[WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017

[AnttiL]

it's all about 2018. And Tanak move to Toyota and Mikkelsen 3 rally for Hyundai. It's just warm-up and practive with a car for 2018

But Tänak would have like 4 months to learn Finnish if he needed to.

Usually estonians already know finnish quite well as our languages are very similar

I remember trying to talk English to a taxi driver in Tallinn and he said he speaks better Finnish than English. But it's that for the older generations who grew up in the Soviet years and could only see Western TV by tuning to Finnish stations and learning the language that way.

BTW I was thinking further about the language factors in Toyota. It could even be a problem if a part of the team speaks Finnish and some people don't understand it, even worse if there's a Finnish clique and an Estonian clique. I think Juho Hänninen said they try to remember to speak English at all times. But of course it could help the Finnish drivers with their limited English skills for the crucial discussions with the team managers, or trying to explain technical things to the engineers. Can't imagine how it's for Meeke and Breen at Citroen, and how it will turn if Ogier joins the team.

[er88]

Im sure i either read, or was told, that everyone speaks English at Toyota, for the most part. So there's no cliques that form.

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[KKS]

But Tänak would have like 4 months to learn Finnish if he needed to.

He already can start learn it

About Clark twitter and Sordo, I think it's a huge possibility of 4 car team for GB or maybe even for Australia for Hyundai, especially after Nandan interview to wrc.com. Dani know so he don't be dropped for GB/AUS , and reacted so aggressively

[pantealex]

About Clark twitter and Sordo, I think it's a huge possibility of 4 car team for GB or maybe even for Australia for Hyundai, especially after Nandan interview to wrc.com. Dani know so he don't be dropped for GB/AUS , and reacted so aggressively

I don´t see 4 cars in Australia, too costly and complicate.
But for Wales 4 is highly possible and also for some rallies in 2018.

[Simmi]

Story in the last couple of hours shows PSA might be on the verge of another Dieselgate scandal.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-pe...source=twitter

We all know how that went for VAG.

[EstWRC]

Ah that's why Noel said that ogier will be in a fiesta.


Big troubles ahead for PSA

[cali]

Here we go again ...

[Rally Power]

Story in the last couple of hours shows PSA might be on the verge of another Dieselgate scandal.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-pe...source=twitter

We all know how that went for VAG.

Relax. VW was fu..ed big time just in the US and PSA don't sell cars there. No european government will undermine a european manufacturer. Besides, there’s a general perception that all manus were somehow involved in cheating emissions schemes…

[Sulland]

Story in the last couple of hours shows PSA might be on the verge of another Dieselgate scandal.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-pe...source=twitter

We all know how that went for VAG.

All Manufacturers have challenges with high performance diesel engines and pollution. Pure physics!

[mknight]

All Manufacturers have challenges with high performance diesel engines and pollution. Pure physics!

Yes and no. The basic principle is true, higher combustion temperatures = more NOX. However, there is no real reason that AdBlue tanks need to be (fixed) small size and refilled over 20k km or so. Using more you could drop the emissions down, so it's partly manufacturers own choice to be close (or above) the limits.

Anyway as a last point on this off-topic subject I totally agree with Rally Power. VW got hurt because of US. European regulators barely give a warning to own manufacturers.