No problem to state, I happily follow all the news.. and "news", but this does not make them less of a factory :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
The main point was to share quotes from Tänak.
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No problem to state, I happily follow all the news.. and "news", but this does not make them less of a factory :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
The main point was to share quotes from Tänak.
This is why Tänak is going to Toyota. If he would stay in Hyundai, it is no problem to confirm that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
i think tanak is trying to go to toyota and abandon ship in hiunday. but toyota doesn't need him, especially due to the situation of hiunday.Quote:
Originally Posted by flat_right
Why not both Oliver and Ott are tied up at Toyota for next season? Is it impossible? No, don´t think so.
Why not both Oliver and Ott are tied up at Toyota for next season? In Rally1, that is. Is it impossible? No, don´t think so.
Al-Attiyah rejoins M-Sport for Saudi Rally1 outing
Twenty-time Middle East Rally Champion will drive an M-Sport Ford Puma Rally1 for the first time
dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/al-attiyah-rejoins-m-sport-for-saudi-rally1-outing/
No-one confirms anything at this stage, but maybe he's had enough at Hyundai and will retire if Toyota wont have him.Quote:
Originally Posted by flat_right
toyota line up for 2026: evans, taka
haha
Kalle has raced karts in his youth and then the Porche stuff. Of course nothing compared to the others, but not such novice as people thinkQuote:
Originally Posted by Steve Boyd
Just to prove you wrong. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...acing.rallying (17th oct 2001). Richard Burns agreed to go from Subaru to Peugeot and there was still three rallies to go that year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Hello everybody.
Sorry for the offtopic. I have a question.
What is happening when a rally car's homologation expired ? Does the manufacturer continues to provide spare parts to privateers, or not ? and for how long ?
Thanks in advance and I'm sorry for the offtopic, again.
Different times and different situation.Quote:
Originally Posted by flat_right
In that case Peugeot had wanted Burns for years, whereas Tanak left Toyota who have won 5 Manufacturer titles without him.
Plus Toyota still has 3 drivers going for the 2025 WDC and wont distract any of them by openly discussing contracts with a new driver.
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I call this BS. You were precisely talking about timing (quote: "No-one confirms anything at this stage"). And 2001 is not 1980 and the situation in 2001 was exactly the same, three rallies to go and still in the title hunt. Burns wanted to win so bad he was looking for other options (as Tänak might be now). I remembered this by heart because the contract situation was crazy. When announced, he was third in the standings but eventually won the whole thing which got him a bit into trouble because he had a clause in the contract that if he wins, Subaru can keep him. It was eventually settled in the court.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
But if 2001 is too old, then Latvala joining Volkswagen in 2013, was announced 17th of October. https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/v...58393/4458393/
Or Kris Meeke joining Toyota for 2019, announced also 17th of October. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/m...-wrc-deal-2019
It depends on many things like whose car, which car and what group but mostly market conditions and if they're original, non-common (or made) parts not available elsewhere. Many parts aren't made by the *car manufacturer* and are available off the shelf elsewhere. The cars usually get added to an FIA "list of cars permitted to enter rallies" for an extra period, but outside of FIA championship scoring, and they may still be used in national rallies too. So they don't instantly become dead or precious.Quote:
Originally Posted by FUNKYXXXXX
Email the manufacturer's if you're looking to buy, or ask the seller who should tell you where to look.
It is always about deals and contracts. Usually drivers are not announcing moving to different team until the previous contract expire. If something like that is happening, it is usually after agreement with previous team...Quote:
Originally Posted by flat_right
From Dirtfish:
"Hyundai is expected to retain its current three drivers – Thierry Neuville, Ott Tänak and Adrien Fourmaux – with the two world champions understood to be under contract already and the Frenchman reckoned to be on the verge of signing an extension of his current single-season agreement."
Thank you for the reply.Quote:
Originally Posted by WRCStan
Evan taka and solberg. They might need Tanak if ogier quits for real.Quote:
Originally Posted by saco0o
The base of the 2026 Acropolis Rally will be in Loutraki, not Lamia.
https://www.wrc.com/en/news/loutraki...-rally-greece-
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/ben-s...idential-race/
Ben Sulayem expected to run unopposed in FIA presidential race
Serious question, has he done anything for WRC in his last term apart from warming global temperature with his warm breath?
