Rally Sweden 2015

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Originally Posted by sollitt

You might also consider that this was Paddon's second ever rally on snow and that, in all likelihood, the instructions from the boss were to bring the car home in the points. A job which he fulfilled admirably.

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Yes, I know he is unfamiliar with snow and as I said the car was not assembled for him.

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Originally Posted by sollitt

What is there to be disappointed about?

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Well at least on few stages some times close to Neuville's

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Originally Posted by stefanvv

Yes, I know he is unfamiliar with snow and as I said the car was not assembled for him.



Well at least on few stages some times close to Neuville's

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What is the point in trying to set a time close to Neuville, why risk it, especially with less than ideal set up. This was not the rally to proveing anything, it was to collect manufacture points which he did

I'm not an expert but looking to wikipedia's profile of drivers it seems very common they retire in their debut on WRC class. Am I wrong? Abbring saw the finish line without rally2 in a car he never drove and in an unfamiliar surface. He grabbed 1 point. Nothing too much impressive but not a disappointment at all.

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Originally Posted by sollitt

You might also consider that this was Paddon's second ever rally on snow and that, in all likelihood, the instructions from the boss were to bring the car home in the points. A job which he fulfilled admirably.
What is there to be disappointed about?

I think you'll find Paddon's speed quite different on surfaces he's familiar with and in a car set up to his liking. If Abbring can keep up ... we'll be in for a treat.

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Poor arguments. It's not about only this rally on snow surface. His whole performance in WRC car is poor. His attitude is weak. So many other youngsters have appeared and achieved this or that, who do you compare Paddon with? If he is about to become the new Ostberg, then no, thanks.

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Originally Posted by AL14

I'm not an expert but looking to wikipedia's profile of drivers it seems very common they retire in their debut on WRC class. Am I wrong? Abbring saw the finish line without rally2 in a car he never drove and in an unfamiliar surface. He grabbed 1 point. Nothing too much impressive but not a disappointment at all.

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I thought it was a solid performance from Kevin. Standing stage-side he looked good and not out of place at all. First snow event in a WRC car okay, but completely wrong to say it's a car he never drove. He's done plenty of testing with Hyundai in the last 12 months - just not highly publicized.

12 months? Did he?

Only shaking the cars down before events, not full blown stage testing. His main 'issue' in Sweden were the pacenotes, since he's not yet used to the speed of the car. That should come with experience though.

You simply can't judge drivers on 'one off' events. Have you heard the term 'small sample size'? A driver needs at least a full season to enable conclusions to be drawn. Also, nobody knows what they have been asked by the team.

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Originally Posted by SlowSon

Poor arguments. It's not about only this rally on snow surface. His whole performance in WRC car is poor. His attitude is weak. So many other youngsters have appeared and achieved this or that, who do you compare Paddon with? If he is about to become the new Ostberg, then no, thanks.

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Are you trying to compare Paddon with Ostberg?

Paddon is early in his career, he has a manufacturer support now so no excuses, if he manages to be close to his team mates it will be good for him. I have not made my mind yet on him, i think there is potential but needs to improve rally by rally.