Novikov in uncertainty over his WRC future

Will Evgeny Novikov manage to find a steering wheel again in WRC ? While the teams have finalized their crews for the 2014 season which will begin next month with the Rally Monte-Carlo (weekend of January 19), the Russian had to confirm that he had not raised the necessary funds to compete in the 2014 season. If he does not rule out a commitment to certain events, his future in discipline becomes darker.

“Evgeny Novikov will miss 2014 WRC season due to lack of finances”, confirmed Michael Lepekhov, the director of the Academy Rally in charge of the driver’s career. “We have been in negotiations with different teams but we have not been able to reach an agreement. We do not rule out the possibility of having Evgeny Novikov participate in several races, but we are no longer talking about a full WRC season for 2014.”