[WRC] News & rumours (part III)

[macebig]

Read this morning and was about to share it here. As you said it's a big move. It shows they want definitely play with the big ones. Let's see.

Wilson+Dmack=Neuville?

[EstWRC]

Maybe. i think Tänak has a big plus among the other drivers because he drove for them last year and helped to develop the tires.

[AL14]

Wilson+Dmack=Neuville?

Wilson+Dmack+huge wire transfer= Neuville

Maybe. i think Tänak has a big plus among the other drivers because he drove for them last year and helped to develop the tires.

I don't think Tanak would be that happy Est. What you think?

[Simmi]

Hopefully Dmack work their way in with privateers like before rather than throwing the chequebook at it. Prove the product first and maybe they could link up with Ford/M-Sport in 2017. Could be a nice fit.

[Jack4688`]

That would mean the route must be almost finalized already before this year's event takes place, also it means 7-8 months less to secure the budget... Looks like mission impossible, except if they would skip the calendar for a year..

Or slip back to October for next year and plan for March in 2017

[Antony Warmbold]

Yes. A question you can answer, with your experience of having done WRC-seasons with 15 (or 16?) events. Is it practically possible for the teams and drivers to do more than 13 events per year? Keeping into count the testing days works drivers are having.

I'm afraid that the cost of more events + more expensive cars (including developing those new cars) will lead to shorter events... Apart from all spectators and some drivers most people probably wouldn't mind...

In my opinion 15 or 16 events is ok but it's a heavy schedule and depending on logistics it's a budget question. Teams send kit overseas by container, while another set of kit is on the European continent for European events. Rally cars are sent at last minute by air freight. A guy like Kubica is skipping Australia because he'd need two sets of kit to do it, and maybe two cars, like we had when we were private in 2003 & 2004.

[AndyRAC]

15-16 events is a lot – and probably requires even more spending. And, is the ‘return on investment’ really worth it?
Personally, I’d rather see 10-12 ‘proper’ events all with their own identity, than 15-16 generic WRC events – but that’s not going to happen.
Remember the saying, “Walk before you can run”
Is the WRC strong enough to have 15-16 quality events? Hmm..I’m not convinced.

[EstWRC]

Wilson+Dmack+huge wire transfer= Neuville



I don't think Tanak would be that happy Est. What you think?

Not happy because Neuville may be coming or what do you mean? It's just speculation at the moment, i think Dmack wont come before 2017.

[AL14]

Not happy because Neuville may be coming or what do you mean? It's just speculation at the moment, i think Dmack wont come before 2017.

Yes pure speculation.

BTW I was referring to DMACK tyres. I don't think he loves him. They slowed him down in some rally. Am I wrong?

[EstWRC]

Yeah they still aren't on the same level as Michelin's or Pirelli's i guess, you could see it last year when Tänak was showing great pace in Sweden and Portugal but was nowhere in Rally GB with Dmack's.