2023 WRC News & Rumours

[DrLill]

https://twitter.com/BenConsty/status...59758471356422

An interesting idea (Tänak renting M-Sport cars and driving together with Solberg in his own team?). Our guy Gerard Quinn also liked this tweet.

[bomber21]

Solbergs visited Monster’s office and they wrote in twitter that something cool is coming.

[seb_sh]

So according to the latest rumors:

Hyundai will announce this week:
Neuville (confirmed)
Lappi (according to DF)
Sordo/Breen (according to DF)

MSport will announce later:
Tanak (according to Gerard Quinn posting on the nose hints on twitter)
others...

Toyota will announce next week:
Rovanpera
Evans (has contract)
Ogier/Loubet (rumors Loubet to Toyota and sharing car and co-driver)
Katsuta in 4th car

So the rumors were mostly right, Hyundai spot on, Toyota only Loubet is missing but his codriver is there. I suppose we will soon hear Tanak is driving a Ford in some way or another. Let's see what Malcolm can put together.

this is purely my own speculation but something like:
Tanak
Greensmith
Loeb/Loubet

is not too bad, and hoping Loeb does more than 4 rallies after he got the taste of victory back.

[mknight]

So the rumors were mostly right

Rumors from a week before official announcements is what I would call leaks.

Rumors 1-2 months ahead were mostly totally wrong this year, including the more public ones on DF. Here we had people arguing 2 months ago how all lineups stay the same.

[spyros]

After Huyndai announecment that leaves Ott or out or at blue oval.If its the 1st it will be a big loss for WRC.

[AndersX]

After Huyndai announecment that leaves Ott or out or at blue oval.If its the 1st it will be a big loss for WRC.

If Tanak takes "the year off", Kalle will be champion already in May....or Ogier will get his n-title just in 8 rallies. 😁

[EstWRC]

After Huyndai announecment that leaves Ott or out or at blue oval.If its the 1st it will be a big loss for WRC.

After all these announcements yesterday and today, for some reason I have a feeling that he will be at home

I have no sources and etc. just my pure feeling

[mknight]

If Tanak takes "the year off", Kalle will be champion alreay in May....or Ogier will get his n-title just in 8 rallies. 😁

Kinda have to agree with that. Evans is struggling with Rally1 and Neuville never had the speed on fast gravel + makes too many unnecessary mistakes.

[spyros]

Lets pray for Malcolm make his moove, but that takes some time.

[seb_sh]

Well now that Toyota and Hyundai are set there is no rush to announce anything. MSport will take their time as usual and they don't even need to decide the full year in advance. When is the Monte entry deadline?