Except when M-Sport can hire a top driver (Ogier, Loeb, Tanak) their strategy is to develop promising young drivers. Mikkelsen is not in either catagory, and Solberg's possible issue is his Monster sponsorship.
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Except when M-Sport can hire a top driver (Ogier, Loeb, Tanak) their strategy is to develop promising young drivers. Mikkelsen is not in either catagory, and Solberg's possible issue is his Monster sponsorship.
I don't think Red Bull will be a problem..
Didn't they come only because Tanak joined M-Sport? Without him I doubt Pumas would be covered with RB logos.
they had different liveries before...still, i guess money is the real factor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Fourmaux would deserve a 2nd decent rally1 chance!
Fourmaux full season.
Loubet wrc2 championship and some wrc1 outings.
Than they should go for Oliver Solberg, has speed, and can bring monster.
Their strategy is to make buck, not hire top drivers or develop young ones. That's their customer's choice. If Mikkelsen turns up with a Red Bull cap on or Solberg with a Monster cap, I'm sure they will embrace either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
They came in because nobody else did, that's their job. If they refuse Monster, they'll have to cover the hole, so I agree, it shouldn't be a problem. Pumas had Red Bulls in 2022, and Fiestas before too, didn't stop Greensmith and Loubet, etc, wearing different colours.Quote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
Possibility too that a car, two or a team carries EA logos next year. That'd be refreshing.
Ofcourse, I dont know why I had forgotten that.. Breen, Fourmaux and Loeb had RB on their cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by WRCStan
Thank for making me refresh my memory! :)
Now when RedBull is Ford's factory team in F1 I really doubt they would let M-Sport to have Monster sponsorship of any kind.
From 2026..Quote:
Originally Posted by Kenneth
Loubet isn't as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
They will use engines from 2026 ofc, but it's already in development and they are doing promotions and PR together already, since the announcement.Quote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
They didnt 'hire' Loubet as such, he's basically a pay driver.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
2024 Tet Rally Latvia Ticets went on sale. Discounted price until the end of the year!
https://ralli.ee/muugile-tulid-ajalo...etapi-piletid/
Is Kalle motivated to do a full season next year?
Perhaps - despite closing on a likely second successive World Championship - he'll go off and do more things that take up less time and provide more fun?
Where would that leave TGR with number of cars? Kalle and Seb sharing the third car? So who could be in a 4th....?
On what basis do you doubt his motivation?Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
So, Daniel Šaškin, president of Croatia rally organization board, says that FIA offered them a contract until 2027.
Also he says that in 2024 Croatia rally will be held in the same regions that it was since 2021., but from 2025 - 2027, the organizers want to place rally in Istria.
https://istarski.hr/node/94195-wrc-c...ji-jedan-uvjet
Seems where smoke there fire
Kalle with also part time program in future?
https://www.rallye-magazin.de/wrc/ar...medium=twitter
No I dont believe these rumours, I cant see it real in near future
https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/...0268#gs.7nppo6
Timo Jouhki comments the German rumor for Finnish media MTV: "Kalle is not retiring, that is clear". But when asked about a possibility of partial program, he says that he "can't give any comments about contractual details".
So not denying the rumors at allQuote:
Originally Posted by Allez Andruet
Interesting
Doing a part season doesn't mean he's retiring......Why would anybody think that? Maybe he has more fun/enjoyment and less pressure doing Drift Masters, etc However, I don't expect that just yet, but who knows.
I've always been an advocate for drivers to try more than just one discipline.....
In terms of the drivers championship Toyota could be in trouble then.
Or is this another attempt to raise his salary?
I think it's way too early to talk about Kalle not doing a full season... I can believe he not caring to chase 10 titles and wanting to try other motorsport disciplines, but I really doubt that moment is now.
I'll be surprised if something comes of this to be honest, I feel it's more of a way to get clicks. Altough it is strange that so many people are mentioning that "oh Kalle said he won't do it forever" etc.
I know other drivers have gone on and won many Championships (Loeb, Ogier), but they were quite a bit older to start with.
Rovanpera - a double world champion by the age of 23 - may think what does he really have to prove.
If you put yourself in Kalle’s shoes, why not try something else. He still has age on his side to embark on a real challenge, like F1.
money,money and more moneyQuote:
Originally Posted by doon
I'd start watching that RedBull Drifting European Master CHampionship Whatever the name is if Kalle switch to that. Like, In a heartbeat. Im all for that tbh. I would love seeing that. A CHAMP just moving away because he WANTS to try a new thing and be a champion there too.
F1 kinda sucks... he would never switch to that. Theres no sideways - Wheres the fun? haha
"Oh but you gotta set your suspensions like precislyyyy then you can be 0.0000000000000001milseconds faster so you can finish the race behind Max Verstappen" haha wtf
Maybe the rumours started here by me are true (slight boast...). Sometimes you don't want your rumours to be true.
This is one of those instances.
https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/r...lans/10541116/
Latvala told Autosport: “Yeah we are working to continue with Kalle and everything is looking really good with Kalle for next season, but around Rally Japan time everything will be clearer.”
Kalles par time program for 2024 rumor is based on the fact, that Kalle has not taken Finnish military course (army) which is mandatory in Finland for men before 30 years old. Also Finnish NBA star Lauri Markkanen did it last year. The shortest program for elite sports man is 165 days. I guess, Toyota, Kalle and other people are thinking now, what to do. I write this bases on an article, which was published in latvian media today - https://www.go4speed.lv/lv/news/wrc/...da-wrc-sezonu/
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Originally Posted by Negaiss
Lol. Basically if you are any kind of pro athlete, they will customise the service for you. Either take it in few stints, or then "postpone it" till you are "too old".
Army service will not be a problem for him. Possible that he wants to take a shorter program because there is too much going on, but it will not cause him to have to miss anything.
Not that anyone would care, but I wouldn't. Drifting is not for me (atleast watching from tv), but really gotta respect him if he wants to try different things.Quote:
Originally Posted by fiscorpun
Interested to see how the future will turn out. I would guess Kalle would atleast keep rallying part time. Winning rallys Monte Carlo and Finland would be nice motivators I guess. But hard to know, I am just a fan guessing like the rest.
Well , I agree with your idea, If Kalle really does part time in 2024, Who do you prefer can replace him to do the full time in next year. Ogier ? or other guy apart from Evens and Katsuta .Quote:
Originally Posted by Negaiss
Maybe Ogier can still drive one more full season if it´s 100% that Kalle is not there.Quote:
Originally Posted by 1988senna
Rumours are that Rovanperä will do the season in rally2 car..
Huh that's really weird
I was always surprised that he stopped short of matching Loeb's 9 WDC titles, maybe one more year in him if he doesn't rate Hyundai's chances and Kalle isn't there to challenge his position leading the team...?Quote:
Originally Posted by rp
Where are these rumours coming from?
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They come from boredom-and-need-some-clicks.com.Quote:
Originally Posted by Katvala
15+ years of time, hard work, dedication.. and after 4 years & 2 WDC's in WRC the motivation is gone and he wants to do half ass season..?
Being best in best car/team with one of the best salary and quitting doesn't make sense.
+ Toyota wouldn't do such thing that they have 2 top-tier drivers doing half season, while going for tge Manus title.
Then they would have targeted Tanak.
Lappi back to Toyota is another fiction. What would they get from that?