2022 WRC News & Rumours

[cali]

Rally Finland spectator guide says that it's rumored that in the near future, Portugal and Catalunya would be losing their WRC status and be replaced by Cyprus and Latvia...there's an interview with Simon Larkin about getting WRC events in Middle East, North America etc. and reducing events in Europe, but this rumor is from the magazine's "own sources"

Hate to see both Portugal and specially Spain to lose their place in the Calendar. Imho Latvia and Cyprus has nothing to offer. North America is a welcomed addition though and keep WRC out of the desert

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[EstWRC]

I hope that rumor isn’t true, Agree with Cali

We were just talking the other day with friends going to Portugal next year

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Hyundai set to wait for major WRC car update

Hyundai Motorsport has revealed that major updates to resolve fundamental issues with its i20 N will wait until October at the earliest...

https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/h...date/10348442/

[Eli]

Hyundai set to wait for major WRC car update

Hyundai Motorsport has revealed that major updates to resolve fundamental issues with its i20 N will wait until October at the earliest...

https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/h...date/10348442/

I think Julien Moncet said something along those lines in his interview with Dirtfish last night.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

I think Julien Moncet said something along those lines in his interview with Dirtfish last night.

This one ? Its more about their new Finland test base...

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/hyund...and-test-site/

[Eli]

This one ? Its more about their new Finland test base...

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/hyund...and-test-site/

In the hour(+) long video they posted on YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmHnGybdsNc

When talking to Moncet he said the next time the car has joker part(s) being homologated is the 1st of October.

[AndersX]

Latvia is coming, most probably 2024 for 1 or max 2 years. Fast, flowing gravel, check ERC. However, switching EST and Lat would make more sense. Est event looked a bit artificial, in fact. Having Fin as only fast gravel alternative is boring; combining Fin with 1 rally in Baltics makes sense - spectacular speeds, nice pics and videos, good warm up-build up for classical Fin. Makes sense.

[Eli]

Latvia is coming, most probably 2024 for 1 or max 2 years. Fast, flowing gravel, check ERC. However, switching EST and Lat would make more sense. Est event looked a bit artificial, in fact. Having Fin as only fast gravel alternative is boring; combining Fin with 1 rally in Baltics makes sense - spectacular speeds, nice pics and videos, good warm up-build up for classical Fin. Makes sense.

Any sources for that?

[AnttiL]

Spectator guide for Rally Finland also mentioned rumors of Latvia and Cyprus entering the series.

[Lead]

In Latvia preparations are already going on for round in 2024, so its very likely there is some kind of agreement with promoter already.