VW News 2012 & WRC 2013

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Originally Posted by rallye-vid

Capito said somewhere there will be no No.1 driver at the start of the season.

Later, the one with more points and chances for a champion will get more support from the other one

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Think Ogier has heard that somewhere before...... :)

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Originally Posted by noel157

Think Ogier has heard that somewhere before...... :)

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True but JML has shown he can be trusted to support the guy with the better chance for WDC, even if it means sacrificing a win.
I imagine that VW have thought long and hard about the team psychology and that Seb and JML are assessed as being compatible

Indeed.. We will see what i going to happen ;)

from vw press release...

I’ve taken this decision in order to make another step towards reaching my big aim: the world champion’s title with Volkswagen

i think that i can see smoke out of Ogiers ears already. :D

Wow, never saw that one coming..... ;)

Won’t be easy for JML - Ogier is already No1 - he’s been there for almost a year, and will have had everything done ‘his way’. JML will be going into Ogier’s team.
So 2 Factory teams and a Finn in each one – Joukhi strikes again....

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Originally Posted by MJW

Now that it is official that VW have signed both Sebastien Ogier and Jari Matti, both young drivers with 2year plus 1 option, where does this leave Andreas Mikkelsen in the pecking order? Officially he hasnt signed with VW but I guess we all expect it, or will he(or his management) feel that he would be better off as number 2 in a Hyundai. I wonder if 2014 line up will be Ogier / Latvala in VW and Hyundai Sordo / Mikkelsen? Just a thought.

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Its a good guess, but I`m quite sure you are wrong.

Let's wait who will stay in VW at the 2013 end ;)

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Originally Posted by MJW

Now that it is official that VW have signed both Sebastien Ogier and Jari Matti, both young drivers with 2year plus 1 option, where does this leave Andreas Mikkelsen in the pecking order? Officially he hasnt signed with VW but I guess we all expect it, or will he(or his management) feel that he would be better off as number 2 in a Hyundai. I wonder if 2014 line up will be Ogier / Latvala in VW and Hyundai Sordo / Mikkelsen? Just a thought.

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I think that Mikkelsen and Abbring both have signed contracts with VW for at least next year. They will start in Fabias and later switch to Polo WRC (Mikkelsen first).

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Originally Posted by uranium

Let's wait who will stay in VW at the 2013 end ;)

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I think they were offering Latvala 2+ year contract. Perhaps this is what they agreed upon...

Latvala 2+1 deal.