2016 Silly Season

[pantealex]

If Citroen dont keep Meeke, who are they going to get in 2017 ?

With money everyone (except Mikkelsen)

[dodge33cymru]

With or without Meeke, I can imagine they have Neuville on their radar, although Latvala would probably become a target too.

For 2017, there are a few young guns that I'm sure they'll have an eye on too: I wouldn't expect Tidemand to have a VW seat but I'd expect him to be in a WRC class, for example.

For 2016 development role, I'd expect Hirvonen and Solberg to have some demands for their time from either Toyota or Citroen.

Issue being that Meeke is available for 2016 and a testing programme, and I'm not sure who else out there stands out as someone capable of that.

[Simmi]

Seems like the contract situation is:

Paddon (Hyundai 3 years up until end of 2018).
Mikkelsen (VW Unspecified multi-year - at least through to end of 2017)
Camilli (M-Sport 2 years up until end of 2017, M-Sport first option on him for 2018)
Lappi/Tidemand (Assumed multi-year VAG deals)

Everyone else is either a free agent (Meeke/Evans) or has their contract up at the end of 2016.

[rayh_mx]

And after the analysis, how many cars we will see lined up at every WRC rally?

[Simmi]

And after the analysis, how many cars we will see lined up at every WRC rally?

Too early to say.

Questions marks around:
Citroen/PH Sport
M-Sport (14 rounds not confirmed)
Kubica, Prokop, Breen, Al-Rajhi, second Dmack entry

I doubt any privateer will do all 14 rounds. So best case I'd say we get 9 full season entries.

[paba]

we don't know how many cars will PH Sport prepare (if any)

[MartijnS]

[EstWRC]

at least they got the flags right

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Petter Solberg calls on Kris Meeke to choose Toyota...

http://www.blackmorevale.co.uk/Pette...ail/story.html

[nafpaktos]

Petter please be focused in the rallycross and leave Kris to do whatever he wants.