I tend not to be a fan of NOT's pretty brash style. However I have to agree that, injured or not, anyone stood in that position is stupid. You don't become less stupid just because you're badly injured.
I'm not arguing with the sentiment... just the timing. If the guy suffers worst case scenario, I for one wouldn't want to look back and think I had called him stupid.
Driver lineup as released Wednesday 31st Dec, 2025.
team - Kiwi Motorsport : drivers Yevan David (Sri lanka)and Cooper Shipman (USA)
team - Hitech drivers: Jin Nakamura (Japan) and Kanato Le...
It's not just drivers who would befefit from that. Also fans, who want to see more stages live. The camera crew, support, media, key people... It's umderstandable that the hosting country wants to...
I believe drivers were mostly complaining about too long liaisons, sometimes having to drive hundreds of kilometers just to do one or a few stages.
One of the most ridiculous examples was ypres...
I have not seen the full line up of drivers for the 2026 NZ Toyota single seater series. Starts next weekend.
https://www.toyota.co.nz/toyota-racing/castrol-toyota-fr-oceania/calendar-results/
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I expect January 9th will pass without even a comment on what actually was announced. As usual it's the false hope that is the story.
WRC mainclass from 2027