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    Quote Originally Posted by AnttiL View Post
    Possibly considering a WRC drive later this year?
    2-3 events i think he wanted to do
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    Merke back to WRC with Subaru in 2023?
    Drunk BS-dreams from some irish pub, or is it anything in it?

    https://m.facebook.com/groups/112202...0600/?sfnsn=mo

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    Quote Originally Posted by skarderud View Post
    Merke back to WRC with Subaru in 2023?
    Drunk BS-dreams from some irish pub, or is it anything in it?

    https://m.facebook.com/groups/112202...0600/?sfnsn=mo

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    Been a fair few rumours flying around about a Subaru return for a while now.

    Last I heard was the Meeke one, testing and development next year with a full scale return for 23. Latest I was told was Meeke/ Solberg + a championship challenger driver was their preferred approach for a 3 car lineup in 23. But can't imagine Hyundai would let Oliver go without a fight.

    Ofcourse rumours can be bullshit and most are, but when they don't go away/ get stronger over time, it's only natural to start paying attention to them.

    Fingers crossed - the championship could do with an extra manufacturer. And Subaru returning would be massive considering their history. Would be a huge boost for the sport.

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    Quote Originally Posted by er88 View Post
    Been a fair few rumours flying around about a Subaru return for a while now.

    Last I heard was the Meeke one, testing and development next year with a full scale return for 23. Latest I was told was Meeke/ Solberg + a championship challenger driver was their preferred approach for a 3 car lineup in 23. But can't imagine Hyundai would let Oliver go without a fight.

    Ofcourse rumours can be bullshit and most are, but when they don't go away/ get stronger over time, it's only natural to start paying attention to them.

    Fingers crossed - the championship could do with an extra manufacturer. And Subaru returning would be massive considering their history. Would be a huge boost for the sport.
    A lifeline, more than a boost. The WRC will not survive in its current form much longer if it remains with expensive cars and just two full manufacturers, and I think today exposed that very well. We better hope Subaru, or anybody, really gives it a shot.

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    I could believe Subaru returning. But adding Meeke to it makes it look like a pub dream.44 year old guy kicked from last 2 teams for crashing too much and not driving anything for 2+ years.

    Might be that it's a real rumor combined with pub dreaming.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mknight View Post
    I could believe Subaru returning. But adding Meeke to it makes it look like a pub dream.44 year old guy kicked from last 2 teams for crashing too much and not driving anything for 2+ years.

    Might be that it's a real rumor combined with pub dreaming.
    No one else wanted to commit to the program, requiring skipping whole 2021 and 2022 from driving to other teams? Difficult to say.

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    Quote Originally Posted by er88 View Post
    Been a fair few rumours flying around about a Subaru return for a while now.

    Last I heard was the Meeke one, testing and development next year with a full scale return for 23. Latest I was told was Meeke/ Solberg + a championship challenger driver was their preferred approach for a 3 car lineup in 23. But can't imagine Hyundai would let Oliver go without a fight.

    Ofcourse rumours can be bullshit and most are, but when they don't go away/ get stronger over time, it's only natural to start paying attention to them.

    Fingers crossed - the championship could do with an extra manufacturer. And Subaru returning would be massive considering their history. Would be a huge boost for the sport.
    Solberg in Subaru is a highly potential thing, both as teamboss and driver. Petter is still big star in Subaru, has been in Japan several times last years.
    Who is the title contender? Evans? Mikkelsen? Lappi? Paddon? Not Ogier, Tänak or Neuville.

    Østberg talked about something going to be presented by Stellantis this autumn, Opel, Peugeot or Alfa Romeo in Rally1?

    If 2 New brands shows up in 2023, then it can be interresting.

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    https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/team-...ndai-priority/

    When asked by DirtFish if Hyundai should consider backing just him in the drivers’ championship, Neuville said that was against the ethos of the team.

    As I’ve always said, I’m more of a team player than maybe some other drivers,” he said.
    I laughed....

    There are whole articles with Neuville complaining how team should prioritize him harder from 2018. Based on how MSport prioritized Ogier over Evans and Suninen for example in Finland that year.

    As one of the results other Hyundai drivers were not allowed to push on PS from about mid 2018 unless in a direct fight with someone else not to steal "Neuville's" points.
    Consequently this led FIA to change rules so that from this year, manu points are also earned on PS.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mknight View Post
    https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/team-...ndai-priority/



    I laughed....

    There are whole articles with Neuville complaining how team should prioritize him harder from 2018. Based on how MSport prioritized Ogier over Evans and Suninen for example in Finland that year.

    As one of the results other Hyundai drivers were not allowed to push on PS from about mid 2018 unless in a direct fight with someone else not to steal "Neuville's" points.
    Consequently this led FIA to change rules so that from this year, manu points are also earned on PS.
    However changing your mind isn´t wrong. Maybe he has learned something since 2018?
    "Reis vas pät pat kaar vas kut"
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    Note he says "As I've always said ...."

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