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[wrc2017]

Is Meeke he only driver to so far to have finished every rally, and completed every stage?

[Morte66]

Is Meeke he only driver to so far to have finished every rally, and completed every stage?

I think he is.

I feel dizzy.

[mknight]

Wrong thread?

[AnttiL]

https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...so-wrc-rumours

Katsuta likely to do Spain in fourth Yaris, not Alonso. Also Germany or GB for Katsuta

[Tarmop]

So...why was Mäkinen saying, at the beginning of this year that no WRC for Katsuta, but instead full season in a R5 for learning? That decision/order will probably come from upper levels than TGR WRT for sure ( Alonso driving or not driving).

[pantealex]

Katsuta like all other drivers can only drive 7 WRC2 rallies, there is very little point to drive other events with big number (bad road position)
but he has (almost) never driven Yaris WRC in tarmac, so Germany and Catalonia sounds bit weird.

[RS]

Is Meeke he only driver to so far to have finished every rally, and completed every stage?

Look what you did

[Allez Andruet]

So...why was Mäkinen saying, at the beginning of this year that no WRC for Katsuta, but instead full season in a R5 for learning?.

I'd say there are two possible reasons for that. The first and much more likely being that it was Tommi. If there was a RASCI-chart for listening to Mäkinen, all the R's would be on the listener. Or maybe Katsuta has impressed the TGR management and he's given the first WRC outing (in WRC) already this year (one year earlier than in the original plan)? Hänninen, who acts as a some kind of mentor for Katsuta, seemed genuinely surprised and impressed when he was interviewed about Katsuta's recent perfomance in Riihimäki-ralli (the Finnish championship event that saw both Katsuta and Huttunen in action). Maybe Katsuta is indeed better than he's being given credit for? Time will tell.

[racerx1979]

Priming Katsuta for a Rally Japan drive in 2020. I don't think Katsuta does very well on tarmac, but ironically his home country event is on tarmac....

[denkimi]

Katsuta like all other drivers can only drive 7 WRC2 rallies, there is very little point to drive other events with big number (bad road position)
but he has (almost) never driven Yaris WRC in tarmac, so Germany and Catalonia sounds bit weird.

is there not a loophole where they switch the driver and the co-driver on the official entry list, but let the driver do the actual driving?

or is there also a restriction on the number of rally's a codriver can do?