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Link to DirtFish: https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/rovan...r-next-season/Quote:
Originally Posted by skarderud
I think this is just Jouhki's way to get the price up. Can not see any logic on reason for the move.
edit1: the only logic could be - if Toyota plans to leave.
edit2: based on that - next year in Hyndai - Rovanperä, Lappi and Suninen and no finns in Finnish-lead team Toyota?
Yeah, me too.Quote:
Originally Posted by meh
It would be ridicolous.
He won't drop places for Neuville eighter.
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However a swap Kalle vs. Ott would be great for the WRC in all.
Of course it's a way to get the salary higher, either way. Just normal.
Wait, but I thought Neuville was the CEO of Hyundai and decides who drives for the team, no?Quote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
How are conspiracy theorists going to fit these two things together? :D
How would this be better for WRC? I can't see any logic behind this. Good thing for WRC was that Ford now has a top driver compared to last year but if you change one really good driver to another, I can't see any benefit in this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Maybe its the first sign that Hyundai/new teamleader don't belive Neuville can be world champion?Quote:
Originally Posted by focus206
There, i turned that around:)
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But if that's the case, that means Neuville is not the "boss" who decides what happens in the team, that the propaganda conspiracy theorists suggest... I can't believe it, shocking!Quote:
Originally Posted by skarderud
Very probably Kalle will remain in Toyota, but if I were Neuville I'd rather have him in Hyundai. Why would I want the fastest driver to drive the best car and be unbeatable?
Maybe Abiteboul agreed to put all in for Neuville this year and if it doesn't pay off, then there will be changes. He comes from F1 and tactics are different there.
It's Neuville's and Hyundai's 10th year in team/wrc and they have only managed to win 2 manu titles, which isn't clearly enough..
I don't see any change of philosophy in Hyundai. They hired world champion Tanak few years ago to try and win the title, now of course they would like to hire world champion Rovanpera.Quote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
I´m grasping after straws... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by flat_right
Ogier will race the next round of the French Autocross championship! Thats awesome. This series has live broadcast on YouTube! He will be racing on the top class (Super Buggy), with Florent Tafani's Alfa Racing car, who won the European Championship in 2021! Thats a great car! Cant wait
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...meline&paipv=0
Heres the youtube channel
https://www.youtube.com/@ofactv/streams
A talk with P1 Fuels guy who works at refueling at WRC events about his work and WRC things.
http://rally-week.com/p1-fuels-and-w...as-jablonskis/
The Toyota chairman has made it clear that the WRC cannot go all-electric:
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/toyod...D-vLSFIwMiwa30
CADENA3 Argentina saying they are back to the 2024 calendar
Rumors indicate a September date and a possible location change to San LuisQuote:
Originally Posted by lmmjvss
Sounds like replacing Chile then which is this year at the end of September
well according to the article chile is still confirmed as "the other" American round, meaning that mexico is gone and maybe Chile and Argentina are double headersQuote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
I would take this solutionQuote:
Originally Posted by steve.mandzij
Does that mean no USA?
Petter Solberg building facilites to house a future factoryteam in Torsby.
https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/sol...pbh87gfe7itgni
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https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/h...year/10488170/
So instead of having the 3rd car shared we might see 4 cars instead? Fingers crossed!
Right out the bat, Neuville, Lappi and maybe Lindholm full time(like Solberg) and Sordo/Suninen shared car, were my first thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eli
I'm more than sure that Sordo will finish after 2023. He already wanted to retire after 2022 but Hyundai asked for his help and as a good soldier he obeyed. I just can't see him doing another year, especially when he doesn't challenge for wins and he told at the end of last year that he'll continue as he long as he feels he can be in the fight.
Reading Abiteboul's comments, it seems to me that the fourth car is an option if the events get shorter. Perhaps it's a bit of a bargaining chip from Hyundai? We'll bring another car but we need shorter events compared to now.
Also, I guess that Suninen might be decent enough to give him a full season in the third car. I think that if he gets some seat time this season then he won't be slower than Sordo next year. So if Hyundai gets shorter events, he could do a full season. If not, then he'd share the third car with Lindholm.
https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/u...spot/10488901/
It seems the rumors about Argentina trying to return were right & fingers crossed we'll see them back there next year. No NI round it seems, to no-one's surprise at this point I guess.
Edit: no mentions about Kenya being off the calendar for next year.
Argentina instead of Mexico next year.
Rumours of Jari Matti drives a Rally1 in Finland?
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Seems it might be legit, can't recall where I saw something regarding that first.Quote:
Originally Posted by skarderud
Latvala in Finland with Yaris Rally1 confirmed now!
https://fb.watch/ly8PhZIZGp/
Team orders to expect? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
This is great!
Looking forward to see this!
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Thats great news, JML is a very nice guy and he was very fast back in his good days especially in Finland.
Really glad to see him back, missed seeing him in a rally car but he hasn’t done the event in 4 years so I’d keep my expectations low.
That's cool, hope he has a trouble free rally!
This is great and will be so good to enjoy him in the WRC again on his home rally. I hope it goes well.
Jari-Matti getting a real driving experience in the hybrid car on a proper rally can only help his understanding of his drivers.
JML will really gild the event.
He hasn't been sitting at home all the time ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Eli
https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile...matti-latvala/
Much better than renting the car to Bertelli.
Will be really interesting to see the comparison with Katsuta.