[WRC] News & rumours (part III)

As much as I like Petter, I'd prefer if that seat would go to a talented young driver instead..

None will pay a has been with no wins since 1900s... if Solberg pays he will drive.

I still prefer Loix :) Rally is not football, the drivers will not selled to other.

Its good to read that Kris is being kept around at Citroen.

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Originally Posted by HaCo

Petter should be better than Hirvonen these days. I hope Sordo with a full drive!


It's time they allow the teams to score with the best 2 cars instead of the nominated cars. It would allow more drivers in the teams and also more local specialists.

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Why do you want to see Dani with a full drive? Last full year in Citroen he didn't show that he deserves his place that's why they let him go. He's pretty slow on gravel against the other top drivers and even on tarmac he' s not so fast anymore. Last year in Germany he won because of the others mistakes and not because of pure speed. This year it was the same except that he was beaten by his less experienced teammate. I want to see Juho with a full drive as I think he has a lot of potential to develop. In Poland and Finland he has shown a great stage times and he's also quick on tarmac. Yes he makes mistakes but Dani has some 6-7 full seasons in WRC knowing very well all the rallies compared to Juho who has only 6-7 starts with modern 1.6l WRC cars.

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Originally Posted by rage82

Why do you want to see Dani with a full drive? Last full year in Citroen he didn't show that he deserves his place that's why they let him go. He's pretty slow on gravel against the other top drivers and even on tarmac he' s not so fast anymore. Last year in Germany he won because of the others mistakes and not because of pure speed. This year it was the same except that he was beaten by his less experienced teammate. I want to see Juho with a full drive as I think he has a lot of potential to develop. In Poland and Finland he has shown a great stage times and he's also quick on tarmac. Yes he makes mistakes but Dani has some 6-7 full seasons in WRC knowing very well all the rallies compared to Juho who has only 6-7 starts with modern 1.6l WRC cars.

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Hanninen is alre.dy 33... his speed is questionable in a WRC car and his experience on WRC events is minimal. I think Citroen will just stay with Meeke and pray he can get his mentality right, and then go for a pay driver as it did this year. Both Ford and Citroen teams are just in the WRC with very limited resources so they need money.

Loeb probably start in Alsace and Condroz on 208 T16

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Originally Posted by AP-Racing

Loeb probably start in Alsace and Condroz on 208 T16

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And miss a WTCC race in China?

No chance.

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Yeah, agree. Don't think he will miss any of WTCC events for some spot-events with a Peugeot.

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Originally Posted by Motorsportfun

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Yeah, agree. Don't think he will miss any of WTCC events for some spot-events with a Peugeot.

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five minutes ago:

Sébastien faisait ses adieux au WRC en octobre dernier, c’est à titre exceptionnel qu’il reviendra pour l’ouverture des spéciales du Rallye de France-Alsace 2014.