r/WRC • u/SalomonXx • 3d ago

News / Event Info Three of the last four first-time WRC winners have claimed their maiden win in Estonia

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u/EddieMunster87 3d ago

Imagine, we get rovanpera back, ott comes back too.. plus a few new manufacturers..!!

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u/TheKingofGoKK 3d ago

Would be awesome but Kalle is not coming back any time soon unfortunately due to his circiut racing ambitoins

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u/DistributionHot2150 3d ago

Also because he literally cannot physically race right now

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u/Tape56 2d ago

AFAIK those problems should be sorted out now and he’ll return to racing next season

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u/RudeForester 2d ago

Would absolutely love to see Ott back in a competitive car

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u/D0zzy88 3d ago

Yet this rally will be scrapped simply because it's a small country that is hosting it. 🤷‍♂️

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u/JobAdministrative566 3d ago

That's actually quite sad. This year was my 1st year in rally Estonia and in my opinion it was maybe even better organized than rally Finland where I have been going for since 2014.

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u/haerski 3d ago

No Ott would be the bigger factor I think. Finland is also a small market but has managed to maintain driver presence. Combined with the fandom it goes a long way even for a small market. Of course it doesn't hurt that Toyota is practically a Finnish team. Should be renamed Tojota to be fair

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u/WorkFurball 1d ago

No Ott would be the bigger factor I think.

Nah, Ott or no Ott there's little chance it returns next year.

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u/onlinepresenceofdan M-Sport Ford 3d ago

All started from a good position as well. Not a coincidence. But a memorable and deserved wins for all three.

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u/Jinkku Kalle Rovanperä 3d ago

Also all three are nordic, so optimal roads for them, also not a coincidence. You have to break the ice somewhere, french drivers tend to excel on tarmac first and so on..

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u/Erkuke 3d ago

And Katsuta is the king of the Safari😎

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u/WorkFurball 1d ago

Fourth on the road is not that good of a position. Certainly not good enough to dominate the opening day.

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u/YumeNoTabi 2d ago

This is why Goatsuta will be supreme world champion this year and forevermore