WRC2 / WRC3 News & Rumours 2022

[Danny0405]

Well, in Japan, I don’t really see a big name coming so, with no issue, it should be an easy 28-point win for Kajto as in Safari. All the more than Skoda won’t help Toksport for this as it is the same for the brand to win the title with Mikkelsen or Kajto (I would even say if it is better for them to win with Kajto if he had not done 3 abroad rallies). And Japanese level is pretty weak with very few local Rally2 cars (2 or 3).
Kovalainen might compete with him in 1 or 2 stages such as Gill in Safari but that’s all considering his time against the old Japanese who was there in Ypres.

The question mark is more what Mikkelsen will do in Greece and then Kajto in NZ and Catalunya for me: Paddon should win in NZ IMO but it is not an easy pick as the margin between the two is not that huge (risk of puncture, off, ...). And 2nd in NZ could be too short but a win would give him an open road for the title now.
About Kajto in Catalunya, difficult to predict: will Rossel be there if he is out for title? Will Camilli be there after the issues he has this season? How many Toksport drivers? And even will Kajto be there? (Because 3 abroad rallies should cost a lot) Kajto could make a 3rd or 4th position which could be enough to make the difference (compared with 5th position in Estonia).