[WRC] News & rumours (part IV) 2016

[maciotacio]

Today, in Poland there is unofficial info that Rally Polaland will be secured for next year. New round in Turkey, no rally China either. Also there're talks about participation Kubica in his home round and maybe in few others.
The latter, is IMO not likely to happen even if I'm Polish.

[Rally Power]

Also there're talks about participation Kubica in his home round and maybe in few others.
(...)IMO not likely to happen even if I'm Polish.

Who knows, maybe that’s the key for Ostberg mystery: divided seat with Kubica in MSport 3rd car…

Staying on guessing mode:
Toyota - Evans, Haninnen, Lappi; MSport – Tanak, Camilli, Ostberg/Kubica; DMack – Suninen

On a more serious note: control tires are still an option from 2018; can FIA’s final decision come out on December world council or just during '17?

[rallyfiend]

Who knows, maybe that’s the key for Ostberg mystery: divided seat with Kubica in MSport 3rd car…

Staying on guessing mode:
Toyota - Evans, Haninnen, Lappi; MSport – Tanak, Camilli, Ostberg/Kubica; DMack – Suninen

On a more serious note: control tires are still an option from 2018; can FIA’s final decision come out on December world council or just during '17?

The 3-year deal with Michelin would kill the control tyre for the next three years.

[Mirek]

The 3-year deal with Michelin would kill the control tyre for the next three years.

The control tyre is nonsense anyway.

[dimviii]

WRC drivers and teams against Turkey's potential return to calendar

Plans for Turkey's return to the World Rally Championship in 2017 have met opposition from leading drivers and teams.

A delegation of Turkish officials visited last week's Rally Catalunya in an effort to convince the service park the event should rejoin the schedule for the first time since 2010.

Turkey, China and Poland are listed by the FIA as potential 2017 rounds, with either one or two of the trio set to get the nod.

But WRC champion Sebastien Ogier is among those arguing that security concerns amid recent terrorism and the political instability around an attempted coup earlier this year should keep it off the calendar.

"Right now with the political situation in Turkey, I would not want to go there and I don't think it would be clever to go there," Ogier said.

"But hopefully - and more for the Turkish people - this situation will change and it can develop in a better way."

Citroen team boss Yves Matton echoed those sentiments.

"Turkey could be an interesting rally for the calendar, but the timing is not good," he said.

"We don't know if, in one year, the security will be good for us to go there.

"It's maybe a rally more for 2018 than for 2017."

WRC promoter's Oliver Ciesla defended Turkey's provisional place on the calendar.

"I was there recently and the tourist season was in full flow, there was no feeling anything was wrong," he argued.

"There are major events happening in Turkey, such as the UEFA Champions' League and a major basketball event is going to Istanbul.

"We are not talking about going there tomorrow, we are talking about going there in 12 months."


http://www.autosport.com/news/report...-turkey-return

[dimviii]

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[dimviii]

[br21]

Rally Poland will be in WRC in 2017.
With Kubica it's typical rumor, it will not happen.

[Rallyper]

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All is marketing. Quite nice, actually.

[BleAivano]

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Is it the new Citroen WTCC car?

And I agree with you, I don't like it either.