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Thread: M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams
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12th December 2022, 16:53 #4401
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If you are a paydriver, to choose Montecarlo is very risky, because that rally is more like a lottery, than sport; you really need experience - misjudge 1 corner and all is f...d big time. Common sense says that we would see more pay-drivers in Rally1 cars from Swe onwards.
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12th December 2022, 18:15 #4402
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Juha Kankkunen: "The speed was o.K., but the corner was to tight"
Marcus Grönholm: "... tell corrado .... three gears are enough..! "
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12th December 2022, 19:29 #4403
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I would say that pay drivers care more about fun than ending up in leaderboard. You know, 6th place won't make you famous.
Also still the risk is much higher.
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12th December 2022, 21:56 #4404
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Well if they really only care about Tänak, they should still have one other car with a somewhat capable driver. Sending him for the championship alongside tourists is not gona help his chances.
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12th December 2022, 23:03 #4405
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That's true. A good team mate can take pts off other championship rivals, and be used in extreme cases to gift positions to your lead driver. However the best we can hope for at Msport is Loeb does 4or 5 events, and Loubet gets most of the season. Greensmith will pay for his full season, but he's not a help.
However, having a team of those 4 drivers is a hell of a lot better than Msport going into this season without Tanak.
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13th December 2022, 05:50 #4406
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They are probably just trying to get Red Bull to pay for the Loeb car in MC, or most of it. Negotiations played in public.
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13th December 2022, 10:11 #4407
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Motorsport.com: "Tanak says he has been assured that M-Sport will be able to maintain the development of the Puma to ensure it remains competitive against the factory Toyota and Hyundai teams that boast bigger budgets.
"I'm sure there is the potential," added Tanak. "The team has a great infrastructure and they have strong support from Ford also, so if we all work together and we really want it badly then we can make everything happen."
If there was any need for clarification on the scale of Ford's involvement, then this is it.
That may very well mean that pay drivers won't be anywhere near as important as they have been. And given that the drivers title appears to be the focus, M-Sport aren't likely to be pulling all stops for second-tier drivers.
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13th December 2022, 10:18 #4408
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13th December 2022, 11:54 #4409
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Full article if anyone is interested https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/...tle-/10410889/
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk#8 Ott Tänak - Martin Järveoja #8
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13th December 2022, 12:53 #4410
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As a former world champion, I'm sure that Tanak will be as demanding as Ogier was when he joined M-Sport - ensuring everyone gives their best and most professional work - and in a way that Breen never could've done.
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