[WRC] News & Rumours 2019

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The @TourdeCorseWRC is maintained in #WRC en 2019 (28-31 march) Publication of the calendar tomorrow with 15 rounds to the program!

https://twitter.com/RallyeSport/stat...37674018975747

germany out then? what a BS

If it is a 15 round calendar as quoted then probably all rounds 2018 + chile + japan

[jbmarcus21]

yes it seems 15 Rallyes in 2019 nobody dropped out ► http://bit.ly/2CaeB6D

[Eli]

yes it seems 15 Rallyes in 2019 nobody dropped out ► http://bit.ly/2CaeB6D

First time in a long time the Calendar is getting longer...wow, 15 rounds, will be crazy.

[Tauri_J]

No Japan for next year, I'm hearing

[EstWRC]

Yep http://dlvr.it/Qn3341

Autosport understands that the WRC manufacturers were told that next year's rise to a 14th event would not cost them anything in terms of logistics, with Chile and Japan both footing the bill for taking the series to their countries.

The teams will now be forced to find extra budget for the return to Corsica.


Lol

[BobJones]

That journalist is a Brit who goes by the name of David Evans. Of course Ogier won't go to Citroen, Meeke won't be at Toyota and Japan will be in the WRC...

[Simmi]

Why is the FIA pushing so hard for Corsica to remain? I assume certain people have certain personal interests in making sure it's still on the calendar.

Surely with Toyota so heavily invested and rumours of Mitsubishi in talks - this is surely the sport shooting itself in the foot by dropping Japan...

[Andre Oliveira]

14

first ones will be

MC, S, MEX, TdC, ARG, CHL, POR, ITA,...

[Sanremo]

[QUOTE=Simmi;1194885]Why is the FIA pushing so hard for Corsica to remain? I assume certain people have certain personal interests in making sure it's still on the calendar.

Thank God!!!!! Every time they have to make up some space for new rounds the tarmac ones always get the short end of the stick There are so few of them...

[er88]

Was really looking forward to have Chile and Japan on-board. Japan on tarmac would be great, a round in asia that pleases Toyota.

Personally feel Sardinia had to go but it seems like it was only between Corsica and Germany, and between those two it had to be Corsica imo. Shame if that remains over Japan.

If Japan are covering the costs though, why can't they just run 15 rounds including Corsica and Japan, instead of 14 rounds with Corsica and no Japan? Sounds like it's Corsica that is the problem budget-wise, not Japan who foot the bill.