[WRC] News & rumours (part IV) 2016

Ogier: "Nothing is clearly decided right now. My options... my vision starts to be more clear, but unfortunately I have nothing to announce right now.

"You always look for a works team, that is where [there is the] most guarantee of the future, my priority is to get stability in what I do and I think this stability you only get with a works team.

"But the truth is I have had an amazing team [in Volkswagen], it was not the best news to learn the story is coming to an end, I was be happy to go further with them, but with the timing it was difficult to find a solution.

"Pretty soon - I hope next week - I will be able to move forward and announce what my future is."

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Originally Posted by macebig

Don't get your hopes high,folks.VW Polo R WRC '17 will join an extensive lineage of never raced rally cars like the TMG Yaris,Lancia ECV2,Escort RS1700T and more.

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At least it's not that supersecret like another dark spot in VAG rally history - the gr.S Audi RS002 about which people learned only many years later after it should have been destroyed on Piech's order and of which prototype survived only thanks to Roland Gumpert who refused to obey and saved one.

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Originally Posted by Mirek

At least it's not that supersecret like another dark spot in VAG rally history - the gr.S Audi RS002 about which people learned only many years later after it should have been destroyed on Piech's order and of which prototype survived only thanks to Roland Gumpert who refused to obey and saved one.

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It actually "raced" on this years Eifel festival.

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Originally Posted by stefanvv

It actually "raced" on this years Eifel festival.

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30 years later

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The group A VW Golf A59 project was not finished either. The two first article suggests that Piech was involved in cancelling this project also.

http://www.pistonheads.com/features/...pean-evo/25718

http://www.clubgti.com/showthread.ph...the-full-story

http://www.wolfsburgrennsport.com/20...e-changed.html

What i don't get is how could they plan this customer program without letting anyone in the rally team know?

Better get used with something like
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Ogier will replace Rosberg at Mercedes

Seriously,Ogier to Mercedes could happen.He has the Super License points covered.To qualify for the SL you need 40 points over a 3 year period.WRC World Champion gives 15 points,so 15x3=45 Super License points for Mr Ogier.He can drive an F1 car if the opportunity arises.

A good article about WRC 2017 with some interviews (Hayden Paddon, Jourdan Serderidis...) : http://www.lemagsportauto.com/wrc-20...-rallye/19907/