WRC Rally Monza 2021

[mknight]

Additional test days.
So you can also use the "normal" 2021 test days for 2022 car (MSport this year and VW in 2016 for 2017 car), the ratio is totally up to you.

(you can also use the additional test days for 2021 car if you really wanted)

[AnttiL]

Additional test days.
So you can also use the "normal" 2021 test days for 2022 car (MSport this year and VW in 2016 for 2017 car), the ratio is totally up to you.

(you can also use the additional test days for 2021 car if you really wanted)

Hmm, I don't know if it would be allowed to use the additional test days for testing 2021 car.

However, Hyundai for sure has used all their 2021 car test days

[ouvreur]

If you read the announcement - one just not make joke or fake news out of family reasons. It would be stupid and ridiculous.

Exactly.

I can't believe that people are basically accusing Tanak of hiding behind "family reasons" for either just not being bothered to go to Monza, or needing a rest, or putting together a secret deal to drive a Ford/Toyota/Trabant/Wartburg/Lada in 2022...

Do people really think he would do that?

[mknight]

Personally I doubt there is something strange with this. Most likely just someone close with some illness or similar.

But I don't really know him on a personal level and doubt that many here do.
I doubt many of these people that don't know him expected him to switch to Hyundai in 2019 either. So that might be the reason why there is more room for speculation now.

[TypeR]

SUNINEN: MONZA IS MY CHANCE TO EARN FULL-TIME WRC SEAT

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/sunin...time-wrc-seat/

[meh]

Personally I doubt there is something strange with this. Most likely just someone close with some illness or similar.

But I don't really know him on a personal level and doubt that many here do.
I doubt many of these people that don't know him expected him to switch to Hyundai in 2019 either. So that might be the reason why there is more room for speculation now.

If he could want to retire, he could say it out clearly: "I don't enjoy it anymore and I'm tired of this sh*t".

Meanwhile - not-motivating situation may make some decisions easier to make. I don't know the reasons at the moment, but if there could be title fight situation at the moment, could it be the same decision from him? We can only speculate.

[mknight]

SUNINEN: MONZA IS MY CHANCE TO EARN FULL-TIME WRC SEAT

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/sunin...time-wrc-seat/

Full time WRC seat where?

Toyota is full
MSport wont take him back anytime soon
Hyundai is full?

EDIT: Nvm, clickbait title
"“I told you already that my ambition is to be back in the top level, but that’s difficult next season.”"

[AnttiL]

Meanwhile - not-motivating situation may make some decisions easier to make. I don't know the reasons at the moment, but if there could be title fight situation at the moment, could it be the same decision from him? We can only speculate.

Yes.

Also, he skipped the press conference of Acropolis because of personal reasons, and didn't restart in Catalunya although there was no reports of the car being too badly damaged. If these things hadn't happened, speculations would be quieter for sure. But these two could be also a part of the same thing which is forcing him to skip Monza, whatever it is.

And it's true what you said, it's none of our business in the end, we shouldn't speculate too much.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Re Tanak possibly doing more testing of the new car... isnt testing unlimited within a certain radius of the team base ?

Just speculation, but Hyundai do need to catch up with their 2022 car asap and getting Tanak more seat-time in it would be beneficial to them both.

[AnttiL]

Re Tanak possibly doing more testing of the new car... isnt testing unlimited within a certain radius of the team base ?

Not anymore, only on a specific small area close to the base. Not sure if Hyundai has anything proper they can use…