[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

A few things from Motorsport News published in UK on Wednesday 17th March.
1. Indications are that Jean Todt is not "in love with North One Sport" and looks to want to prove to NOS that its the FIA in charge, - suggestions that NOS putting Abu Dahbi as the final event didnt go down too well.
2. Jean Todt has asked Morrie Chandler to start exploring a merger bewteen WRC and IRC.
3. Indications are that Monte stays with IRC again in 2011.
4. Jean seems to be taking his time to deal with things but MN suggests that he wants a return to old style rallies, and not so much the ISC / North One David Richards pattern of the 2000 decade.
5 Also hints that Jeam likes the costs of IRC allowing more drivers a realistic chance to enter over the elitist WRC.
Trouble is we should have been in this position two to three years ago not 9 months from the much talked aboit "new start in 2011"

Thank You, it seems that Jean Todt brought some new wind into FIA after all.

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Originally Posted by 'Mirek Fric [Cze

]Thank You, it seems that Jean Todt brought some new wind into FIA after all.

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Good for Jean Todt!!
NOS need to be reminded who runs the sport. Maybe Jean is wondering how NOS won the Promoters contract.

David Richards put WRC 10 steps back in compare with F1..

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Originally Posted by MJW

A few things from Motorsport News published in UK on Wednesday 17th March.

2. Jean Todt has asked Morrie Chandler to start exploring a merger bewteen WRC and IRC.

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In the grand tradition of the FIA. Got a pesky series challenging one of your flagships then go out of your way to kill it!

Mr Morrie Chandler can go back to New Zealand..

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Originally Posted by Barreis

Mr Morrie Chandler can go back to New Zealand..

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He actually hasn't done anything since he's been the commisioner, has he?

Nothing At All.

Loeb should not worry too much in 2010:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/82196

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Originally Posted by sal

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Originally Posted by MJW

A few things from Motorsport News published in UK on Wednesday 17th March.

2. Jean Todt has asked Morrie Chandler to start exploring a merger bewteen WRC and IRC.

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In the grand tradition of the FIA. Got a pesky series challenging one of your flagships then go out of your way to kill it!

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I should have added that Jean Todt had said that at present with the economy the way it is that top level rallying could not sustain two championships "taking from each other". He also said that if you removed the support series, SWRC, PWRC & JWRC from WRC it would be unlikely to run rallies.