Thread: [WRC] News & rumours (part II)

Originally Posted by AndyRAC

They're not using the full GP circuit, but the shortened version.

So half a second is even bigger difference, provided cars are all the same.

Which Sainz is one second behind?

Originally Posted by SlowSon

So half a second is even bigger difference, provided cars are all the same.

Which Sainz is one second behind?

Carlos sr. For those who haven't noticed, Kankkunen and Alen are also part of the field.

Armindo with VW in 2013 beside Ogier.

WRC Team Mini Portugal mantem nome

Have not stopped laughing

Older and future champions!

Originally Posted by Luis Pacheco

Armindo with VW in 2013 beside Ogier.

WRC Team Mini Portugal mantem nome

Have not stopped laughing

That is quite amusing.

The bosses at VW wouldn't even know who AA was.

Originally Posted by N.O.T

hmmmmm maybe the fact that he hasn't driven a full season for some time now ?? maybe because there are guys better than him ?? maybe because he is too old ?? maybe because Loeb will continue ???

this forum needs an age filter.

I'm only hoping for an IQ filter. That way we could get rid of this kind of worthless drivel...

Originally Posted by oerigh

I'm only hoping for an IQ filter. That way we could get rid of this kind of worthless drivel...

no.... i am one of the smarter people in here... sorry. plus is difficult to implement...

age is better and far easier and applicable.

Originally Posted by oerigh

I'm only hoping for an IQ filter. That way we could get rid of this kind of worthless drivel...

Getting rid of NOT with that won't help, pretty sure it's quite high. And that article is hopefully from a joking site who makes fun of people sarcastically ?

I think an ego filter will help a lot in this case. Regarding the age filter, if you get rid of all the person below 30 as you suggest, i think you will feel a bit lonely on your forum. It shouldnt matter maybe as you are the best and the only one knowing the truth.
If loeb does stop, tell who do you think will take seat no 2 then???

Originally Posted by spiderem

I think an ego filter will help a lot in this case. Regarding the age filter, if you get rid of all the person below 30 as you suggest, i think you will feel a bit lonely on your forum. It shouldnt matter maybe as you are the best and the only one knowing the truth.
If loeb does stop, tell who do you think will take seat no 2 then???

Hmmmm.... let me think.... Hmmmmmm... maybe a guy they invested a serious amount of cash on this year ?? maybe a young guy with consistent scoring throughout the year ??? maybe a guy who proved is he third to none on tarmac and has experience with a team and happens to be from a country with a huge market ???

are these three enough ???? or you think they will go for a guy with a consistent crash record and who has really shown he cannot beat any of the other rivals ???

about the filter.... no posts for people below 20 and above 50... that should ensure my mental health...or whats left of it at least...

Originally Posted by Red bull

FIA aware of VW's F1 foray plans for 2015 | News | Motorsport.com VW FOR F1???

VW have been linked to Formula 1 on a pretty regular basis. Ever since the 2014 engine regulations were announced, this rumour pops up every six months or so. And while there has been some truth to it - VW openly admitted that they seriously considered it at one point - they have constantly shot down the rumours.

Originally Posted by Luis Pacheco

Armindo with VW in 2013 beside Ogier.

WRC Team Mini Portugal mantem nome

Have not stopped laughing

What?!? Why should VW get a driver fighting for 1st place and another for 10th?!?

Originally Posted by N.O.T

Hmmmm.... let me think.... Hmmmmmm... maybe a guy they invested a serious amount of cash on this year ?? maybe a young guy with consistent scoring throughout the year ??? maybe a guy who proved is he third to none on tarmac and has experience with a team and happens to be from a country with a huge market ???

are these three enough ???? or you think they will go for a guy with a consistent crash record and who has really shown he cannot beat any of the other rivals ???

about the filter.... no posts for people below 20 and above 50... that should ensure my mental health...or whats left of it at least...

Okay, neuville : i think he crashed quite a lot this year didn't he? and yet to finish on the podium...
Tanak : well last year at the same period, people where saying that he had to potential to be factory driver for Ford, yet to finish on the podium
Novikov : yes big country with huge market potential, quite fast and consistent this year, but did he not had the choice to drive a citroen for the second half of the season? why did he choose to stick with Ford?

