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number 1 from each team is fixed for the whole season, they may only replace a number 1 driver on a rare occasion, with a very good reason. so with a 3 car team number list it would be
1 Hirvonen - Abu Dhabi Citroen
2 Sordo/Loeb
3 Al Qassimi/Loeb
4 Ostberg - Qatar Ford M-Sport
5 ??? Novikov
6 Al Attiyah
7 Latvalla - (Red Bull) Volkswagen Motorsport
8 Ogier
9 Mikkelsen
10
I think you're confusing 'number 1 nominated driver' with Number 1 number allocation which is reserved for previous year's driver champion.Quote:
Originally Posted by alleskids
I think L'Estage would need that car to beat Block in Rally America. But isn't active differentials forbidden in Rally America rules? Having that car only for Canada wouldn't make much sense because he's already winning it.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
I don't know Rally America rules but Lancer WRC has only central differential active, the rest is mechanical. Common gr.N Imprezas and Lancers also have central one active.
This year will be a little strange. The champion has always the same and has no. 1. But now the champion quits.. and come back for some events.
I think the vice-champion has no1 in 2013, that is Hirvonen. No2 is his teammate Sordo. When Loeb drives he got the number from one of the guys who hi replaced.
Example: In Sweden Loeb drives with no2 and in France no1. AlAqassimi got a lower number. Like all the other years when for example M-Sport and Ford has more then two cars in the rally.
Abu Dhabi Citroen WRT
1 Miko Hirvonen
2 Daniel Sordo
Sebastien Loeb
Qatar M-Sport WRT
3 Mads Ostberg
4 Novikov/Tanak/Haninnen?
(Adapta WRT
5 Eyvind Brynildsen
Citroen Junior WRT ?
6 Thiery Neuville/ Robert Kubica ?)
Prodrive Mini
5/7 ?
6/8 ?
Volkswagen
7/9 Jari-Matti Latvala
8/10 Sebastien Ogier
9/11 Martin Prokop (Czech Ford National Team)
10/12 Nasser Al-Attiyah (Qatar M-Sport)
11/13 Khalid Al-Qassimi (Sordo/Hirvonen when Loeb replaced them)
I think next year we will something like this.
I was wrong about the differential. Hydraulic gear change was the reason why previous generation WRC cars were not allowed. 2013 Rally America rueles say "Gear Change: The use of an unassisted manual sequential gear change mechanism is allowed". According to this WRC Lancer wouldn't be allowed? (Don't know about Canadian rules)
I remember Hirvonen saying that he does not want number 1 on his car for 2013 as it belongs to Loeb.
I can read everywhere paying drivers / not paying drivers. some people seem to have better access to infos than other.
Can somebody do a summary of who is paid for his seat and who is paying for his seat for next season?
Thanks!
I read the same. Mikko will use the number 2 during the whole season, while the number 1 will be shared between Loeb & Sordo.Quote:
Originally Posted by vkangas
It wasn't so long ago that competitors were 'seeded' on each event and given the corresponding number. That way spectators had an idea of who were the top competitors, who were expected to win, and who was exceeding expectations. Perhaps that was just too simple.