2023 WRC News & Rumours

[wyler]

More variety, yes. More mileage - doubt. They can test at their permanent site a lot more. Might be that they will also test at their base and then will do a rally to see how did their changes translate into other kind of roads.

direct time comparison also for hiunday side. although they can test different things, having an opponent benchmark is a good thing.

[AnttiL]

The roads on the rally could be a bit more on the super fast side than on the testing areas. But most importantly it gives fresh snow rally experience for these two drivers.

[bandit12]

And both of them must score points for the team on Rally Sweden. So they must gain some confidence on snow.

[flat_right]

Yes, all that seems logical. And better for us (rally fans)!

[seb_sh]

It seems to me that this entry is more for the two drivers than for car development.

[denkimi]

I don't get why they don't let all their drivers compete there. Having them do more stage kilometers can only give positive results.

[steve.mandzij]

I don't get why they don't let all their drivers compete there. Having them do more stage kilometers can only give positive results.

it's not free...

[macebig]

Yeah, F1 is always the priority for FIA. And with the shitstorm going down over there, there isn't probably enough time left to work with WRC at the top level. Albeit, Bin Sulayem and Reid are born and bred rallymen, so it's more than possibly the most ideal situation for WRC. The problem is with the manufacturers, imo. In reality, WRC needs a massive step back with Rally 2s becoming the top category and massive cost caps on cars. But, good luck finding a board to agree on ditching hybrids.

[ouvreur]

I don't get why they don't let all their drivers compete there. Having them do more stage kilometers can only give positive results.

They'll almost certainly be using their teams' test cars - it wouldn't be practical for Hyundai (probably not Toyota either, but more possible for them) to send all their drivers, and have their cars rebuilt in time for Rally Sweden.

[becher]

it's not free...

Yeah, F1 is always the priority for FIA. And with the shitstorm going down over there, there isn't probably enough time left to work with WRC at the top level. Albeit, Bin Sulayem and Reid are born and bred rallymen, so it's more than possibly the most ideal situation for WRC. The problem is with the manufacturers, imo. In reality, WRC needs a massive step back with Rally 2s becoming the top category and massive cost caps on cars. But, good luck finding a board to agree on ditching hybrids.

The cost of the cars is not an issue for manufacturers.