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I rarely watch circuit races but for me WTCC is about same excitement as the F1. The speed is sure completely different but I can hardly feel it from watching TV. Maybe I'm strange but even in Moto GP which I watch quite often I find Moto 3 and Moto 2 races usually more exciting than the main Moto GP one.
Circuit races are more popular then rally these days. :P
Until now i have never been impressed by mads performance-speed.Of course when you are the leader to a top-official wrc team you should ba albe to claim wins but i believe mads is not capable of this.I'm sure that wilson is aware of this but since malcolm is intrested only for the survival of his team the only thing he wants is some extra money.To my mind he is just a mediocre driver.He has never shown the potential (even in one rally-leg ,)that he has the potential to be a top driver.(his performance in spain the first day was because of the weather conditions).If someone does not have the speed at his age i don't think he can acquire it in the future.ALL the top drivers at his age had already the necessary speed to claim wins.What is your opinion for mads abilities?to your mind what is the best that he can achive in the future?As you said before the next year will difficult for him but what is you prediction.Τhanks!!Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
i wrote above top-official wrc team,msport now is not exactly this.
Yes.. M Sport... I mean Ford M sport . Sorry!Quote:
Originally Posted by "
I just cannot understand why people think that Wilson doing his best to keep MSport in the WRC is wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by nafpaktos
He is a vital local employer of people in a very competitive high-tech business, he is keeping another team in the WRC, and providing cars and parts etc to lots of other teams and drivers across the world.
People should be glad that there are going to be competitive WRC Fiestas next year, not continually slagging MSport off
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To clear up....Mads definetely haven t got the speed of Mikko,Seb,Jarri,Petter,at any surface bar snow.But after these 4 works drivers for 2012 i can t think anyone better overall.Novikov some times fast,sometimes out of road,sometimes slow.Tanak same as Novikov.Neuville same as previous 2 rookies.Quote:
Originally Posted by nafpaktos
The most important point for these 3 rookies is that we didnt saw any significant progress.Sometimes we saw some progress till next rally where they were slow-out of road etc.
Mads was the rookie with the most progress from all above.Always inside the road,with not at all slow times.
My prediction? I dont ''ask'' from him ie to beat Loeb at Monte,but if he continue the progress(speed wise) we saw this year he will definetely play a big role at 2013.We have to think that this year was with almost not practice at all.
Lets see with practice before every rally now as a works driver,the progress he will demonstrate.2013 will be a little bit different though,with pressure for speed at any surface,not just good placings cause of others failures.
Definetely i would choose him too if i was at Malcolms position,and with Sebs,Jarri,Dani,Mikko not free.
He deserved the seat more than others free drivers.
Nobody said that it is wrong to keep Msport at wrc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wasted Talent
we have to be glad that he will sell-rent about 100 fiestas next year?Quote:
Originally Posted by Wasted Talent
No i am not glad,i would prefere the money from sales of 2 wrc fiestas,or 4 rented wrc rallies to pay a driver that he could win championship.
Is he really a rookie though? He's been around quite a few years now...Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Definetely he is not any rookie. Mads has competed in the WRC since 2006 and has already 52 WRC-events.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Novikov 36, Tänak 30, Neuville 19. By the way Ogier has 58 (vs Latvala 117), Mikkelsen 30, Hänninen 33 and Paddon 25...