[WRC] News & rumours (part III)

[Zeakiwi]

If they promote Meeke to the full time testing role, they could try two young guys against each other on the same event.

[pantealex]

http://www.rallyargentina.com/wp-con...-List-RA14.pdf

40 entries for Argentina, but only 11 WRC

many many "spelling mistakes" at the list

[vino_93]

thank to Chile and Paraguay to still run FIA homologated cars ...

[Micke_VOC]

Pace notes problem on second loop, hmm doesn't make much sense to me. If they've corrected it, there is something wrong with that correction. Anyway bad 3 of 4 Rallies is not reason for despair, Ogier is going to be champion again anyway.

I think they (spectators or crew) slowed him down there first loop because Evens off ..

[Eli]

http://www.irallylive.com/ir_news.htm?00006441&15

[jbmarcus21]

Then, Hyundai Test Days Video with Hayden Paddon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS6xMxVk-m4

[Eli]

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/113477

[MikeD]

If they promote Meeke to the full time testing role, they could try two young guys against each other on the same event.

Honestly, I don't think Citroën care too much about their WRC project at the moment. They had a massively good start to their WTCC campaign and there is honestly no reason for them to be in the WRC anymore.

Crash Meeke is rubbish and should be replaced by Bouffier to try something new. I have a feeling that Argentina will be Meekes last event for the team. Østberg is doing quite well, but Citroën's main problem is that Ogier will dominate the sport for years to come and there are no drivers good enough to give him a run for his money, unless FIA once again try all their rule tricks like they did for M-Sport to make Hirvonen a "fake" contender with favorable road positions and almost equal points for 2nd and 1st place in the WRC events.

I think Citroën kind of thought that it would be okay to run in the WRC half-hearted as Abu Dhabi Tourism pay all the bills, but this half-hearted commitment is not good for their brand, and not good for the sport either. I hope they will leave the WRC at the end of the year because this isn't good for anybody.

Let the other PSA brand Peugeot give it a try now that PSA has secured a massive chinese investment. That has removed the companys fear of a collaps. Furthermore, Peugeot trditionally is less focussed on being "french" as their export markets are quite different from Citroëns, so they might be able to enter with a different philosophy and find a setup that can beat VW and Ogier.

[litifeta]

I expect we will hear over the next month that Hyundai have ditched all their test drivers from last year finally. Bouffier is gone, Juho looks like he is out, and I am expecting Atko to also hear bad news.

[SubaruNorway]

Those WTCC races must have been the most boring races I've ever witnessed, the most exiting thing was watching Tom Coronel making a fool of himself blaming the other guy when he was the one that drove into him. Doubt Loeb will find it interesting very long.