real life 2020 FIA World Rally Championship

[FMaiso99 48]

sqdstr said:

Hanninen & Bouffier also used to be Hyundai test drivers in the past.
So what happened with Sarrazin then now that Hirvonen, Bouffier & Hanninen are onboard?

Sarrazin was at TMG ( Germán Toyota) and Mikko, Juho and Bryan are in TGR ( Finnish toyota)

[YoMrWhite 14]

 YoMrWhite said:

 

Toyota couldn't lure Meeke away from Citroen and all the other top drivers are under contract, too. Maybe they could still get Evans. But right now it looks as if development is in the hands of retired drivers and/or youngsters. No ideal scenario for sure. I could even imagine them to unretire Hirvonen.

I told you so, didn't I?

[Ruben Correa Alves 28]

Red Bull TV removed their WRC 2015 50 minute video's, but it seems that they are doing the 2016 season, so anyone who has no good coverage or doesn't want to get WRC+: http://www.redbull.tv/shows/AP-1M7QKC2W51W11/world-rally-championship-2016

[PaloSamo 0]

Areyouben said:

Red Bull TV removed their WRC 2015 50 minute video's, but it seems that they are doing the 2016 season, so anyone who has no good coverage or doesn't want to get WRC+: http://www.redbull.tv/shows/AP-1M7QKC2W51W11/world-rally-championship-2016

Bless you for sharing this information mate :)

[Underkex 0]

Latvala out in day 1 in Sweeden, Meeke broke again suspension with a stone under the snow when he was fighting with Ogier... this season looks terrible. :(

[FloatingGrass 0]

Underkex said:

Latvala out in day 1 in Sweeden, Meeke broke again suspension with a stone under the snow when he was fighting with Ogier... this season looks terrible. :(

He officially retired? Ah man... Someday latvala will win th championship... Some day...

[TonyRickard 17]

Underkex said:

Latvala out in day 1 in Sweeden, Meeke broke again suspension with a stone under the snow when he was fighting with Ogier... this season looks terrible. :(

Can someone explain how Latvala and Meeke are still running albeit many minutes down?

[KevM 44]

Super Rally allows you continue the day following retirement.  You receive a time penalty but can continue to hopefully score manufacturer points &/or compete for a place on the Power stage

[TonyRickard 17]

RinusRally said:

Maybe because otherwise there are way too less cars for the spectators? So Meeke and Latvala are just for the show. That's what I thought, because if I am right when you retire on track you can't re-enter in WRC, in ERC you can. But I might be wrong. 

Found some regs that apply - called Rally 2. This is a set of regulations that allow a driver who retires from an event to re-enter the next day at the cost of a five-minute time penalty. They can still be classified and potentially earn WRC points.

[TonyRickard 17]

KevM said:

Super Rally allows you continue the day following retirement.  You receive a time penalty but can continue to hopefully score manufacturer points &/or compete for a place on the Power stage

Thanks Kev. It seems Rally 2 is the new name for Super Rally. Learn stuff everyday!

[RallyDriven 398]

Yeah it's been called rally 2 for about a year or 2 now, but super rally has existed for a while now

[FloatingGrass 0]

I liked Super Rally more than Rally 2... and SWRC and PWRC as opposed to WRC 2 and WRC 3... and N and A classifications as opposed to R... :(

Does any Latvala fan here believe he can win the championship someday? I do :)

Also, would anyone like to see Gardemeister or Tuohino return? What about Petter? (He teased a return in an Instagram post ;)

[RallyDriven 398]

As much I as I like Latvala, I believe he can only win the championship when Ogier no longer competes! 

[Underkex 0]

Paddon is doing surprisingly nice in Sweden.

[PaloSamo 0]

TonyRickard said:

RinusRally said:

Maybe because otherwise there are way too less cars for the spectators? So Meeke and Latvala are just for the show. That's what I thought, because if I am right when you retire on track you can't re-enter in WRC, in ERC you can. But I might be wrong. 

