2015 News and Results

[cosmin_sb]

5 round for Florin Tincescu this year in ERC3. The car isn't know in this moment.

[Jarek Z]

Swiss driver Jonathan Hirschi revelaed his plans for the begiining of the ERC season:
“I will do the first three rounds because it’s a good opportunity and I am lucky to do that. Then we will reach a point and after that the target is to do 80 per cent of the season. If nothing changes I will do the first three rallies and we will see.”

His car:



More about him at http://www.fiaerc.com/news/detail/id...nathan-Hirschi

[RS]

Do we know how many rounds Kajetanowicz will do this year?

Also anyone know if Bouffier might try to put together an ERC programme this year?

And I know I ask this every year, but what about Basso and Rossetti? After Ypres last year Rossetti said he would do a few more ERC rounds, but it never happened.

[mousti]

All depends on money for those like every year. Kajto will do I think the 7 events that will count for overall classification.

[RS]

At this stage then Breen has to be favourite for the title as he has a good programme and the car must surely be better than last year.

I believe the Skoda will be competitive but we don't yet know when it will debut or what their programme will be. They will have to start Azores at the latest in order to compete on 7 rounds.

[Jarek Z]

Do we know how many rounds Kajetanowicz will do this year?

This question was actually asked during the pre-event press conference. Kajto's answer was:
“It’s strange, but at this moment I’m not sure. I want to be on seven, maybe eight, rounds, Now we are on Jännerrallye and Rally Liepāja. I spoke with Craig [Breen] and he said, ‘Kajto, come to Ireland, you can be fast there.’ Then we’ll see. Maybe Açores – it’s a beautiful rally, with beautiful stages. I hope we can be there.”

[RICARDO75]

Julius Tannert on Junior ERC with Opel
http://www.fiaerc.com/drivers/detail/id/302

[WUff1]

Hermann Neubauer said before Jänner Rallye, that he was still not sure after Jänner if he´d compete in ERC or in Austrian championship. Now after he has retired on Jänner at 4th position, he said he´d continue in ERC, because he doesn´t see any chance beating Baumschlager in Austrian championship after him winning the national part of the Rally at Jänner and all other serious contestants either retired or didn´t start at Jänner. So probably an ERC campaign of Neubauer, too.

His words are understandable, if considering that Baumschlager won Austrian championship already 12 times, and his last and only retirement of the last years was Rallye Waldviertel 2013 (being beaten by Kajto by the way).

[Jarek Z]

Hermann Neubauer said before Jänner Rallye, that he was still not sure after Jänner if he´d compete in ERC or in Austrian championship. Now after he has retired on Jänner at 4th position, he said he´d continue in ERC, because he doesn´t see any chance beating Baumschlager in Austrian championship after him winning the national part of the Rally at Jänner and all other serious contestants either retired or didn´t start at Jänner. So probably an ERC campaign of Neubauer, too.

His words are understandable, if considering that Baumschlager won Austrian championship already 12 times, and his last and only retirement of the last years was Rallye Waldviertel 2013 (being beaten by Kajto by the way).

Thanks for this interesting piece of news. It will be good to have Nuebauer in the ERC. However, I must say, that I don't understand Neubauer's comments. He is a good driver, 36 years old, has sponsors and a good car. Why can't he beat Baumschlager? With all due respect for this great driver, but he is just a veteran driver, who should be easily beaten by younger competitors. If Nuebauer doesn't know how to do it, he can ask this question to Kajto at the press conference. Kajto defeated Baumschlager twice already and it was like a piece of cake for him, even though he didn't know the stages as good as Mundl.

[tolis]

Hermann Neubauer said before Jänner Rallye, that he was still not sure after Jänner if he´d compete in ERC or in Austrian championship. Now after he has retired on Jänner at 4th position, he said he´d continue in ERC, because he doesn´t see any chance beating Baumschlager in Austrian championship after him winning the national part of the Rally at Jänner and all other serious contestants either retired or didn´t start at Jänner. So probably an ERC campaign of Neubauer, too.

His words are understandable, if considering that Baumschlager won Austrian championship already 12 times, and his last and only retirement of the last years was Rallye Waldviertel 2013 (being beaten by Kajto by the way).

He cannot beat Baumschlager, but he can beat the ERC contenders?