WRC2 news & rumors 2023

[dimviii]

Karlip ��
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@redgreyteam
testing the i20 Rally2 with some upgrades in South Estonia.

[Bartolbia84]

Rossel 7 round in wrc2 Rallye Monte-Carlo, Croatia, Portugal, Sardinia, Estonia, Chile and the all-new Central Europe Rally

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Why do you think Monte entry is vital ?
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He himself seems to and has been working endlessly trying to get the funding. It's his favourite rally.

[AnttiL]

I thought Ingram had a two year (2022-2023) deal for WRC2 without having to worry about crashing

[Fast Eddie WRC]

I thought Ingram had a two year (2022-2023) deal for WRC2 without having to worry about crashing

The deal means the odd bump is ok but the car was wrecked in Greece in 2022 and he had to pay some cash to Toksport. This has compromised his 2023 unless he can raise some more sponsorship money.

“The insurance excess was also a kick in the teeth, despite it being my first crash in about six years. I don’t budget for these things. My funding comes 100 per cent from sponsorship, and the funding is solely for us to go and compete on rallies. But these are the risks you’ve got to take if you want to be competitive at WRC level.”

[dimviii]

Citroen confirms WRC2 programme for three drivers in 2023

https://www.wrcfanatix.com/2022/12/c...s-in-2023.html

[Lead]

It would be funny if Mikkelsen at last moment would enter WRC2 Monte Carlo in some private team (maybe in ''old'' Skoda) and win this as Monte-Carlo is one of his favorites rallies and he is super fast there

[Danny0405]

https://www.iltalehti.fi/ralli/a/f9d...1-f5e71dd4636b

Summary:
- Very difficult situation financially speaking for Huttunen, really hard to find money for a WRC2 program
- his career is really at stake
- he is in vicious circle with results not good enough to attract backing and difficult to make good result with low backing
- they (through Gronholm) have tried for testing jobs at Hyundai and Toyota but both have replied they have what they need

[Jarek Z]

FIA rally ladder doesn't work? WRC closed its door, WRC2 champions don't walk into top-level seats, there is no right of passage, achieving success at one level does not guarantee you the opportunity to move up to the next, no Rally1 drive waiting under the Christmas tree, not enough room at the top of the tree, how can it be that even a driver with three victories, 25 podiums and over 100 WRC stage wins cannot find a drive at the top level? - asks Dirtfish in the following article:
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/the-b...s-closed-door/

[wyler]

FIA rally ladder doesn't work? WRC closed its door, WRC2 champions don't walk into top-level seats, there is no right of passage, achieving success at one level does not guarantee you the opportunity to move up to the next, no Rally1 drive waiting under the Christmas tree, not enough room at the top of the tree, how can it be that even a driver with three victories, 25 podiums and over 100 WRC stage wins cannot find a drive at the top level? - asks Dirtfish in the following article:
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/the-b...s-closed-door/

couls be interesting to have a fia/promoter solution, like an under25 team entry by regulation, or an m-sport puma reserved for the wrc2 winner...