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23rd October 2022, 17:56 #1
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2023 WRC News & Rumours
We need one for next year now.
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25th October 2022, 10:38 #3
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A bit of a Silly season in Rally right now after Tanaks bombshell.
Toyota is as far as I understand good to go, or are they?
Hyundai need at least one new driver.
Ford/MSport need more than they can afford I guess, but without at least one top driver, they will still not make any podiums.
How would you like the teams to be manned for 2023, to get a cool season to follow?
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25th October 2022, 10:43 #4
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25th October 2022, 11:07 #5
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25th October 2022, 11:13 #6
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It makes it more cristall-ball topic than News and Rumors like the title says.
Only things which we can be pretty sure (paydrivers excluded):
* Rovanperä stays in Toyota
* Neuville stays in Hyundai
Next big cornerstones:
* Where goes Tänak (obviously Tänak will not go to Hyundai)
* What Ogier decides - he has not ruled out to do full season again in the future, but my understanding/feeling is that it will not be the next one
By drivers:
* Evans - (in case Tänak goes to Toyota or Ogier decides to do full-time or order from Japan sayss Taka to the main team) can end up anywhere
* Breen - he handled "known to be complicated Neuville's Hyundai" better than "known to be easy to drive M-Sport Puma". M-Sport can not kick him away if they will not get Tänak or Evans.
* Katsuta - hard to believe to have changes here
* Sordo - depends on Hyundai politics, I guess he would like to continue like he did so far. But if he need to decide "full season or no season", what would be his answer
* Lappi - he clearly does not want to pay for his driving. Hard to believe he goes anywhere else. But, like with Evans, if Tänak or Ogier (full-time) ends up in Toyota, he may end up anywhere as well
* Suninen - he was not treated well in M-Sport and hard to believe he goes back there. Can not see any logic for him in Toyota. So if in Rally1 car, then in Hyundai.
* Loeb - he is not interested in full season. If he wants, he drives in M-Sport.
* Paddon - pointed out candidate for Hyundai. Entire life related with Hyundai but from latest rallies I would say he lacked the pace.
Solberg, Loubet, Fourmaux, Greensmith - hard to see them anywhere else than pay-drivers in M-SportLast edited by meh; 25th October 2022 at 11:17.
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HYUNDAI: Neuville, Mikkelsen, Evans (Sordo 4th car)
TOYOTA: Kalle, Lappi, Katsuta (Seb 4th car)
MSPORT: Tanak, Breen, Loubet (Loeb 3rd?/4th car)
Tho for the season to be REALLY COOL IMO we would need Kajto, Lukyanuk, Ingram and Oli Solberg.... and 3 new teams using these 2022 cars while the manufacturer teams start to use 2023 new cars in '23 hehe
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25th October 2022, 16:09 #9
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