Championship leader Neuville testing with Hyundai for WRC Rally Catalunya

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It's really hard to predict who will win the 2018 World Rally Championship at the moment. Three drivers have equal chances for the win but I would say that Tanak and Neuville have better car then the five-times WRC champion Seb Ogier.

It's the same situation for all three drivers with team situations. All three have secured contracts for next season(s). Neuville recently signed a new three-year contract with Hyundai, Tanak is still under contract with Toyota (I guess it's at least one more year contract with them) and Ogier just signed a contract with Citroen on 2+1 year base.

So, they have peace in their heads related on the jobs for 2019 and they can concentrate on driving only. I think that it's really important to have future sorted because it's one problem less on your mind. And don't forget that rallying can be really dangerous sport.

What about wins?!

Tanak and Ogier have four wins each and Neuville has three at the moment. But Neuville is still a championship leader. It is really important to collect the points as much as possible though out the season and to retire from the rallies as less as possible. But the shunts are part of this sport and if you drive fast, you must go off the road from time to time. It's normally...

That's why they test before each rally from one day to one week, it depends from team to team. Testing days must on comply with the FIA because they control everything in this sport.

We had 14 event calendar announced earlier this week without Croatia Rally as I wrote before and it will be even more exciting to follow this sport next season.
Thierry Neuville from Belgium

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Back to Neuville...

It seems that he has a confidence problem at the moment because he can not win at the moment. It's true that Tanak has a better car in Toyota Yaris WRC, who won three rallies out of last four, but the last one, in Wales, Ogier won and he drives the weakest machine of all three - Ford Fiesta WRC, the car that didn't have an evolution from the start of the season.

Neuville also made a mistake in Wales and he was stucked in the ditch for around 45s until spectators pushed his car out of it.

To be honest, all three drivers are great and I don't care who will 'take' the title of the World Rally Champion for 2018. I don't have a favorite one. It has been a long time from Colin McRae and he was mine favorite in this sport.

A few words about Rally Catalunya...

The rally starts on Thursday of final week of October and it's a super special stage in Barcelona. It was my desire to go there to see it alive but it can't be done because I had to work then. I recommend you that you see it if you will be in Barcelona then.

The first real day is on Friday and it's completely driven on gravel. 25 years ago whole rally have been held on gravel but then Rally Catalunya became a pure tarmac rally. Last three or four years it's this format of it: first day it's a gravel and two other days is tarmac surface.


first part of the test was on tarmac

As we can see from the video bellow, Neuville is testing currently on gravel and I guess it will be really exciting because he will be the first on the road cleaning the line for the rest. It will be difficult for him if it will be dry because of the small stones which have to be cleaned. But if it will be raining, he will have an advantage.

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We will have to wait for (at least) two more weeks to see who's the best driver in the world...

Credit for photo and video to WRC Facebook and private Youtube channel.

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