FMaiso99 Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Well 2016 season started. VW: Ogier/Latvala/Mikkelsen Citröen: Not starting in 2016 PH-Sport: Lefebvre/Meeke/Breen/Khalid Al-Qassimi Hyundai: Paddon/Neuville/Sordo, Abbring at Hyundai R5 programme M-Sport: Ostberg/Camilli Fuckmatié WRT: Bertelli DMack: Tänak WRC2017: http://forums.codemasters.com/discussion/35280/wrc-2018-thread/p37 WRC2018: http://forums.codemasters.com/discussion/35280/wrc-2018-thread/p110 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevM Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Neuville is for Citroen. VW will keep as is if the manufacturer keeps funding the programme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gheeD Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Lappi's Skoda contract will keep him in WRC2 for next year still.. Hope to see him in WRC 2017 tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian97fs Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Meeke to Hyundai. Neuville to Citroen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklyshankly Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 I'm not sure if P. Solberg will be driving for a full season. I will be glad if It will be wrong, I am his fan since 2005. But maybe it will be self-titled Rally team and he will be challenging with DS3Meeke should stay in Citroen...and Ostberg moves to M-Sport, why not. But anyway I think there will not any changings in Citroen WRTM-Sport: Drop Tanak and Evans from the team will be a wrong decision. But I am as Russian have some hope for Eugeniy Novikov returning lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallycameraman Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 I'm driving for VW and @Porkhammer is going to M-Sport in place for Tanak. At least that way i'll have a chance of beating him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMaiso99 Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 Rallycameraman said: I'm driving for VW and @Porkhammer is going to M-Sport in place for Tanak. At least that way i'll have a chance of beating him! LOL nice lineups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecraicbear Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 VW: Same as 2015Citroen: Same as 2015, with a potential 3rd car for LefebvreHyundai: Same as 2015, unless Neuville wants to move onM-Sport: Evans & Prokop. (If Neuville does want to leave Hyundai, then I wouldn't be surprised at a return to M-Sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szekto Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 I will be honest: I don't want to see Lefebvre in the WRC in the following year. He won the WRC3 last year in interesting circumstances (if my informations are correct), and he something very similar happened with in this year in the WRC2 category - just before Citroen put him into the WRC category.Instead of Lefebvre, I would like to see Sebastien Chardonnet in the WRC! :)My lineup:- VW: Ogier/Latvala/Mikkelsen- Citroen: Meeke/Ostberg- Hyundai: Neuville/Sordo & Paddon/Abbring- M-Sport: Evans/Tänak- M-Sport "B": Breen/Lappi or Tidemand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RallyDriven Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 I thought Neuville was contracted for next year? I've never heard uncertainty from him about next year despite this year not going great for him.I think VW won't change, although Mikkelson deserves better than second team. But they do have the 3 best drivers in the best car!Citroen: I hope they keep Kris and Mads, they both deserve another seasonHyundai should promote Paddon to first team with Neuville, see how he does next season.M-sport is a tricky one, both Evans and Tanak have potential (Poland for tanak and Corsica for Evans) but they aren't title winning material just yet.There is a huge amount of talent out there right now, it's just a bit of a shame that there is one dominant driver (Ogier) and one dominant team (VW), otherwise it would be extremely close and competitive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMaiso99 Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 szekto said: I will be honest: I don't want to see Lefebvre in the WRC in the following year. He won the WRC3 last year in interesting circumstances (if my informations are correct), and he something very similar happened with in this year in the WRC2 category - just before Citroen put him into the WRC category.Instead of Lefebvre, I would like to see Sebastien Chardonnet in the WRC! :)My lineup:- VW: Ogier/Latvala/Mikkelsen- Citroen: Meeke/Ostberg- Hyundai: Neuville/Sordo & Paddon/Abbring- M-Sport: Evans/Tänak- M-Sport "B": Breen/Lappi or Tidemand I put Lefebvre because he recced all the rallyes and it is tied to Citröen, Evans and Tanak are out also, Tanak could have chances in a DMack team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
