2025 WRC News & Rumours

[AE1WRC]

Is Ville Mannisenmäki available? Co-driver for Asunmaa & did the Acropolis with Joona.

Ville is Kalle's backup co driver. I don't think so. Maybe Miikka Anttila or Jarmo Lehtinen ?

[saco0o]

No you can at most nominate three cars, they could do a B team like Katsutas NG TGR thing a few years back though.

hmm sure, but they can rearrange this rule - IF both manufacturers (hyu/toy), msport and potential privateers were interested in doing it.

[deephouse]

Wasn't back then the thing with those "satellite teams" that only two cars could be entered? And what was the thing with Citroen junior f9r example or Ford stobart etc.?

[becher]

Wasn't back then the thing with those "satellite teams" that only two cars could be entered? And what was the thing with Citroen junior f9r example or Ford stobart etc.?

Yes, I think at the time they were allowed maximum two official factory cars.

[tomhlord]

I got a strange feeling that Gryazin did back off for Neuville to climb on 7th place. His comments was weird after that and it only add to that theory. And when he was asked before rally if he will somehow ''help'' Solberg, he then firmly told he will do his own thing, that he will not back for anyone. And then that time come and Neuville was on 7th place. Because it could be done hardly if there was 10 or 15 seconds between them on Toyota stadium stage. So I got questioning if Gryazin have been contacted somehow from Hyundai or Neuville himself. It could be a crucial moment that the Hyundai could actualy start looking at him, since he is doing well on tarmac.

It could be awesome if he got some event or two in a rally1 car to prove himself. We don't had that few years ago. There was very little opportunities to newcomers, and because of that many of promising drivers are not seen anywhere now.

His Power Stage interview was interesting as well, talking about the dream of Rally1 for 2025.

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[AndersX]

This delayed announcement on 2025 team from Hyundai starts to smell not so grate.

First, Toyota beat them on WMC, then on PR front announcing 4 full time cars with new gun in one of them. While H delayed announcement indicates on some unexpected aftermath after Sundays disaster. Plus,inability to make decisions. We all remember their delays with building this new car and how did it turned out.

I hope I am mistaken here, but there is smth strange around the Hyundai team right now.

[deephouse]

This delayed announcement on 2025 team from Hyundai starts to smell not so grate.

First, Toyota beat them on WMC, then on PR front announcing 4 full time cars with new gun in one of them. While H delayed announcement indicates on some unexpected aftermath after Sundays disaster. Plus,inability to make decisions. We all remember their delays with building this new car and how did it turned out.

I hope I am mistaken here, but there is smth strange around the Hyundai team right now.

I think that they wanted first to see what Toyota will bring up. Then they could somehow answer with maybe Adrien in 3rd car and 4th sharing between Sordo/some new youngster or even Lappi/Mikkelsen (if they will get those two another shot).

I don't think they will wait M-Sport to announce their lineup because they're not real threat (on a paper).

Why I'm so sure Adrien is in third car, because the last few months he blame everything on the car he was driving until now.

[Rallyper]

Ville is Kalle's backup co driver. I don't think so. Maybe Miikka Anttila or Jarmo Lehtinen ?

I think co-driver change for Sami was necessary. Stepping up on highest level (whole season) is an investment which must be top all over.
Toyota do things in a proper way, no offence to Mälkönen at all. In a few years she might be enough experienced as well.

[flat_right]

This delayed announcement on 2025 team from Hyundai starts to smell not so grate.

First, Toyota beat them on WMC, then on PR front announcing 4 full time cars with new gun in one of them. While H delayed announcement indicates on some unexpected aftermath after Sundays disaster. Plus,inability to make decisions. We all remember their delays with building this new car and how did it turned out.

I hope I am mistaken here, but there is smth strange around the Hyundai team right now.

What do you mean by delayed? The season literally ended 3 days ago, also Neuville and Tänak are confirmed. Basically I think Fourmaux is also pretty much confirmed. In the series More than Machine he said "It doesn't mean that I am leaving, but Hyundai is offering me a full season, which is interesting. Toyota is [offering] a half season". Somewhere it was also said that he has no offer from M-Sport. And even if he has, I think he would regret not taking Hyundai's offer.

They are also testing 2025 car. Neuville has done it and in the Estonian media Ott also mentioned that between the last two rallies there were extensive tests for 2025. Also they got the green light to use all the available jokers (2025 and 2026) for 2025 season. So basically they are all in.

...unexpected aftermath after Sundays disaster

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/abite...le-as-justice/

[denkimi]

If i were hyundai i would hire Neuville, tanak, fourmaux en some youngster, preferably gryazin in a 4th car.