2022 Crystal Ball Predictions

[seb_sh]

let's have some fun:

1. Ogier wins all rallies he enters
2. No driver wins more than 2 rallies except for Ogier
3. No major issues with the hybrid electric system
4. Split championships (winning driver is not from winning constructor)
5. No co-driver changes for full season Rally1 crews

So my 'fun' predictions were predictably not true:

1. No
2. No, quite the opposite
3. In my mind if this was similar or less bothersome than power steering failure i would accept it, however there were too many issues and people retired because of it so it's a no.
4. No
5. No

0/5

[Corcaíoch]

1. Toyota will win the manufacturers championship
2. Breen will get his first win but won't finish in the top 3 in the championship (hope I'm wrong!)
3. Fourmaux and Solberg both get their first podiums
4. Evans will win the Championship
5. At least 6 different drivers will win a round.

Definitely was too optimistic for a more open season ...

1. Correct (admittedly an easy enough prediction)
2. Not even close to a win unfortunately but got the second part right
3. 6th place and 4th place was as close as they got but neither showed close to podium pace
4. Not remotely close either unfortunately
5. Almost - 5 different winners - really expected at least one of Evans, Lappi, Breen to also get a win.

1.5/5
Here's to next year!

[Rallyper]

1. Oliver takes maiden win
2. Ott goes to Toyota after this season
3. Neuville WDC
4. Hyundai wins manu title
5. Loeb on podium at least one time

1. Surely big no. = 0
2. Well, let´s see
3. No Neuville = 0
4. No, no ,no = 0
5. Yes, indeed = 1
Result 1 or 2/5

[Franky]

1. Loeb will get the taste for blood and changes his plans
2. NOT will post again in the Acropolis thread
3. WRC will get a new maiden champion
4. Fourmaux finishes ahead of Greensmith in standings
5. Katsuta won't be on podium in 2022

Nearly got three out of five, but Katsuta's podium at home brought it down to two.

[eib1]

Nearly got three out of five, but Katsuta's podium at home brought it down to two.

Katsuta also had podium at Kenya

[Franky]

Katsuta also had podium at Kenya

Don't make it worse now Can't figure how I managed to blend that fact together with 2021 podium.

[Jewy46]

1 - An R5 (Rally2) car will finish 5th or higher twice this year
2 - Tanak's luck finally turns and the title fight will be between him, Evans & Rovanpera
3 - Paddon will make waves on the rallies he does and fights at the top in NZ
4 - Hyundai wont have named a replacement for Adamo until after Sweden
5 - Craig Breen will make "Flat to the Square Right" the most used phrase in Ireland as he becomes more famous due to good results!

1 - Nope
2 - Kind of, second half of the season and the fight was between Tanak and Rovanpera, Evans wasnt near
3 - He did well in the events he did, and won WRC2 easily in NZ but I was talking about Rally1
4 - Yes and still don't have one!!
5 - Unfortunately the results were not there for Craig in the second half of the season (first half actually wasnt that bad but people forget). Still the phrase is getting more and more used!!