2024 WRC News & Rumours

[saco0o]

hybrid power could yet be dropped for 2025...

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/hybri...-for-wrc-2025/

oh for f sake!

[rallyfiend]

The FIA really aren't good at much, are they?

[deephouse]

FIA just released the book How to destroy the championship 101.

Why I have a feeling they will choose full EV and then nobody will care. Like they don't see what is going on that brands are turnig their backs on that technology because it will ruin their companies.
https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/...2027/10661637/

[saco0o]

aaaand Toyota Gazoo started a partnership with Haas. they say its just technical stuff for now tho, but eh, eye balls are in F1. if we can have aston martin honda (26) alpine mercedes (25?) and ford stickers on redbull engines (25?), then suure, lets have Toyota also back in F1

[deephouse]

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/solbe...KJlDxpsPjqj8oA

I think someone activated mommy

[becher]

aaaand Toyota Gazoo started a partnership with Haas. they say its just technical stuff for now tho, but eh, eye balls are in F1. if we can have aston martin honda (26) alpine mercedes (25?) and ford stickers on redbull engines (25?), then suure, lets have Toyota also back in F1

That partnership is basically a thing because TMG (GR Europe or whatever it is called now) has a lot of unused capacity nowadays, probably mostly because of the low tech, fixed homologation nature of the current Hypercar regulations. The effect of getting pretty cheap (or maybe even free) publicity via F1 is a big bonus obviously. The long term plan for TMG is not to badge an engine or replace one of their proper motorsport projects with a badging deal, but make a bit of money by helping Haas designing and building parts, at some point maybe even build the whole chassis for Haas.

[saco0o]

That partnership is basically a thing because TMG (GR Europe or whatever it is called now) has a lot of unused capacity nowadays, probably mostly because of the low tech, fixed homologation nature of the current Hypercar regulations. The effect of getting pretty cheap (or maybe even free) publicity via F1 is a big bonus obviously. The long term plan for TMG is not to badge an engine or replace one of their proper motorsport projects with a badging deal, but make a bit of money by helping Haas designing and building parts, at some point maybe even build the whole chassis for Haas.

...and probably getting one of their japanese drivers into f1 already for 2026. probably myiata. he has not performed that well in f2 this year but boy, the guy won supergt, sflights, super formula. hes older (25) but he is really good. occon will not last there hehe or if someone gets bearman for performance.

[Rallyper]

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/solbe...KJlDxpsPjqj8oA

I think someone activated mommy

If the case is looking over properly I don´t see any wrong. Oc Pernilla won´t be in the investigation team.
The case itself looked kind of weird.

[mknight]

The facts are that Rossel was 1-2 secs behind Gryazin (who won the stage) on the splits before getting to Oliver. These splits already included some foggy sections.

After Oliver pulled out right in front of him in the fog it is basically ridiculous to measure any seconds.
During first few corners he can see Olivers car in the fog, then visibily drops to a few meters. Pushing in that case when you know there is a car potentially 10-20meters ahead that you can't see would be downright crazy.

What would be even more ridiculous is changing the results and removing title chances from Rossel weeks after finish. For sure Rossel could go a few seconds faster on Sunday if he had been given different time.

The big unanswered question from me is why didn't race control signal Oliver that he should let Rossel pass. Don't Rally2 have same system as Rally1?

[rallyfiend]

The facts are that Rossel was 1-2 secs behind Gryazin (who won the stage) on the splits before getting to Oliver. These splits already included some foggy sections.

After Oliver pulled out right in front of him in the fog it is basically ridiculous to measure any seconds.
During first few corners he can see Olivers car in the fog, then visibily drops to a few meters. Pushing in that case when you know there is a car potentially 10-20meters ahead that you can't see would be downright crazy.

What would be even more ridiculous is changing the results and removing title chances from Rossel weeks after finish. For sure Rossel could go a few seconds faster on Sunday if he had been given different time.

The big unanswered question from me is why didn't race control signal Oliver that he should let Rossel pass. Don't Rally2 have same system as Rally1?

It's not compulsory to have to pull over if you're signalled. So he possibly was given the signal, but chose not to - especially knowing the championship rival was behind him.

There is noting in the regulations that you have to move over - it's a pure sportsmanship. Perhaps Oliver should be getting more criticism for NOT pulling over.....