[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

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Originally Posted by Nornbugger

turnover would of course be very high, maybe its the profit you are actually interested in?

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yes my bad,profit is the right word.

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Originally Posted by Nornbugger

And exactly why would it be sensible for Malcolm Wilson to spend all his savings promoting someone elses product in a dying championship??

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someones else product? Its his products,from licence from Ford.Nobody said all his savings,but when you sell 30-40 cars annually and service about 200-400? you are not missing 2-3 millions.Other rally teams are profitable with just reselling M-sports/peugeot sport/prodrive etc spares and servicing 2-4-6 cars.Figure out the profit when you actually build all these spares/cars.

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Originally Posted by Nornbugger

maybe I'm the only person who thinks so, but I've said it here before and I'll say it again, MSport did a good job all things considered

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agree.But they could better.

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Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys

Even then, I don't think they'd have the power to stop a team accepting money from a sponsor because that sponsor is one of Red Bull's competitors. It would be anti-competitive.

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Thats what I said

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Originally Posted by Iskald

Petter Solberg visited Paris yesterday...Strong rumours has it that he, Mads Østberg and Dani Sordo is in the fight for a Citroën seat. Mini/Prodrive won`t get any support from BMW, except for a new engine homologation, and will not run as a factory team in 2013. M-Sport (Malcolm Wilson) wants to run Huyndai. Ford will quit. (and thats the reason for Latvala not staying with M-Sport and moving to VW) How`s that for a little shake-up?

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Well done Iskald! Source highly reliable. Please don't be shy to share these kind of infos!

Just left to confirm Hyundai/MSport partnership. By the way, what can you tell about other possible MSport deal, the Bentley GT3 programme?

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Originally Posted by Arganil

Well done Iskald! Source highly reliable. Please don't be shy to share these kind of infos!

Just left to confirm Hyundai/MSport partnership. By the way, what can you tell about other possible MSport deal, the Bentley GT3 programme?

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Actually, Hyundai wants to do the program in house and they have Michele Nandan as the head engineer. Car is being developed initially at Hyundai R&D in Namyang, South Korea, and then will be finished off in a facility in the Frankfurt area.

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Originally Posted by Leon

did anyone hear anything from the new promoters of the WRC about their strategy/plans for next year?

too quiet for me

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Something like this comes to my mind

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Originally Posted by rv65

Michele Nandan as the head engineer.

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Is this from a reliable source?

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Originally Posted by vkangas

Is this from a reliable source?

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This info has been floating in the french press, so no, not reliable.

OFFICIAL!!!JML goes to VW,according to rallye magazin!!!!Hope the best for him in a new start!!!Bring the fight on!!!!

Hey Europe, wake up. JML signed with VW for 2013!