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same here, agreed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kenneth
still rally1 are at the last season, so maybe no point to learn on that. still needs to develop tarmac, maybe there will be news later on. i've also read rumors about sesks in *porsche* from '27.
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Originally Posted by wyler
https://www.wrc.com/en/news/sesks-pl...mpaign-in-2026
I'm sure he'll still have a Rally2 programme - just like the last couple of years.Quote:
Originally Posted by wyler
Agreed with wyler - absolutely zero point in getting experience in Rally1 on tarmac.
It's the events where he should getting the experiance at. Monte, Canaries and also Croatia will be on 2027 calendar (and if I remeber correctly Japan too have contract to host the event that year also). The only new one will be Italy, but no one have experience on that.
The WRC site says he'll also do selected ERC and National rallies. Maybe he should do tarmac ones to get experience instead of proving what we already know, that he's fast on gravel.
Current plan of starts in ERC is Scandinavia and Fafe, only two current ERC gravel events...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Thanks for the info, PLuto.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
So it seems Sesks is looking to progress in WRC via good gravel results giving him a high profile, rather than showing he's an all-round package (tarmac & gravel).
Time will tell if this pays off.
looks a bit like solberg, but he had rx tarmac.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Solberg has also been doing many of the tarmac events in WRC, just not choosing to score WRC2 points in them.Quote:
Originally Posted by wyler
i wont say "many" in his first 2-3 years in wrc. later on, yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Sesks about tarmac rallies.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Source - https://www.go4speed.lv/lv/news/wrc/...paplasinasanu/
- We have plans for Southern Europe including tarmac rallies so I think another rally might appear on our calendar.
Go4speed.lv: Perhaps you can tell us why there are no asphalt rallies either last year or this year, at least on the WRC calendar?
- In those years, with the opportunities we had, we walked like on the edge so we had to show high-value results where we can - to secure our future drive. Driving on tarmac rallies and not showing high-value results, we wouldn't be interesting to anyone, so at first it was important to prove ourselves where we really feel good. But we need to practice on other surfaces so we hope this year we will have that opportunity to try other surfaces as well. Yes, maybe not immediately at WRC rallies and not with top-tier technique but with Rally2 car you can learn it perfectly.
Go4speed.lv: Some years ago Kalle did quiet a lot Italian tarmac races to gain experience.
- Yes, and we have that plan too.
Planetemarcus @planetemarcus
For Rally Sweden training EVANS goes to Arctic Lapland Rally in the end of January with Toyota Yaris Rally1.
So, did you guys watch driver's sponsors?
Ogier and Landais both have Red Bull helmets but Ogier is only driver that has a Red Bull logo on right sleeve.
Katsuta also has only Red Bull helmet.
Obviously, M-Sport has no longer Red Bull livery, but also Fourmaux and Coria have no longer Red Bull Logos on their helmets. Adrien now has Safety Culture logo, but I did not saw if that is a case with Alex.
Edit: I forgot Neuville, he also continues with Red Bull.
Maybe the company is collapsing and will eventually fade away from sport. Time for more healthier drinks/nutrition?
Co-drivers tend to get their own sponsors so Landais won't share RB with Ogier.Quote:
Originally Posted by Managarium
Have you seen if Evans is still running a Redbull product placement?
Adrien might not be a RB France athlete anymore. RB have probably gone with one driver this year proper with a livery.
Katsuta might be a RB Japan athlete only.
Ogier is also sponsored by Prada this year.
Evans and Tanak also had RB removed from helmets/caps from 2025.
Tanak wore his burgundy RB cap in Japan and other colored ones too, grey one in Saudi. I just checked the photos from TGR.
All year he had his own spa company or smth cap.. no red bull.Quote:
Originally Posted by GigiGalliNo1
When you got 3B$ budget just for marketing, it ain't collapsing lmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by deephouse
Motorsport Ireland eyes World Rally Championship return to Ireland
https://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/...rn-to-ireland/
The FIA expects to announce the new World Rally Championship commercial rights holder within the next “couple of months” with an agreement “very close”, according to FIA deputy president Malcolm Wilson.
https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/f...arch/10792349/
https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/...arch/10792343/
This was posted today two hours ago regarding new promotor for WRC. Wilson says that they identified one who can be the right for this sport. But when you read the whole article it seems that they don't have any offer at all. Or bad ones, I think. and also it would be revelaed in a qouple of months. Right.
Just when they announced few weeks ago that they will finally tell the world they made a deal. I think it will not be clear for some time if ever. Just blank promises all the time. Like the politicians.
“One of the things I have specified is we need the promoter to be very close to Geneva or even be based in the FIA certainly in the short-term future, because we have to work together to grow the sport. They will have ideas, and we need some fresh eyes, and we have to be open-minded.”
This doesn’t sound good.
How did WRX go with more FIA control…..?
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Could be. He's retiring as Chair of Motorsport UK this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by WRCStan
The person is French. What's his name from the F1 team.
Cyril?Quote:
Originally Posted by GigiGalliNo1
Eric Boulier.Quote:
Originally Posted by WRCStan
CorrectoQuote:
Originally Posted by pedro16
WRC sets course for USA return with 2026 candidate event...
https://www.wrc.com/en/news/wrc-sets...andidate-event
Haha again? How many tries? 7, 8
Seb Ogier has decided to add Kenya on his list of events to start.
Looks like the Monte result may very well have influenced this decision. Hyundai won't enjoy facing a full complement of Yaris' on the African classic.
https://rallyjournal.com/sebastien-o...-announcement/
https://rallyjournal.com/bold-talk-f...hayden-paddon/
What's the problem with this guy? Is he completely nuts. He is slow, unreliable, and now so full of himself too. Basically doesn't have any achievement in rallying at all, and saying that he is aiming to replace Paddon at Hyundai. What a douchebag.
And his Dad was on the TV series more than anyone would have liked!