[WRC] Rally Sweden 2026

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Jon Armstrong with some good splits are a tiny bit of positive for M-Sport on a horrible Friday 13th.

[Eli]

If Ott’s choice to move from Toyota was his worst career choice, then leaving Hyundai has got to be his best, I’m sure watching at home from the sidelines he has a sigh of relief that he doesn’t need to manhandle that car another year, and who knows, maybe with some rest he’ll come back for the ‘27 regulations…assuming he’ll find a car he likes.

[flat_right]

Watching stages now as didn’t have time during the day. Sesks was disqualified because he filled tires in gas station which is not allowed.

And M-Sport came out with too low pressure. The pressure was 1.2 but they filled with warmer air and when the air cools down, the pressure drops so it could be that the pressure was 1 or even lower. This could be seen also from the display yesterday. So they should actually put more to have 1.2 during the stage.

[deephouse]

I never understood why Motorsport Ireland chose McErlean for the Rally1 opportunity last year. He's never impressed much previously and there are other Irish talents.

I always thought they would pick Armstrong or Creighton over McErlean, but they choose him first. Also don't know how M-Sport did so wrong after how many years of experience in WRC, 20-30?

And yet again we saw Hyundai nowhere. They seem to improve but so did Toyota and it seems they are always one step behind.

Taka and Pajari needs to do it right this time.

[Morte66]

Katsuta has done well to lead. But he did have helpful running order and a bit of cleaning, which only put him a couple of seconds ahead. Today he will be adjacent to Evans and both will be on well-travelled roads, so I wonder whether he can keep the lead.

Solberg is no longer opening the road, but he's running five or six places earlier and 50 seconds behind. I could see him challenging for a podium.

Of course, there will be punctures and offs, though hopefully less than yesterday as people learn the lessons.

And it might not clean like yesterday.

Well, we'll find out soon.

[deephouse]

Katsuta has done well to lead. But he did have helpful running order and a bit of cleaning, which only put him a couple of seconds ahead. Today he will be adjacent to Evans and both will be on well-travelled roads, so I wonder whether he can keep the lead.

Or he will screw it up once again. I honestly want him to win already but consistency isn't his best friend.

[TypeR]

I predict Solberg on 3rd place after first loop.. Katsuta and Evans are to far and fast to catch without mistakes, but podium is doable

[EstWRC]

Oliver will eat the Hyundais with the fist stage I predict

Jürgenson finally showed the speed I expected from him yesterday afternoon. Also got a stage win

Yesterday morning he was slow

[Rallyper]

Anyone thought more about Olivers save yesterday, when car disappeared in a snowbank in a cloud of snoww meters from the road?

For tens of a second I thought "this is it..." and suddenly he popped up on the road again, like a boxer on the legs at nine and counting...

The save of the century I think I heard the commentators said...

[trykmann]

Oliver will eat the Hyundais with the fist stage I predict

Jürgenson finally showed the speed I expected from him yesterday afternoon. Also got a stage win

Yesterday morning he was slow

Mille was a surprise to me. He had the same speed as Jürgenson in the morning.