2024 WRC News & Rumours

[doubled1978]

I quite like the idea of reversing the starting order from Friday on Saturday. It would at least make things pretty fair all round assuming weather stays similar.
If they make all part timers go first there wont be any part timers.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Rally Latvia was an exception with 100km of single-use Friday stages

On the Friday in Finland the 4 main stages are run twice, so Neuville will only be fully road cleaning for the morning.

As in Poland, I expect Neuville to score quite well and the road position argument will die away again

[CeskyOndra]

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/ogier...nth-wrc-title/

It is becoming more and more possible. Good result in Finland + Good starting position in Greece and Chile = Good starting position for tarmac also potentionally.

[deephouse]

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/ogier...nth-wrc-title/

It is becoming more and more possible. Good result in Finland + Good starting position in Greece and Chile = Good starting position for tarmac also potentionally.

Of course he will do, it's easier than the last couple of years. Thanks to the points system and those freakin' 7 event sweeping.

[CeskyOndra]

So If I am right, Ogier "told us" that if he won't score more points than Neuville in Greece then he wouldn't compete in Chile? It would make sense tho.. That means that Greece is absolutely crucial for this championship

[Backa]

Thanks to the points system and those freakin' 7 event sweeping.

Agree about sweeping as this reduce possibilities for leader to run away from the rest of field but don't see change of point system being that beneficial for part-timer fighting for title. If anything, now as long as driver enters rally, there is less risk he will end it with 0 points as sunday is kind of new rally. I would say new points system helped Neuville to some extent reduce damage that comes from friday sweeping.

[mknight]

The part where I fully agree with Ogier is that now it is much harder to make a gap. Before the 25 vs 18 point step from first to second was much more pronounced.

So as as Ogier says they should keep those points for overall (given at end of Sunday) and add Sunday points and PS on top. That would also remove the part where your "Saturday" points depend on finishing Sunday.

[Morte66]

They seemed very keen to keep the 30 points for winning everything the same as last year. I think that causes a lot of the complexity.

I think the fixed 30 max is nice for comparing year to year and so on, but it's not really important. If a system with variable points is more satisfactory, take it.

[focus206]

So If I am right, Ogier "told us" that if he won't score more points than Neuville in Greece then he wouldn't compete in Chile? It would make sense tho.. That means that Greece is absolutely crucial for this championship

Where did you read that? That doesn't sound right... especially when you consider that if something happens to Neuville on CER or Japan, who is going to stop Ogier from bagging maximum points on asphalt? Tanak is not confident with Hyundai on asphalt, maybe Evans but he could be asked to slow down if he's not fighting for the title anymore and everybody else is too slow on asphalt. Only changeable conditions or car trouble could get in the way of Ogier.

[deephouse]

So If I am right, Ogier "told us" that if he won't score more points than Neuville in Greece then he wouldn't compete in Chile? It would make sense tho.. That means that Greece is absolutely crucial for this championship

So is he afraid of losing it while he tries? Try till the end, like everyone else during his domination.