2023 WRC News & Rumours

[1988senna]

1.So Lappi should be full time for joining Hyundai
2.Sordo with Breen share again
3.Tanak join Toyota for sure
4.Evans share with Ogier
then how can katsuta be the factory scorer?
Mikkelsen the biggest loser again?

[er88]

2023 the others will have much more development.
2024…

Another cycle lost by Ford.

Yep. Narrative keeps changing though. Few months ago they'd only put the money down for a top tier driver who can win a championship, or they'll continue with the "youngsters". Now Tanak is available..., they don't have the money. Off road car being developed, Wilson saying they've got the capacity to get involved in F1. So many mixed messages.

I don't understand Ford's angle either. They put big resource into this hybrid car, Msport were helped out financially and technically by Ford more than the previous cars, so why are they content with pay drivers and poor results? Just put a few million down for Tanak for a season and let Msport focus their resources on development. Loeb has shown the car is quick, Msport just need to seriously fix reliability big time, and bring development or as you say, it's a wasted cycle of this rally1 car.

[flat_right]

1.So Lappi should be full time for joining Hyundaik
2.Sordo with Breen share again
3.Tanak join Toyota for sure
4.Evans share with Ogier
then how can katsuta be the factory scorer?
Mikkelsen the biggest loser again?

I can’t believe that there is a chance that Evans will share a car with Ogier. I’m sure that he has a full time seat for next year. Either it is a Toyota or maybe M-Sport. If he wouldn’t have a contract, Hyundai would have taken him instead of Lappi.

[bandit12]

And i'm a bit sceptical about that Tanak to Toyota thing. What do they gain with that move? They allready have their world champion, and they will get next years manu title with current line up easily...

[meh]

And i'm a bit sceptical about that Tanak to Toyota thing. What do they gain with that move? They allready have their world champion, and they will get next years manu title with current line up easily...

To test Latvala's mental health as a team leader

[bandit12]

To test Latvala's mental health as a team leader

🤣 Indeed.

[dimviii]

To test Latvala's mental health as a team leader

haha thats a good one!

[lmmjvss]

Off road car being developed, Wilson saying they've got the capacity to get involved in F1. So many mixed messages.

Ive read about the Dakar/RallyRaid Truck... But F1? Interesting. Couldnt find anything related here. What were they saying?

[doubled1978]

It really has thrown the cat amongst the pigeons, the rumours and possibilities are all over the place.
Looking forward to seeing how it all ends up.

[meh]

To test Latvala's mental health as a team leader

May sound like a joke, but it's not. It would be quite epic combo if Tänak goes to Toyota:
* he did not get the driver-line-up as he wanted, Lappi already off (based on DirtFish), he got decisions from higher layers
* Ogier - the guy who got titles as his team-mate, messed with hi brain
* Tänak - another guy who got title as his team-mate, not too soft guy to communicate as well. Latvala probably can see nightmare in advance how Tänak is taking habits from Hyundai and criticizing the car or saying that Latvala is not competent team boss.
* Rovanperä - the guy who takes one by one all his "the youngest" records.

3 world champions. Something, what Latvala only dreamed and never achieved.

and this is only relationships with drivers and Latvala, it does not include relationships between them - from distance they actually seems to mach quite well.