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Yes, but you can call PH Sport the M-Sport of PSA group. whereas Adapta/Jipocar had to rely on...M-Sport giving everything (know-how, parts). I`m also pretty sure, many Citroen Racing members will/would/already have head(ed) there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danny0405
Press Release says info on Loubet's WRC programme coming in a few days... so maybe given at ASI and maybe with M-Sport ?
team of 2 C3 runs by PH Sport sponsored by Qatar, would be a nice addition (Loubet and Ostberg).
Are there any links between Qatar and PH Sport at the Dakar?
But if this rally happen it's not be like competing for good results or so. It just to be shown on TV and other PR stuff. C3 with factory support with multiple world champion behind a wheel couldn't do anything better. So I can't see how semi private team with rookie and not very fast Norwegian could do betterQuote:
Originally Posted by spiderem
The last event he did was with Yves Matton's team.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Read into that what you will.
Yves Matton has no link with Citroën anymore...Quote:
Originally Posted by Got Mail
With Østberg confirming 8 WRC2 rounds in 2020, then Loubet is the last chance for a private C3 WRC to be seen.
When did he confirm it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Here...
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Originally Posted by AnttiL
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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
I was right, sadly.Quote:
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The arrival of hybridization and the possibility of creating tubular chassis brings the manufacturer closer to a land they already know well
The siren songs are real. From Autosport Japan they already talk about the real possibility of Subaru's return to the World Rally Championship and even provide details that speak of a model, coach and even the pilot who would be the spearhead of his project.
Many may think that 2022 (the date on which the Japanese firm would theoretically enter the WRC) is too far away, but it is the necessary period to launch a project with guarantees, just as another car giant arrived from the country did. of the 'Rising Sun', Toyota.
The change in regulation, which in principle caused the departure of the PSA group (then complemented with the departure of Sébastien Ogier after an abrupt end of the 2019 season), can make other brands such as Subaru itself to bet on rallies again. And it is that whoever weighs, electrification and the hybrid world (in the case of the World Cup would be a unique supplier of this system for everyone) come to stay. They have already done it on circuits and now it seems that the road is going to outdoor tests, rallies and raids.
WS000002 Therefore, rumors of the possible entry of Subaru, coming from his own country and with the constant run-run of the North American market with Oliver Solberg (the son of the 2003 World Champion) and his arrival at the WRC-2 with The Polo are nothing more than the realization that something is moving in the firm.
From Autosport Japan, as is evident, they go further. They talk about the interest in having a coach in the purest M-Sport style to take charge of the project and although they don't give names, they talk about Petter Solberg (again) as a possible recipient of the assignment with Xavier Demaison as a fundamental part of this path. Both have already agreed in the WRC with Subaru and the good connection between them was evident.
As for the model, few doubts. The ability to develop a tubular chassis makes the Subaru XV win whole, for the headache of an amateur. As for the regulations, it is said that some alternative to Japanese mechanics should be sought, but there should be no problems to adapt to the new regulations, more with the need for new brands to arrive.
The end of the Japanese media article puts calm to expectations talking about the low possibilities of carrying out this new project, but ... when the river sounds (and sounds a lot), water carries.
https://www.laregion.es/articulo/mas...543917966.html
All i wrote in this article is related to other in japanese made in Autosport Japan. Seems that rumours in Japan starts to be uncontainable.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Subaru of America (USA) paid for the company's rally team and Oliver Solberg was a convenient newcomer. He could come learn in a safe environment and SOA got some star power and a good driver to draw some extra fans. They haven't confirmed a team this year and their regular driver (David Higgins) has his own schedule that doesn't include US events. SOA may pay for a season or maybe not. Subaru Canada still offers lots of contingencies but stopped fielding their own rally team a few years ago.
If Subaru can get the Solberg family to set up a shop ala Makinen more power to them, but nothing from North America should be an indicator of this. Plus after following Subaru news in Japanese enthusiast magazines for twenty years you get kind of skeptical of anything they publish.
I'm sure he still has plenty of 'links'.Quote:
Originally Posted by dupanton
Off topic, but do you know what David's plans are?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gregor-y
https://www.rallit.fi/teemu-suniselt...ikan-arvoinen/
Suninen tells about his experience of recceing Rally Japan candidate event, saying it's the slowest rally he has seen during his career. "Quite exotic rally. Some extremely slow roads, you have to drive long sections on gears 1 and 2."
