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Latvala definately yes.
I believe preliminary contract has been signed before this season. Latvala's and Hirvonen's manager Timo Jouhki said that one of his drivers is most propably driving VW 2013. That was before Hirvonen went to Citroen. Of course they do not announce the contract until the end of this season.
Why couldn't they give Andreas the seat? What more does he have to prove? I was sorry to read that Juho has so little experience in a WRC car. I guess there are other teams...
Ogier and Latvala would be an awesome team, as long as they keep it on the road!
Talks about JML in VW have been in the air (even here on the forum I believe) for at least a year but in all those other news&rumors they soon became forgotten...Quote:
Originally Posted by Miika
What´s left for M Sport? Petter and Tanak? Or Petter and PG?Quote:
Originally Posted by 6789
Sordo perhaps as well?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
More talk from VW on VW: Latvala neben Ogier?*:: rallye-magazin.de
VW: Latvala Ogier next?
With Sebastien Ogier, Volkswagen has been one of the best drivers for World Cup entry in 2013 secured, now stretched to the feelers to his future teammates. Jari-Matti Latvala is considered the first choice.
With VW in the game I think salaries will raise to maybe the level back in the years when we had 5-10 winners in WRC (4-5 million Euros/year)
I doubt that has been average pay at M Sport for JML and Mikko.
Or it could create a situation where other teams either pull out from WRC or other drivers are left with nickles in their pocket.
Money seems to be no problem to Volkswagen. Why shouldn't they have a third works driver and a Junior team? Maybe their Dakar program is not comparable to their WRC program, but in Dakar they had 5 competitive drivers.