2025 WRC News & Rumours

[rallyfiend]

remind here that the FIA presidential electtions are next year.
i hope mohammed ben sulayem gets kicked out. he promissed in several interviews to help rally, the man did NOTHING.

He hasn't helped anything, not just rallying.

The FIA is a mess.

[deephouse]

Carlos Tavares, Stellantis Ceo resigned. repercussions on new Lancia programs to be evaluated.

As always when things go wrong, it's better to take all stolen money and run somewhere else and destroy new company.

remind here that the FIA presidential electtions are next year.
i hope mohammed ben sulayem gets kicked out. he promissed in several interviews to help rally, the man did NOTHING.

He is also all over media for various F1 affairs, so yeah, I think he really don't care.

[AndyRAC]

remind here that the FIA presidential electtions are next year.
i hope mohammed ben sulayem gets kicked out. he promised in several interviews to help rally, the man did NOTHING.

How long have you been following motorsport? The FiA President has very little time to concentrate on WRC, he even said this himself. The F1 world wants him to put them first - they've been out to get him, since he was elected; he's not one of them, he's an outsider, who comes from rallying.

[saco0o]

How long have you been following motorsport? The FiA President has very little time to concentrate on WRC, he even said this himself. The F1 world wants him to put them first - they've been out to get him, since he was elected; he's not one of them, he's an outsider, who comes from rallying.

eh, tbf maybe i believed too much in his words to dirtfish. re-reading his words "This is the beginning. I am here. I have to give more time to rallying, because we can fix it.” i can see more clearly now that is was just P.R. shit. he probably meant "im going to take money from the saudi king" haha

[deephouse]

Sami Pajari announced on FB, that he will be partnered with his previous co-driver for 2025. Marko Salminen.

Also Toyota will nominate Rovanpera and Evans to score manufacturer points and the third scoring will be nominated depending on the situation and how the season progress. Where Ogier will be present it will obvious be him, but on the remaining it could be Katsuta and also Pajari.

[becher]

eh, tbf maybe i believed too much in his words to dirtfish. re-reading his words "This is the beginning. I am here. I have to give more time to rallying, because we can fix it.” i can see more clearly now that is was just P.R. shit. he probably meant "im going to take money from the saudi king" haha

What could the FIA president changed for the better in recent years?

Pull a new entrant out of his hat? No. Make sure the promoter does his job? Don't think so. Singlehandedly change the regulations to something that people on the internet want? Definitely no.

[TypeR]

What could the FIA president changed for the better in recent years?

Pull a new entrant out of his hat? No. Make sure the promoter does his job? Don't think so. Singlehandedly change the regulations to something that people on the internet want? Definitely no.

Hi, Ben!

[Fast Eddie WRC]

I dont think anyone at the FIA could fix the problems with the future of WRC and rallying in general.

Until the car industry sorts its ideas out as to the future of car propulsion its impossible to make any decisions.

Everything is in a state of flux, even the Regs for Rally2 which is the most successful formula. Proposals to go with a spaceframe chassis (from Rich Millener of M-Sport) have been very negatively received by everyone on social media.

[becher]

Everything is in a state of flux, even the Regs for Rally2 which is the most successful formula. Proposals to go with a spaceframe chassis (from Rich Millener of M-Sport) have been very negatively received by everyone on social media.

This is purely because people have no idea what they are talking about. They think a Rally2 is a roadcar with some "go fast bits". The work required on the road car shell is huge, but they are not aware of that.

[becher]

Hi, Ben!

Nice joke, but seriously neither Todt nor MBS were/are dictators with a magic wand.