Interesting comment by Neuville. That he is been pushing to keep Ott as his teammate, so kinda sounds like He hasnt made up his mind yet, where he will be driving next year.
Also Gus'es comment is also interesting, who else he could be reffering to at 36:58: Everyone is waiting for a certain person to decide where he wants to go
Exactly . And todays news from Toyota camp that they still haven’t locked their lineup and hope to do it on rally Japan
#8 Ott Tänak - Martin Järveoja#8 - World Rally Champions 2019 -
Driver lineup as released Wednesday 31st Dec, 2025.
team - Kiwi Motorsport : drivers Yevan David (Sri lanka)and Cooper Shipman (USA)
team - Hitech drivers: Jin Nakamura (Japan) and Kanato Le...
It's not just drivers who would befefit from that. Also fans, who want to see more stages live. The camera crew, support, media, key people... It's umderstandable that the hosting country wants to...
I believe drivers were mostly complaining about too long liaisons, sometimes having to drive hundreds of kilometers just to do one or a few stages.
One of the most ridiculous examples was ypres...
I have not seen the full line up of drivers for the 2026 NZ Toyota single seater series. Starts next weekend.
https://www.toyota.co.nz/toyota-racing/castrol-toyota-fr-oceania/calendar-results/
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I expect January 9th will pass without even a comment on what actually was announced. As usual it's the false hope that is the story.
WRC mainclass from 2027