[WRC] News & Rumours 2021

[Fast Eddie WRC]

The ERC has always been a road to nowhere,

Breen & Lappi came through ERC to WRC and many others when it was IRC.

[rallyfiend]

Breen & Lappi came through ERC to WRC and many others when it was IRC.

And Neuville. And Mikkelsen.

[RAS007]

Breen & Lappi came through ERC to WRC and many others when it was IRC.

And Neuville. And Mikkelsen.

Let me rephrase: *winning* the ERC has always been a road to nowhere; with the exception of Lappi, I can't think of a single driver who has captured the ERC crown and then gone on to a successful WRC career. I'm talking about the European Rally Championship, which has been going on since the 1950s, not the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, which lasted for 6 years or so then was absorbed into the ERC.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Lorenzo Bertelli:

(Merry Xmas) from the #Fuckmatiè team and I, and see you all soon on the stages in @OfficialWRC 2021 !
@MSportLtd #WRC

[Kenneth]

IRC was not absorbed into ERC, it was the other way. I think we can safely say that original ERC was cancelled and IRC was renamed.

[abcrally]

Yes I think.

Finland 2020 also had Kakaristo and Arvaja starting within 38 minutes of each other.

It's quite clear the new rules are demands of the All Live team.

How does it sound for having Kakaristo-Arvaja as a single stage. That's on the table now!

[EstWRC]

Ott Tänak is ready for this one. Primed and ready. He’s done his day of tire testing, first time on the Pirellis in a Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC and his answer is good to go.

Tell us, What did you think of the tires?

The pause. The grin. The answer: “What was it [Juha] Kankkunen said? ‘They are black and round’. They are still black and round.”

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/how-t...s-big-unknown/

[dimviii]

Ott Tänak is ready for this one. Primed and ready. He’s done his day of tire testing, first time on the Pirellis in a Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC and his answer is good to go.

Tell us, What did you think of the tires?

The pause. The grin. The answer: “What was it [Juha] Kankkunen said? ‘They are black and round’. They are still black and round.”

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/how-t...s-big-unknown/

they were some 'problems'' at first tests with pirelli tyres according to plenty of spectators were present at these tests.
its normal imho,thats why will be the key who is going to find quicklythe sweet spot at setup.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Mikkelsen driving in ERC 2020 with Toksport as well as WRC2.

[mknight]

Full program announcement from Mikkelsen:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r8bplX6gKME

- WRC2 season
- ERC season
- maybe some rounds in WRC pending funding
- recce on WRC rounds he doesn't drive
- new Fabia Rally2 development

Thanks Skoda and Toksport

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Probably the best program possible. Full WRC season with MSport fighting only with teammates wouldn't be better (look at Lappi and Suninen this year). WRC2 with MSport and some deal for 2022 in WRC Fiesta would have been better, but MSport doesn't seem to be in position to promise something like that at the moment and it would be more risky.

First time I see some confirmation about new Fabia development. Though we could have hoped that it was a WRC car. With the development and thanking Skoda first it does look a bit semi-manu like.

I guess Solberg was originally offered a similar deal, but chose to go to Hyundai instead due to clearer path to WRC. Good for Mikkelsen, bad for Huttunen.