Silly Season 2026

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Possible reveal from Munster's comments:

https://rallyjournal.com/wrc-teams-l...oogle_vignette

[saco0o]

hmmmm random thought, but what happens if nasser alAthya is right up to speed in his first rally1 event in saudi? could hyundai get interested?

[Dimitris]

No

[trykmann]

Possible reveal from Munster's comments:

https://rallyjournal.com/wrc-teams-l...oogle_vignette

“Their names are certainly on the list, but honestly it’s very risky to bring back guys who haven’t driven WRC in 2025. They don’t know how to drive these hybrid-less Rally1 cars and, above all, they don’t know the Hankook tyres. Not to mention new rallies like Saudi Arabia.”

Munster isn't wrong about this, but still seems to overvalue this experience over the lack of speed and consintency he has had so far. I believe Sordo or Lappi would have better speed and results even without having driven these new tyres.

[focus206]

hmmmm random thought, but what happens if nasser alAthya is right up to speed in his first rally1 event in saudi? could hyundai get interested?

Not even if by miracle he wins Rally Saudi Arabia... Nasser is 54. For Dakar is ok, for WRC no.

[WRCStan]

He's also never going to be anybody's employee unless it's conveniently what he wants to do, something which he could do now anyway without being anybody's employee. If you know what I mean.

[saco0o]

He's also never going to be anybody's employee unless it's conveniently what he wants to do, something which he could do now anyway without being anybody's employee. If you know what I mean.

hmmmmm spot on. hes literally one of the few humans out there that could have an entire wrc team if he wanted to do wrc

[skarderud]

A experienced fast driver, whoever driven last 5 years i wrc, would be fairly fast in the toyota.
In the hyundai its a little more complicated, since the car is not a easy one, to be fair.

And, who will possibly wreck his career in a year in a notorious tricky car?

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[Humber]

Paddon and Hankook Tyres have a new partnership for the 2025/26 seasons, with Hankook serving as the official tyre partner for Paddon Rallysport. The collaboration involves testing new high-performance Hankook rally tyres in real New Zealand conditions, from gravel to tarmac, to showcase their capabilities.

HP ran the Hankook tyres at the Ashley Forest Rallysprint with the 800 horsepower engine in the i20.

Most of the events in this year's Australian Rally Championship that Paddon won, HP had never been to before. He was against the Australian Toyota team that is built on the experience of running in Australian Rallies for over 30 years.

Sesks for the Hyundai team for the gravel. Someone like Crugnola(36) or other Italian tarmac specialist to try and give Italian rallying a bit of a lift. (Marbellini, 26)

Is there a Belgian autosector company or group of companies (chocolate?) that could sponsor Munster for a year? WRC should offer a sponsor a higher profile than some other forms of motrsport?

[Rallyper]

A experienced fast driver, whoever driven last 5 years i wrc, would be fairly fast in the toyota.
In the hyundai its a little more complicated, since the car is not a easy one, to be fair.

And, who will possibly wreck his career in a year in a notorious tricky car?

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If Paddon is whom you´re talking about, I think knowing the circumstances, a driver of his caliber can never wreck his career, trying for a year in Hyundai.