[WRC] News & Rumours 2018

[AnttiL]

S2000 are much slower than R5 on Latvian or Estonian roads because they spend plenty of time in RPM limiter.

I meant comparing either to WRC/custom cars is wrong.

[Mirek]

I meant comparing either to WRC/custom cars is wrong.

I don't think so. Modern R5 cars are already faster than many older WRC cars. This is always tricky and never possible to say with certainty how much a car plays a role. Safe to say is only that the guys were with different cars and it's not fully comparable therefore.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

M-Sport has its appeal against Sebastien Ogier's WRC Rally Mexico penalty rejected.

[mousti]

M-Sport has its appeal against Sebastien Ogier's WRC Rally Mexico penalty rejected.

Good news

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[focus206]

M-Sport has its appeal against Sebastien Ogier's WRC Rally Mexico penalty rejected.

Good. Would have been ridicolous if not.

[rp]

As we already know Timo Jouhki confirmed that Kalle has 2+1 year contract with the SKODA. So at least 2019 in WRC2 and if he is able to drive works World Rally Car in 2020, he is free to go. But maybe then it could be SKODA WRC

This and next year is all about to get more experience from the different WRC events. Jouhki said also that he is sure that Kalle would be ready already now to drive the top 6 behind the wheel of the World Rally Car. Source: yle.fi

[mknight]

Bits that Julian Porter said during Portugal SS1:

- Skoda is now attending manu meetings in WRC
- Østberg to do Germany in C3 R5, two other drivers in talks for the 3rd car (Loeb + someone else)

[er88]

Wonder who the other driver in talks could be?

[KiwiWRCfan]

Wonder who the other driver in talks could be?

Has it been announced what other events Sheikh Khalid Al-Qassimi will be doing in 2018 ? Could the Sheikh be driving the 3rd car for Germany ?

[AnttiL]

There was some talk earlier that Didier Auriol would want to do a 60th anniversary rally this year