[WRC] News & rumours (part IV) 2016

[Mirek]

Jeremie, he was speaking about leaving for a long time. He bought a circuit GT car, he is building Dakar car and during this season he endtered less than half of the WRC events. He may now try to use this penalty as an official reason to leave but it's hardly the real reason. Anyway I don't get the whole circus about the situation. His team made a mistake, got a penalty. Period. The Earth keeps rotating.

[jbmarcus21]

Ok Mirek..
Agree with u about official reason (penalty) to leave

[Andre Oliveira]

But it helps cause he told that want FIA allow him drive the 2017 spec car recently.

[Andre Oliveira]

Ahoj lidi, jak to tedy je a co se děje? Sardinie nás jako každá jiná rally stála obrovské množství sil, času a zejména finančních prostředků. Celou soutěž jsme projeli z obrovským sebezapřením a pocitem křivdy, to zklamání z nesmyslného postihu bylo opravdu silné. Rally je však dá se říci celý můj život a přes to, že se nyní se budeme připravovat na Dakar, rally je pro mě stále disciplína číslo jedna a jsem tělem i duší soutěžák. Až jednou nastoupím do své svou opravdu poslední soutěže ve WRC, pojedu ji, jak se říká „v obleku“, se vztyčenou hlavou a s úsměvem, ne s nafouklou pusou a hlavou plnou myšlenek na vše ostatní kromě rally. Ano ještě se do šampionátu WRC vrátím, to můžu sobě, svému týmu a hlavně fanouškům slíbit, třeba to bude ještě tento rok, kdo ví. Auto a celý ansámbl okolo máme přeci jen parádně nachystán a secvičen. Teď budeme už jen z principu bojovat s FIA o stažení pětiminutového trestu, který je podle nás neoprávněný a křivdí nám. Chtěl bych poděkovat všem fanouškům, kteří fandí našemu počínání ve WRC a podporují nás i nyní, když nebojujeme jen na trati proti časomíře.
Zatím se mějte fajn, Martin.
P.S. Ještě si asi zajdu k zubaři nechat si zkontrolovat plomby

Hi folks, what the hell is going on? Like avery other rally, Sardinia cost us a huge amount of energy, time and money. We did the whole race with extreme self-denial and feelings of injustice, the disappointment of senseless punishment was really strong. But rally is still my whole life, and despite the fact that now we will prepare everything for Dakar, rally is for me still the number one discipline and I am a rally driver with my body and soul. Once I start into my really last WRC race, I will do it with style and „in tuxedo“ , with head up and happy, not angry and with head full of ideas on everything other than rally. Yes I will get back to WRC, this is what I can promise to myself, my team and especially fans. Maybe it will be even this year, who knows. The car and everything around is ready, prepared and rehearsed. Now we will just on principle fight with FIA for the withdrawal of the five-minute penalty, which we believe is unauthorized and injustice against us. I would like to thank all the fans who cheer our actions in the WRC and support us even now, when we are not fighting just against the clock on special stages. Cheers Martin

[BicioWrc]

I was thinking about driver markets for next season...
about young guys i see about at same level with some pro and contra
Evans,Lappi,Suninen and Tideman...

maybe i will give an official car su Pontus, seems ready for this...i like Lappi too but he need to be more consistent.
Suninen maybe with highest potencial, Evans i think he will have other chance in m-sport...
So i go to Pontus till now also if next rallies will say more...

Other doubt...about citroen, maybe will decide too give the official C3 only to one between Breen and Lefebvre...in poland we will see who deserve more

[Eli]

http://www.autosport.com/news/report...fter-aero-test and the next test will be in France

[seb_sh]

I was thinking about driver markets for next season...
about young guys i see about at same level with some pro and contra
Evans,Lappi,Suninen and Tideman...

maybe i will give an official car su Pontus, seems ready for this...i like Lappi too but he need to be more consistent.
Suninen maybe with highest potencial, Evans i think he will have other chance in m-sport...
So i go to Pontus till now also if next rallies will say more...

Other doubt...about citroen, maybe will decide too give the official C3 only to one between Breen and Lefebvre...in poland we will see who deserve more

The driver market is quiet because it's still early and people are waiting for Citroen's announcement. VW is full. Maybe after Sordo decides between Hyundai and Citroen things will get moving, but I think we will have to wait until December to know all the main drives for next year because Citroen can take their time and said they will not rush the driver decision. Also still interesting to see if Neuville got his head back in order or it was just a lucky rally.

[Jack4688`]

http://www.autosport.com/news/report...fter-aero-test and the next test will be in France

Far too much bodywork on that thing

[Duvel]

Does anyone know which rally's wil stay - go - or enter next years calendar?

I really hope Sardinia will stay, hope it will be back in October like it was some years ago.
And wasn't it sead that Germany was about to move to an other region?

[BleAivano]

Does anyone know which rally's wil stay - go - or enter next years calendar?

I really hope Sardinia will stay, hope it will be back in October like it was some years ago.
And wasn't it sead that Germany was about to move to an other region?

Rally Sweden signed a new three year contract during this year's rally Sweden.