Crystal Ball Time for 2017

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1) Malcolm finally gets a Sebastian, but this time the car isn't quite up to scratch. Ogler still fights for the championship but through consistency rather than speed.

2) New WRCars mostly don't look much quicker than the previous generation once they are in rally conditions and the WRC TV people have done their best to make them look as slow as possible.

3) VW take delivery of a pair of Fabia R5s to help them develop the Polo R5. Mikelssen mixes events in Polo WRC17 with R5 testing.(FAIL)

4) Mads Ostberg struggles with car 'problems', although these problems are not rally ending or visible to the human eye.

5) Subaru are seen cosying up to Kenneth Ericsson and decide to copy their Japanese rivals by appointing him to run their WRC programme. Ericsson sets up base in Sweden and immediately signs Pontus Tidemand and Emil Berqvist to drive in 2018. Forum member Rallyper issues a statement saying "The only thing that could make me happier is if the FIA banned asphalt rallying"