you like it!
https://www.wrcwings.tech/2020/04/26...on-joker-list/
2020 WRC Vodafone Rally de Portugal cancelled
30 abril 2020
As a result of the global situation regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the 2020 Vodafone Rally de Portugal will not be organised on its initially scheduled date in May. The Automóvel Club de Portugal made significant efforts to run the event this year at the end of October.
After a joint assessment together with our partners, the various municipalities, national authorities and sponsors, all health and safety conditions needed to run the WRC Vodafone Rally de Portugal in a safe way are not achievable given the unpredictable situation that we live in these days, and also the uncertainty of opening the national borders or airspace.
Due to this critical situation, the Automóvel Club de Portugal is forced to cancel the Portuguese round of the 2020 FIA World Rally Championship.
The Automóvel Club de Portugal deeply regrets this decision. But it is the responsible decision bearing in mind the thousands of supporters, teams, municipalities, sponsors and all the people involved in the event, that was responsible in 2019 for an economic impact in the national economy of more than 142 million Euros.
ACP has already applied for WRC Rally de Portugal to return to the 2021 FIA World Rally Championship in a May date.
http://www.rallydeportugal.pt/conten...id=43&eid=8913
I just heard Hayden Paddon talk on Newstalk ZB (NZ Radiostation) say that just prior to the World Covid-19 shutdown he was about to sign a deal with Hyundai Motorsport to drive in 4 WRC rounds this year for a "Hyundai B Team" of whcih 1 round would have been rally NZ. This was an interview with Darcy Waldegrave on his ALLSPORT BREAKFAST show. However obviously everything is on hold for now. INTERESTING!!
That would just be Paddon's luck.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grutz
After being one of the many racing series worldwide to be put on hold in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the New Zealand Rally Championship has confirmed that its 2020 season will be cancelled for the year. - where does this leave Rally NZ I wonder?
This was the calendar for the NZ Rally championship.
3-5 April Rally Otago (APRC)
8-10 May Rally Whangarei (APRC)
20 June Rally South Canterbury
25 July Rally Hawke’s Bay
3-6 September Rally New Zealand (WRC)
So in best case one or two rounds of the championship are left, not a surprise the championship itself is called off. I'm wondering for Rally New Zealand, at this moment nobody knows how things will turn in the next few months.
Was to be a two-car team with Loubet, apparently.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grutz
Loubet was to do all remaining rounds - so about 10.
Run by 2C competition.
I'm feeling a bit pessimistic about the whole situation. Not even because of a possible second wave but the political decision making is not very used to having big balls.
So it might end up being the longest wait for Monte Carlo. How I wish, I'd be wrong.
Surely a decision has to come very shorty. Its only 10 Weeks away to Safari & 13 Weeks to finland. Organisers, teams, fans will all start losing money if they leave much longer. As much as we all want stages live again best decision right now is to void 2020 altogether and focus coming back bigger and better for 2021.
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Finland is still possible. Would not count it out. Situation here is good atm. Not sure on the political side though.
No. I could also see season starts with Rally Finland and on (with those rallies not cancelled). The sport isnīt that hazardeous to Covid as football or golf. Itīs much more possible to spread out spectators.
So no more waiting than 13 weeks... :) :)
Good luck spreading spectators on Harju or the Kakaristo junction. ;) Also I don't think there's going to be a discussion about how much each and every event could contribute to the spread of covid or not. It will be about a ban on travel and all sport events, on national levels or on European level. For Finland a final decision should be taken fist week of June. Still a month, a lot can change (for the better or for the worse). All we can do is wait and hope things turn out well.
Spreading spectators would make it more dangerous. Its much easier to control people in designated spectator areas.
Letīs assume that 2020 is cancelled.
How do we know that January 2021 has better situation than August 2020 or October 2020 ?
There is no cure for Corona until vaccines are ready maybe 2022.
We just canīt wait for ever...
I bet no one has right answer when to start.
But it's much more difficult to stop people from spectating.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
You can easily close a stadium, but you can't close a whole region.
Iīd say in one way or another IF NRF will be driven, they have to adjust the itinerary anyway. No Harju and no Lajavuori, Iīd reccon.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
On the rally you donīt have to stop people. Spectators manage this themselves, Iīm sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/wrc-c...nement-option/
Finland could be postponed to September or October (weird, since the organizers have strongly talked against this).
But if an accident happens, the organizers are responsible. That's why they want to manage it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Well, marshalls have to see thereīs not more than 50 people around car then... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
I'm seriously talking about accidents involving spectators. We had this in a Finland national event in 2018. The victim was sitting on the outside of a corner, drunk, when a car crashed over. And the organizers are still in the court for that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Shortened calendar and Elfyn takes the championship in Wales. That'll do me ey.
I would say your example hasnīt anything to do with the Covid-19 regulations. Still marshalls are in charge at any situation.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
No word about testing? As we know its banned until 1st of June.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Even the new testing vids would make me very happy at the moment
I'd be very surprised to see Rally NZ happen unfortunately. Currently we have a mandatory 14 day quarantine in place for new arrivals. Lockdown restrictions are slowly being reduced, but somehow I can't see how a huge travelling circus would be allowed to enter the country even as far away as September. I hope to be proven wrong.
Not sure if the 2021 calendar has been finalised but it would be great to see Rally NZ on it especially if this years event will probably be cancelled.
We've already booked and paid for flights, accommodation in Auckland plus a hire car. We have volunteered as officials (as we do for Rally Australia). I have thought for some time that there is very little chance of it going ahead - the teams will not want to travel that far with a (possible) very restricted finish to the season. I am glad to see that a decision will be made at the end of May as it gives us some time to try to recover our costs or change holiday plans.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maui J.