Not only 2013 but several years with a team it said...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikkaki
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Not only 2013 but several years with a team it said...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikkaki
Weird. Why would said sponsor have not supported his brother for a ride with the main Ford team?Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
They'll hardly be close to citroen, maybe with VW.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kielder
Nikara´s aim is to drive six WRC events during the season 2013 behind the wheel of the Prodrive MINI. It seems that it could be possible with the help of the new management group behind him...
This is amazingly great news/rumour.Quote:
Originally Posted by rp
I've been waiting this since february 2005 when I wrote on this forum that new star has risen, when 18 years old Jarkko started to dominate the Finnish Junior Rally championship with his totally uncompetitive Opel Astra against all the top level drivers with modern equipment like Civic Type-r's and Renault Clio Ragnottis. He was absolutely in a leaque of his own against such internationally appreciated drivers like Matti Rantanen (civic type-r), Joonas Lindroos (civic type-r), Kalle Pinomäki (Renault Clio Ragnotti), and Joni Nikko (civic type-r).
There has been no doubt in my mind ever that he has something totally unique in him.
I am so happy if this happens.
I have heard that Yves Matton and Malcolm Wilson have both approached the FIA - whether separately or together remains unclear for now - and asked if they can make changes to specific builds of the Fiesta and DS3; specifically, they want to move the gear shift from the right hand side of the steering column to the left. The FIA will apparently make a decision on this by 14 December. This is being interpreted in Poland as evidence that Robert Kubica is trying to break into the WRC in 2013, and he apparently told Polish reporters last week that he doesn't want to have a programme for 2013 without first knowing what he is doing in 2014, suggesting that he wants a long-term plan wherever he happens to go.
M-Sport gra o Kubic? - Wiadomo?ci - Rajdy - autoklub.pl
Why they want to make this shift from right to left?
and what this has to do with Robert Kubica?
Because when Kubica had his accident in 2011, it did serious damage to his right arm, particularly his shoulder. He nearly died from the blood loss. By moving the shifter over to the left side, Kubica can pull on it with all his strength, and can thus be more competitive.
The FIA has been known to allow teams to make changes to their cars that would normally break the homologation of that car in order to accomodate drivers with physical disabilities. Danish touring car driver Jason Watt is a paraplegic, but the FIA allowed SEAT to build a version of the Leon to accomodate him so that he could race in the World Touring Car Championship in 2009.
They would need it to be electric hydraulic controlled then i guess? since it goes mechanically to the gearbox now. Don't know how easy it is to do otherwise from the left side....
McRae had it done after he broke his finger in Corsica but it was easier to do then since it was already just a "button"
There would be nothing wrong with changing the car from left hand drive to right hand drive. Prodrive have already homologated this with the mini, should be a simple thing for Ford and Citroen to do if they really want to.