FIA updated the homologation list:
https://www.fia.com/sites/default/fi..._janv.2020.pdf
New jokers (all registered 1/12)
MSport - engine
Toyota - engine
Hyundai - engine + "general" (guess that means diffuser +exhaust and likely the scoop as well)
Citroen C3 WRC - engine (also on 1st December)
Toyota launch is tomorrow at Tokyo AutoSalon.
What’s rally Germany like to spectate? I’ve heard it’s not the best?
I do not know about competition plans but see the Facebook page for Higgins Motorsport Services, Limited that's listed as a training/coaching service. It looks like it was set up at the end of November. There is a nice video put together thanking him for his service to Subaru of America.Quote:
Originally Posted by the sniper
https://www.facebook.com/higginsmotorsportservicesltd/
I've been a couple of times.Quote:
Originally Posted by Henryfiles
I'm complementary about it. Especially if the weather is nice. However in October...
Colin McMaster
@colmcklein
WRC Champ Ott Tänak will stick with number '8' throughout 2020. Last time the World Champion started a WRC rally without #1 on the door was Juha Kankkunen on the 1994 Sanremo Rally. His Toyota Celica GT-Four ran with No.3
Who will have No.1 then?
Nobody. #1 is reserved for WDC and if tge driver chooses ,,his own,, nr then so it isQuote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Honestly I liked it more when all numbers on the entry list were earned by performance in the championship, and not randomly chosen.
It was pretty random before as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
The champion had #1 and his team had the following numbers, then the numbers were allocated by the team championship order. The numbers were allocated for the teams, not for drivers. A team could switch drivers for their numbers. Remember how Citroen had cars 7-9 in 2017 but for example Al-Qassimi drove a different number on each of the four rallies he did? Or Neuville had #5 in 2018 although we could consider him the "number one" driver of Hyundai (Mikkelsen had #4)?
Then, before 1995, it was usually only that previous year winner had #1 and everything else was decided by the organizers.
Maybe random, but still better than this joke...Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Petter Solberg is working on to attract manufacture to WRC to be team manager as himself after that. There is negotiations with several manufactures but he can't say anything more specific.
Source: Petter himself in interview to latvian motorsportsite go4speed.lv - https://www.go4speed.lv/lv/news/wrc/...rc-cempionata/
Don't see why it bothers people to be honest, it's just a number, and standard practice nowadays, just following suit from a lot of world championships.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
It's better for the drivers, Fia, marketing, for example if you see someone with a bright yellow #46 on a cap or shirt you know who they follow.
It's also easier to know for the fans who is driving what car if they have a permanent number assigned to them.
Although having said that, drivers need to use a bit of caution when choosing numbers.
I've just googled GG44 for example, and it is the code name for Amitriptyline, a medication used for depression.
Wonder if Gus knows this!
Should be VW or Skoda. Hope he succeed.Quote:
Originally Posted by sindroms
no, i hope its Subaru
I'm quite sure it is subaru.
And a younger solberg at the wheel.
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does toyota own 20% of Subaru and would toyota let them?
Yes they do. It wouldn't be unprecedented, in the early 2000's we had Peugeot and Citroen competing at the same time, and there was an overlap with Seat and Skoda but think they only nominated one of the teams as a manufacturers entry at the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by dck1989
Mr. Toyoda himself is passionate about motorsports and has urged other Japanese brands to step in, i don`t think a 20% ownership would get into way.
That is one of biggest problems of rally nowadays. Make groups will not fight one against other. 1 win, yes! But 1 loose. Some little percentages ok, it is possible. But how explain Peugeot loose to Citroën? Or the vice-versa? The funds come from where?
I had same thought one day. How many big automotive mergers actually we have?Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Daimler are currently alone as far as my memory serves me
BMW Mini Rolls-Royce
VW Audi Škoda SEAT Porsche Bugatti Bentley Lamborghini
PSA-FCA has Maserati Alfa Romeo Lancia FIAT Dodge Chrysler Peugeot Citroën Opel/Vauxhall
Renault Nissan Dacia Lada
Toyota has Daihatsu, Lexus and Subaru (only 20%)
TATA Jaguar Land Rover
Hyundai Kia
GM has Chevrolet GMC Buick Cadillac Holden
Ford
Suzuki
Mazda
Mitsubishi
Honda
Not much to choose if we count in who already participates, who is not interested and are driven by their global policies, some of them do not have the right segment cars and market share, some of them are not doing well...
In that light I would be happy if no manufacture leaves and we have one more to join.
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