[WRC] News & Rumours 2018

[AnttiL]

(Latvala isn't under pressue imo, being Finish and with the manager he has he will stay at Toyota, unless Japan decides to sign Ogier or Neuville against Tommi's wishes)
(Meeke's future is totally linked to Citroen imo, I don't see anyone signing him since he still has not shown reliability+speed combined. Maybe M-Sport if they can get him cheap)

In Latvala's case his experience and car development skills are probably valuable to any team, even if he would now have an unlucky season.

And Meeke, he could always just gather sponsors for an M-Sport ride. Or maybe he could be more reliable in a better car?

[BigWorm]

So early into the 2018 season and we´re discussing next years line up?

Come on! This is news and rumours topic. Not crystal ball 2019.


So much to happen before this year ends up.

I agree with this, but it's interesting since there are practically only a few who has a contract for next year. A lot of drivers are going to need a good season to prove what they can offer and in a season every event counts.

[steve.mandzij]

In Latvala's case his experience and car development skills are probably valuable to any team, even if he would now have an unlucky season.

And Meeke, he could always just gather sponsors for an M-Sport ride. Or maybe he could be more reliable in a better car?

I'd imagine Tommi especially is quite grateful to him for the development and input during 2017. He largely made the car what it is today, and for that reason I doubt they'd let him go.

[RS]

And Meeke, he could always just gather sponsors for an M-Sport ride. Or maybe he could be more reliable in a better car?

I’m not going to pretend he could become Mr. Consistent but there probably is some truth in the point he is having to overdrive the thing in order to make it perform.

I’d still take him above Evans, Suninen (at the moment), Breen, Ostberg, Paddon, Sordo, maybe even Latvala & Mikelssen.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

And Meeke, he could always just gather sponsors for an M-Sport ride. Or maybe he could be more reliable in a better car?

I believe Østberg recently compared the C3 WRC to the Fiesta WRC and said how the C3 was always on a knife-edge and the Fiesta was much easier to drive...

Meeke to M-Sport may be the answer for him.

[BigWorm]

The DS3 was a reliable car but it didn't really stop Meeke from crashing.

[gorganl2000]

The C3 seems to have improved a lot the last few months. Though it may still need some further refining, as is the case for each manufacturer striving to reach the top step, i think its a decent car now and in capable hands can challenge for podiums outright or win rallies---no need for over-driving and using that as an excuse for unnecessary crashes.
i don't like to use this reference point, but i will, Loeb seemed to be doing fairly well with it in his recent rallies, and he's been out of action for a long time prior. At this level, i think its very difficult to win stages, be on the podium and win rallies with a supposedly "crap" car when everyone is pushing.

[dimviii]

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[KiwiWRCfan]

I believe Østberg recently compared the C3 WRC to the Fiesta WRC and said how the C3 was always on a knife-edge and the Fiesta was much easier to drive...

go to 33minutes in this podcast to hear Mads talking classic rallying as well as C3 compared to Fiesta https://totalrallystudio.podbean.com...son-12-260818/

[AnttiL]

go to 33minutes in this podcast to hear Mads talking classic rallying as well as C3 compared to Fiesta https://totalrallystudio.podbean.com...son-12-260818/

you forgot to say that it's you interviewing him well done!