[WRC] News & rumours (part IV) 2016

[EightGear]

I hope so. Is that news confirmed about GB? WRC or R5?

Going by this contest, you would assume he will be there.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...01750213224200

No idea which spec car he will be using though, but its interesting Abbring has now been entered in all of the remaining rounds of this year bar Australia.

[Simmi]

Fingers crossed for a full WRC drive for Kev and Seb. Hope it's a big entry to round out the current era.

[AP-Racing]

Al-Qassimi gooing on rally Maroc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O9qr8qIQeU

[jbmarcus21]

Loeb entry to Rallye Circuit Paul Ricard in December => http://bit.ly/2cFWx4U

[jbmarcus21]

Ogier 4 times World Champion in 2016 if => http://bit.ly/2cKaFfv

[Rally Power]

A new day - some new lunacy from the FIA.
Jarmo Mahonen in Motorsport News is saying the FIA are considering making some WRC events SHORTER in a bid to add more rallies to the championship.

We’re already so far from rally endurance roots that it’s a bit difficult to get shocked by FIA’s proposals…

The rally extension decrease, the clover leaf format and, especially, the 9 to 5 schedule took away the adventurous side of rallying and the need to improve business is always mentioned as an excuse to forget WRC’s rich tradition.

Honestly, I don’t care if they eliminate one of the current Mickey Mouse legs, as far as they come out with a really challenging new scheme: why not have those 250 to 300 SS kms in a line format course, with only a few hours rest? A sort of unique marathon leg, able to reveal drivers and machines resistance and keep spectators entertained all rally long.

Also, if their aim is to have 14 or more rallys per season, I just hope they be clever enough to respect the major events heritage and make a sort of Gran Slam, giving the most iconic WRC rallys a special status (more SS kms, different schedules, etc) inside a hugely uniform WRC.

[Franky]

Honestly, I don’t care if they eliminate one of the current Mickey Mouse legs, as far as they come out with a really challenging new scheme: why not have those 250 to 300 SS kms in a line format course, with only a few hours rest? A sort of unique marathon leg, able to reveal drivers and machines resistance and keep spectators entertained all rally long.

I think you wouldn't want sleep deprived crews driving at the speeds they do.

[Rally Power]

Sleep deprived drivers can do it in Le Mans, at even higher speeds. Besides, in the 70's and 80's, few hours of sleep between long legs was a common practice in WRC.

[Franky]

Sleep deprived drivers can do it in Le Mans, at even higher speeds. Besides, in the 70's and 80's, few hours sleep was a common practice in WRC.

There's a difference if the same two people are in the car for 20 hours or there's three different pilots rotating.

The thing you need to take into account is that if an accident would happen because a drive fell asleep or just lost concentration, then you wouldn't want that kind of press. Circuit racing has all their paved areas, tyre barriers, etc. Rallying has lakes, trees, rocks and spectators.

[stefanvv]

Since when rally is so boring to fall asleep?