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Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours 2021
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7th January 2021, 20:07 #411
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7th January 2021, 20:23 #412
Juho Hänninen in Yaris WRC at Arctic
Number 69 now free (Kalle?)Last edited by Andre Oliveira; 7th January 2021 at 20:26.
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7th January 2021, 20:32 #413
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8th January 2021, 09:00 #414
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UK rally on decline.
Also Rally Sweden company is questionable moneywise. News from yesterday says the Swedish Automobil Association (SBF) board i split about making Svenska Rallyt AB in bankrupcy.
There are two sides fighting... Let´s see what to come. (sorry for my bad english)"Reis vas pät pat kaar vas kut"
Tommi Mäkinen, back in the years...
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8th January 2021, 10:07 #415
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Why Suninen’s co-driver is leaving for team management
A "sad" Jarmo Lehtinen explains his exit from M-Sport for a new role at Toyota
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/why-s...am-management/
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8th January 2021, 10:56 #416
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8th January 2021, 10:59 #417
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this silence about new calendar or any news about first two rounds makes me nervous
#8 Ott Tänak - Martin Järveoja #8
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8th January 2021, 12:05 #418
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8th January 2021, 12:46 #419
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Money, basically. The cost of running a WRC round is high and Motorsport UK cannot attract a sponsor who is prepared to pay enough money to cover the costs. Wales government reduced the amount they were willing to pay and MSUK felt it wasn't enough. In Covid times with the economy under pressure it seems that no one feels this is a good use of money, despite the economic benefits that hosting an event can bring to the area. Media coverage is low because football dominates the sporting landscape far more than it used to in the 1990s. F1 and to a lesser extent rugby, golf and cricket have good coverage but everything else is marginalised. Even with Elfyn being in with a chance of the title last year there was limited coverage because there just isn't enough mainstream interest.
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8th January 2021, 13:23 #420
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We have the best private and recently-winning team in rallying (M-Sport).
In 2020 a British driver was fighting for the WDC (Elfyn Evans).
And we had the 2019 ERC Champion (Chris Ingram).
All were giving the sport the best publicity and yet MSUK could do nothing to boost the image and sponsorship.
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Not sure if posted here before, Evan's test prior to Croatia with footage of the Rally1 Yaris in 2025-spec... https://youtu.be/ALLO7rds-yI?si=FRdZ5LDkRZcxMPOV
WRC main class in 2025