I think he did a test yes. Quite surprising not to see at least Nordgren on his home event.
Nordgren's season seems like a letdown indeed. He didn't get to do APRC and seems like not a lot of WRC2 events either. But then again, he is the fifth driver of the Skoda team and he probably doesn't have the backing for private entries like Rovanperä and Veiby have
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So it seems like they are just changing number plates on cars?
Monte - don't know
Sweden - 926 (engine issues?)
Kenya - old car 909 (old engine?)
Canaries - 926(+ engine change)
Portugal - 926...
Maybe this shows just how tight their budget really is. Its already been heard of them re-using old parts and at times struggling for a test car.
Is it known how many Rally1 Cars they've built...
That was exceptional circumstances.
This situation is purely due to the state of the Championship when the team with the biggest history in the sport cant go on.
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