Search:

It'd be very unfortunate and borderline disgraceful for Latvala's career to end off so abruptly and unceremoniously :(

What Jari can't deal with is being slower than his teammates. It doesn't matter if someone else in a different car beats him, but when he's in equal machinery with the guy trouncing over him he...

So where does Latvala go? I'm afraid another year at Toyota will drive him further into the ground with how little Tommi cares to keep him onboard. He's got arguably the best car, sure, but I think...

Neuville's time is far from up, but what's for sure is that he blew his biggest chance at becoming champion in 2017, and I don't think he'll get that close, that easily, ever again.

Meeke hasn't been stellar this year but he's been far from the total Trainwreck everyone makes him out to be.

To be fair to Meeke, he's been the consistent points scorer Toyota thought they wanted, collecting points from the bottom on all but two occasions. He's been unlucky with punctures mostly, I can't...

Despite Meeke's results so far I'm surprised to hear Tommi wants him replaced. Before he went to Toyota he was Kris' biggest shill, going on and on about how he could win any rally and really wanting...

It sounds a little farcical but it's always been done, and would be an okay substitute for the privateer entry of yesteryear.

I don't see Suninen going to Toyota despite his nationality. I like him, but he's not particularly marketable for the Japanese, and he's got the potential to do great things but the smallest...

Good riddance, I guess.

It'd be cool if you could link that, but judging by his own comments and the fact he's relying on the unpredictable Japanese to keep him on for the PR it sounds likely :(

What a shame... They had seemed to have been making progress for a while, but I'd always wondered where all their sponsorship money came from.

And Jari Matti, for years claimed to be the quickest driver and hailed as a sure-fire future champion.

That's actually brilliant!

We need junior teams back!

JML to Ford seems very possible given how much Tommi wants him gone and how badly M-Sport needs a seasoned driver in their lineup to match the rest of the teams. Latvala in Hyundai with Adamo's iron...

Tommi would definitely sack Latvala before anyone else. He's incredibly fond of Tanak and Meeke and would have sacked JML last year if the Japanese hadn't wanted him to stay.

Camilli going up to WRC without any experience at all was a terrible move for everyone involved, and his results that year were nothing short of catastrophic. However, he has been improving in WRC2...

Technically the cars are bound to be really quite interesting with the regs. I am a little skeptical about the prototype shells (particularly with the whole scaling thing, which I find ridiculous),...

British journos have an extraordinary hard-on for Elfyn though.

Even the faithful Japanese?

Australia is supposed to be replaced by NZ in the same plans, if I'm not mistaken. I think it's only a one off, though.

Chile backed out of Dakar for environmental reasons, I think; you know, cars tearing up virgin land. Rally cars go on already established paths.

Are you gatekeeping being a rally fan? That's quite embarrassing.

Tommi is veeeery fluent in rally English :D Maybe I would add gronholm to that list too.

And some recent drivers might be worthy as well. Markko Martin maybe? Or Latvala (being the winningest non-champion)or Hirvonen?

(I say this as a younger fan, of course without downplaying the...