Silly Season 2026

**Rallyper** · 16th November 2025, 20:27

Originally Posted by "Username"

Why going back voluntarily into a torture chamber named Hyundai again?

Man - you´re exaggerating a lot.

**saco0o** · 18th November 2025, 11:14

not wrc related but
stellantis having another brand back into rallying eh? vauxhall
https://dirtfish.com/rally/vauxhall-...ith-mokka-gse/

**GigiGalliNo1** · 18th November 2025, 13:18

As I said Munster out of MSport

He’s better off getting the money he needs for a top car in Rally2, be equal playing field and ready to kick ass in 2027’s new regs.

**deephouse** · 18th November 2025, 13:23

In a DirtFish article he really claims he have huge lake of options, and that he doesn't want to continue with-Sport as the car is not competitive. Man, he should be quiet because he will go the same path than Loubet.. into nowhere

**macebig** · 18th November 2025, 19:07

Loubet showed more speed and had better results in a smaller program with the Puma. Munster had 2 full seasons and can't keep clearly ahead of McElrean,after being thoroughly beaten by Fourmaux. That's not a very positive outcome.

**focus206** · 18th November 2025, 21:07

Originally Posted by macebig

Loubet showed more speed and had better results in a smaller program with the Puma. Munster had 2 full seasons and can't keep clearly ahead of McElrean,after being thoroughly beaten by Fourmaux. That's not a very positive outcome.

Munster is almost always faster than McErlean, but too many mistakes... He also really doesn't like this Hankook + hybridless car, but I'm afraid it's just not enough after more than 2 full seasons.
Munster's chance to continue a career at the top level is probably to go down to WRC2 in 2026 and do very good there, if he can. Then maybe someone could be interested in him in 2027.

**wyler** · 19th November 2025, 09:52

Originally Posted by focus206

Munster is almost always faster than McErlean, but too many mistakes... He also really doesn't like this Hankook + hybridless car, but I'm afraid it's just not enough after more than 2 full seasons.
Munster's chance to continue a career at the top level is probably to go down to WRC2 in 2026 and do very good there, if he can. Then maybe someone could be interested in him in 2027.

Comparing the difference in previous career and experience, mcerlean is far too close to munster.

**flat_right** · 21st November 2025, 07:38

I’m not sure which thread I posted this in, but for next year’s Rally Estonia, the organizer and promoter will support one young Estonian rally driver with a chance to drive a Rally1 car. The candidates are Virves, Linnamäe, and Jürgenson. Since Georg Linnamäe has just announced that he will pause his career for at least half a year to finish his studies and Jürgenson is probably still too inexperienced the most likely choice is Robert Virves.

**wyler** · 21st November 2025, 08:59

Originally Posted by flat_right

I’m not sure which thread I posted this in, but for next year’s Rally Estonia, the organizer and promoter will support one young Estonian rally driver with a chance to drive a Rally1 car. The candidates are Virves, Linnamäe, and Jürgenson. Since Georg Linnamäe has just announced that he will pause his career for at least half a year to finish his studies and Jürgenson is probably still too inexperienced the most likely choice is Robert Virves.

virves is the most realistic choice, but jurgenson is already in m-sport, could be easier to set up...
(maybe be a rally2 season + 1 rally1 outing for him in m-sport?)