Crystal Ball Predictions 2020

[AnttiL]

No more predictions please

[EstWRC]

1. For the first time in seven years, Monte Carlo is not won by Ogier.
2. Andrea Kaiser will tweet “Shityota” after the Yaris of Ogier breaks down 3 rallies in a row (Mexico, Argentina, Portugal)
3. At some point during the season, there will be a deep discussion again how the best solution in the world is to dump current gen. cars and make R5 category the main one.
4. Neuville will say at every rally that Ogier has the best car. Finishes the season second again.
5. Everyone will use rally2 at Rally Safari.

yes, got at least one correct.

[Eli]

yes, got at least one correct.

Was hard to guess it would be Neuville though

[EstWRC]

Was hard to guess it would be Neuville though

nope...he was very close last year and the choice was only between him and Ott anyway

[KiwiWRCfan]

Just 1.0 seconds away from my number 3 prediction coming true.
Close but not close enough in a sport decided by tenths of a second

[HKSjbg]

1. Ogier will be champion.
2. No one outside of Ogier, Tanak & Neuville will break into the top 3.
3. Evans will be the only other rally winner outside championship’s the top 3.
4. Rovanpera’s position in the Toyota team will be questioned by the media in the first half of the season due to poor results/crashes. Podium finishes in the second half of the season will see him then hailed as the best thing since sliced bread.
5. Meeke will develop the R5/Rally2 Yaris for Toyota/TMR but will only drive it twice in the WRC - at Wales Rally GB and Rally Japan after winning the British Rally Championship in a Toyota GB supported Yaris in R4 kit/Rally2 kit form, though the R5/Rally2 will be homologated in time for the final round in September.

I think I may have heavily underestimated Evans’ potential for this year! Also I’m gonna be way off with point #4

[Eli]

1 Tanak will be champion once again
2 Loeb will leave the WRC scene for good at the end of 2020.
3 Hayden will compete at his home event
4 Evans to take second win of his career whilst starting to challenge for wins from the off in MC.
5 Lappi will be left out without a seat for 2021

Well well, at least one prediction right.

[EstWRC]

1. For the first time in seven years, Monte Carlo is not won by Ogier.
2. Andrea Kaiser will tweet “Shityota” after the Yaris of Ogier breaks down 3 rallies in a row (Mexico, Argentina, Portugal)
3. At some point during the season, there will be a deep discussion again how the best solution in the world is to dump current gen. cars and make R5 category the main one.
4. Neuville will say at every rally that Ogier has the best car. Finishes the season second again.
5. Everyone will use rally2 at Rally Safari.

i can write this off, he hasnt mentioned the "toyota is the best car" at all so far interestingly

[Rally Power]

Hope still in time…
1. Hyundai champ with a 1-2 (Tanak wins and Neuville ends as close P2);
2. Ogier P3 with only 2 (lucky) wins, leaving at the end of the season;
3. One win for Evans, other for Lappi and 2 podiums for Rovanpera;
4. Ostberg is WRC2 champ and Katjo gets WRC3 title (if he enters the series);
5. 2022 Hybrid systems will cost less than expected and Subaru will announce their future engagement with PS team.

I now hope to be wrong on #3 and see Evans getting more totally deserved wins like this one; and more brilliant podiums for Rovanpera too!

[steve.mandzij]

Yay crystal ball time!

1. Toyota relinquishes their WCC in the final round.

2. Ogier WDC, Neuville runner up as Tanak is forced to adapt his driving style to Theirry's car.

3. Evans gets close to winning a rally but only manages 2nd place out of his characteristic misfortune. He'll be the best of the rest again.

4. Rovanpera wins in Sweden or Sardegna but struggles on tarmac and bins a few Yarises, returning in rally 2 and ends up in the top 3 of most power stage points won.

5. Latvala bins it into a snowbank in Sweden on Friday but wins in Finland, crying on the podium yet remaining out of a seat for 2021


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#3 and #5 scrapped then, and I'm right about to scrap #2 too.

#4 is still alive and kicking though!