No I can't unfortunately, they are in a pickle....perhaps they need to make sure Kalle Rovanpera reaches them before anyone else.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
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No I can't unfortunately, they are in a pickle....perhaps they need to make sure Kalle Rovanpera reaches them before anyone else.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
Speaking of which, have Kalle and Oliver Solberg ever competed together?
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Get lost, he is a 16 year old kid. Him entering the WRC is still ages away.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eli
Will be 17 this October, and I believe (correct me if I'm wrong) once he's 18 he'll be able to compete in the WRC no?Quote:
Originally Posted by Watson
Yes, but look at the average age of WRC drivers. It is so much based on experience. It's not like F1 where kids like Verstappen can walk in and do a job straight away. Lappi is 26 and is considered very young. Suninen will make his WRC debut in Poland at the age of 23 and he only gets two drives this year. He'll spend the next few years predominantly in WRC2 too unless he comes in and does a surprise monster job.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eli
Look at Paddon (30), Tanak (29) and Evans (27) still maturing.
Would be very extreme. Risky to give a young kid so much pressure. Thinking of Max Verstappen, but for circuit racing the tracks remain the same for each place, in the WRC every km is unique and Kalle still needs a lot of time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eli
All these conventional arguments don't really apply to a guy who is winning rallies in an R5 car at 16! Age is just a number - the reason all these guys you list are getting results around 30 is because that's how long it took them to gain the experience and speed to get there. It's not a case where team managers were waiting until drivers hit 25 before hiring them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Watson
Anyway this is OT - I'm not saying Citroen should start reaching out to team Kalle just yet.
Just under 5 months to be exact, are there any other country than Wales where you can drive at 17 in the calendar btw?Quote:
Originally Posted by Watson
I think that at the age of 17, if he has a legal driving license, he can compete everywhere. Kruuda competed in several events at the age of 17 (for example Ypres). Also Pieterjanmichiel Cracco (Belgian, but got an Estonian driving license) did WRC Portugal at the age of 17. But we're going off-topic...
I went to Sardinia, but returned this morning already, so saw shakedown, show stage, friday and saturday. Very nice event, as always. Didn't take much pictures, but I'll try to link a small album tomorrow, together with some brief review.
https://scontent.fbru1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...42&oe=59A608EE
Photo of Sordo on SS Coiluna 2, very impressive how much he was still attacking even with a rear-left puncture.