[WRC] News & Rumours 2021

[er88]

You don't get it. THE year refers to the last one, the year of all or nothing. I don't see Hyundai renew if he didn't win.

Why would Hyundai not renew? He's still easily one of the 4 TOP drivers. If they don't renew, Thierry could walk into Toyota for free to replace Ogier when he retires.

Thierry might be the one who won't sign on again at Hyundai, as he might think he has a better chance of a drivers title in a Yaris.

[Andre Oliveira]

Maybe i am too romantic... but i see Neuville back to M-Sport to finish the work.

[mknight]

I could see Hyundai not renewing in case of one or more of the following:

- Neuville starts to crash more trying to keep up with Tanak (Estonia this year..) or Toyotas which causes Toyota to win manu
- Neuville is regularly slowest of the 3 Hyundais (again Estonia this year, but Finland and Sardinia in 2019 also come to mind)
- another driver (Breen, Huttunen or even Solberg) show that they can be a reliable podium fighter for Hyundai

At this moment I would given maybe 20% chance to that happening.

[Andre Oliveira]

With the lastest rumours someone created that calendar. It looks good.

[Essaj]

With the lastest rumours someone created that calendar. It looks good.

How great would this be, lets hope for the best!

[wyler]

With the lastest rumours someone created that calendar. It looks good.

don't think Monza will be run in summer. it can be last round in December as 2020, looking for winter condition.

[EstWRC]

Maybe i am too romantic... but i see Neuville back to M-Sport to finish the work.

i dont see it happening. He will be heavily involved with the development of the 2022 machine and it would be weird then to jump into a new team and unknown car (for him).

but then again, like mknight says, if he will be outperformed by other drivers regularly maybe then? but overall i really doubt he will leave Hyundai.

and i have kind of the same "dream" with Tänak. How cool it would be if he would go to M-sport for his final year and bring one of the titles to Malcolm for everything he did for him and believing in him?

[pantealex]

i dont see it happening. He will be heavily involved with the development of the 2022 machine and it would be weird then to jump into a new team and unknown car (for him).

but then again, like mknight says, if he will be outperformed by other drivers regularly maybe then? but overall i really doubt he will leave Hyundai.

and i have kind of the same "dream" with Tänak. How cool it would be if he would go to M-sport for his final year and bring one of the titles to Malcolm for everything he did for him and believing in him?

Tänak should drive his final year with TGR

[AnttiL]

The game will change in 2022 with the new cars, and it's not guaranteed Neuville will be paired as well to the new car as he is to the current one. I believe everyone considers this.

But then again, Neuville has been in the team since the beginning, the only one to drive full seasons every year. That's also something to be valued.

[mknight]

and i have kind of the same "dream" with Tänak. How cool it would be if he would go to M-sport for his final year and bring one of the titles to Malcolm for everything he did for him and believing in him?

What "final year"?

Has he sat a fixed date on retirement?