[WRC] Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2024

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Originally Posted by Eli

Just now heard it's the last event for Janne Fern, sad to see him end his career with a DNF :(

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Ohh, always thought he is a great character. I guess this is the final proof that Lappi won't be earning money by driving a rally car next season.

Heikki Kovalainen announced on his Facebook page that he will do RallyLegend in a C3 WRC with Ferm as co driver, so Chile is probably not Janne's final event.

I see Lappi probably will not just quit driving. He will probably go the national route or ERC, like Paddon/Ostberg. I think he could convince some sponsors for a full season. And both are saying it's more relaxed than WRC. And Lappi says it's quite demanding being also a father. So why not.

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Originally Posted by macebig

Heikki Kovalainen announced on his Facebook page that he will do RallyLegend in a C3 WRC with Ferm as co driver, so Chile is probably not Janne's final event.

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I guess retirement is meant in a professional way, doing the odd rally for fun is normal.

Brill piece on Rally TV after the power stage with EP and Janne, very good

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Originally Posted by firstromario

Registered just to reply to this but my post disappeared somehow.

It's insane that they are letting russian compete. If he was great I could at least see why. But just for the sake of it? I'm originally from Ukraine and hearing moscow russian is a huge trigger. You literally hear it in a background when people are executed... :(

Also feel really bad for Solberg

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Totally agree, but some people think that sport world is some kind of magical world where people don’t have to be responsible for crimes of their country and since they don’t have to be responsible and enjoy their career, they will leave their government do whatever it wants.

guys here we dont care about politics.
You have to find another forum for these talks.

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Originally Posted by deephouse

He is a professional sportsman and has nothing to do with the political situation. If we based those things on nationality, then Americans should never compete anywhere, since they mix the shit everywhere... It's the politics you should be mad at, not individuals. Sport is more like family than hating each other.

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First of all I highly disagree with you that sports are not "politics." We literally have country flags next to names. And.. olympics...

But more directly you have to choose. Accommodate Ukrainians or russians. If you are accommodating russians you will make life more difficult for Ukrainians (in anything - sport, TV, travel). That seems unfair.

And last point is around people vs. politicians. russians support the war and that's why politicians act the way the do. Sure there's corruption and propaganda but if you met more than 5 russians in your life you will know what they support. Just ask gryazin. Or this sportswoman: https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWarV...t/s/aFK9NpibjZ

WRC is a great international competition and this weekend showed it. But it's ignorant to think it exists in a vacuum from politics.

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Originally Posted by dimviii

guys here we dont care about politics.
You have to find another forum for these talks.

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Sport is politics. It's ignorant to think it isn't. Sure getting into causes of the war is too much. But WRC doesn't exist in a vacuum. It's fair to discuss motor racing and implication on politics. Or other way around

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Originally Posted by firstromario

Sport is politics. It's ignorant to think it isn't. Sure getting into causes of the war is too much. But WRC doesn't exist in a vacuum. It's fair to discuss motor racing and implication on politics. Or other way around

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we dont care.Please stop.