[WRC] News & Rumours 2020

[Fast Eddie WRC]

SVT1 can be watched elsewhere with a VPN like Hola.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

USA & China are key markets and Hybrid tech can bring new teams says Ciesla:

https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...ates-and-china

"The hybrid is a sustainability component, but let's go further. A green aspect that should help us become more attractive in the future. Keep the manufacturers that we have and maybe add Subaru, Volkswagen, Citroen, or new partners like Nissan."

[doubled1978]

USA & China are key markets and Hybrid tech can bring new teams says Ciesla:

https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...ates-and-china

"The hybrid is a sustainability component, but let's go further. A green aspect that should help us become more attractive in the future. Keep the manufacturers that we have and maybe add Subaru, Volkswagen, Citroen, or new partners like Nissan."

Interesting he mentioned those manufacturers by name.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Rally Sweden Lockdown live here 15.45 CET:

https://www.svtplay.se/utmanarmotet

[dimviii]

Years of the Dragon

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/a...-of-the-dragon

[wyler]

Hyundai to contest 2 italian rally this summer + dirtfish estonian rally:

Rally Roma Capitale (ERC):
The Rome-based event will see two Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC cars in action with Dani Sordo and Customer Racing Junior Driver Pierre-Louis Loubet in the driving seat. In addition, there will be numerous customer entries with the Hyundai i20 R5, starting with Craig Breen and Customer Racing Junior Driver Callum Devine.

Rally Alba:
The Alba rally will see two factory-entered i20 Coupe WRC with Loubet in a customer WRC car. There will also be two i20 R5 cars in the event, one apiece for Breen and Jari Huttunen.

Rally Estonia:
Thierry Neuville will join local hero Tänak in Estonia, with Huttunen again taking to the wheel of the R5 test car.

(Source: Colin Clark on FB)

Also italian media rumors 2 possible C3+ in Rome by PH Sport with Ostberg and Formeaux

[AnttiL]

The source is the official Hyundai press release https://motorsport.hyundai.com/back-to-business/

Nice to see Loubet get some drives, he was supposed to have a quite extensive WRC program. Also nice for Huttunen to get some driving time.

The C3 rumor...WRC or R5?

[Tauri_J]

I'd put my money on R5

[Fast Eddie WRC]

So much hope now pinned on Rally di Roma going ahead. Fingers crossed everybody.

[wyler]

The source is the official Hyundai press release https://motorsport.hyundai.com/back-to-business/

Nice to see Loubet get some drives, he was supposed to have a quite extensive WRC program. Also nice for Huttunen to get some driving time.

The C3 rumor...WRC or R5?

WRC (i wrote c3+ meaning wrc, sorry)
prior to the hyundai news, they were saying rally roma was asking for special permission to run wrc+ referring to Citroen.