"I'm only really hearing talk about Chile, Japan and Kenya, and absolutely nothing about Australia or New Zealand."That's perhaps not surprising, given recent talk that the WRC may be Euro-centric next year, and with the continued border restrictions in place in both Australia and New Zealand. "It's been very quiet on the home front," a Rally Australia source told us. "There are so many unknowns at the moment, but my gut feeling is that it might be a 10 round championship, with no Australia."
Andreas Mikkelsen jumps his Hyundai at Rally Australia in 2018. Photo: Red Bull Content Pool
"We've heard absolutely nothing from the WRC Promoter about next year, so everything is on hold," Johnston said."We're waiting and ready to go though. All our funding is organised, all our infrastructure is in place, and we have shakedown events planned for November." There are currently three rallies remaining in the 2020 WRC, but the WRC Promoter is still looking to add to that number. That means that any serious plans for 2021 are probably on hold – or at least on the back burner – so it seems we may not be any the wiser for some time yet.
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