[WRC] News & Rumours 2018

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Opel WRC 2020 possible !

https://www.motorsport-news.co.uk/ne...ramme-in-2020/

[electroliquid]

Opel WRC 2020 possible !

https://www.motorsport-news.co.uk/ne...ramme-in-2020/

It would be great! Also it's strange that Opel didn't bless R5 project, it could be useful for developing WRC, or they use one of current PSA R5's/WRC...

[AnttiL]

Opel WRC 2020 possible !

https://www.motorsport-news.co.uk/ne...ramme-in-2020/

The article states the company can start building a world rally car once they're back to profit, and the estimate is that they're back to profit in 2020. Unless they can secretly build the car before that, it will take longer for them to be competing. But good news anyway.

[macebig]

If the New Corsa chassis can cure the malignments of the C3, then they can surely be a contender.

[Eli]

Canada wants to join the WRC come 2023, the layout of the plan ahead is in the link:
http://rallypromoter.ca/about/

[ESTR]

If this will be true, it's more likely be Opel change for Citroen, not Peugeot. They are focus more on World RX now and with electric from 2020 they will sure be rather there.

Still it's long time to 2020 and everything could change until then. Let's wait and we will see.

(fingers crossed for Skoda and Opel both join and no team quitting)

[Francis44]

If this will be true, it's more likely be Opel change for Citroen, not Peugeot. They are focus more on World RX now and with electric from 2020 they will sure be rather there.

Still it's long time to 2020 and everything could change until then. Let's wait and we will see.

(fingers crossed for Skoda and Opel both join and no team quitting)

That is an interesting question, because Carlos Tavares hinted at the possibility of having Opel as a sort of "guinea pig" for electric technology, since he isn't totally convinced full electric cars are a good proposition. Even reading between the lines he was clearly hinting that we would have Opel take all the risks with e-mobility and see how the market would react, while Peugeot and Citroen stay in relatively safe territory with small electric and petrol hybrid cars.

So I guess much sooner we'll see Opel in WRX and maybe Peugeot can commit to WRC.

[Sanremo]

2018 Rally GB shake-up ... https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...e-closed-roads

Unfortunatly it looks like night stages will not be included in 2018 route, especially considering they represent the sport at its best. It's just disappointing when the day comes to an end at 5 pm. Last year GB night stages were the cherry on the pie.

[Sanremo]

Sounds like it. I'd be delighted with events in Chile and Japan being added, along with the long awaited return of the Safari rally.

Japan being a tarmac event is important, and if Italy's round is to remain they really need to get it back on the mainland on asphalt imo. We need a few more tarmac events.

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Totally agree. I like both the surfaces, but at this rate we are going to end up with the world rally gravel championship. The balance between tarmac and gravel should be more even, as long as the nature of the country allows it

[AndyRAC]

I'd prefer to see Peugeot replace Citroen in the WRC; Peugeot now have some nice performance cars, especially the 308 GTi. Citroen have done very little (apart from a DS3 Racing) in regards to performance cars during their WRC programme; an absolute waste.

As for RallyGB, well it's one step forwards, and two steps back. Traditionally a late autumn/ early winter event, it's now early October, and seemingly will have no night stages this year. It's meant to be a tough test for the crews; it's all well and good benefitting from the 'closed roads', but if you make a less challenging route, then is it really worth it?
I agree with an earlier poster who would like to see Thursday night stages, which are possibly repeated on the Sunday. I'd also like to see to long days on the Friday & Saturday.