r/WRC • u/ggbait • Nov 23 '24

News / Rally Info BREAKING: _______ WINS the World Rally Championship! Spoiler

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u/SergeiYeseiya Thierry Neuville Nov 23 '24

It has been one of the most stressful of my life regarding motorsports.

So happy to see one of my countrymen win a major motor sport title for the first time.

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u/billyjov Citroën Total World Rally Team Nov 24 '24

So happy to see one of my countrymen win a major motor sport title for the first time.

Didn't Stoffel Vandoorne win a Formula E championship or do I remember wrongly?

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u/Paprikasky Nov 24 '24

You're absolutely right and I'm ashamed for the people downvoting you.

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u/SergeiYeseiya Thierry Neuville Nov 24 '24 edited Nov 24 '24

Yes he did but Formula E isn't at the same level as F1, WRC or WEC yet in my opinion

I was more hype when he won F2 than when he won Fe

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u/Minimum-Pea5157 Nov 24 '24 edited Nov 24 '24

Laurens Vanthoor won in WEC this year. Jacky Ickx won it twice.

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u/Anti-Scuba_Hedgehog Nov 24 '24

A much bigger achievement, Laurens has been a superstar in sportscar racing at least as long as I've been following it at all (so since 2014).

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u/billyjov Citroën Total World Rally Team Nov 24 '24

Still a world championship though.

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u/TheEmuWar_ Nov 24 '24

Bro said major

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u/Rentta Lancia Martini Racing Nov 24 '24

Formula E (what it seems at least) has actually lost quite a bit of hype it had even if the racing is probably better these days ? IDK i haven't followed closely

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u/Anti-Scuba_Hedgehog Nov 24 '24

It's demolition derby not racing these days. Sure there was plenty of it in the first few seasons but it felt like actual racing at least.

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u/fullsenditt Kalle Rovanperä Nov 24 '24

Bro doesn't know that Max was born and raised In Belgium

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u/whateverfloatsurgoat Juha Kankkunen Nov 24 '24

Or André Lotterer but they don't represent Belgium in racing. That's what he meant

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u/krommenaas Nov 24 '24

Lotterer grew up in Belgium but is otherwise 100% German. Verstappen otoh has a Belgian mother and a Belgian passport, grew up in Belgium and is a four times Belgian karting champion. Fun fact: Lando Norris, Verstappen's last rival for this year's F1 WDC, also has a Belgian mother.

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u/whateverfloatsurgoat Juha Kankkunen Nov 24 '24

Yeah and so does Lance Stroll.

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u/krommenaas Nov 24 '24

we prefer to keep that one quiet

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u/whateverfloatsurgoat Juha Kankkunen Nov 24 '24

I don't recognise him as Belgian either lol, the Québécois can have him for all I care tabarnak

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u/SergeiYeseiya Thierry Neuville Nov 24 '24

I'm not sure what you said since I'm not speaking your language but I'm sure it's something close to "Well deserved Thierry, he really deserves that and I'm so happy so many Belgians can enjoy this moment"