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22nd August 2017, 01:57 #301
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Didn't Sordo say if he wasn't competitive he would retire? Shouldn't someone be asking him if he feels competitive? I wonder if perhaps his plan was to retire on a high, after doing well at Germany this year? Of course, this is all conjecture.
As for Sunninen, he performed well on one rally, although got incredibly lucky to not DNF on the last day. I am not sure that's enough for a factory seat? Especially when you follow it up with such a poor performance at Germany? Maybe he might get lucky and get a Dmack seat, but unless he has a lot of money behind him (does he?) surely he won't get a main seat anywhere?
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22nd August 2017, 06:18 #302
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If Ogier goes to Citroen (very likely) and Tanak to Toyota (likely), then Suninen could definitely find himself with a seat at Msport.
Sordo could well have his contract bought out if Hyundai want to sign Mikkelsen (and can't run a 4th car), but imo it would be harsh on Sordo this year as it's Paddon's horrible form that has cost the team the manufacturers title, not Sordo. Sordo has done what he always does, rarely trouble the top places and score pts on most rounds.
Paddon needs a strong end to the season to give him some confidence going into 2018, because he can't afford another year like this one. Neuville lost his mojo for a while in similar fashion, but he bounced back and repaid Hyundai's faith by becoming a title challenger and their undisputed main driver. Paddon's form since that superb win in Argentina is now a big worry.
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22nd August 2017, 07:51 #303
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Poland or Finland ?
I think he did well in both and those are his only rallies with WRC in his career. He has more points than Lefebvre or Östberg and next to Meeke...
Maybe he is not ready for full season but almost ready for sure
Suninen (and K.Rovanperä) have Timo Jouhki as manager, so money is not problem."quattro best 4wd rallycar ever"
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22nd August 2017, 08:00 #304
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22nd August 2017, 08:48 #305
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Yes and before as well as after that he was 3-4th fastest R5...
Sure look at him for the future, but full season in WRC really can come too early, especially if it's not a part of multi-year effort like for example Ogier had at Citroen.
Better come and stay later than come on "temporary" financing and drop down like so many others with possibly uncertain future or lost 2-3 years. Examples: Hirvonen (same manager as Suninen), Tanak, Evans, Camilli...and these are only the examples that made it back or are recent, those that did not made it back are mostly forgotten.
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22nd August 2017, 09:21 #306
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Yeah it's true that Suninen is still rather inexperienced, exactly two years ago he had just had his first rally in an R5 car and was still doing part of the year in an R3 car. And he's only 23 as well, a full year with R5 learning the rallies wouldn't do bad, but will the team bosses remember him next year anymore?
Also, regarding his results in WRC2, he's fighting against Skoda works team on his own budget with most likely less testing, and the Fiesta is not as good as the Fabia. But he started his season with three second places, not bad at all...
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22nd August 2017, 10:11 #307
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22nd August 2017, 10:24 #308
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22nd August 2017, 10:51 #309
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22nd August 2017, 11:17 #310
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Tänak got 20 points closer to Evans, but as the main reason was a bad rally for Evans, I would say that Evans lost 20 points to Tänak, not Tänak gained. The point is, if the other one does not...
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