I am kind of hoping they do retire and give us and the Championship a kind of fresh start under the new Regs. Ogier has well had his time (and money), ditto Neuville (and wont like less...
Nobody will retire, actually there is a quite bigger chance that drivers will come back, because there will might be more seat available.
It will depend from their taste. I think Toyota and Hyundai (if it will be there) will try to convince Ogier and Neuville to do at least another year, since nobody knows who will adapt better to...
What are peoples' thoughts on the older drivers (Ogier, Neuville, Evans) retiring after 2026 ? Will they decide the change in Regs to Rally2-spec and the drop in performance is the right time to...

No surprise. Everybody is expecting that next year will be mainly about Rally2. Lot of drivers is focusing last two seasons with this target...
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