[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

To be honest, last year I think that Nikara is gone... He crash almost every time when he drove some where. Now it looks that he is done something different. NORF was great result with old EVO9. Also his battles against Esapekka Lappi in FRC that same car was excellent. Rally Spain went just as good that it can go. Stage times in gravel was great. Of course tarmac was difficult as usual for a Finnish driver but at least he stays on road and didn't crash like Weijs for example... Unfortunately economic situation is what it is and there is almost impossible to found a seat with out a hell of a bag of money. Of course it same for every young gun except Norveigans;-)

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Originally Posted by vkangas

Good coin and Nikara can't exist in the same post :) . He does not even have any scrap metal left...

Anyways great that he has a possibility to drive next year. I hope they can put up a good programme and that he gets some proper opponents driving Mini for speed comparison now when Sordo is gone.

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So if Nikara has no cash, then what is the difference between Nikara and Meeke?

Prodrive would not even be entertaining Nikara unless he has pots of cash, or they have found a sponsor.

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Originally Posted by RAS007

So if Nikara has no cash, then what is the difference between Nikara and Meeke?

Prodrive would not even be entertaining Nikara unless he has pots of cash, or they have found a sponsor.

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Sordo was payed from prodrive(even with cut at 2012),if they want to keep alive mini project they have to pay Nikaras drive.

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Originally Posted by dimviii

“He was pretty amazing,” said Prodrive team principal Dave Wilcock. “And we would certainly like him to come back and drive for us again. It’s even more amazing to think that the only time he had in the car was 50 kilometres around our test track - hardly the ideal preparation. It would be good to give him a run of events in the car, let’s see what he could do after, perhaps, six rallies or something - making sure one of those would be his home event in Finland.”
World Rally Championship - News - Scrap metal man in demand for 2013

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Maybe wrc.com is reading this forum to find news & stories. :)

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Originally Posted by dimviii

Sordo was payed from prodrive(even with cut at 2012),if they want to keep alive mini project they have to pay Nikaras drive.

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Sordo was paid from BMW...

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Originally Posted by dimviii

if they want to keep alive mini project they have to pay Nikaras drive.

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Or find someone else.

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Originally Posted by PLuto

Sordo was paid from BMW...

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Sordo was paid by Prodrive, if not he would not had accepted a 70% cut in his income

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Originally Posted by PLuto

Sordo was paid from BMW...

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nothing was paid by BMW.

I think you'll find that was the flaw in DR's plan....

AFAIK BMW paid the initial development and the engine development. Not nothing.

Does anyone know about any updates on the Lotus project? Bernardo Sousa only ran 1 rally this year and nothing more. Strange.