[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

[focus206]

Well, for 2012 is too late for anything now. Volkswagen in 2013, but I'd like to know who were those "2 manufacturers" in talk with FIA that we talked about some time ago...

[tfp]

[quote="not12listen"]
we think the problem is that Mikko cannot handle the pressure of being the #1 driver in a team, whereas Latvala apparently has no issues with it.
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Good point, he seemed to do much better when gronholm was in the team.

[N.O.T]

we think the problem is that Mikko cannot handle the pressure of being the #1 driver in a team, whereas Latvala apparently has no issues with it.
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Good point, he seemed to do much better when gronholm was in the team.

much better in what way ???

[not12listen]

concerning Saab and Toyota:

http://www.motorsportforums.com/show...645#post975645

[BleAivano]

concerning Saab and Toyota:

http://www.motorsportforums.com/show...645#post975645

the first two saab link is over 1 year old the last one is almost 8 months old.

Thrust me not12, tSAAB is no way near a WRC entry. The haven't built a car in almost 4-5 months. They hardly have money's to pay their workers or their suppliers how do you think
they're going to afford a wrc entry?

[not12listen]

the first two saab link is over 1 year old the last one is almost 8 months old.

Thrust me not12, tSAAB is no way near a WRC entry. The haven't built a car in almost 4-5 months. They hardly have money's to pay their workers or their suppliers how do you think
they're going to afford a wrc entry?

my apologies - i did not look at the dates that the articles were published.

[cali]

much better in what way ???

Collecting points for the team, but I guess he's been constantly collecting these points for the team this year as well. I would say that he's problably the best no. 2 driver material at the present moment. Loeb, Ogier and Latvala are all very good no. 1 material speedwise.

[N.O.T]

For Loeb and Ogier i understand...how is Latvala a better No1 than Hirvonen, he is a winner, but the point of No1 in a team is to fight for the championship...

[cali]

For Loeb and Ogier i understand...how is Latvala a better No1 than Hirvonen, he is a winner, but the point of No1 in a team is to fight for the championship...

True, but look my post again as I said "speedwise". Latvala has had some stupid accidents and car has also broken too many occasions. But his speed is very good.

[N.O.T]

His speed is doubtless amazing...but you need more than that to be No1. So far all these years Latvala was always very far from the champion...i know some of those points were robbed from him due to team orders but still if you check his points difference from the champion it would be silly to promote him to No1.