2022 WRC News & Rumours

[AnttiL]

indeed, just saying i would find strange if they ditch the second team (they even had a 5th bay in the service park this year)

True, they have slots for five cars in the service park, but I have assumed it has been for a future customer car...

[Eli]

Neuville has won Rally Sweden and Rally Poland, although for some reason he hasn't done that well in Finland and Estonia in the recent years.

If you look back at his wins, when was the last time he won on gravel?

[AnttiL]

If you look back at his wins, when was the last time he won on gravel?

Argentina 2019. Good point. No wins after the Chile crash...

But during 14 months from Argentina 2017 to Sardinia 2018 he won five gravel rallies and Sweden.

[EstWRC]

Argentina 2019. Good point. No wins after the Chile crash...

But during 14 months from Argentina 2017 to Sardinia 2018 he won five gravel rallies and Sweden.

Wow, didn’t even think about this. That’s a long gap from last gravel win

But then again, Tänaks last tarmac win is also from 2019, Germany

Maybe it will change this week? Who knows

[AnttiL]

And Evans is yet to win a tarmac round at all (was close in Corsica 2019)

[JLunen]

And Evans is yet to win a tarmac round at all (was close in Corsica 2019)

And Croatia 2021.

[wyler]

Neuville has won Rally Sweden and Rally Poland, although for some reason he hasn't done that well in Finland and Estonia in the recent years.

yep, i should have elaborate more. I'm not saying is generally bad in that surface, just that a little lack in some surface made huge difference between winner/runner up for the championship. of course every driver has strong and weak rallies, but if one has an average non-top3 rally somewhere is already a big deficit (championship wise)

[wyler]

True, they have slots for five cars in the service park, but I have assumed it has been for a future customer car...

yes, me too, but still related to keeping a second team, i assume.

[Eli]

Wow, didn’t even think about this. That’s a long gap from last gravel win

But then again, Tänak's last tarmac win is also from 2019, Germany

Maybe it will change this week? Who knows

Difference being, Neuville was in the same car (team) until Monte-Carlo this year, Tänak switched from a tarmac killer to...a Hyundai that for now at least, is only capable winning on tarmac with Neuville at the wheel, even the GOAT didn't get any wins in it during his period, yet managed to land a win with both the C3 & the Puma...not on pure asphalt events, but still.

[ictus]

even the GOAT didn't get any wins in it during his period

better check your facts...