[WRC] News & rumours (part IV) 2016

[AL14]

Hayden Paddon's campaign for bringing back NZ in the WRC continues.
He published this video starring a lot of important people of NZ motorsport and politics (including prime minister).

https://www.facebook.com/haydenpaddo...2404596461996/

[GigiGalliNo1]

VW know nothing

Joost says three cars only

Nasser is dreaming

https://translate.googleusercontent....S63MvgUGEYvz6A

[Mirek]

Or they simply don't want to admit anything until it's signed.

[rallyfiend]

VW know nothing

Joost says three cars only

Nasser is dreaming

https://translate.googleusercontent....S63MvgUGEYvz6A

With him waiting to be allowed to exit the company, maybe Jost is being left out of the loop...

[Zeakiwi]

Why is it so difficult to allow 2016 spec WRC cars to run with 2017 WRC cars in the same category?
Do the FIA officials not like to see well funded private teams in WRC cars beating (running ahead of) works supported WRC2 R5 etc cars with young drivers. Does it make it difficult for the limited camera crews to travel from stage to stage covering the first ten cars etc?
Could always run WRC2017, WRC2 then a gap to the WRC16 private cars for live coverage to keep sponsors happy etc.? (or restrict the 16 cars to run at the same speed as R5)

[N.O.T]

Why is it so difficult to allow 2016 spec WRC cars to run with 2017 WRC cars in the same category?
Do the FIA officials not like to see well funded private teams in WRC cars beating (running ahead of) works supported WRC2 R5 etc cars with young drivers. Does it make it difficult for the limited camera crews to travel from stage to stage covering the first ten cars etc?
Could always run WRC2017, WRC2 then a gap to the WRC16 private cars for live coverage to keep sponsors happy etc.? (or restrict the 16 cars to run at the same speed as R5)

who would be stupid enough to spend his money to run a private old generation WRC where the only competition would be other stupid people in the same car?

[Mirek]

Why is it so difficult to allow 2016 spec WRC cars to run with 2017 WRC cars in the same category?
Do the FIA officials not like to see well funded private teams in WRC cars beating (running ahead of) works supported WRC2 R5 etc cars with young drivers. Does it make it difficult for the limited camera crews to travel from stage to stage covering the first ten cars etc?
Could always run WRC2017, WRC2 then a gap to the WRC16 private cars for live coverage to keep sponsors happy etc.? (or restrict the 16 cars to run at the same speed as R5)

I somehow learned not to search for common logic in FIA decision. The fact is that it hurts no-one to keep them allowed because they are clearly slower and not more than several gentleman drivers would use them anyway.

who would be stupid enough to spend his money to run a private old generation WRC where the only competition would be other stupid people in the same car?

That seriously stupid question. Anyone who
a) already has a WRC car and doesn't want to spend half a million Euro for another one which is useful only for WRC events
b) anyone who drives just for fun and doesn't want to spend hundreds of thousands Euro for renting a car which he can't fully use anyway
c) anyone who drives just one rally and doesn't want to use a car which he doesn't know at all
etc.

The point is why not to allow those stupid people to do that?

[N.O.T]

That seriously stupid question. Anyone who
a) already has a WRC car and doesn't want to spend half a million Euro for another one which is useful only for WRC events
b) anyone who drives just for fun and doesn't want to spend hundreds of thousands Euro for renting a car which he can't fully use anyway
c) anyone who drives just one rally and doesn't want to use a car which he doesn't know at all
etc.

The point is why not to allow those stupid people to do that?

a.A person who spent half a million for such a car will sell it and get a new WRC or if he can't an R5.
b.He will drive village events for fun not a WRC round
c.If he wants to run one rally get an R5

FIA won't allow them because they will be obsolete... and stupid people who want to run an obsolete car just for fun should not be allowed outside or they can do that in village events. The WRC is for the top only.

[Mirek]

FIA won't allow them because they will be obsolete... and stupid people who want to run an obsolete car just for fun should not be allowed outside or they can do that in village events. The WRC is for the top only.

That's enough for me. Have a good day.

[janvanvurpa]

Hayden Paddon's campaign for bringing back NZ in the WRC continues.
He published this video starring a lot of important people of NZ motorsport and politics (including prime minister).

https://www.facebook.com/haydenpaddo...2404596461996/

Gotta admire the kid..He is on a roll and bursting with enthusiasm..
(and fortunately not yet beeen in the mitts of the bane of the world "Media Types" who "create for him a (boring, monotone) Media personal style").....

We have to suggest to him somehow to do the Python skit in reverse in the future for Ogier's enlightenment...It would be historical--and hysterical..