56. Renties Ypres Rally Belgium 2021

[AnttiL]

Well I am starting to think more and more that RC2 as main and only class would be a good idea for WRC.

Sure it's not as spectacular, but the competition is just so wide and "local" guys can drive "same" car and be competetive. Proven over and over on many rallies.

Yes with really full factory push and lots of testing the manu teams would have some advantage but would still be much wider competition than 3-4 cars as it often is in RC1.

It looks like that here because we have only five WRC2 entries and even they are not proper factory team entries but drivers paying for their drives. And none of them is driving the best car, Skoda. The two most experienced drivers (Mikkelsen and Östberg) are skipping the event, as are most of the French WRC3 drivers.

You can also check how it was from 2015 to 2019 with Skoda Motorsport putting in proper effort, not much chances for local guys.

[AnttiL]

And with the low budget of running those cars you could see teams running 4 cars each for example. A manufacturer cup and a privateers cup.

We could had 6 different makes with 4 drivers each... It would have been heaven

Yeah but at the moment there's zero factory teams in WRC2. No car manufacturer is paying a driver money to drive in WRC2. VW is completely abandoned by the manufacturer, while only Skoda, Citroen, Hyundai and M-Sport still develop the car and run customer programs. What is the sixth make? Proton? Peugeot? Toyota?

[Sulland]

Of course. MSport needs Mikkelsen or rather Breen...

They need both, and Fourmaux as number 3.

[dimviii]

i read at French forum that Ostberg said about Fourmaux off that was due to pirelli tyres?

[dimviii]

Munster with old hyundai i20 r5 in front of works hyundais and faster overall at stage.

[mousti]

i read at French forum that Ostberg said about Fourmaux off that was due to pirelli tyres?

That would be funny

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[the sniper]

Wilson must be thinking.. scr*w you young guys.. I'll drive the car myself next season..

I don't think he'd even pay for his own drive...

[MartinAG]

i read at French forum that Ostberg said about Fourmaux off that was due to pirelli tyres?

Not sure about that. When Ogier said "we have no tyres strong enough for WRC" Mads was diplomatic and yeah... We all remember his Sardinia Pirelli love story....

[dimviii]

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[irish_tiger]

I think it was more like the Speed was ok just the corner came too quickly......or as we say in this country - ' He ran out of Talent '.....