[WRC] 91e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo (16-22 January 2023)

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While he was unable to complete a Monte-Carlo in a Ford Puma Rally1, François Delecour will finally drive the new Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 from
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Originally Posted by denkimi

If it's properly funded, running more cars should not have influence on the quality of tanak's car.

It would be weird if wilson would turn someone with sufficient money down. He needs them to make a profit, selling and renting cars is his model.

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For me question mark is also are they making that much benefit when renting the Rally1 cars: it has become some much expensive that I’m wondering if they don’t rent it at cost with very low margin sometimes, just to make them run.
And I would be a bit cautious, by experience, with Francois Delecour claims; all the more that he puts a message on his Facebook account about the Puma and then deleted it. Maybe things are not that simple (for example, a conditional possibility on a 3rd car if no better client, i.e. not a one-shot client, appears).

Last point is that I found it very surprising that we still don’t know the 3rd Puma driver if this rumor is true:
- either it’s like last year with M-Sport having entered a TBD car in the entry list because negotiations still ongoing (Greensmith or maybe Mikkelsen are the most obvious possibilities except a surprise?); this last minute call may explain some points about Delecour’s situation.
- or a pure client (maybe one of Serderidis rounds as he did it a lot of times in his R5 era?)

So that is already 5 new Fabias confirmed in Monte if I count correctly.

Carlos Sainz is testing his car before Rallye Monte Carlo :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB9t64VgZcg

It is not strange that Delecour can’t get the Puma but goes with super rare new Fabia instead a Ford Fiesta?

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Originally Posted by WRC1

10 WRC

• 4 équipages /crews TOYOTA YARIS RALLY1
• 3 équipages /crews HYUNDAI I20 RALLY1
• 3 équipages /crews – FORD PUMA HYBRID Rally1

5 WRC MASTERS
5 WRC2 TEAMS
16 WRC 2
1 WRC 3

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Rovanperä, Evans, Katsuta and Ogier
Neuville, Sordo and Lappi
Tanak, Loubet and Serderidis

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Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira

It is not strange that Delecour can’t get the Puma but goes with super rare new Fabia instead a Ford Fiesta?

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Marius Aasen ordered a Fabia a long time ago, had to get a Polo from Printsport instead

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Originally Posted by mknight

So that is already 5 new Fabias confirmed in Monte if I count correctly.

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I think Bulacia, Solberg and Delecour confirmed? Gryazin seems highly likely as he did the warm up event last week. Not sure on Lindholm or Pajari for Monte?

Seems Skoda were under-promising and over delivering on orders for the new car as Orsak and Eurosol have theirs already too.

No Lindholm at Monte, not sure about Pajari. Possibility that Miele will start with a new one there aswell.

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Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira

It is not strange that Delecour can’t get the Puma but goes with super rare new Fabia instead a Ford Fiesta?

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Maybe bcs Delecour will bring big publicity to their new car ?