[WRC] News & Rumours 2021

**dimviii** · 12th January 2021, 09:06

imho must be a new sponsor at rear fender,but its blurred.

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 12th January 2021, 10:21

Microsoft thinking rally is no longer cool and/or not eco-friendly ?

**Jarek Z** · 12th January 2021, 11:16

Kajetan Kajetanowicz was voted 4th during the traditional annual Sportsperson of the Year competition in Poland. It's quite a big success, because it's a prestigious award, which was first presented in 1926, the whole ceremony was broadcasted live on Polish TV and rally drivers usually don't get into top 10.

More about it here:
https://www.fiaerc.com/robert-lewand...ot-bad-either/

Final results of the competition:

1 Robert Lewandowski (football)
2 Iga Świątek (tennis)
3 Kamil Stoch (ski-jumping)
4 Kajetan Kajetanowicz (rallying)
5 Bartosz Zmarzlik (speedway)
6 Natalia Maliszewska (short-track)
7 Jan Błachowicz (MMA)
8 Wilfredo Leon (volleyball)
9 Katarzyna Niewiadoma (cycling)
10 Dawid Kubacki (ski-jumping)

**M3 Jambo** · 12th January 2021, 17:06

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/every...-wrc-decision/
Looking positive for Arctic WRC round next month. Decision expected tomorrow.

**abcrally** · 12th January 2021, 22:04

Originally Posted by M3 Jambo

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/every...-wrc-decision/
Looking positive for Arctic WRC round next month. Decision expected tomorrow.

WRC Arctic Rally Finland will be announced on Wednesday afternoon.

**AnttiL** · 13th January 2021, 11:17

Rally Estonia press conference in 35 minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcKi...ature=youtu.be

**meh** · 13th January 2021, 11:33

Originally Posted by AnttiL

Rally Estonia press conference in 35 minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcKi...ature=youtu.be

There should be also someone from government, but since today morning, Estonia does not have one. Hopefully there will be no political nonsense presented.

**TypeR** · 13th January 2021, 11:46

Originally Posted by meh

There should be also someone from government, but since today morning, Estonia does not have one. Hopefully there will be no political nonsense presented.

There are some rumours that Yves Matton and Jona Siebel(WRC managing director) will also be there..

E: Becs also, but all of them virtually there

**Tom K** · 13th January 2021, 11:49

Attendees:
Jüri Ratas, Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia

Tõnis Lukas, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Estonia

Martin Helme, Minister of Finance of the Republic of Estonia

Yves Matton, FIA Rally Director

Jona Siebel, WRC Promoter, Managing Director

Urmo Aava, Rally Estonia, Director

Tarmo Hõbe, Rally Estonia, Commercial Director

Silver Kütt, Rally Estonia, Clerk of the Course

Ari Vatanen, Estonian Autosport Union, President

Janis Kaal, Estonian Autosport Union, Member of the Board