Found some regs that apply - called Rally 2. This is a set of regulations that allow a driver who retires from an event to re-enter the next day at the cost of a five-minute time penalty. They can still be classified and potentially earn WRC points.

That's old stuff mate. 2015 season introduced a penalty of seven minutes added to the best time driven in the relevant category or ten minutes if it is the last stage of the day.

As for Mr. Hollywood's comeback it might be possible with Toyota in 2017, but time will tell ;) 

[TonyRickard 17]

PaloSamo said:

TonyRickard said:

RinusRally said:

Maybe because otherwise there are way too less cars for the spectators? So Meeke and Latvala are just for the show. That's what I thought, because if I am right when you retire on track you can't re-enter in WRC, in ERC you can. But I might be wrong. 

Found some regs that apply - called Rally 2. This is a set of regulations that allow a driver who retires from an event to re-enter the next day at the cost of a five-minute time penalty. They can still be classified and potentially earn WRC points.

That's old stuff mate. 2015 season introduced a penalty of seven minutes added to the best time driven in the relevant category or ten minutes if it is the last stage of the day.

Thanks, I am just getting back into rallying since the eighties. BTW where are the Lancias? ;)

[RyuMakkuro 6]

TonyRickard said:

RinusRally said:

Maybe because otherwise there are way too less cars for the spectators? So Meeke and Latvala are just for the show. That's what I thought, because if I am right when you retire on track you can't re-enter in WRC, in ERC you can. But I might be wrong. 

Found some regs that apply - called Rally 2. This is a set of regulations that allow a driver who retires from an event to re-enter the next day at the cost of a five-minute time penalty. They can still be classified and potentially earn WRC points.

Yep, that's definitely the case. Sebastien Loeb retired due to black ice on a Monte Carlo stage, used Super Rally rule and finished 2nd, 1 minute behind the leader (can't remember for a life of me against who though). That was back in the Xsara time. I think it was in 2005 season.

[Ruben Correa Alves 28]

I believe it was Marcus Grönholm winning the rally in 2006.

[FMaiso99 48]

Hate Eric Cuntilli, mega slow pace and he crashes a lot :angry: 

[versedi 39]

Fedemaisonnave said:

Hate Eric Cuntilli, mega slow pace and he crashes a lot :angry: 

 Please. It's like repeating the history of every newbie in WRC. You can't learn without crashing. Look at all the rally icons. Look at all drivers that are currently trying to come up.

You can't just jump into WRC and drive at so high stake without risk. Well you can...but then you become Prokop, etc.

[FMaiso99 48]

versedi said:

Fedemaisonnave said:

Hate Eric Cuntilli, mega slow pace and he crashes a lot :angry: 

 Please. It's like repeating the history of every newbie in WRC. You can't learn without crashing. Look at all the rally icons. Look at all drivers that are currently trying to come up.

You can't just jump into WRC and drive at so high stake without risk. Well you can...but then you become Prokop, etc.

I know that and i like drivers who learn by crashing, but the ones that go flat out and thats why they crash, not crashing while not going full speed because of "learning" 

[Underkex 0]

Final times:
1. Ogier           1:59:47.4
2. Paddon        +29.8
3. Ostberg       +55.6
4. Mikkelsen   +1:10.8
5. Tanak          +1:50.7
6. Sordo           +2:24.0
7. H. Solberg   +2:40.0
8. C. Breen      +2:44.6

[KingOfCoins 286]

How predictable..

Good job to Paddon though

[RyuMakkuro 6]

Underkex said:

Final times:
1. Ogier           1:59:47.4
2. Paddon        +29.8
3. Ostberg       +55.6
4. Mikkelsen   +1:10.8
5. Tanak          +1:50.7
6. Sordo           +2:24.0
7. H. Solberg   +2:40.0
8. C. Breen      +2:44.6

Those results kind of remind me DiRTy Forumers League xD

[KevM 44]

In that case, I must be Kris Meeke :D