[WRC] News & rumours (part III)

[rayh_mx]

Think wrong and be right ... Machiavelli.

Whereas to the Parc Fermé may only enter driver or codriver... it was Max or Joan or their codrivers

[SubaruNorway]

The fastest and easiest way is through the oil cap on the camshaft cover - 100% success guaranteed!

But that's not the point.

Just imagine the scandal if that happend to some of the works teams...

I still can't believe it.

Sick bastards!

That would be pretty easy to get out if it wasn't started though. Doubt it got through the cylinder head and further into the oil passages to the sump.

[dimviii]

That would be pretty easy to get out if it wasn't started though. Doubt it got through the cylinder head and further into the oil passages to the sump.

if you start the engine even for 5 sec everything is finished. We dont know if they started the engine though

[Eli]

http://www.rallye-magazin.de/wm/nach...ojekt-zurueck/ trouble in Toyota's plan??

[itix]

Very bad story from Nicola Arena's Facebook profile.
Arena is the co-driver of Linari, the current leader of the production cup. Here is what he wrote.

Today we speak about Rally GB, last WRC round. Here are some incontrovertible facts:
Fact 1
The rally will be the last round of the Production Cup, open only to group N cars, that next year will be cancelled because of the poor number of followers.
Fact 2
Only three drivers can still win the Cup: Linari (my driver), Rendina (Italian as well) and Carchat (from Andorra).
Linari wins if he finishes the rally.
Rendina wins if he finishes in front of Carchat and we don't reach the finish line.
Carchat wins if he finishes in front of Rendina and we don't reach the finish line.
Fact 3
Last night our rally car was still on the trailer, someone broke the bonnet and poured sand into the engine making it unusable.
That's all with the facts. You can comment if you wish so.

What a stupid move. How will you enjoy your victory if you get it in this way? What's the purpose? Getting some money? They already have them... Sad story...

That's beyond upsetting
What a lousy soul to do something like that.

If they could see things like broken bonnet pins or similar they probably didn't start the engine, but if no signs of breaking into the engine bay can be seen, they probably started it as you wouldn't think about the fact that something could have happened (who'd assume all the time that someone would tamper with the engine?).

The clue is that he said the engine was rendered "unusable" making me think that they started it. Even if they poured it in the dipstick neck and straight into the sump, the engine should be fairly easy to clean out, unless they still have this rule that you can't open your engine during an event (I believe in this extreme case though someone at the FIA offices must be able to issue a joker to this rule).

[AL14]

Linari will regurarly take part at Wales Rally since they managed to get a new engine from another driver who give him the one of his recce car.
The article says also that Rendina proposed him to give him his car and renounce to participate but Linari refused.

http://www.provaspeciale.it/2015/rip...rally-wrc.html

[rallyace]

Kris Meeke on being asked which car has been the best one he has driven yet: "The DS 3 is a fantastic car, but as a driver who wants to win you always want more."

Hmm... would he really comment such a thing if he felt certain that he would stay at Citroën next year?

"I've never driven the Fiesta, the Polo or the Hyundai so at the moment the DS 3 is my best to date."

A hint of what's to come? No later than January we'll know.

[Jack4688`]

either was sabotage or local chav lowlifes playing around.

If it was South Wales I'd it was certain to be chavs. North Wales..... not so sure

[GigiGalliNo1]

A current M-Sport client is bringing money to the table and will be part of a 3 car WRC Team in 2016

[RS]

A current M-Sport client is bringing money to the table and will be part of a 3 car WRC Team in 2016

I hope Kubica, then we can see how he would do with a full works car and without the pressure of running his own team.

And I would like to see the manufacturer scoring rules changed so that the top two finishers from each score.. none of this 'Volkswagen Motorsport 2' nonsense.