When his only opponent openly admits he has been forced to withdraw from the election, its obviuos shitty business going on. As most of the other things Saudi Arabia doing around the world.Quote:
Originally Posted by flat_right
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Saved generations from bad words! :D
Serious question, what would you like him to do?Quote:
Originally Posted by flat_right
Step down, because he is clown, not just in WRC, but in all motorsport field. He constantly prove my words.
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Rally Sweden 2026 info about stages and itinerary
https://www.emotorsport.se/nyheter.p...yhets_id=27760
https://rallysweden.com/wp-content/u...appendix-1.pdf
https://www.rally-maps.com/Rally-Sweden-2026
Any reliable sources now mention that Skoda, Lancia, MSport,Hyundai will confirm to join 2027 group one??
I will just leave this here
https://x.com/powerslidemedia/status...C1kV5QC61vX5Xg
Facepalm inducing... and even if we remove the points he got with Rally1 in Estonia, he would still be ahead of the best placed Puma. No excuse for Munster and McErlean to be behind a WRC2 driver.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Are you serious? He has given so many promises over the years to make this sport better. Everybody had some hopes as he has rally background etc and maybe knows stuff. But yeah... it’s a running joke that the guy raises the planet’s average temperature just by breathing. Come on, man… he hasn’t done anything for WRC. Like ZEROOOO. We’re in a really dark place with the WRC right now. Apart from Toyota, no manufacturer is even working and plans to on a WRC27 car. And this narcissist, who is a legend only in his own mind and who nobody likes, just flies around the world handing out F1 trophies and hogging every camera shot he can get. Arghhhh..........Quote:
Originally Posted by WRCStan
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/fia-p...n-fix-the-wrc/ - In an exclusive interview with DirtFish, Mohammed Ben Sulayem promised to give more attention to rallying from now
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/fia-p...-of-wrc-fixes/ - Two years ago Mohammed Ben Sulayem told DirtFish he'd fix the WRC. That hasn't happened yet – but promises progress is coming
https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/s...nough/6931320/ Sulayem: Two and a half manufacturers in WRC is not enough
https://www.autohebdof1.com/news/ral...ntil-2027.html Ben Sulayem: “The WRC is extremely important for the FIA"
https://vauhdinmaailma.fi/wrc/rallin...toksia-tulette - Hh promises “big changes” for the WRC, specifically to make it more attractive for manufacturers, reduce costs, etc.
etc....
Yes I was serious and was in hope of a serious conversation around possibilities, expectations, limits and magic wands. Maybe you saw that as me defending him. Never mind.
Then sorry! It is actually a really interesting topic to discuss about, what would someone choose to do to improve WRC.Quote:
Originally Posted by WRCStan
From Ben, I was expecting to improve the sport, attract new manufacturers or at least tame the BS Hyundai has given as couple of years where they promise to leave if they don't get what they want. Talk about the sport more, at least fake it to be better than it is etc. But as it was mentioned before, the only thing he cares about is if someone curses on TV or if someone talks bad about FIA.
Munster and McErlean are only in WRC1 / Rally1 Cars due to financial backing. Neither has the proven ability or experience to deserve to be at this level.Quote:
Originally Posted by focus206
But if they weren't paying to be there, M-Sport would be out and there'd be even fewer Rally1 cars for fans to watch.
(Plus on their low points scored, it's easier to make mistakes trying to drive a Rally1 without the required skill and experience).
https://www.fia.com/news/updates-202...-sport-council
Some updates to the 2026 season including reduced midday service from 40 minutes to 30 minutes, mandatory rest hours and standardised candidate events so we’ll no longer have an event joining the WRC calendar like Saudi this weekend.
It's now official #WRC
@OliverSolberg01
enters to Rallye Hivernal du Dévoluy in France next week with Toyota Yaris Rally1
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@AdrienFourmaux
with Hyundai i20 Rally1
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@HaydenPaddon
with Hyundai i20 Rally2
Source: Planetemarcus
Fascinating as to why Paddon is there...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Probably still hoping he will get noticed by Hyundai. As soon as they "will" (big IF) switch to Rally2 car, the seat will be given to Neuville, Fourmaux and probably someone who never actually drive that car or someone who will be a total non-sense choice.
But he constantly winning with that car, while all other struggle each time.
It's not unusual for him to make odd appearances. Maybe there's no great conspiracy.
Yes, it's a long way to come for a rally which is nothing special , unlike others has come to Europe for like Ypres and Donegal...Quote:
Originally Posted by tomhlord