Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread

[AnttiL]

Anton?

Andrei

[Rallyper]

I will start Pickems for RMC as usual tomorrow. Though I haven´t got in touch with Kradovech yet. Hope he´s on as well for 2023.

[Jarek Z]

Browsing youtube, all of a sudden, came across this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_S9UUHJNaw was trying to find it after it was released but sadly found nothing, until today. A great way to capture Group B, & rallying in general, also makes you think about current day drivers who've lost their co-drivers in an accident.

YouTube algorythms showed it to me as well. I have just seen it. Well done for such a short movie!

Now we are waiting for this, I guess?
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20112600/?ref_=tt_mv_close

Anybody knows when it is out?

[240RS]

Esapekka Lappi: “I’m excited to start this adventure with a new team. I’ve only had one test day on Tarmac, but I will go there with my mind open and not give up before we’ve even started. I am confident we can have good pace – maybe not from the very first stage, but certainly we will develop a lot during the weekend and hopefully finish well.” (wrc.com)

Every sentence from that Lappi interview begins with a positive and ends with a negative, hinting at what he really feels. It's my big worry that this will be a season where ONLY Neuville and Tanak will be fighting the obvious might of Toyota. Is there anyone out there who seriously reckons there will be a manufacturers' title battle???

https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2023/wrc...ld-be-simpler/

[Eli]

Esapekka Lappi: “I’m excited to start this adventure with a new team. I’ve only had one test day on Tarmac, but I will go there with my mind open and not give up before we’ve even started. I am confident we can have good pace – maybe not from the very first stage, but certainly we will develop a lot during the weekend and hopefully finish well.” (wrc.com)

Every sentence from that Lappi interview begins with a positive and ends with a negative, hinting at what he really feels. It's my big worry that this will be a season where ONLY Neuville and Tänak will be fighting the obvious might of Toyota. Is there anyone out there who seriously reckons there will be a manufacturers' title battle???

https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2023/wrc...ld-be-simpler/

No not really, with M-Sport focusing all their efforts on Ott Tänak & Hyundai being Hyundai...I don't see them challenging Toyota in the manufacturers' title Imho.

[TypeR]

Hands down, such respect!

[Rallyest]

Im wondering, that is certain in my opinion that Toyota will win the MANU championship. But theoretically M-sport can be in the fight with Hyundai for second if Lappi and Breen cant deliver. If Tänak is able to fight for 1-2-3 places on all rallies, and loubet would be able to score constant points on 4-5 places or even a lucky first podium on some event and if M-sport is able to throw loeb into the mix next to Tänak. It is theoretically possible. But i guess we will see it more clearly after 4th or 5th rally.

[skarderud]

With a bigger Redbull support for M-sport (as team?) I think several RB-supported drivers could be seen in a puma this year, both Loeb and Mikkelsen, Fourmaux can get a drive if he do well in wrc2, witch other drivers without a seat but with RB support is around?

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[manthey]

I had a talk with Deividas Jocius about his start in 2020 Monte Carlo.

Quite a fascinating story, when he traveled to Wales rally GB with 13 broken bones after huge crash to discuss future plans with M-Sport...

I put the words in this arcticle:

http://rally-week.com/deividas-jociu...onte-carlo-20/

Nice interview!

When he said 4mln for Wrc, was referred to all season as private driver?

[Rally Hokkaido]

Hiroshi Seiki died here, yesterday. I think a lot of you would have seen him on the stages. To many of us he was a legend in APRC & WRC and a great person to have dinner and/or a drink or three together with! R.I.P. Seiki-san https://www.facebook.com/wrpseiki