[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

That's a great translation - the World Champion of Tourism...... ;)

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Originally Posted by AndyRAC

That's a great translation - the World Champion of Tourism...... ;)

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lol :D

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Originally Posted by dimviii

Nasser Al-Attiyah denies (better) the redemption of Citroën Racing in Qatar http://rallye.automoto365.com/templa...l_title_bg.gif

In the excitement of the Olympic Games, the first reaction of Nasser Al-Attiyah face rumors of takeover by Citroen Racing Qatar had been taken literally by the world of WRC. While he was enthusiasticat the time that the team can become the world champion "a bit like the PSG" , the driver now shows more balanced. Clearer, too. "No, for the moment we do not believe , we do to promote Qatar on my side. [This acquisition] was not our project, " he says in an interview with iRally, echoing the official denial of Yves Matton . "Qatar supports me and we try to do many things in motorsport to promote Qatar. We also try to save the young crazy things [that can happen] in the street, we try to support them, to spend our energy on something [to help] our country. " "We are together, we have a good relationship with Citroën, then why not work well over the long term? " added the Qatari rider engaged driving a Citroën DS3 private prepared by Technology, with a program that allows him to play the majority of the world championship rallies. 's first love Nasser Al-Attiyah is, however, on d other latitudes and announced he will leave the onslaught of Qatar early next year. "I plan to do the Dakar and hopefully play again the Olympic Games in Rio [in 2016], " he says. And regardless of whether the next edition of the rally he won in 2011 forced him to miss the Rallye Monte-Carlo : "I prefer to do the Dakar. The weather is much better on the Dakar as the Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo because that it will be very cold! " More seriously he adds: "I have a project for next year which begins with the Dakar start and I think my WRC season in Sweden. ' Nasser Al-Attiyah nie (mieux) le rachat de Citroën Racing par le Qatar | Rally | Automoto365.com - actualité photos - résultats classements officiels - interviews exclusives - forum

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I'm guessing a lot was lost in translation there - in parts, it's almost meaningless. But I'm guessing that the rumours al-Attiyah could buy the Citroen WRT are untrue; rather, it looks like Qatar could replace Red Bull as sponsor of the team.

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Originally Posted by AndyRAC

That's a great translation - the World Champion of Tourism...... ;)

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Is NOT moonlighting as a translator now? ;)

Was VW suppose to announce next years driver lineup this weekend or was that just a ruomour?

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Originally Posted by AMSS

Was VW suppose to announce next years driver lineup this weekend or was that just a ruomour?

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If they are, they're still got today, tomorrow and Sunday to announce it.

I don't know why people seem to think that if an announcement isn't made on the very first day, it's not going to happen at all.

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Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys

If they are, they're still got today, tomorrow and Sunday to announce it.

I don't know why people seem to think that if an announcement isn't made on the very first day, it's not going to happen at all.

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I`m sorry, must be a language barrier but from where did you get the picture I meant they should have done it already? I said THIS weekend, and the weekend
hasn`t even officially started yet( weekend is officially from friday 18.00-Sunday 06.00).

Anyhow announcements like these are almost always done after the rally to give the drivers and teams some peace to run the actual rally! All I asked is if it is official that they will announce it this weekend!

FIA not expected to intervene in Armindo Araujo legal action - WRC news - AUTOSPORT.com

WHAT A F-ing JOKE

edit* But nice to see my photo on Autosport with the story :p

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Originally Posted by GigiGalliNo1

WHAT A F-ing JOKE

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The FIA can only prosecute a team within the letter of their own regulations. Araujo does not have a case under those regulations because the team followed the correct procedures in removing him. Their reasons for removing him are their own business; the FIA cannot start interfering with internal team politics.