[WRC] News & Rumours 2020

**Eli** · 15th February 2020, 18:18

Originally Posted by EstWRC

Ciesla steps down https://www.dirtfish.com/rally/wrc-c...-to-step-down/

Do you know where he's from? tried to find more information about him but simply couldn't.

**CWJ** · 15th February 2020, 19:40

Bavaria / Germany

https://de.linkedin.com/in/oliver-ciesla-b3482b67/en

**Eli** · 17th February 2020, 15:08

https://www.dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/c...ules-deadlock/ Interesting information about the next set of regulations for 2022 onwards.

**T16** · 17th February 2020, 15:15

Originally Posted by Eli

https://www.dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/c...ules-deadlock/ Interesting information about the next set of regulations for 2022 onwards.

Interesting for a couple of reasons: firstly, the target cost of a complete 2022 car is £500k, not double that, as had been mooted. Secondly, it claims that 2 manufacturers is enough to push a vote through and one may be M-Sport... I thought they weren't classed as a manufacturer?

**doubled1978** · 17th February 2020, 15:17

Originally Posted by Eli

https://www.dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/c...ules-deadlock/ Interesting information about the next set of regulations for 2022 onwards.

Interesting, the R5 based unit with close to GRE performance at a third of the cost sounds a sensible approach.
Obviously Msport and Hyundai have such engines available to work from, where as Toyota do not (so far as we know). I presume this is why they sit on the keep GRE side of the fence.

**dimviii** · 17th February 2020, 16:43

hahahaha thats a good one!
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Happy Birthday Boss! You don't look a day older! #MSPORTERS

**dimviii** · 17th February 2020, 17:28

Evans has Toyota, Makinen permission to fight for WRC title

https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...-for-wrc-title

**dimviii** · 18th February 2020, 16:32

https://www.wrc.com/en/news/news-arc...o-of-the-year/

**Co-driven** · 19th February 2020, 21:46

I couldn't find the Rally Argentina thread, so I will post it here.

There are rumours saying that Federico Villagra will drive a fourth Toyota Yaris in Rally Argentina. Local media is reporting:

https://www.cadena3motor.com/noticia...to-0&id=253237

To me it's a bit strange, as in the recent years Villagra has been driving a Ford Fiesta Maxi in the National Championship, with some support of Ford. He also competed in Dakar a few years ago with Ford and lately in trucks class.