function9 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Evans is out? Was M-Sport just not able to (re)sign either of their drivers or what? He's still fairly young and new at the WRC level, I think a huge amount of potential. Hope he finds a seat somewhere, Toyota maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoMrWhite Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 VW is set with Ogier, Latvala and Mikkelsen. No reason to change that.Citroen skould keep Meeke, as he was the only driver who could sometimes challenge the VW's. Ostberg is slower, but quite dependable, Lefebvre not there yet. 3rd car for him, to prepare for 2017. So I guess no change here, too.Hyundai should definitely promote Paddon to the first team and rotate the second seat between Neuville and Sordo. Abbring in the second team.M-Sport: Evans still lacks the last ounce of speed, Tänak crashes too often. Difficult decision. Is there anyone out there who's better? Tidemand? Breen? Lappi will probably stay at Skoda.So I think we will see only minor changes. Of course, it depends on Citroens decision. If they quit WRC after 2016 (hope not), it might be wise for Meeke and Ostberg to look for another drive now. Ostberg to M-Sport and Meeke to Hyundai perhaps. And maybe Malcolm Wilson loses his patience with Evans and Tänak.Testing for Monte Carlo begins soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSRally Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 What is the D-Mack WRT rumour about? Could we see them as a privateer team or is it just a wild guess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbtstt Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 franklyshankly said: I'm not sure if P. Solberg will be driving for a full season. I will be glad if It will be wrong, I am his fan since 2005. But maybe it will be self-titled Rally team and he will be challenging with DS3 As far as I'm aware Petter Solberg is doing the World Rallycross Championship again next year. Both his rallycross DS3's are currently up for sale (as is the team trailer) and there have been rumours that another rallycross team will be picking him up... but then I have also heard he is building a new rallycross DS3. Irrespective all the Solberg plans for 2016 I have heard involve rallycross! I would love to see Meeke in a VW. He is the only driver who has seemed to be able to consistently challenge the Polos. Admittedly he has binned it a few times; I would like to see him in a Polo to see if those prangs have been the result of him having to push the DS3 too hard in order to keep pace with the VW's......of course that seems unlikely to happen, so the next best thing would be for Citroen to pour more money into the WRC program and give Meeke a better car. I really like the Fiesta, but it just doesn't seem to be competitive. As others have said Evans and Tanak are both quick, but I wonder if a more experienced hand in the M-Sport car(s) might help push the Fiesta to the fore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auduns Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 tbtstt said: franklyshankly said: I'm not sure if P. Solberg will be driving for a full season. I will be glad if It will be wrong, I am his fan since 2005. But maybe it will be self-titled Rally team and he will be challenging with DS3 As far as I'm aware Petter Solberg is doing the World Rallycross Championship again next year. Both his rallycross DS3's are currently up for sale (as is the team trailer) and there have been rumours that another rallycross team will be picking him up... but then I have also heard he is building a new rallycross DS3. Irrespective all the Solberg plans for 2016 I have heard involve rallycross! As far as I know Petter bought 3 new team trucks this year, and the one put out for sale is one of his old trucks. As for Petters involvement in WRX nest year I do not know, but he hinted about something WRC related in 2017 on the WRC radio on friday.Auduns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbtstt Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Auduns said: As far as I know Petter bought 3 new team trucks this year, and the one put out for sale is one of his old trucks. As for Petters involvement in WRX nest year I do not know, but he hinted about something WRC related in 2017 on the WRC radio on friday.Auduns Oooh, I hadn't heard that! I'm on the fence with regards to Petter; I'd love to see him back in the WRC again, but he is the best thing to happen to rallycross in the last couple of years, so I'd be gutted not to see him back in rallycross again in 2016. