[WRC] News & Rumours 2019

[Allez Andruet]

On the subject of chicanes, and also tractors... remember this ?!

Uhh... unfortunately yes. Not the most glorious moment in the history of Rally Finland.

[TyPat107]

I did an event with cones for a chicane and it was made clear at the drivers meeting each cone knocked down or moved from it's box was a 10 second penalty. I think the only driver to hit one that day was Pastrana who took out 11.

That said the idea of a chicane just to keep an average speed on a stage down seems silly.

It needs quite an impact to be moved ( 1m x 1m bale is 300-500 kg, quite a bit)...if it was fined with a 10 sec. penalty, then they would stay in one place most of the time... 1m3 IBC container is about the same size and over one ton.

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[Googol]

On the subject of chicanes, and also tractors... remember this ?!

Maybe not so well thought especially after Bianchi hitting a tractor, but surely that is less dangerous than driving 200 km/h in the middle of a forest.

[jbmarcus21]

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[COD]

I still think that ending the WRC in Australia is a bad thing (from European perspective). No way following live. I think it great to have an event there, but since mahority of fans are still in Europe, it is anticlimax. Finish in the UK as traditionally has been, would be the best.

[deephouse]

So today is the day when Skoda announce publicly that they will not participate in top class.

[Got Mail]

No Pontus for SKODA in 2019

[Got Mail]

Kalle and Kopecky only ... so far.

[deephouse]

I think that will be Ingram. They have been praising him for some quite time now. For Pontus I think that if he will not be in the WRC then if VW comes as factory team or Proton that he will went there. He will not just stop here.

[Andre Oliveira]

Pontus need to be in M-Sport Fiesta WRC. NOW OR NEVER!