Quote Originally Posted by Co-driven View Post
I didn't know this info that CB Tech bought a part of CGR. Isn't Germán Schroeder involved with their operation? He has (or had) his own team in the past, right?

Regarding the Hyundai, I heard that they would leave one of the three cars in Chile, so that Scuncion could compete on both Championships without problems.

I thought we would see some of the big names, like Villagra, Ligato or even Díaz compete with one of the R5...

Also, is Fernando Álvarez's R4 ready to compete?

Germán Schroeder will be involved with CB Tech.

It's true that a Hyundai will remains in Chile, but the team have the idea to buy a 4th car. It's unclear how that car will be used, because there are many things unknown at the moment.

I don't know about Diaz, Ligato or Baldoni joining PointCola team. I think Diaz is the most close to the team, and he did some tests in the past.

Villagra have a deal with Toyota, but somebody said this week, that he was asking for the Toyota R5 of Galindo in Paraguay to try to have it. It's just a rumor.

There weren't more news about the R4 of Alvarez. The last know was that RC Competición finished the basic and homologated part of the job and sent the car to Villagra's team to finish it. Alvarez codriver "Pupin" Monasterolo will join Alonso (as they used to run together at ERC) so Alvarez will need a new codriver.

There are news about Peugeot bringing several 208 Rally4 (as entire cars or kits). That news beside the allow of R4 and R5 cars make it clear that FIA's pressure made effect. I wrote here in the past that FIA didn't want more MR and local build cars, with the threat of take out the WRC date, and here we are, with R5 cars and without a date.

Local economic situation is worse every year (plus the pandemic), so I don't know how all this thing will end, because everybody was against the R5 cars last year because the cost. Many drivers are team owners and MR builders. They want to keep their business running of course but, as drivers they like the R5 cars.