[WRC] News & Rumours 2019

[SubaruNorway]

Don’t full yourself; if virtual chicane BS become available, organizers would immediately try to replace current chicanes for it.

Fool*
Which aren't that many anyway.
I just think it's a more fair option than having one car crash through it and then a car sitting at the start line knowing It's not there anymore which can keep almost flat through it like we saw in Australia.

Would be pretty silly if we had the best season for ages and then it being decided on the last round because of a chicane right?

[GravelBen]

I just think it's a more fair option than having one car crash through it and then a car sitting at the start line knowing It's not there anymore which can keep almost flat through it like we saw in Australia.

That is actually a downside of the WRC+ live coverage, drivers waiting for the stage can get advance warning of tricky conditions or others going off so they don't need to push etc.

Not sure what the answer is though, you could have regroups with no communication allowed between regroup and stage? But hard to enforce and could add delays to the rally schedule.

[denkimi]

The whole Monte and Australia were full of nasty places. Ultimate test of man and machine for the world's finest. This isn't some sissy competition.

Corsica is also full of huge drops, Finland is full of very high speed sections with dangerous trees right next them, if someone goes off at the great Orme stage in wales we certainly have 2 dead people, ...
Rally is not safe and can never be made safe to the same extend as circuit racing.

Chicanes are only usefull to prevent crazy drivers in the back from hurting themself, like when they are put before dangerous situations like jumps that can't be taken flat out without crashing.

[dupanton]

Not that important, but Serderidis announced Australia was his last rally.

[rp]

Not that important, but Serderidis announced Australia was his last rally.

Great to finish his career with Lara in the top ten! Hopefully Jourdan will support Bergkvist and some other drivers...

[Japé]

Any particular reason said why Serderidis quits? Generally both WRC and WRC2 needs a lot of private drivers like back in the days, e.g. 10 per rally to WRC and 25 per rally to WRC2 should be FIA / WRC promoter set target.

Besides rallying himself, Serderidis is nro 1 rally fan and nice person for rally media, we would need more people like him. And especially more rally crew members like Lara!

[dupanton]

Any particular reason said why Serderidis quits? Generally both WRC and WRC2 needs a lot of private drivers like back in the days, e.g. 10 per rally to WRC and 25 per rally to WRC2 should be FIA / WRC promoter set target.

Besides rallying himself, Serderidis is nro 1 rally fan and nice person for rally media, we would need more people like him. And especially more rally crew members like Lara!

"Personal Reasons"

[N.O.T]

Not that important, but Serderidis announced Australia was his last rally.

finally some good news... he was nothing.

Its the wrc, the level of drivers must be at some standard.

[EstWRC]

https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...ates-wrc-teams

Drop this round already.

[deephouse]

finally some good news... he was nothing.

Its the wrc, the level of drivers must be at some standard.

You said that about Neuville too, and whole Toyota team. And Brits