A couple of months ago he told me with Fabia...
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A couple of months ago he told me with Fabia...
Chile could be cancelled because of unstable situation in the country
http://www.mundorally.cl/el-viernes-...a-el-misterio/
We surely have been bombarbed with not so pleasant news since the season endedQuote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Chile 2020 is cancelled, but the event remains on the 2021 calendar.
https://www.latercera.com/el-deporti...spende/918242/
sucks big time, really good new event IMO
And that kind of worthless events get their spot on calendar...
They had amazing roads and a great entry list. It's just a "civil war like" situation in the country.Quote:
Originally Posted by deephouse
No Argentina - Chile tour cost synergies for teams then..
Also hard to understand why cancellation had to be done 5 months before the rally. Anyway, hopefully Corsica will be back in calendar now!
Any official confirmation from WRC or FIA or rally organization ?Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
If only they could put Corsica in as 4th or 5th event as a replacement - give us a proper tarmac event before the last 2/3months of the season.
I'm sure it's probably not possible now at this stage, but they could run the event with the exact same itinerary as last year if budget could be found. Wishful thinking though.
Shame Chile has gone, was a really good event last year with great stages and a lot of fans/ interest.
So because of the political situation in Chile, they are pulling it out from the calendar for next season, a good decision imho, however despite everything that's going on in Turkey, they still host a WRC round.....shame they left Corsica & Spain in the cold for next year, they should have been saved as reserve events for cases such as this one, instead of having the rotation system which they already tried twice and failed both times. Guess it will take a while until we'll get our 14th round..
It'd seems ridiculous to have a thirteen round calendar now after having to drop rallies due to there being too many! Is it really too late for Spain or Corsica to step back up?
If i understand correctly the "Civil war" is because they are raising the prices for buses by 0.01€ and 0.04€ on the metro at peak hours. And people are protesting, burning things down and destroying metro stations, which won't make the prices lower in the end... Did i understand it correct...?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Chilean_protests
didnt read your link?Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
the average monthly cost per person for the city's public transport is equivalent to 13.8% of the minimum wage,
the increased cost of living, privatisation and inequality prevalent in the country
Protesters interviewed by Reuters said they were struggling to make ends meet because of the high costs of part-privatized education and health systems, rents and utilities, and a privatized pension system has been widely rejected by Chileans because of its low and often delayed payouts
Spain already said they cannot replace Chile
One thing is for sure if you burn and destroy then it ain't gonna be cheaper at the end. Government will collect more taxes to cover the costsQuote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
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i answered about if ''the civil war started cause of the raise of buses for 0,001 euro''Quote:
Originally Posted by cali
Shame. I'd have thought Corsica would be a more likely candidate to pick up the baton anyway. FFSA always keen to keep it alive. The helping hand of Jean Todt... The organisers seem a bit fly-by-night at the best of times, so why not throw something together now! Here's hoping anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Becoming a proper Westernised economy then..Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
That's hilarious. Just a regular day in Nairobi Kenya, but that event is still on. I have friends and fam in Kenya who can't walk without being mugged. I've been to Chile and it's extremely safe in normal circumstances. Kenya is unsafe at ALL times..
Estonia... We're calling you!!!
Not gonna happen in April.Quote:
Originally Posted by racerx1979
Circuit of Ireland then? Maybe?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tauri_J
Nobody puts together the funds and the organization-work for a WRC event in such a short timeframe. Only option to fill the gap could be that some other event (Turkey perhaps?) prefers this period of the year over their original date.
Exactly. My bet is we have 13 events instead of planned 14.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
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Jari-Matti Latvala kertoo rajusta pettymyksestään – tämän takia hän uskoo tulevaisuuteen: ”On aika kääntää sivut” https://www.is.fi/ralli/art-2000006324335.html
Latvala says he was informed approx a week ago, that he wouldn't be part of TGR line-up in 2020. There's no test role available either as Hänninen will continue as Toyota's test driver. Latvala also says he's targeting 2-5 events (with Toyota) next year and the funding for Sweden and Finland is "already secured".
13 is more than enough, imo 10 is enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by cali
It's doubtful the teams would accept to fly everything back to Europe after Mexico to do a European round and then go back to Argentina. The extra 2 long haul events added for 2020 only made sense financially with some airfreight savings by going back to back to back at Mexico-Chile-Argentina. Some one would have to pony up the dough to cover that cost before even thinking about asking the teams to do that.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
Whats going on IN Turkey?Quote:
Originally Posted by Eli
The region where the rally is held is pretty calm...
Latvala has been around so long I forget he is not actually that old. With Ogier about to retire and hopefully more manufacturers coming in the future it makes sense for him to stick around even if he has to spend some of his own money to stay match fit.
Meeke is already quite old. It’s a shame he has been a victim of the Citroen withdrawal because I think he probably had a year or two left but it’s probably time for him to call it a day now.
Actually, no. The teams have two service gear setups. One is for overseas and one is for European. Still this year Corsica was driven between Mexico and Argentina and this caused no problems. Even if Mexico, Chile and Argentina would have been driven consecutively, the cars and drivers would have still flown back to Europe after Mexico (Chile and Argentina were linked) with the overseas service gear slowly rolling from Mexico to Chile.Quote:
Originally Posted by OHL
The biggest problem is that rallies aren't set up so quickly. You need to find sponsors and partners, design the route and get permissions for it. For example Rally Finland's route and road contracts are almost finished at this point of year, and it's not driven until August.
https://www.rallit.fi/mita-tapahtuu-...-hyodynnetaan/
Latvala thinks that Abu Dhabi won't return to rallying. He still hopes that Citroen C3 WRC's will be used by some private team
Fingers crossed. I'd love to see the C3's again with their new aero etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Ostberg should be the best chance having previously driven the C3 WRC and with him having fallen out with M-Sport.
The new aero will never be seen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
The car will be forever stuck in its 2019 form....
You can't further homologate the car without being a registered manufacturer....
Brivio was a former Pirelli and Dmack rally tyres manager.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EKiQ80MU...pg&name=medium
I understand the following 5 items will form the basis for the decision.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
1. Who will pay the most money.
2. Who will pay the most money.
3. Who will pay the most money.
4. Who will pay the most money.
5. Who will pay the most money.
Yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Got Mail
Because every driver/car will get same brand tyres, it doesn´t matter how good or bad each brand is.
Money to FIA only matters.
Will we see more or less punctures then? who knows
If manufacturers must use them (MRF) and R5 can choose freely, we could see an R5 car win Monte Carlo. :D
Nevertheless.. Seb should ban her wifey from the internet.. or otherwise..Quote:
Originally Posted by deephouse
Brace yourselves..