[WRC] News & Rumours 2019

[Mirek]

I'm sure there's plenty of drivers who will do that.

No. I saw the last two editions and nobody was even close to his level of driving.

With the WRC he won't be pushed by anyone to drive like that (the i20 R5 was obviously slower than cars of his main rivals in last two years).

[T16]

Does the entry into Ypres not count as testing days?

[N.O.T]

Does the entry into Ypres not count as testing days?

rallies are not testing days...

i strongly believe that the british should pay a subscription fee to this forum... their intellectual level spans between unilad and wrc.com levels of intelligence.

[T16]

rallies are not testing days...

i strongly believe that the british should pay a subscription fee to this forum... their intellectual level spans between unilad and wrc.com levels of intelligence.

Sorry old boy, I’m not familiar with Unilad.

[Rally Power]

https://www.eurosport.fr/wrc/wrc-la-...52/story.shtml

Apparently it’s decided: WRC will go Hybrid from 2022. Matton revealed it to AFP, mentioning they are still deciding the tech specs; according to the interview, the purpose is to add an affordable hybrid system to the current WRC engines. If so, it seems to be a smart move.

[Mk2 RS2000]

i strongly believe that the british should pay a subscription fee to this forum... their intellectual level spans between unilad and wrc.com levels of intelligence.

Which of course is why you chose to live in the heart of it all, nothing like seeking comfort in the arms of like minded people

[CWJ]

Rallye Magazin expects Skoda to end works rally programm for E-TCR

https://www.rallye-magazin.de/wrc/ar...g-rundstrecke/

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Wild speculation from a rally podcast:

Petter Solberg to run a returning hybrid-powered Subaru WRT in 2022.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

So is he entered by Hyundai Motorsport or not?

Huttunen's car at the Pirelli Rally. Car run by Philip Case Rally Sport.

[GravelBen]

Sure Paddon is the best pick in Finland, but he reportedly said no to that in December. We will see if that no is still valid if they don't get anyone else. On the other hand it's not very good situation for Paddon to drive in Finland either. He is not likely to fight for the win or even podium there unless Hyundai does some miracle upgrade (very unlikely, they have 0 podiums from that rally for a reason). If he finishes 4th-5th it will just be "normal" and doesn't increase his chances for a seat in any way, anything else, for example worse than 5th, worse than any of the other two Hyndais or a crash will hurt him a lot.

So I do understand why he is not so keen to join just for one rally.

From what I remember it was actually Sweden rather than the more obvious Finland or Australia they offered him as a consolation drive, for whatever reason.

Not that it makes much difference, in general I agree with you - to come back for a one-off after not driving the wrc car at all this year, and most likely with team orders to play it safe for points (and not take any off Neuville) anyway... There wouldn't be much value in that for him other than making sure his name and face are seen in Europe.