[WRC] News & rumours (part IV) 2016

**Rallyper** · 6th December 2016, 15:16

The beers coming holidays tastes even better after we know and then what to expect from 2017.

**pantealex** · 6th December 2016, 15:17

Originally Posted by pantealex

Don´t wait any VW names from Toyota yet, if they give us a name it will be Lappi.

Btw. Volkswagen: Nasser is driving Dakar, who do you think will drive 2nd car in Monte ? (and who is possible 3rd driver?)
If Qatar/RedBull pay, they want to have team championship trophy!

My own prediction: Suninen is VW driver with both 2016 and 2017 models.

**bluuford** · 6th December 2016, 15:22

Originally Posted by pantealex

Don´t wait any VW names from Toyota yet, if they give us a name it will be Lappi.

Btw. Volkswagen: Nasser is driving Dakar, who do you think will drive 2nd car in Monte ? (and who is possible 3rd driver?)
If Qatar/RedBull pay, they want to have team championship trophy!

Dakar ends on 14th of January, Nasser takes his private plane, sleeps in the plane and he is in Monte on Sunday afternoon

If he finishes Dakar

**tc10a** · 6th December 2016, 15:35

Originally Posted by bluuford

Dakar ends on 14th of January, Nasser takes his private plane, sleeps in the plane and he is in Monte on Sunday afternoon

If he finishes Dakar

But probably quite some testing before Monte is also needed. Not so easy with tight schedule before and during Dakar. So maybe someone else in Monte.

**EstWRC** · 6th December 2016, 15:37

ok since its getting ridiculous, maybe dmack will buy the team? Dmack VW Rally Team, drivers Ogier and Tänak

**er88** · 6th December 2016, 16:00

This is Red Bulls opportunity to buy the VW team, and run it like they do with their F1 team. It's a good opportunity for them, and they could easily offer Ogier the money and secure future for a number of years.

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**the sniper** · 6th December 2016, 16:00

Originally Posted by pantealex

Btw. Volkswagen: Nasser is driving Dakar, who do you think will drive 2nd car in Monte ? (and who is possible 3rd driver?)
If Qatar/RedBull pay, they want to have team championship trophy!

Originally Posted by EstWRC

ok since its getting ridiculous[...]

Lets get ridiculous... Proper silly season stuff, I'll call it now: VW test driver Marcus Gronholm to make a competitive come back, doing a limited schedule, covering the rallies that Nasser will miss in the Qatar VW!