dani sordo

**Pinto** · 5th Oct 09, 15:09

after his home rally you could see the disapointment on his face i really felt for him yes ok he was never going to be let win the rally as sebs title assault is more important but after three seasons in a wrc car and been the bridesmaid and on some events he has the pace to beat seb you have to feel for the guy at least ford have let JM win and they done this year in italy to help his confidence ok dani is a steadier driver but will the poor lad ever be let win a rally at citroen

**N.O.T** · 5th Oct 09, 15:50

why did he sign a new contract then if he was so devastated ???

**Francis44** · 5th Oct 09, 15:53

Originally Posted by N.O.T

why did he sign a new contract then if he was so devastated ???

If i didn't sign where was he going to drive????!!!!

**GigiGalliNo1** · 5th Oct 09, 15:59

and where would he get money from?

being support is alright.. have there been any other support drivers in the last 20 years? Loix to Makinen?

**N.O.T** · 5th Oct 09, 16:42

hirvonen to gronholm

solberg to burns

delecour to panizzi

colin to sainz

sainz to colin

and many many more....

**GigiGalliNo1** · 5th Oct 09, 16:44

So where's the problem!? haha

**Hartusvuori** · 5th Oct 09, 17:17

For the future - for both the sport's and Dani's sake - I would like to see him fight fairly against his team mate. In this case it was more than obvious that Loeb must take the win, team orders or not, but next season I'd like to see him have a more fair chance.

On gravel Dani is behind Seb, but on tarmac it seems now that they're fairly equal now. Hopefully, as season 2010 comes and asphalt rallies are all at the mid or later part of the season, Seb's points lead over Dani wouldn't be so crucial that team orders would come to play so obviously.

**Helstar** · 5th Oct 09, 17:27

In 2008 after Bosse retirement at the beginning they agreed about having no team order and plain fight, but Dani's engine blew up in Monte, first rally ... unlucky wonderboy =)

**Pinto** · 5th Oct 09, 17:36

Originally Posted by N.O.T

why did he sign a new contract then if he was so devastated ???

why do you comment from what i can see from you its all sneery negative comments,why bother if you cant interact normally

**Tomi** · 5th Oct 09, 17:53

Thats the supporting drviers role, nothing new and strange about it, Sordo for sure knew whats expected from him before he signed.
It would be better if the car would not be so good, now it looks a little like in Lancia in the past.

**Pinto** · 5th Oct 09, 18:03

yea i know he would have signed as that but do you get a bit demoralised after so long been bridesmaid

**Tomi** · 5th Oct 09, 18:12

Originally Posted by Pinto

yea i know he would have signed as that but do you get a bit demoralised after so long been bridesmaid

he can always drive a big gap, and then stop to wait, it has been done before too, when drivers has got tired of playing games.

**Langdale Forest** · 5th Oct 09, 18:59

I'm just hoping for a big time penalty, just on Loeb's car this time so that Sordo will win.

**Langdale Forest** · 30th Oct 09, 17:32

That never did happen,

**serial jeff** · 30th Oct 09, 17:54

really, I dont think Dani would have won in Spain even if there were no team orders... I seriously doubt Seb was going flat out when he knew that Mikko couldn't catch him and Dani would be ordered to slow down anyways.

Who knows though- hopefully there won't be team orders next season and we'll see Seb and Dani duke it out for real on tarmac. But given Citroen's behaviour this year, that seems unlikely.

**Langdale Forest** · 30th Oct 09, 18:57

Citroen are unsporting.

**DIMI44** · 31st Oct 09, 11:53

If you remember on this year's Acropolis rally S.Loeb retired early in the morning of 2nd day and Sordo was 2-3 seconds behind Hirvonen... until he ....meet a stone.

**Barreis** · 31st Oct 09, 13:19

Originally Posted by GigiGalliNo1

and where would he get money from?

being support is alright.. have there been any other support drivers in the last 20 years? Loix to Makinen?

Duval to Martin (MC rally) - Ford team.. Duval had to pass Martin infront of him..

**Fide** · 31st Oct 09, 16:09

Probably he was dissapointed but in UK he was an average driver.... He will never reach the level Loeb-Solberg-Hirvonen have... Simply he doesn't have the magic touch they have.

**N.O.T** · 31st Oct 09, 17:17

Originally Posted by Fide

Probably he was dissapointed but in UK he was an average driver.... He will never reach the level Loeb-Solberg-Hirvonen have... Simply he doesn't have the magic touch they have.

he is still 26 and he is in his 2nd wrc year....he will never be Loeb for sure as non in the near future but certainly he has the ability to be as good as Hirvonen and he is better than Solberg already...