Andreas Mikkelsen

[Andre Oliveira]

I bet Ogier will stay in Ford

[AnttiL]

I bet Ogier will stay in Ford

What happens next season depends probably on how this season goes for each team. Right now, it seems all teams are pretty equal.

[MikeD]

I bet Ogier will stay in Ford

I think Ogier only has one thing on his mind and that is to win the drivers title with M-Sport. If he does that, Ford will come back and Ogier will stay put. I don't see him going back to Citroën or wanting to go to Hyundai. He has won his titles with VW, so now he wants to win against the odds and become a true legend.

[Simmi]

Front cover of Motorsport News today sees David Evans double down and write that Hyundai are going to sign Mikkelsen, run four cars for the next two years and become the new WRC super power.

No real quotes to back this up as nobody is really going on record. Just an internal Hyundai source saying they are very interested. Vague quotes from Penasse saying they have the capability to run four cars - and it won't be a commercial deal. They have R5 for that in his words.

Couple of other bits. Mikkelsen apparently rolled on the test. I think we knew he'd done some damage. Not sure if a full roll is new info or not.

Also Penasse quoted as saying Meeke doesn't have a contract for next year? That's news to me given he signed a three-year deal - http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122261


Apparently there are concerns in the service park that this would turn Hyundai into a VW-esque super power which made me laugh. They'd have four drivers with just eight combined victories - and still wouldn't have the quickest two guys in the championship.

[Andre Oliveira]

What happens next season depends probably on how this season goes for each team. Right now, it seems all teams are pretty equal.

Before VW quit, the plan was Ford back officially in 2018. Now with the best rally driver in world i don't think that will not happen.

[Simmi]

Before VW quit, the plan was Ford back officially in 2018. Now with the best rally driver in world i don't think that will not happen.

You have some source for this info Andre?

[Simmi]

Front cover of Motorsport News today sees David Evans double down and write that Hyundai are going to sign Mikkelsen, run four cars for the next two years and become the new WRC super power.

No real quotes to back this up as nobody is really going on record. Just an internal Hyundai source saying they are very interested. Vague quotes from Penasse saying they have the capability to run four cars - and it won't be a commercial deal. They have R5 for that in his words.

Couple of other bits. Mikkelsen apparently rolled on the test. I think we knew he'd done some damage. Not sure if a full roll is new info or not.

Also Penasse quoted as saying Meeke doesn't have a contract for next year? That's news to me given he signed a three-year deal - http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122261


Apparently there are concerns in the service park that this would turn Hyundai into a VW-esque super power which made me laugh. They'd have four drivers with just eight combined victories - and still wouldn't have the quickest two guys in the championship.

Here's the news story - http://www.autosport.com/news/report...minate-like-vw

[tomhlord]

The Meeke-related quote is intriguing. Doors open for 2018 if true.

[AL14]

The Meeke-related quote is intriguing. Doors open for 2018 if true.

He maybe just said it wrong. I think he just talked too much about others, he has not been correct with his opponents IMO.

[Allez Andruet]

The Meeke-related quote is intriguing. Doors open for 2018 if true.

Really strange if true. Meeke's deal was published at the end of 2015 as a "three-year deal".

http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/decem...7--12-12-.html