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It’s fair to say that in 2017 the FIA asked other manus to allow an exception for the Polo homologation but they’ve opposed to it, arguing the rules demanded WRC registered manus (the only ones able...

Meeke chances aren’t looking good (no confirmation of an early sign with Toyota), but it’d be great having him sharing MSport 3rd car with Greensmith (hard to believe Gryazin will drive it next year).

They may be promoting it next year, but Extreme E will only start in 2021 with a handful of events that are looking to be a sort of TV reality show rather than proper racing. Apparently it fits on...

VW made the statement long before the Dieselgate.

Finot reports to PSA brands CEO’s and he just said they won’t suspend the program. There’s no need to keep speculating about Citroen immediate...

So, they’ll be there in 2020 (with or without Ogier) and 21 (5 years plan), leaving at the end of 21. If so, that’s not too bad and always better than an immediate pull out.

You’re once again forgetting that the WRC is competitng for manus with other series. If other series marketing value can match the WRC marketing value, how on earth aren’t each series overall costs...

Actually the bigger picture is that the WRC fights against FE, WEC and even the WRX to get new manus (F1 is a case apart). Besides each series marketing value, their overall running budgets are also...

It’s impossible to run the WRC without manufacturers. It’s only thanks to their direct involvement that the series is the pinnacle of the sport; without them the WRC would have very little interest:...

He didn’t answer because the question was pretty stupid…he’ll be there to figth for WDC, not to babysit Lappi.

Btw, many are still seeing Mikkelsen at Hyundai next year but isn’t he already out?...

There’s life beyond stats. Without suffering from Tanak’s direct comparison, Latvala and Meeke will probably be more at ease and perform on a higher level; if Evans joins them, he’ll certainly be...

Why not? Without being in Tanak’s shadow anymore and with his personal matters resolved, Latvala could be as competitive as he was in 2017. Besides, it’s hard to see anyone better than him to lead...

Let’s face it, there’s only a handful of journos covering the WRC on a permanent basis and among them Evans is the only doing it for a global motorsport press group, making him the perfect messenger...

We don’t call Ogier, Tanak and Neuville the BIG 3 by accident. They’re clearly on a class of their own but if one of them manages to get a faster car it’ll soon be noticed. That was Neuville case in...

True, but they won’t take long to use mild hybrid systems on their whole range:...

If done (they’ll be negotiating for several weeks) the merger won’t affect Citroen 2020 WRC plans. According to the reports, PSA will have 6 board members and FCA 5; Elkann (Agnelli grandson) is set...

Honestly, the complaints may be old but the way they’re being revelead makes one wonder if they’re not exaggerated. The whole thing is sounding like a business dispute rather than a sport issue;...

Good idea! Feel free to consider it, there’s always room in our RdP group ;)

Yep, that’s what I also recall, but options can be signed earlier and some time ago Mrs. Jackson and Budar confirmed Ogier in 2020.




It’d be hard to collect, unless you’re planning to...

Come on Eddie, PSA is an independent manufacturer and Citroen is on the WRC by its own rigth and will. Ogier is under contract until the end of 2020 and he’s Citroen main asset; they hugely invest on...

The same was said about Neymar going to Barcelona as was his wish, but he’s still playing for PSG…(sorry for the OT).

Ogier will continue with Citroen next year, as planned.

French forum posts should be taken with several pinches of salt; they’re also saying that Hyundai offered 10M to Tanak, that he was feeling discriminated for being an Estonian on a Finn team and that...

He signed last year for 3 years more (until the end of 21).



Probably we’ll only know in the next Tanak movie…

Hard to believe it's just about money; Toyota is paying millions to Alonso, mainly for PR purposes. A bad relation with Makinen, like cali explained, make more sense.

Btw, before Loeb's era having...

Hopefully, Adamo’s touring car racing backgroung will help him managing 2 top drivers under the same roof.

Anyway, I’m still puzzled about Tanak’s move to Hyundai: he’s the undisputed nr 1 driver...

I remember reading at the time it was a 1+1 deal, but I won’t bother to check as it was already told by Ogier, Budar and Jackson that they will run together next year.