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    Quote Originally Posted by pettersolberg29 View Post
    Hoonigan Racing get the most money and support of any teams alongside Audi! Ford have invested a lot into Hoonigan and are getting rather fed up at the lack of results - Block has proven he can't compete at this level, and Bakkerud has already been named Crasherud by the Scandinavian press!
    If anyone at Ford expected any different from Block then they should be fired. As for Bakkerud, he's a quick driver and, let's be honest, probably doesn't do that much more damage to cars than Solberg. But mainly if Ford consider Bakkerud to have had a poor 2016, in a new car, then they are possibly expecting too much. Especially as he took a significant points hit when the car failed at Mettet that would at least have seen him clinch 2nd in the championship.

    I'm not close to the paddock but would be surprised if the net input from Ford is that much once you consider what they get from Block in return. In terms of exposure alone they are getting way more than VW or Peugeot get from their teams (over 21 million views on his Focus Gymkhana video, over 23 million on the previous one that he used the Fiesta for). Plus I'd be amazed if Hansen, PSRX or even Ekstrom are putting up the kind of money that Hoonigan is.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Simmi View Post
    Is there anything written to indicate Ford being unhappy? I'd have thought the guy they need to keep happy is Ken Block! He's their marketing cashcow. Feels to me when you back a guy like Block it's about way more than simply results on track.
    Nothing written, but the paddock is buzzing with rumours about it.

    As both you and Jan say, the net spend possibly isn't too much due to the incredible reach Ken Block has. However the Ford bosses want that reach to be combined with good results, and they haven't had enough of them. DSTM, but Bakkerud may be driving to save his factory seat in the next few rounds... it's not just his results but the whole thing - he ruins too many cars, and gets a lot of negative press around his driving even when he wins. Agreed he has great talent, and he's a super nice guy, but in an ideal world Ford want a nice, clean winner that they can market using Block's reach.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pettersolberg29 View Post
    but in an ideal world Ford want a nice, clean winner that they can market using Block's reach.
    So that gives them a choice of Ekstrom or Kristofferson, both of whom are tied to manufacturers. Other than that I'm not sure that any of the other drivers have a decent enough combination of quick, nice & careful.

    Edit: Plus I'm not sure in what world it's bad form to have 3 wins & 2 seconds, including being the first driver to dominate an event. Seems to me that Ford what a unicorn to driver their car.
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    I don't disagree Jan!!

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    Ekstrom only 8th after Q2 in Mettet... some work to do today to get a good SF place.

    Kristopherson & Solberg looking good in 1-2.

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    Great pic of the Mettet track !

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    Hansen Q3 roll



    He's out.
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    Well no one can accuse that final of not being action packed. Great racing. A bit gutted for Timmy but the luck finally fell VW's way.
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    Nice to see EKS not winning !

    Bit too much contact going on in the races but that does make it dramatic.

    Bakkerud was really unlucky getting taken out by Solberg.

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    Petter Solberg.

    That was lame and silly. To squeeze on the straight and unsafe rejoin.

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