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Wonder if he really did say that. Cause last year he was actually leading the championship and was pretty much in the fight until rally Poland+Finland where he retired with technical issues from very...

In Levorg:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_FB_engine


However I don't really see any model that would fit and also don't get why they should even be rumored to enter (except for that monte...

Spain was the first rally where he had top 3 pace all the time. GB was spotwise after others hit trouble.Turkey was 2nd place while being 5th fastest car. The comments about the car moving from him...

The obvious difference is that Paddon has been driving Hyundai for a while and was very much competetive in 2016. It did not seem very likely that the concept and behavior of the car changed so much...

Prevot seems to make same mistake as steve on previous page, only looking at the last rally.
When Mikkelsen was signed for 2 years he just beat both Sordo and Paddon in GB by 1 and 2mins and was...

Using stage wins Evans is far slower (14 vs 3). The other drivers with fewer typically didn't do as many rallies, those that did almost as many are Suninen - 3, Breen - 7.

If you look at rally...

Can't quite agree. Sardinia was "traditional" off.
Neuville has one in Finland + timeloss in GB.
Ogier has Portugal+Tur.

Not listing Monte as most had small offs there and the timeloss...

The quickest and relatively reliable indicator is the number of stage wins. It's not perfect, mainly due to road cleaning effects, but it's also better now when drivers don't know splits.

Tanak deserves it the most this year, he took the step from a rally winner to a serious championship contender in one year. Most drivers take a few seasons doing that or even don't get there (like...

He says it's too late because the technology is already in normal cars. Probably he means that "it should have been in the rules by now".

For the last 25 or so years I don't remember any period...

Nah, in Spain he actually said how hard it is for Neuville to clean multiple times on friday.

Before Germany Nandan said something about suspension changes for tarmac coming before Spain. They certainly do need it. Don't remember anything about engine.

Skeptical as I am it is possible to compare this recent era with 2000-2004 which was also great.

Past/Present:
"old time" champ holding on but slowly loosing ground - Makinen and Gronholm at that...

If Lappi goes to Citroën I think the chance of Meeke going to Toyota is quite high (50%). As I wrote before I don't think they need to use money on any test. Since they know exactly what they are...

Could have cost him anything from 0 to "almost" full price.

Latvala looked similarly "finished" at end of 2016 though. Slowest of the team with crashes. That's when most people (including me) didn't understand why Tommi picked him instead of Mikkelsen.
And...

Possible, but then they will have 2 "coming" drivers. Lappi is still nowhere near stable points scorer imo. Speed yes, consistent results not yet.

But if he will let Latvala go it would have to be for a replacement that at least possibly can be better? Who should that be that is available? Or are Toyota pushing in the Japanese guy?
I hope for...

Lappi to Citroen is like 2 levels more risky than Tänak to Toyota (which turned out surprisingly well).
By this time last year Tänak established he can win on both surfaces and was beating Ogier in...

MSPORT has gone into money making mode numerous times before and after winning both champs. last year it is possible. In some ways it might be a preferred option cause MSPORT wont leave WRC while...

Latvala (and Mikkelsen who has contract) have also shown they can win rally on any surface in the past. So if Ogier or Neuville dont work out he might be an option instead of Lappi. Hard to pick...

That's the big question. Off course they will try to get Ogier, but also need plan B ( ulike last year). They could try to get Lappi, Paddon, Latvala or possibly Tidemand (not as lead driver though).

It's not confirmed yet.

However I can see Hyundai preferring Neuville over Ogier at this point (he knows the car/team and can fight for title, Ogier would be an unknown and possibly costly as...

Pic:
https://twitter.com/Petter_Solberg/status/1028607366915342338


(note how small Petter is compared with Marcus)

Time to kick off some rumors again (taken from autosport podcast)

Makkinen supposedly saying in Finland that his ideal lineup for next year would be Ogier, Neuville, Tanak. Well Toyota could...