[WRC] News & Rumours 2021

[AnttiL]

https://www.rallit.fi/jari-matti-lat...tetun-uutisen/

According to Latvala Monza replacement is confirmed. More stages in the mountains, no full day in the circuit.

[macebig]

Monza just officially announced for November 19-21.

[mknight]

Same weekend as ERC Canarias.

So Mikkelsen would either have to pick one of the two or Toksport needs to reschedule their starts.

[pantealex]

Same weekend as ERC Canarias.

So Mikkelsen would either have to pick one of the two or Toksport needs to reschedule their starts.

Mikkelsen was originally heading to Japan at same date so I don´t see any other option than WRC Monza

btw.It´s ERC not IRC

[mknight]

Rally Japan was scheduled week before.

[Danny0405]

They could go to Catalunya instead (all the more that there is a ERC rally in Portugal two weeks before).
Or deciding lately between Canaries and Monza in function of which championships need more an additional entry (but risky if it is needed in both championships).
But Clearly Monza was a better option than Catalunya for Mikkelsen and it is a short delay to decide (but maybe teams have been informed earlier, especially with Japan cancellation)
Or maybe Mikkelsen could make an entry in Catalunya with another car but under Toksport entry (a little like Gryazin in Greece with M-Sport and Movisport)

[mknight]

I was getting the impression that the plan was to drive a different category car in Catalunya.

[Danny0405]

I was getting the impression that the plan was to drive a different category car in Catalunya.

Would sound extremely strange to me to see him in Rally1 in Spain.
Yes, he took his first win in Catalunya but he was not the fastest clearly, and for the rest, he was not really good there.
So not the best way to show himself all the more than it is full tarmac now.
Monza would be more logical because could be a Monte Carlo-like Rallye depending on the weather (but could also be a Corsica-like which would be less interesting for him)

[spiderem]

So if Ogier get 16 more points than Evans and 22 more than Neuville in Finalnd he is champion?

Ott and Kalle still have a mathematical chance but seems quite challenging.

[AnttiL]

So if Ogier get 16 more points than Evans and 22 more than Neuville in Finalnd he is champion?

Ott and Kalle still have a mathematical chance but seems quite challenging.

Ogier needs all of this in Finland to be champion:
- 16 more points than Evans
- 10 more points than Neuville
- 9 more points than Rovanperä (this automatically includes that Rovanperä does not win Finland, otherwise Rovanperä could get 5 wins this season against 4 wins of Ogier in tiebreak situation)
- Tänak to get at most 14 more points than Ogier.

I'm not seeing Ogier getting even a podium in Finland, so it's quite unlikely he manages this. Especially against Evans and Rovanperä .

Also notice that Tänak is the first one to fall out of mathematical chance, if he doesn't beat Ogier by 14 points in Finland. Meanwhile Rovanperä is only one point behind Neuville and has two wins (if points are tied, the one with more wins is champion)