2022 WRC News & Rumours

[AndyRAC]

Ogier set a best time of 1m50.647s, admitting that he made an error on what should have made his main effort with fresh tires. That was just under two seconds away from Toyota regular Mike Conway, just over a second and a half off Buemi and one second slower than Toyota’s other rookie – 20-year-old Frenchman Charles Milesi, who had been part of Team WRT’s LMP2 title-winning line-up this year.

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/what-...022-wrc-plans/

He needs loads more seat time; as the article mentions, he needs to get in a car and test/race, preferably a prototype, but a GT would still be better than no drive.

[AnttiL]

Hyundai won't have customer Rally1 cars

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/hyund...-like-m-sport/

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Hyundai won't have customer Rally1 cars

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/hyund...-like-m-sport/

More confirmation that Hyundai are still behind the others.

Also the cost of a hybrid is more than the current cars.

Not good for the drivers hoping for more seats or fans hoping to watch more cars.

[ouvreur]

More confirmation that Hyundai are still behind the others.

Also the cost of a hybrid is more than the current cars.

Not good for the drivers hoping for more seats or fans hoping to watch more cars.

Adamo saying "we are behind" again, isn't proof... nobody truly knows, and it's in his interest to make Toyota and M-Sport believe Hyundai are less of a threat. We will only know the truth in the south of France, in January.

Can't argue with the rest of what you've said though. More cost and less cars isn't a recipe for success - unless they're interesting to watch, and give us exciting rallies to follow. Again, we will see in January, but I don't feel so confident about that.

[macebig]

Replacing an already expensive category of cars with an even more expensive one is not a good idea...

[rallyfiend]

Adamo saying "we are behind" again, isn't proof... nobody truly knows, and it's in his interest to make Toyota and M-Sport believe Hyundai are less of a threat. We will only know the truth in the south of France, in January.

Can't argue with the rest of what you've said though. More cost and less cars isn't a recipe for success - unless they're interesting to watch, and give us exciting rallies to follow. Again, we will see in January, but I don't feel so confident about that.

They're not even running the actual 2022 car. That's proof.

They're behind....

[ouvreur]

They're not even running the actual 2022 car. That's proof.

They're behind....

And the others are all, of course, running the same spec of car that will cross the start ramp in Monaco in January?

It's all smoke and mirrors. Believe nothing!

[mknight]

Hyundai won't have customer Rally1 cars

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/hyund...-like-m-sport/

Well Adamos job is first and foremost to win titles and not make money.
He failed to win a single one of the 4 they aimed at before start of the season.

The main question is what this means for Loubet (and Veiby?).

[rp]

The main question is what this means for Loubet (and Veiby?).

It means that they are driving Puma...

[WRCStan]

...if they are still driving Rally1.