Kevin Demarschalk most likely best now.
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Kevin Demarschalk most likely best now.
That make sense... but in ERC thread discussed allready a M-Sport team in ERC, with Tanak and Kubica. Only rumours so far.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bartek
We wait and see.
Maybe here some info this weekend?:
Thierry Neuville
Robert Kubica - official website / strona oficjalna
I see type of letter at Kubica's site is same as Citroen used. Look at the 'R'-> http://www.citroen-wrc.com/en/2012/n...onen-in-chile/
Like Mirek said, Kevin Demaerschalk seems to be the best of the young guys in Belgium. He did a championship in DS3 R3 this year, it wasn't really easy for him... A lot of French young talented guys all driving those events for some more years and all of them had more experience with the car already... He did set some good times but had several problems. Before the last event of the year he switched codriver (because his former codriver was too busy with his profession he decided to stop), and now drives with Fred Miclotte. For the first time with a new codriver and a changed pacenote-system, he did very well in the Rallye du Var... Watch his times, first 2 stages he had a bad setup (lot of understeer) and a puncture has cost him 2min8s. It was the very first time he drove there (only Riedemann and Cronin drove there for the first time too and Kevin was faster than both), and he was very close to the times of Arzeno/Gilbert etc... If you know the stages (maybe you know someone who has been there? ;) ), it's a really good prestation he did there... Normally he will continue with DS3 next year, maybe in the French trophy, maybe in WRC, I think all depends on the budget (as usual). Some detail: just like Neuville, Demaerschalk proved himself in the Fiesta Sport Trophy, but after that Ford did not have a step-up for him (gap from R2 to S2000 is too big) and he got support from Citroën and RACB. Except Demaerschalk no Belgian driver is ready for something international with such high competition level, but who knows, maybe in the future. Now our national championship promotor and importers are doing a great job in trying to help young drivers (see Belgian thread), but we're still living in a small country... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
Jean Ragnotti
Thierry Neuville aurait signé un contrat avec M-Sport et sera donc au départ de 13 manches du championnat du monde de rallye 2013, ceci en Fiesta WRC. Bonne Chance!
Thierry Neuville has signed an agreement with M-Sport and will be from 13 rounds of the World Rally Championship in 2013, in this Fiesta WRC. Good Luck!
So then Neuville and Ostberg in #1 team and Novikov and Tanak in M-sport paying team. Good though they could have some testdays altogether.
How did You come to that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Why not? Anything wrong with that conclusion or didn´t I see the irony in your question?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
No irony, I'm just almost sure it's not going to be that way.
I've been reading something like this on facebook (can't find it anymore, not sure if it was BS or not):
1. Ostberg
2. Al-Attiyah
3. Neuville
4. Novikov
For Novikov is better, now there is no reason to all cars of M-Sport don't have the same evolutions. And the sponsor remains, or the car would have Qatar and Russia in same decoration??? Ostberg, Neuville and Al-Attiyah. Novikov, Hänninen and Tänak. Good line-up, very good :)