[WRC] News & Rumours 2019

**deephouse** · 6th July 2019, 13:53

Originally Posted by the sniper

I don't think it's far-fetched to imagine a scenario where Mr Toyoda, as President of the sixth-largest company in the world by revenue, the world's largest automotive manufacturer, gets on a plane and flies to Estonia to personally ask Tanak to stay with Toyota. I can also imagine that James Hackett, President and CEO of Ford, has no idea who Tanak is...

There is a quite difference between those two. Hackett probably don't even know what rallying is all abou, because he doesn't give a shit. And on the other side Toyoda have a passion for this sport.

**the sniper** · 6th July 2019, 14:43

I'll start a wild rumour!

TGR lineup:
Tanak, Meeke, Latvala

Abu Dhabi Toyota
Rovanpera, Katsuta/Al Qassimi

**steve.mandzij** · 6th July 2019, 16:13

Originally Posted by the sniper

I'll start a wild rumour!

TGR lineup:
Tanak, Meeke, Latvala

Abu Dhabi Toyota
Rovanpera, Katsuta/Al Qassimi

That's actually brilliant!

We need junior teams back!

**deephouse** · 6th July 2019, 16:44

probably only Toyota would have one since M-Sport have no proper funds and Citroens doesn't care.

**the sniper** · 6th July 2019, 17:01

Well, while I'm at it...

Shell V-Power Hyundai Junior Team
Huttunen, Breen

(I've always wanted to see the Hyundai in the full Shell livery... Any photoshop wizards out there?!)

**Allez Andruet** · 6th July 2019, 18:25

hyundai.JPG

Agreed, it's a thing of beauty.

**AnttiL** · 6th July 2019, 19:58

In the specator guide of Rally Finland there's a Kalle Rovanperä interview with a comment from Jouhki "We know exactly what car Kalle drives next year and we announce it in september or october"

**mknight** · 6th July 2019, 20:22

The "mid season" (after 8 out of 14 events) review on WRC.com has one new piece of information (to me). Talking about Tanak's retirement in Argentina they say that the team was trying to fix the alternator issues already the night before.

**denkimi** · 6th July 2019, 20:34

Originally Posted by Allez Andruet

Everyone knows the game; you wanna win, you MUST sign Tänak. Simple as that.

Yet ogier has won the last 6 titles.

**Allez Andruet** · 6th July 2019, 21:19

Originally Posted by denkimi

Yet ogier has won the last 6 titles.

Indeed. But he won't win the next six. And make no mistake, I sincerely hope Ogier will retain his title again this year, but the writing's on the wall, so to say. If he's able to maintain his current pace (and why wouldn't he?), Tänak will undeniably be crowned sooner rather than later.