[WRC] News & Rumours 2018

[ESTR]

TEAMS & DRIVERS:

1. Citroen
-Meeke
-Breen
-Loeb/Qassimi/Lefebvre (PH Sport)
-Serderidis (???)

2. Hyundai:
-Neuville
-Mikkelsen
-Paddon/Sordo (4 cars on some events)

3. Toyota:
-Latvala
-Tanak
-Lappi

4. Ford M-Sport:
-Ogier
-Evans
-Suninen/Ostberg

WRC2:

1. Skoda:
-Tidemand
-Veiby
-Kopecky

2. Hyundai:
-Huttunen

3. M-Sport:
-Camilli
-Suninen

4. MEM (Proton)
-???

5. Holzer (Opel)
-???

6. VW (Polo)
-???

7. Citroen (C3 R5):
-Bonato/Lefebvre

8. Peugeot (developing 208 Evo2)

9. Toyota:
-R4 Spec car (Oreca)
-develop R5 car

Maybe new formula for R2 regulations.

2018 Junior WRC champion gets a prize of car (R5 Fiesta for WRC2) and budget I think with free pass and gasoline.

CALENDAR:
-Turkey replace Poland
-Every month gets covered with rally (no big gaps) except december - april & october have 2 rallies.
-Spain & GB swap places.
-Italy have to confirm to held rally on Sardegna
-Croatia will (maybe) have candidate event in 2018 for 2019 round.

SPORTING REG:
-Chicanes are under big questions...
-4 car rule is probably dead.

NO big changes... They have said late in 2016 that 2019 will have some big changes (maybe).

Man I would be happy if they could cover more live stages not only 2 different and 3 total.. With drone tech still not possible or what. And placed cameras in all cars...