[WRC] News & rumours (part III)

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Originally Posted by A.F.F.

http://www.iltasanomat.fi/ralli/art-...-trm-rlli-ostu

Iltasanomat wrote today about a hot rumour Citroen not pleased with Mads Östberg. According to Iltasanomat, Citroen is intetrested to have Petter back. :mark:

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What does the last line of the article mean? "Kokenut Solberg haluttaisiin hänen maanmiehensä paikalle".
Doesn't make sense when translated: "The experienced Solberg wished his compatriots scene". Petter wishes he was back in WRC?

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Originally Posted by noel157

What does the last line of the article mean? "Kokenut Solberg haluttaisiin hänen maanmiehensä paikalle".
Doesn't make sense when translated: "The experienced Solberg wished his compatriots scene". Petter wishes he was back in WRC?

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From what I understand from the translation, Solberg wishes Ostberg a seat.

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Originally Posted by noel157

What does the last line of the article mean? "Kokenut Solberg haluttaisiin hänen maanmiehensä paikalle".
Doesn't make sense when translated

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Most of their rubbish doesn´t even make sense in Finnish, let alone after using google translator on it.

But the last paragraph claims, "Citroen are not satisfied with Östberg´s efforts. They wish to replace him with the experienced Solberg."

Solberg will not bring any difference in Citroen results, but he will bring a lot of publicity and an increase in Citroen merchandise sales since he is a flamboyant character with a solid fan base.

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Originally Posted by janvanvurpa

Sad. He was a pretty friendly guy in person.. Way back in the mid 70s he let us local cross-idiots set up a very fun, very challenging track on a corner of his farm in Rö in a sand pit....Very “sympa“ as the Frenchies say...
At the time I knew he "drove cars in the woods and did "VM".." but you'd never know it...

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You should come here one day. BW was our neighbour (almost) only 70 km away. I´ve been driven many times on his land, stages in local rallies. John, you maybe know his son Mattias also been doing some rallying few years ago.

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Originally Posted by N.O.T

Solberg will not bring any difference in Citroen results, but he will bring a lot of publicity and an increase in Citroen merchandise sales since he is a flamboyant character with a solid fan base.

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Well, that´s good isn´t it? Isn´t it what all sports is about?

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Originally Posted by N.O.T

Solberg will not bring any difference in Citroen results, but he will bring a lot of publicity and an increase in Citroen merchandise sales since he is a flamboyant character with a solid fan base.

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Even as a big fan I tend to agree. However I do think Petter has more outright pace than Mads - more likely to push for stage wins if not better overall results.

wrong thread, delete

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Originally Posted by noel157

What does the last line of the article mean? "Kokenut Solberg haluttaisiin hänen maanmiehensä paikalle".
Doesn't make sense when translated: "The experienced Solberg wished his compatriots scene". Petter wishes he was back in WRC?

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Maybe not the best translation but some kind of.

They would like to have the experienced Solberg in the seat of his countryman.

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result."

It applies to the WRC on so many levels - but the driver market really is something else. If guys don't have the pace they don't have the pace. Citroen going back in for Petter and Ford about to settle for Tanak just shows the depressing state of things.

By the time Chardonnet is ready Citroen will be out of the WRC. Not generally seeing many exciting talents coming through WRC2 either.