News & rumours

[Simmi]

van Merksteijn appears to be competing on the Eifel Rallye in July in a Focus from what I can make out. A warm-up for Germany I would assume. Has he done any other rallies in a Focus?

http://www.rallye-magazin.de/index.p...ew=news_detail

[Josti]

van Merksteijn appears to be competing on the Eifel Rallye in July in a Focus from what I can make out. A warm-up for Germany I would assume. Has he done any other rallies in a Focus?

http://www.rallye-magazin.de/index.p...ew=news_detail

That's van Merksteijn senior who's been more active in the 90's. It will be his first outing with the Focus 06 (he had to wait until Ford had their 07 version of the car). Probably in preperation of the Deutschland rally (as for most of the other Dutch drivers too on the Eifel). His son will drive this car next year as far as I know, and maybe in Stobart form for the WRC events.

[JAM]

Are rumours about hyundai 'returning' in 2009 just rumours or they want to take part in wrc?

The rumours about Hyundai are around since the team leave the WRC in 2003 and on these 4 years we didn't see nothing.

[AndyRAC]

The rumours about Hyundai are around since the team leave the WRC in 2003 and on these 4 years we didn't see nothing.

There's more chance of seeing Ferrari in WRC than Hyundai back in WRC.

[Brother John]

Source: Altavista translation of
http://www.rallye-magazin.de/index.p...ew=news_detail
Wednesday, 27 June 2007
When Marcus Groenholm turns the back too WRC actually at the end of the season , stands Fords without a Nummer-1 driverthere.
The search for replacement is difficult. HARDLY TO REPLACING: Ford prepares on Groenholm door forwards with its team head Malcolm Wilson Groenholm agreed upon that one meets in the two-month summer break, in order to talk about the future.
The M-Sport-boss promised its most expensive employee that it negotiates before with no other driver seriously. Besides Groenholm is anyway not replaceable. "Petter Solberg is not free, and otherwise Marcus and Loeb play in their own league" , say Wilson.
He hopes for a further increase with number two-pilot Mikko Hirvonen. "it increased still times. The first day in Greece was very encouraging ", Wilson hopes for an achievement thrust with the Finn. If Hirvonen should state the team 2008, Jari Matti Latvala is a candidate for the second cockpit.
The fact that it is thing already constituted that the 22-year old from Stobart transfers in the work cockpit denies Wilson.
The achievements of the Youngsters are it still too varying. With possible candidates Wilson brings the name to Atkinson on the Tapet.
The Australian would actually be free to the year end. With Subaru the continuous weakness of the Impreza corroded it moderately severe. Atkinson stands however allegedly also on the desire note of Suzuki. The Youngster drove in the Australian championship for the Japanese and stands with sport boss Nobuhiro Tajima highly in the course. But Atkinson is probably only one nebula candle of the Ford team head. "perhaps we will quite surprise, mean all" Wilson. On the free market only few Toppilots are, under it to Tony Gademeister and Gianluigi Galli. Both did not win however ever a WM run.

[White Sauron]

Citroen want to take maximum from NORF!!!

Now after tests Sordo will participate in a Finnish Rally Championship' round! Next week-end....

Source - IS and YLE

[J.Lindstroem]

Citroen want to take maximum from NORF!!!

Do they really want that?

Im suuprised White Sauron.

[White Sauron]

Do they really want that?

Im suuprised White Sauron.

Surprised with what?

I just wanted to emphasize that while Ford seems to be quite relaxed and self-confident before Finland, Citroen aren't taking it easy and do their best to prepare to this rally.

[A.F.F.]

Surprised with what?

I just wanted to emphasize that while Ford seems to be quite relaxed and self-confident before Finland, Citroen aren't taking it easy and do their best to prepare to this rally.

Surely aren't folks at Ford either. They just seem to be

[White Sauron]

Surely aren't folks at Ford either. They just seem to be

Ok, but just note: last week-end - Loeb in Donegal, nthen during the week Loeb and Sordo on tests in Finland, than this week they are on tests in Germany, and next week-end Sordo is doing Kouvola rally. So, 3 very bus weeks for the team, but no news about Ford testing during this period of time... Strange...