Probably why they've got Ott doing some testing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
None of the current drivers want to waste their time banging about in a car that's not good to drive.
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Probably why they've got Ott doing some testing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
None of the current drivers want to waste their time banging about in a car that's not good to drive.
ogier is 42 now, loeb's last wrc outing was greece 2022, when he was 48.Quote:
Originally Posted by deephouse
I think he will stay for some more years, but skip the events he doesn't like or that don't fit his agenda.
But unlike for Loeb (who drove the WRC 2017 & Rally1 Hybrid) the next cars are not progressing, but will be slower and more basic.
I would put money on Ogier retiring from WRC and maybe just doing the odd rally for fun (like Loeb now), or W2RC.
Good guy Evans saying it out
https://www.upload.ee/image/19300080...7552883776.jpg
Exactly.Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
And if Ogier was going to continue in 2027 he'd be the first to test it.
Hayden Paddon is to return to the Ypres Rally in 2026. He and Gregoire Munster will be there in Hyundai i20 Rally2 machines.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY1ve...FpM2ZxejRjcw==
Here's the video from ERC Sweden, where driver got penalty and DSQ for insulting a scrutineer steward..
Like I thought.. BS scandal from nowhere. Saying it to his codriver..
Sad that there was 0 video from Tanak's cars in Finland, where he was gifted 5min penalty for supposedly hurting tyre checker..
Cyril Abiteboul expressed frustration at the teams inability to hang onto Ott Tanak in an interview.
Me thinks they were lucky he stayed that long:
https://dichvutrangtrinoel.com/cyril...byT2dTGqZ0ksVg
Erm, same author has a post "Akio Toyoda has confirmed that Ott Tänak will be part of the Toyota lineup in 2027". I'm not linking to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by 240RS
"Oliver Solberg and Chloé Chambers Leave Fans Emotional After Quietly Confirming They Are Expecting Their First Child While Unexpectedly Revealing the Baby’s Gender and Name"
Also posted today.
Maybe these things are all happening, like the other 100,000 posts that author wrote today.
"3 Fateful Minutes at SS7 WRC Rally Japan 2026 completely changed the course of the race as Thierry Neuville lost the championship chance and two team members required medical attention"
Fucking disgusting.
My AV had it sussed...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HJW-iBzX...jpg&name=small
I will link this because it's worth the read: "Just 5 minutes ago, Chloe Chambers, Oliver Solberg’s fiancée, surprised fans" https://dichvutrangtrinoel.com/just-...thi-quynh-nhu/
Dodgy site on reflection. Keep off it. My sincere apologies..Quote:
Originally Posted by 240RS
Could you guys please stop with this BS?
https://www.facebook.com/share/1BAyyaz17s/
BOMBE X 2 !!
Ce serait officieusement fini pour le « Team Hyundai officiel » et ses Pilotes en WRC !
On savait déjà que Hyundai Motorsport n’alignerait pas de « New WRC » en ’27, et que la seule piste envisageable serait une Rally2 …
Au Japon, Andrew Wheatley (directeur sportif @hmsgofficial a confirmé que cette Rally2 bénéficierait d’évolutions pour ‘27 … Mais qu’elles seraient réalisées par le ... Département Clients ! Et qu’ainsi leur Rally2 Evo 2,5 serait donc vraisemblablement uniquement destinée à des … Clients !!!
En conséquence, tout indique que Hyundai ne sera plus engagé officiellement en ’27.
Et tout porte à croire qu’il n’engagera plus, non plus, de Pilotes officiels …
Triste double BOMBE.
Ce sera la fin d’une époque.
>>> Sauf si ... Thierry Neuville - le fils de la maison - se décarcasse et joue de son énorme influence auprès de la Haute Direction pour sauver l’affaire de toute justesse … Mais @thierryneuville n’a-t-il pas déjà tout essayé ?
Totaly see that coming.
Not that we get new manufacturer/constructor announced at Rally Japan 2026 amidst all those promises and rumours, we lost one. So it's a double bomb or bomb x2. Again it isn't surprise at all. Cyril finaly get what he wants.
Let the driver charade begins. I see Fourmaux back in M-Sport.
And to be honest, if it's true, it’s very welcome news for me. I'm totally fed up with all this 'we will quit if...' intimidation and blackmail.
WRC being a Toyota cup timeline marches on.
At this point just ask them to build all Rally1 cars (with 400 hp and aero please) and be done with it
Who is this guy on FB ? Nowhere else is reporting this from Andrew Wheatley.Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
I reckon its clickbait and his interpretation that the i20 Rally2 is a customer car and will remain so. Nothing is confirmed.
He's a well known belgian rally journalist. Has been for 30 years or more.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
I'd say he's pretty reliable.
https://youtu.be/cnr1fD_q1bo?is=vlQH9qW9VDqebL2I
https://youtu.be/HOuInuCJQK8?is=CbfC_JVSM3tXNtJt
The guy that was saying at Safari Rally the other year that Hyundai were quitting ?Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
my favorite AI post was a few years ago. an article saying evans would leave wrc to focus on his UFC campaign. i think the article was about an open seat at toyota for the next season (maybe 2024, i dont remember)
:D https://speed.dhpplant.com/ufc-elfyn...-to-ufc-bonie/Quote:
Originally Posted by saco0o
Petter Solberg @Petter_Solberg
!!! Don’t believe everything you read online! 👀 There are so many fake news pages using AI pictures on social media now sharing completely fake stories - including ‘WRC Rally Astralis’, ‘WRC Racing Track’, ‘Gravel Kings’ and ‘WRC Apex Hunters’ !!!
Please unfollow them - everything on those pages is completely made up, and a lot of it is harmful! For anyone who has seen any of those pages recently: no, Pernilla is not unwell and Oliver isn’t retiring at the end of the season… it’s all just lies to get attention, so please don’t give them any.
If in doubt, always check official driver, team, WRC and known media accounts to verify if something is true. Thank you.
Elfyn Evans, Jon Armstrong and Romet Jürgenson will all compete in Scotland this August in preparation for next year's WRC event:
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/evans...rampian-rally/