Silly Season 2026

[deephouse]

Ott will win it 🙈 no matter the car

[saco0o]

brandon semenuk leaving subaru to compete in europe in 2026
i hope the "R5 is the new top class in 2027" is one of the reasons

oh! lia block also coming to europe to do rally!
SURE, this is not RALLY1 news, probably rally3 and rally2 silly season.
but heyy, always interesting to see some potential futures

[Sulland]

MSport Puma has potential, as it has shown before.

For 2026 I would like to see Sesks and Greensmith, and Crown oil as a real sponsor.
If so they could fight for points and podiums!!

[flat_right]

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/ogier...ounds-in-2026/

Now that Ogier has publicly stated that he will go for the 10th but will miss 4 instead of 3 rallies like this year, then which one he will skip?

This year it was Sweden, Kenya and Rally Estonia. In 2026 we will add Saudi to this list? In Dirtfish article he says that: "I had to miss, for the first time, one holiday week of my son and it was during Rally Japan.". Rally Japan was 6-9 Nov this year. Saudi is 11-14 Nov next year. And considering the statements he said this year, this would have been my guess also without the "hint". But let's see..if he is in the lead or behind with couple of points, will he change his mind or not.

[AndersX]

I think this is not fair-play and should not be welcomed by FIA. He picks out rounds that could make his situation better against competition. If he would have driven all rounds this year, Evans would be champion.

Plus that constant whining about roads, start orders etc is "so old news". He is 9 time champion! Should be having fun.

[eib1]

Now that Ogier has publicly stated that he will go for the 10th but will miss 4 instead of 3 rallies like this year, then which one he will skip?

According to German school system, the skipped events would be:

Croatia
Japan
Paraquay
Chile

I believe, he is not allowed to skip Japan

[WRCStan]

I think this is not fair-play and should not be welcomed by FIA. He picks out rounds that could make his situation better against competition. If he would have driven all rounds this year, Evans would be champion.

Plus that constant whining about roads, start orders etc is "so old news". He is 9 time champion! Should be having fun.

Did you just whinge about road order, then say a man shouldn't whinge about road order?

[deephouse]

I hope that all title contenders will go the same route as Ogier. So Evans and Neuville also, and maybe then FIA will re-rule that hole in the their law.

[Tauri_J]

I think this is not fair-play and should not be welcomed by FIA. He picks out rounds that could make his situation better against competition. If he would have driven all rounds this year, Evans would be champion.

Lol that is one ridicilous statement. If that would be the case then everyone would pick their preferrable events and complete part time. He absolutely owned everyone this year with three less rounds competed.

[WRCStan]

I hope that all title contenders will go the same route as Ogier. So Evans and Neuville also, and maybe then FIA will re-rule that hole in the their law.

Was it ever a rule? Do they put shackles on Tanak and force him to drive?