[WRC] News & rumours (part III)

one off outings with Citroën maybe?

Have to be GB in that case, with phil mills in the other seat:)

Petter will be highly satisfied with one RX championship win. Then he can go back to WRC a couple of yrs just to cultivate his connections for his son Oliver who wants to be a future rally star.

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Originally Posted by Rallyper

Petter will be highly satisfied with one RX championship win. Then he can go back to WRC a couple of yrs just to cultivate his connections for his son Oliver who wants to be a future rally star.

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and to get a win- since he hasn't won for what would be 10 years!!!!

Is it possible to do a comeback after 2 yrs and win? With vw and ogier/latvala in the game?

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Originally Posted by skarderud

Is it possible to do a comeback after 2 yrs and win? With vw and ogier/latvala in the game?

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In normal situations, no, but could he have won in Germany with the 2 VWs and Meeke retiring? Maybe!

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Originally Posted by pettersolberg29

In normal situations, no, but could he have won in Germany with the 2 VWs and Meeke retiring? Maybe!

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+1

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Originally Posted by Mirek

Kopecký is strongly connected with Škoda and will stay there. Anyway he is an asphalt specialist who isn't that fast on gravel (and even sometimes on wet or very dirty asphalt). His problem is also that he doesn't drive WRC events so he doesn't know them. He is too old for any team to buy him a learning season or two. On the other hand it's not true that Mikkelsen is clearly better. When both had absolutely same cars Mikkelsen beat Kopecký in IRC 2011 only due to special IRC rules. With WRC point-scoring system Kopecký would clearly win (only 8 of 12 events counted plus double points from the last rally). 2012 Kopecký did only half of the events Mikkelsen did.

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It isn't bad that he is staying with Škoda, but I really hope he can do than a good ERC programme with the Fabia R5 in the next years. Not only the Barum Rally, but a fight for the ERC championship. This year he is doing the Asia Pacific championship, but only a few people are following this championship. I know that this market is very important for Škoda, but maybe they can give more support to Gaurav Gill and than let Kopecký drive in the ERC 2015. :)

I don't think that Kopecký is too old for WRC. Meeke and Bouffier are 3 years older and gets a chance this year and Hänninen is a bit older than Kopecký too. All this drivers had little experience in the WRC in world rally cars before this year.

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Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira

It is time of Sweden have a top driver again :) Could be Tidemand?

Btw, Sweden World Rally Team project are over?

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Facebookpage is still up, but not much info.
Car is sold to Turkey: http://www.ewrc-results.com/carinfo.php?cid=14&car=931

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Originally Posted by Wim_Impreza

It isn't bad that he is staying with Škoda, but I really hope he can do than a good ERC programme with the Fabia R5 in the next years. Not only the Barum Rally, but a fight for the ERC championship. This year he is doing the Asia Pacific championship, but only a few people are following this championship. I know that this market is very important for Škoda, but maybe they can give more support to Gaurav Gill and than let Kopecký drive in the ERC 2015. :)

I don't think that Kopecký is too old for WRC. Meeke and Bouffier are 3 years older and gets a chance this year and Hänninen is a bit older than Kopecký too. All this drivers had little experience in the WRC in world rally cars before this year.

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I hope for a full ERC program for Kopecky next year too.