2025 ERC News & Rumours

**giu canbera** · 5th September 2025, 12:19

People tend to follow "WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS" when it comes to motorsport, not regional or national championships. Thats really normal. I think hes just frustrated by the 2027 cars that are going to be at the R5's levels (performance.)
Top guys dont want to "go back" and dont want to lose the manufacturer salary they get etc etc.

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 5th September 2025, 14:27

Originally Posted by giu canbera

People tend to follow "WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS" when it comes to motorsport, not regional or national championships. Thats really normal. I think hes just frustrated by the 2027 cars that are going to be at the R5's levels (performance.)
Top guys dont want to "go back" and dont want to lose the manufacturer salary they get etc etc.

Spot on mate.

(Plus I and many others do watch the ERC just as avidly as the WRC and often enjoy it more).

**Eli** · 6th September 2025, 06:44

Originally Posted by giu canbera

People tend to follow "WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS" when it comes to motorsport, not regional or national championships. Thats really normal. I think hes just frustrated by the 2027 cars that are going to be at the R5's levels (performance.)
Top guys dont want to "go back" and dont want to lose the manufacturer salary they get etc etc.

I don’t 100% agree, sure the cars are a factor, but the drivers are also a factor (obviously), once Paddon, Ostberg, or even say Latvala compete for the ERC title, it makes it much more interesting imho, this is not to say the championship isn’t interesting to me, I do like (mostly) what they’ve done with it but it does have more appeal when you have more drivers with pedigree.

**saco0o** · Today, 11:10

Originally Posted by Eli

I don’t 100% agree, sure the cars are a factor, but the drivers are also a factor (obviously), once Paddon, Ostberg, or even say Latvala compete for the ERC title, it makes it much more interesting imho, this is not to say the championship isn’t interesting to me, I do like (mostly) what they’ve done with it but it does have more appeal when you have more drivers with pedigree.

yes. tho the top guys will continue in wrc but having even more competition, which is good.
and there are loads of cool characters that we are going to love to follow in wrc from now on (i mean '27).
like when sesks came to wrc. "new cool character unlocked".
with the R5s we are going to see even more cool guys facing the current stars.
and if the 'stars' leave, we are going to get interested in these other fellas.
cant wait to see drivers like lappi, suninem, sordo, meeke, paddon, mikkelsen, ostberg, solberg, being more able to 'rent' a R5 and compete at the highest level again.
people 'dont watch erc, they watch wrc' and they will keep watching it, for sure