2026 WRC News & Rumours

[Andre Oliveira]

Irish affair

[WRC1]

places 9 and 10 are booked for the M-Sport squad, if Ogier is not there maybe 8 is possible, depends on how fast Gryazin is with Lancia...i really hope they come at least with a few rallyes for Sesks to show what the Puma can deliver....

[Andre Oliveira]

Further announcements on M-Sport’s remaining line-up will be made soon.

https://www.m-sport.co.uk/single-pos...-new-rally1-re

Something here. Sesks? Munster? WRC2 program?

[deephouse]

Nah, Serderidis, Bertelli likes, those who are don't even worth mention. Another season to forget for. Sesks SHOULD be in the full time and those both irish share a seat each one a rally, if it that big a problem running three cars.

I'm thinking, does Printsport have any proper driver to choose from to defend two straight titles? Sesks maybe the only good option, since Lancia snapped both the best ones.

[WRCStan]

Printsport have any proper driver to choose from to defend two straight titles?

What titles?

[WRCStan]

Something here. Sesks? Munster? WRC2 program?

Sesks half season:
Sweden
Portugal
Greece
Estonia
Finland
Italy
Saudi

[WRCStan]

Reading Ogier skips Sweden, Kenya, Estonia and Italy.

[AndersX]

I must admit, i am disappointed. I am ok that Armstrong gets opportunity - he is a good driver. Is he fast? Does he have natural speed? We will see. ERC was not the most competitive this year.

I was expecting him in Sesks 2025 role - part time, to make it step by step.

Hats off to Irish Federation and private Driver development fund - to finance 2 drivers, 2 full seasons should cost millions. This is what we call dedication and belief. Interesting investment.

For Sesks: this must be painful; it was mistake to not include at least one tarmac in 2025 program. Now many still have argument against him - something like a one trick ponny.

If you were Sesks team - would you go for building the name in Wrc, last season for these cars, still for some 0,5+ mil ( i guess) or tune back, spend the same amount in R2 car, but driving as much WRC rounds as possible - as Solberg did; to build experience; e.g. with that new Hyunday Rally 2+ they are testing to prepare for 2027?

[Steve Boyd]

I guess it´s a Brittish affair.

Oooh! Careful. I think you'll find they are Irish. Calling them British is worse than calling a Swede a Fin!

[deephouse]

What titles?

Do you even follow WRC at all? Have you forgotten that Sami Pajari drove for them in 2024 and won a WRC2 title. And in 2025 Oliver Solberg drove for them and won a title. And guess what. They are some kind of a Toyota unofficial team