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May be that's the idea, Meeke drives one year as Citroen N2, Neuville charges from 2014 on. If Solberg & Sordo are offered 1 year contract, they probably said no, as in Ford perspectives look better in longer term... that suggesting Ford continues 2014, but I don't see why not.Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
My view though is that if Meeke joins Mikko in the Citroen team next season they could very well finish 3rd in the manufacturer's and this is something that the bosses at Citroen surely wouldn't accept? I think they should offer Sordo the seat and give him a performance related contract - if he gets one win or 5 podiums or something then he automatically has the deal extended to give him a factory standard DS3 in 2014 if/when Neuvile moves up to the main team alongside Mikko. As a Solberg and therefore Ford fan I would rather Sordo joined Petter at Ford because if Sordo goes to Citroen/stays at Mini and JML goes to VW then Ford are in trouble!Quote:
Originally Posted by stefanvv
You're probably right about the weak team stuff with this scenario. But Loeb is still doing 4-5 Rallies and most likely will win at least half of them. And presuming Hirvonen scores regular podiums, perhaps they will be fine. Considering also unknown VW performance yet. I don't know Sordo's relationships with Citroen are still good though after he went out end of 2010 replaced with the young Ogier. About Ford if they are left without Sordo & Solberg, Ostberg would be best choice I guess, he has even win this year with private car, not bad, scores 3-4 places regularly. Has little poor tarmac performance, but if he gets more faster in factory car, he'll be able to fight for victories more often...Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
Too bad Hänninen is a Finn also. He could be the "next Loeb" for Citroen for many seasons. Hänninen is super reliable, mature driver who can deliver straight away. He is also super fast on tarmac and has that magic Loeb-like ability to strech those few seconds almost always when needed in a tight battle.
I think you will find it is a spoof news website. Its a joke. I think the part of the story where he kidnaps a homeless man and straps him in the car when he had no co driver might be a clueQuote:
Originally Posted by focus206
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I'm still very unsure about Ostberg - I may well be proven wrong but I never see him as a winner of WRC rallies without at least 2 or 3 retiring. He has consistency but just not the pace, especially on tarmac. Think about Neuville and even Novikov - both have shown incredible pace at times but lack the consistency. But as people know it is easier to teach consistency than pace. For me Ostberg is destined for a Henning Solberg type career, while Neuville and Mikkelsen could well be dominant in the WRC in the future in my opinion. However we won't know who's right until or if it happens!Quote:
Originally Posted by stefanvv
I think Ogier will have something to say about that.Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
Very true, but until these two are thrown in the deep end like Ogier was we won't know if they can compete at the same level. The dream is to have a situation where Ogier, JML, Neuville, Mikkelsen, Sordo, and maybe one or 2 other youngsters really reach their potential and can compete for wins among 5 or 6 drivers by 2014 or 2015, as opposed to only 2 or 3 at the moment (in Mikko, Sordo and Petter we have 3 which haven't even won this season, 2 which haven't won for years and one who has never won!)Quote:
Originally Posted by RJM
Im hoping that tanak shows us what malcom has seen in him next year, I was hoping for more from him.
Same, but his pace has been okay at times, and he's still such a newcomer to the WRC so he can be forgiven. Think how many years JML and Mikko did in the WRC without showing any real potential before they suddenly blossomed. I still see a future for Tanak if Malcolm keeps faith.Quote:
Originally Posted by RJM