[WRC] News & rumours (part III)

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Originally Posted by raybak

Well at least those competitors with sad lives are actually competing. Without these guys there is no WRC. Who would turn up to watch 8 cars from Manufacturers, in my experience no one. And if you are asking about my experience, I have only done 308 rallies from WRC down to club level. I am one of those guys who makes up the numbers and helps to make an event viable.

Ray

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I am not talking about guys like you who are gentlemen and you fill up the lower ranks... i do not have a problem with you, you have no effect to anything in the WRC so no problem.

I am talking about those somewhat upper level who try to make a career out of knowledge of specific events... which is sad.

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Originally Posted by Ounin

WRC will probably be quite boring in '15, it wil be exciting further down the field; the best of the rest a.k.a. the non VW's -some 8-10 WRC's- and the very much the WRC2. I'm looking forward to the WRC3 as well and many respect for the locals and group N's. That makes the rally exciting for everybody; like at Elsace were many fans stayed at the stage to sheer up the locals, even with banners.

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The WRC has never been boring.
2015 will make no exception to the rule.

When FIA will publish the Manufacter entries?

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Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira

When FIA will publish the Manufacter entries?

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why ? we already know them.

Ostberg or Meeke to Monte Carlo team points?

There was an interview of Stéphane Lefebvre in Auto Hebdo.

For ERC : 2 rallies in R5, as gift for his JERC title. First Jänner (as we know) with the DS3, then Ypres with a Peugeot (I suppose an official drive but it's not clearly said).

The 2 rallies he will do with the DS3 WRC will probably be Germany and France (DS3 WRC from PH Sport).

Then, and it's what is the more interesting, he talked about Toyota.
He said he won the shoot out done a with week ago, and Toyota proposed to pay him a WRC 2 season.
Initially Citroën proposed him 6 rallies, but when they know the Toyota offer, they expand to 10 rallies.

So Toyota is trying to place driver in WRC2, not in WRC3 as we initially suppose (or maybe they will try to pay WRC3 for the most inexperienced driver, Suuninen or Camilli).
The two other contenders were Abbring and Tidemand ... maybe one will have the WRC2 offer from Toyota ...

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Originally Posted by vino_93

There was an interview of Stéphane Lefebvre in Auto Hebdo.

For ERC : 2 rallies in R5, as gift for his JERC title. First Jänner (as we know) with the DS3, then Ypres with a Peugeot (I suppose an official drive but it's not clearly said).

The 2 rallies he will do with the DS3 WRC will probably be Germany and France (DS3 WRC from PH Sport).

Then, and it's what is the more interesting, he talked about Toyota.
He said he won the shoot out done a with week ago, and Toyota proposed to pay him a WRC 2 season.
Initially Citroën proposed him 6 rallies, but when they know the Toyota offer, they expand to 10 rallies.

So Toyota is trying to place driver in WRC2, not in WRC3 as we initially suppose (or maybe they will try to pay WRC3 for the most inexperienced driver, Suuninen or Camilli).
The two other contenders were Abbring and Tidemand ... maybe one will have the WRC2 offer from Toyota ...

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So maybe still lasting deals of Toyota with Abbring are the reason why Peugeot entered a secret driver for ERC and Jänner?

Did he mention any reason why Thomas Dubois isn't codriving him anymore? The WRC-project next year will be with Stéphane Prévot.

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Originally Posted by WUff1

So maybe still lasting deals of Toyota with Abbring are the reason why Peugeot entered a secret driver for ERC and Jänner?

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seems like that.

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Originally Posted by tommeke_B

Did he mention any reason why Thomas Dubois isn't codriving him anymore? The WRC-project next year will be with Stéphane Prévot.

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Shortly, wants to make a living the "ordinary" way.
Said rallying being a bet he doesn't want to go gambling a career.
They split in good terms.