[WRC] News & rumours (part IV) 2016

[AndyRAC]

These idiots never learn. They keep repeating the same mistakes time after time - and keep expecting things to improve = Insanity!!

We don't need more shorter events - we need fewer, but iconic events that capture the publics imagination.

It just proves that none of them know what to do with the sport - or what it's supposed to be.

[stefanvv]

Capito is gone, FIA's turn. Are you surprised?

[giu canbera]

just give WRC to FIM instead of FIA haha..
seriously, it'd be a lot better

[er88]

We need longer events not shorter ones. The current format is disgraceful and it's a Sunday wasted. Should be 3 full days of rallying.

However if they persist with 2 and half days, I'd rather they ran Saturday and Sunday as full days and on selected rounds ran evening/ night stages on the friday, with shakedown during the morning/ afternoon. Obviously this wouldn't be possibly on really dusty events, but it would be nice if some events could do this.



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[RAS007]

A new day - some new lunacy from the FIA.

Jarmo Mahonen in Motorsport News is saying the FIA are considering making some WRC events SHORTER in a bid to add more rallies to the championship.

So roughly 250km in one and a half days. Welcome to the WRC! The pinnacle of the sport.

I'm hoping/assuming this will be another in the long list of stupid ideas that gets shot down. No idea how cutting 100km off the distance will really save anyone any money once the teams and cars are already there.


He's also broaching the possibility of event rotation in the Asia Pacific region in a bid to get in more of the interested rallies. Although he said it wouldn't be year on year rotation.

As usual, they are completely wrong. We need fewer, but longer rallies. As someone said above, the current format is disgraceful, and rallies are way too short. It all started going wrong with the cloverleaf bullshit.

[ZoomanSP206]

I read this in the Monte Carlo Rally Guide 1:

The second passage of [La Bollène-Vésubie – Peira Cava], SS 17, will be a Power Stage, allowing the first 5 finishers to clock up extra points (new in 2017).

Does anyone know more about this rule change?

[Simmi]

I read this in the Monte Carlo Rally Guide 1:

Does anyone know more about this rule change?

Literally heard nothing about that. Another rule change no one wanted or asked for.

[JUF]

As Kevin Abbring will also compete in this year's Wales Rally GB, he might be Hyundai's third driver next year and learns the events now...

[Simmi]

As Kevin Abbring will also compete in this year's Wales Rally GB, he might be Hyundai's third driver next year and learns the events now...

I hope so. Is that news confirmed about GB? WRC or R5?

[COD]

As usual, they are completely wrong. We need fewer, but longer rallies. As someone said above, the current format is disgraceful, and rallies are way too short. It all started going wrong with the cloverleaf bullshit.

He only thinks business, doesn't care about the sport