[WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017

[jparker]

Only on this forum.

But this forum is good at predictios, right?
Not sure what TGR plans are, but they can't get the manu title without 2 top drivers, and at the moment Mikkelsen is best option.

[dodge33cymru]

They've already got Lappi under contract too, give the kid a chance!

[GigiGalliNo1]

he does not have a winning car to become champion.

I was quoting NOT to state that if he believe JML doesn't have a winning car to be Champion, nor does Ogier.

Sarcasm.

Ogier has won a round.

JML has won a round.

You can see, they both have winning cars and can be World Champions.

[jparker]

They've already got Lappi under contract too, give the kid a chance!

Yes, Lappi is maybe another nice bit of surprise from TGR, I wish him best of luck.

[Allez Andruet]

There are rummors about Mikkelsen and toyota,anyone?

It doesn't make it a rumor if someone tweets something like "Toyota needs Mikkelsen". I'm quite sure Toyota has a plan for 2017 which includes Latvala, Hänninen and Lappi. Period. There's great atmosphere in the team at the moment and Latvala has praised Hänninen as a great team-mate. It wouldn't be a "Japanese" nor a "Finnish" way of doing things to make changes after just two rallies, especially when everything has gone better than was expected.

Never been a fan of Mikkelsen myself and I don't get how it suddenly is the biggest travesty of all-time that he's not driving in WRC at the moment. It's not like one of Sebs would have had to sit out a season during the past 10 years or so.

[jparker]

I'm sure TGR have plans, but IF they find themselves couth in their own success, it will be wize to use that momentum and adjust. If Lappi can fill that gap it will be perfect, but Mikkelsen has proven record, and I suspect he won't be availabe forever.
Anyway, this is pure speculation. I'm sure TGR team know better where thay stand, and what to do.

[AL14]

In all this noise a very few observers are noticing the shine of a young irish boy taking two 5th places in his first full season at WRC. He was also with an "old" WRC car in Monte.

Let's analyze his outcomes in the WRC the last two years:

- 8 events
- One podium
- 46 points total
- 7 out of 8 times on points (I personally think this is the most impressive one, along with the podium in Finland)
- competitive on all surfaces
- Not an excuse or a whine when he had problems, only blaming himself and trying to improve

I'm sure this list will have way more bullet points at the end of the year...

[Eli]

In all this noise a very few observers are noticing the shine of a young irish boy taking two 5th places in his first full season at WRC. He was also with an "old" WRC car in Monte.

Let's analyze his outcomes in the WRC the last two years:

- 8 events
- One podium
- 46 points total
- 7 out of 8 times on points (I personally think this is the most impressive one, along with the podium in Finland)
- competitive on all surfaces
- Not an excuse or a whine when he had problems, only blaming himself and trying to improve

I'm sure this list will have way more bullet points at the end of the year...

56 points*
10 events* after Sweden, let's hope he continues like this.

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[AL14]

56 points*
10 events* after Sweden, let's hope he continues like this.

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First is right, second is not. I'm talking about last two years.
Thanks anyway!

[Allez Andruet]

In all this noise a very few observers are noticing the shine of a young irish boy taking two 5th places in his first full season at WRC. He was also with an "old" WRC car in Monte.

Totally agreed. The progress Breen has shown during the past 12+ months is quite incredible.