WRC2 Pro & WRC2 2019

[RS]

Perfect timing for Mr. Wilson to sign Kopecky? He’d be quite useful fixing the Mk2 Fiesta.

Or the Hyundai R5.. Germany is closer to home too..

[Mirek]

So no Skoda Motorsport next year or are we awaiting a decision from the board?

I doubt they know even even in Škoda atm...

[Myrvold]

Perfect timing for Mr. Wilson to sign Kopecky? He’d be quite useful fixing the Mk2 Fiesta.

And getting the 3rd WRC car for tarmac events?

I know, that's not likely at all. I just want to see Kopecky in a WRC car again.

[Got Mail]

I doubt they know even even in Škoda atm...

Oliver Solberg will be very disappointed, as I understand he has already signed a 3 year contract with them.

Of course, that could be run through a satellite team.

[pantealex]

WRC2 provisional standings after Catalunya:
1. Pierre-Louis Loubet - 91 pts
2. Kajto - 88
3. Benito Guerra - 75
4. Nikolai Gryazin - 73
5. Fabio Andolfi - 64.

Loubet will be champion in Australia.

Champion is Loubet or Guerra but

Guerra must be 1st or 2nd and Loubet must be non finisher.

There is only 5 entries and even that 5th place is enough for Loubet no matter what Guerra does. (Probably all 5 will not even start)

[RS]

Oliver Solberg will be very disappointed, as I understand he has already signed a 3 year contract with them.

Of course, that could be run through a satellite team.

That would all be nice timing for Skoda to come back in 2022 with a new hybrid Fabia WRC based on a new Fabia road car

[deephouse]

It clashes with VAG philosophy. If can't win it why even bother to start. I don't believe they will come.

[RS]

It clashes with VAG philosophy. If can't win it why even bother to start. I don't believe they will come.

Why don't you believe they could win?

[deephouse]

Against whom?

What bothers me that VW pull out just before Toyota came, Hyundai developed into a decent challenger, Ford building a strong machine (they are always ahead of everyone at the start) and Citroen came back after one year of development stage. That's 4 rivals. Then Skoda in WRC2 had a blast of a car, nobody could match it for a few years and maybe a huge roll too when there were no other works teams also there. (I don't count M-Sport because they have development drivers or just part seasons). And again at the VW. They claim ''diesel scandal'' and build new reg polo, ditch it and instead put millions of euros at the ID.R and break the record straight away again without matching rivals. Now Skoda is apparently moving out. Just after there are many of other R5's (Polo, i20, C3, Fiesta, Iriz) and Yaris coming, new i20 with works team support and two drivers.

I'm not against them, just want to see the real fight and see if it is really that dominant. Look how Hyundai struggle to get the title but they are not ''cowards'' and I believe they will achieve it.

[RS]

Thanks for your detailed explanation. I see where you are coming from, however if Skoda do indeed pull the works team and move onto some new project the timing would be about normal as the current Fabia road car is in the latter half of it’s life cycle.

I don’t necessarily think they would dominate if they were to come with a new WRCar but I have every confidence they would do a hell of a lot better than last time they tried!