So i personnaly think that atko can easily mix with them 3, he still has more podiums than the 3 put together, and the podium he had was with a dying impreza...

Unless I don't understand who you are thinking of...

If Loeb does stop, then Citroen will no doubt have a few potential candidates in mind. I suspect they're setting Mikko Hirvonen up as Loeb's successor - and Hirvonen's move to Citroen only really makes sense if he's been promised a team leadership role once Loeb moves on - so what they're really going to be looking for is someone who can fill Hirvonen's role as the number two driver. Neuville seems to be the most-likely candidate, but I wouldn't put it past Citroen to try and poach Ostberg or maybe Novikov.

Citroen's biggest problem is that they don't really offer anything in the way of support for customer teams. Outside the Citroen WRT, only a handful of customers have appeared in DS3s compared to the other teams. There have never been more than five WRC-spec Citroens on any entry list; for example, they fielded Loeb, Hirvonen, van Merksteijn and al-Attiyah in Portugal. Compare that to Ford, who had nine WRC-spec Fiestas - for Latvala, Solberg, Tanak, Novikov, Oliveria, Kuipers, Ostberg, Ketomaa, and Prokop - at the same event. They really need to knuclke down and find someone who can run a customer Citroen team or two at as many events as possible in 2013 if they want to stand any chance of finding some talent to move up into their works cars. They need to look to the junior categories and pick up drivers like Breen, Guerra, Kosciuszko, Paddon, Evans and Meeke, and nurture them, because the alternative is to try and steal drivers away from the other teams - and with Volkswagen entering in 2013, and with Mini hopefully stepping up their involvement (Prodrive screwed up, but the Araujo-Nobre combination hasn't worked at all), they're going to be caught with their pants down before long. Ferrari did exactly the same thing in Formula 1 when they missed the boat on establishing young driver programs, and they were forced to watch as their rivals picked up the likes of Hamilton and Vettel. It was years before they were able to get the program up and running and find anyone of their own (Perez), and in the meantime, they have been stuck running the uncompetitive Felipe Massa. If Citroen aren't careful, they're going to find themselves in exactly the same position. They're at the front at the moment, but that just means that everyone else has more to gain by snaring young talent.

neuville is great, he show´s he´s really fast and of course also crashes here and there but thats normal. and i also think that atkinson is a very good driver. he´s out of wrc for quite a while bu he´s still fast and i still believe that he´s better then solberg. he was faster than him in the impreza in the last season. i´m exited what he can do with the mini.

Originally Posted by N.O.T

Even if he wins all stages and all events from now on, that thing is not going to happen. At best he is going to get support to drive some events next year as well...

BS arguement as this will never happen, but if it did I am sure team bosses would overlook Atkos erratic past, his lack of seat time and his age.

Ps, how about a post number filter? Anyone with as much to say as you should surely be a journalist by now and being paid rather than limiting your wisdom to this place?

Abbring qualified as second, Ogier as eigth at the Nurburgring

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Originally Posted by spiderem

Okay, neuville : i think he crashed quite a lot this year didn't he? and yet to finish on the podium...
Tanak : well last year at the same period, people where saying that he had to potential to be factory driver for Ford, yet to finish on the podium
Novikov : yes big country with huge market potential, quite fast and consistent this year, but did he not had the choice to drive a citroen for the second half of the season? why did he choose to stick with Ford?

So i personnaly think that atko can easily mix with them 3, he still has more podiums than the 3 put together, and the podium he had was with a dying impreza...

Unless I don't understand who you are thinking of...

lol....1 out of 3 correct..... you fail.

Originally Posted by Nornbugger

BS arguement as this will never happen, but if it did I am sure team bosses would overlook Atkos erratic past, his lack of seat time and his age.

Ps, how about a post number filter? Anyone with as much to say as you should surely be a journalist by now and being paid rather than limiting your wisdom to this place?

that is the beauty of the interwebs... all my knowledge and insight are for free.... i am a very nice person.

I do not consider journalism a profession.