CONFIRMED: Suzuki line-up for Corsica and GB!

[pino]

http://www.wrc.com/page/News/Breakin...108168,00.html


Tour de Corse: Nicolas Bernardi
Wales Rally GB: Sebastia Lindholm

I don't agree with their choice, I would have given the seat to Panizzi in Corsica and Garde in Wales

[N]

Isn't Panizzi driving a 207 in Corsica?

[tannat]

I think not, they should have given the car to experienced drivers that were active in WRC lately, like Bengue and Gardemeister

Gardemeister would have been a fab choice for gravel. Rovanpera a lesser option.

Wonder if Markko was contacted? An all around fab choice. It would be so wonderful to see him back in a car again. A truly promising career was cut way to short...

Panizzi would be good for tarmac, and as long as we are choosing elder drivers (nee Lindholm), perhaps Delecour

[Koz]

Wales Rally GB: Sebastia Lindholm

That just made my day!!

Damn Suzuki, would have been so much better to see Lindholm driving in in Finland!

[seb_sh]

That lineup is very surprising but it does seem logical. They are probably Suzuki test drivers as well, Lindholm especially has vast experience and iirc he was Peugeot test driver for a while.

[paxtech]

How about Duval? he was fast in Germany. I thought either Duval or Garde was a consideration for SUzuki. Was hoping too for the last crop of Mitsu works drivers (Gigi, Harri, Gilles). But I guess Suzuki will just do testing mostly rather results. Add to that the things like logistics, service capability, etc. Aiming for podiums at the very start is very ambitious, but who knows. Tajima might as well try to do a drive some time. That guy just won Pikes Peak again this year, breaking his own record. He deserves some fun in the stages.

[A.F.F.]

Aiming for podiums at the very start is very ambitious, but who knows.

Some would say even unrealistic. But not Monster Tajima

[teufel]

Wonder if Markko was contacted? An all around fab choice. It would be so wonderful to see him back in a car again. A truly promising career was cut way to short...

I think Markko has retired from wrc

[L5->R5/CR]

How about Duval? he was fast in Germany. I thought either Duval or Garde was a consideration for SUzuki. Was hoping too for the last crop of Mitsu works drivers (Gigi, Harri, Gilles). But I guess Suzuki will just do testing mostly rather results. Add to that the things like logistics, service capability, etc. Aiming for podiums at the very start is very ambitious, but who knows. Tajima might as well try to do a drive some time. That guy just won Pikes Peak again this year, breaking his own record. He deserves some fun in the stages.

Wasn't his own record.

It was Rod Millen's record from 1994 when the road was all dirt...

Tajima-san will return to try and break his own record in 2008 though...

[jso1985]

How does WRC action differ from rally action? Can't speak for Bernardi but Lindholm sure has experience. I think it's a logic choise, it just needed a little melting

I know both are hugeky experienced, specially Lindholm, but how much in touch have they been with latest spec WRC cars?