[WRC] News & rumours (part III)

[N.O.T]

Teemu/Rallirinki.net ‏@HartusvuoriWRC
Ogier win in #RallyDeutschland means that stat for the most #WRC wins by nations goes to France now. France 175, Finland 174.

oooooooooooooooohhhh that hurts man... show some mercy please.

But on the postitive side we can gather the tears of all the finnish kids from all these years and send them to Africa to solve the draught problem...

[stefanvv]

Teemu/Rallirinki.net ‏@HartusvuoriWRC
Ogier win in #RallyDeutschland means that stat for the most #WRC wins by nations goes to France now. France 175, Finland 174.

how many drivers from each side are in this statistics?

[Rally Power]

This:
"Matton was the team principal of both Citroen’s World Rally Team and World Touring Car Championship teams, helping the teams to many of Citroen’s motorsport victories in recent years. As director of DS performance he will be looking to carry that success forward to the Formula E championship."

As Mirek said, probably Matton will be PSA motorsport manager, in charge of Peugeot, Citroen and DS sport activities.

Knowing that China it's vital for each one of the 3 makes, it can be possible that PSA will maintain their involvement in WRC.

They just need to throw away their useless Dakar program (with very little impact in China) and rebrand one of Citroen present activities, putting Peugeot back in WRC or in WTCC (that would be a premier, I suppose).

[Rallyper]

how many drivers from each side are in this statistics?

Winners nationality since 1979 between the two countries: 16-12 (France - Finland)

[N.O.T]

Winners nationality since 1979 between the two countries: 16-12 (France - Finland)

stop twisting the knife to your neighbors wound you Swedish heartless man...

[shaitan]

As Mirek said, probably Matton will be PSA motorsport manager, in charge of Peugeot, Citroen and DS sport activities.

Knowing that China it's vital for each one of the 3 makes, it can be possible that PSA will maintain their involvement in WRC.

They just need to throw away their useless Dakar program (with very little impact in China) and rebrand one of Citroen present activities, putting Peugeot back in WRC or in WTCC (that would be a premier, I suppose).

You are totally wrong about Dakar race in China media side.
The only motor sport have been broadcast(CCTV5, the largest sport TV program in China) in china every year is Dakar, and this has been lasted for many years only because many Chinese car makers involved in Dakar.

For most people they have no idea about WRC/WTCC whatever this kind of touring car race.

[Rallyper]

stop twisting the knife to your neighbors wound you Swedish heartless man...

First I was confident in there where many more finns than french winners, but looking at statistics made me remember what I forgot during all years. And I have been a fan since little kid in the early 60´s...

[Livewireshock]

If it is a sealed surface then I hope this isn't anything to go by: https://youtu.be/wcJLo_owefo Anyone know if that is a good representation of the rally as a whole?

Gravel isn't boring by it's very nature, in fact the other week I watch the BBC coverage of China Rally 1999 on youtube (and posted it a few pages back on this thread) and I quite liked it. The problems at the time seemed to be about the organisation rather than the stages but I remember Auriol and I think Burns saying at the end of the event it wasn't that bad a rally. Of course it was replaced for 2000...

It would be a shame to lose a tarmac round but I sincerely hope the Italian round returns to tarmac on the mainland - the 1000 Miglia stages around Brescia would be amazing, if a little too similar to the Monte Carlo stages, although Monte Carlo seems to be less alpine based than when I watched it as a kid in the early 2000s.

Also, can someone explain to me the logistical issue with having a gravel car and a tarmac car when the same chassis is used for both surfaces for Rallye Catalunya? If they can convert the setup overnight why can't a car be setup for a tarmac flyaway/island round and converted for the next time it's used on on a flyaway gravel event?

That video is from the APRC round at Longyou, in Zhejiang province, west of Shanghai. It is a mixed surface event and is on a sealed surface through some villages and near the start and finish off this stage. I filmed the video, so I know exactly where it was taken. That is why the car has a gravel setup. Beijing round is a pure tarmac round.

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[stefanvv]

Winners nationality since 1979 between the two countries: 16-12 (France - Finland)

So that means Finns have average more victories "per head". Considering Loeb has sooooo great many victories and Ogier is quickly catching up, this means many French drivers have just a victory or 2, mostly likely Corsica in the past, when no serious factory presence has been invested.

[Jasper]

Any rumours in Germany about the presence on the 2016 calendar?