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMaiso99 Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 DMack WRT is what want Dicks Cormack (Owner of DMack) he want RC1's to use his tires and probably own Team, Tanak have a strong relationship with Dicks so that is his only chance, Evans and were telled to push as much as they can at WRGB, and malcolm said it was a shootout and both failed, also is angry with them about RACC, so both out of m-sport IMO. If M-Sport get a big sponsor Meeke maybe will be there, because he said he will put near all the money in a First driver to challenge for podiums in every round, or Neuville if Hyundai dont want him anymoreWrote Dicks because his real name is banned LOL Dick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MastaVonBlasta Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Well, I'm a bit worried about the WRC for next year. It's a bit like Merc in F1 - there's no team and no driver that will challenge VW for the titles. Unless, the 2016 Hyundai turns out to be decent...I also wish that Robert Kubica will stay in WRC category. I am a bit of a fanboy, but nevertheless think that he's got the potential to be a WRC star and near the top if given a chance.So here's my predicted line-up:VW: Same as 2015Citroen: Meeke and Lefebvre/Ostberg Hyundai: Paddon and Sordo, Abbring in the third carM-Sport: Tanak, Neuville and Bertelli (there's a rumour Bertelli will bring lots of $$$ and have a factory seat)My preferred line-up for 2016:VW: Same as 2015Citroen: Meeke and Lefebvre (Ostberg is nothing special, Citroen will keep the French driver Lefebvre but his pace is average)Hyundai: Paddon and Sordo, Kubica in the third carM-Sport: Tanak, Neuville and Evans (but this won't happen unless M-Sport find a big sponsor) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RallyDriven Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 The thing with this year is, almost every driver at some point in the season has shown that they can mix it at the top:Neuville in Sweden Ostberg in SpainPaddon in SardiniaTanak in PolandMikkelson in Sweden/SpainEvans in CorsicaKubica in most places before he bins itLatvala is always up thereSordo can also show good results (Sardinia and Spain)And then Ogier is just not human (other than Spain) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMaiso99 Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 RallyDriven said: The thing with this year is, almost every driver at some point in the season has shown that they can mix it at the top:Neuville in Sweden Ostberg in SpainPaddon in SardiniaTanak in PolandMikkelson in Sweden/SpainEvans in CorsicaKubica in most places before he bins itLatvala is always up thereSordo can also show good results (Sardinia and Spain)And then Ogier is just not human (other than Spain) You forgot Kris! At Wales and Argentina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSRally Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 The rumour about Bertelli is him stopping his own team and helping a possible M-Sport B Team instead. I'm not really impressed by Bertelli's pace, but if Kubica join them it could be interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RallyDriven Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Fedemaisonnave said: RallyDriven said: The thing with this year is, almost every driver at some point in the season has shown that they can mix it at the top:Neuville in Sweden Ostberg in SpainPaddon in SardiniaTanak in PolandMikkelson in Sweden/SpainEvans in CorsicaKubica in most places before he bins itLatvala is always up thereSordo can also show good results (Sardinia and Spain)And then Ogier is just not human (other than Spain) You forgot Kris! At Wales and Argentina Yep, knew I forgot someone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MastaVonBlasta Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I understand that in recent years privateers such as Prokop, Bertelli, Al-Qassimi or Protasov were welcome line-up fillers and sometimes brought points home. This is espcially true for Prokop.But out of all those private teams only Kubica had the pace on both surfaces to mix it up and really get among the factory teams. I really can't understand why there isn't a company willing to sponsor Kubica's seat at a factory team for all the worldwide attention it would bring. It's beyond me, but I can see why a primarily Polish market based Lotos won't do it.I'm biased again, but Toyota should have a good look at Kubica and keep him gaining experience in 2016, before taking him into the factory team.Without a manufacturer support M-Sport will not provide a car capable of mixing it with the VWs and others - more cash for development is needed. What will happen with M-Sport for 2017 when new regs come into place?Mads Ostberg - nice guy, but bringing P4-P8 doesn't excite people, and it's a sad state of affairs that Citroen is happy with thatNeuville - what happened to him? Paddon - love this guy, 3 year contract with Hyundai was a great move for bothMeeke - he's got the pace, with a bit more job security he'll be a consistent frontrunnerWRC promoter - can do better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RallyDriven Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Kubica has brilliant potential, just hope that if he is here next year he can show it.And I really hope Thierry pulls his finger out next year! In 2014 he was winning stages and coming out in the interviews at the stage end saying he wasn't too happy and could have gone quicker! Hopefully next year will be his year again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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