[WRC] News & rumours (part IV) 2016

[PLuto]

so if Suninen and Hanninen are the two Toyota drivers, there is just place for another one driver only.

Suninen was planned as driver no.3, but we will see, now after VW leaving everything has changed...

[Duvel]

Suninen was planned as driver no.3, but we will see, now after VW leaving everything has changed...

So, lets make a list how things could be for 2017.

Hyundai stays the same:

Neuville
Paddon
Sordo
Abring

Citroen:

Meeke
Lefevre
Breen

M-sport:

Tanak
Ogier
Camilli

Toyota:

Hanni
Sunni
Jari

D-mack:

Evans
Mikkelsen

Adapta:

Ostberg

Wel, thats my gues for the moment.

[TheFlyingTuga]

Hyundai:
-Neuville
-Sordo
-Paddon

Citroen:
-Meeke
-Breen
-Lefevre

Toyota:
-Latvala
-Hanninen
-Lappi

M-Sport Ford:
-Ogier
-Tanak
-Camilli

D-MACK w/ Fiesta 2017:
-Evans

Adapta w/ Fiesta 2017:
-Ostberg
-Mikkelsen


Prokop WRT w/ Fiesta 2016:
-Prokop

D-MACK w/ Fiesta 2016:
-Paying driver

Hyundai w/ i20 2016:
Abbring

Citroen w/ DS3:
- Al-Qassimi

This is my guess (We should open a pickems for this :P)

[KKS]

VW drivers latest (Autosport):

http://www.autosport.com/news/report...-on-2017-deals

""Nothing is really clear regarding the termination of the contract with Volkswagen, but we are talking to several teams about next year and I am confident we will see Andreas with a top team," he said."
And which team it could be?
Citroen? no.
Ford/M-sport? no... full with Ogier/Tanak/Camilli
Hyundai? no
Only chance to Toyota with Latvala and Juho, but will Tommy need him? And Toyota not a "top team".

[Eric]

""Nothing is really clear regarding the termination of the contract with Volkswagen, but we are talking to several teams about next year and I am confident we will see Andreas with a top team," he said."
And which team it could be?
Citroen? no.
Ford/M-sport? no... full with Ogier/Tanak/Camilli
Hyundai? no
Only chance to Toyota with Latvala and Juho, but will Tommy need him? And Toyota not a "top team".

"Toyota with Latvala"? No one know who Toyota will sign. Im not surprised if they choose Mikkelsen. Latvala seems to be over the top.... Going to be some exciting days next week

[RS]

DMACK Fiestas with norwegian team it seems

I hope Mikelssen. DMacks and Ostberg would be a match made in hell.

[Toyoda]

So I asked Jim Holland, Vice President, Vehicle Component and Systems Engineering at ASME IMECE today if ford is re joining WRC next year properly and he said yes.
More than likely he was talking bull$@&t or miss heard me but yeah he should know I guess and seemed confident...

[macebig]

Well,IF Ford returns,I expect announcements to be made during the new Fiesta presentation at Cologne,November 29.Possibly there will be a double announcement with a certain Frenchman being present...

[Simmi]

People might need to sport referring to Ogier/M-Sport like it's a done deal.

The man himself wants to test both cars before deciding - http://www.autosport.com/news/report...ions-next-week


Looks like he's using the press conference to put a bit of pressure onto VW to cut him loose. I also don't think any other driver but Ogier is able to demand tests in multiple cars like this.

[pantealex]

Hyundai:
-Neuville
-Sordo
-Paddon

Citroen:
-Meeke
-Breen
-Lefevre

Toyota:
-Latvala
-Hanninen
-Lappi

M-Sport Ford:
-Ogier
-Tanak
-Camilli

D-MACK w/ Fiesta 2017:
-Evans

Adapta w/ Fiesta 2017:
-Ostberg
-Mikkelsen


Prokop WRT w/ Fiesta 2016:
-Prokop

D-MACK w/ Fiesta 2016:
-Paying driver

Hyundai w/ i20 2016:
Abbring

Citroen w/ DS3:
- Al-Qassimi

This is my guess (We should open a pickems for this :P)

and
VW Polo (2016)
-Teemu Suninen
-Nasser Al-Attiyah
-maybe others also

As they say in WRC.com "who orders cars first, gets car first", they don´t care are you fast driver, first ones with money get cars!
http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/novem...0--12-12-.html