Atkinson's co-driver Macneall quits

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19th April 2007, 20:45
COD

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Originally Posted by raybak

Media Release from Rallysport Mag.

http://www.rallysportmag.com.au/home...=1274&Itemid=2

It was the accident after all that caused Glenn to quit.

Ray

The way I read that news is that the crash was not the reason, just the thing that broke the camels back. If you read between the lines, it seems that their relationship was not good. If the crash had been the reason, he would not consider co-driving again as he would be afraid of crashes, and that's not the case.

Same goes with Prevot. He didn't quit with Duval because of crashes, but because of their relationship. Now did the bad relationship cause the accidents in both cases? Maybe.

And from what I have heard, Prevot is an excellent co-driver. Also really good with english notes.
19th April 2007, 21:02
amberie

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Originally Posted by COD

The way I read that news is that the crash was not the reason, just the thing that broke the camels back. If you read between the lines, it seems that their relationship was not good. If the crash had been the reason, he would not consider co-driving again as he would be afraid of crashes, and that's not the case.

Same goes with Prevot. He didn't quit with Duval because of crashes, but because of their relationship. Now did the bad relationship cause the accidents in both cases? Maybe.

And from what I have heard, Prevot is an excellent co-driver. Also really good with english notes.

It must have been hard for Glenn to trust Atko at all, with crash after crash. But outside the car, they seem to get along really well. They're both friendly guys. I wonder how Atko's and Stephane's personalities with mesh.

Has Prevot ever done a rally with English pacenotes before? Seems he's only codriven Belgians.
19th April 2007, 21:03
COD

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Originally Posted by amberie

It must have been hard for Glenn to trust Atko at all, with crash after crash. But outside the car, they seem to get along really well. They're both friendly guys. .

Maybe all was not at it seemend. That's how I read the "statement"
19th April 2007, 21:06
Roy

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Originally Posted by amberie

Has Prevot ever done a rally with English pacenotes before? Seems he's only codriven Belgians.

Belgians doesn't exist. In Belgian they speak Dutch in the north and French in the south. Prevot comes from the French part of Belgian (Walonreye).
19th April 2007, 21:11
amberie

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Originally Posted by FocusChampion

Belgians doesn't exist. In Belgian they speak Dutch in the north and French in the south. Prevot comes from the French part of Belgian (Walonreye).

Yes, I know he speaks French--I was just going off of his page at Rallybase: http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php?ty...ile&driverid=9

It's just surprising that he doesn't have much experience with reading English pacenotes and he's jumping directly into the role as codriver. Although it would be a bigger problem if the driver were switching languages (ie: Daniel Carlsson and Denis Giraudet).
19th April 2007, 21:35
COD

Quote:

Originally Posted by amberie

Has Prevot ever done a rally with English pacenotes before? Seems he's only codriven Belgians.

Probably not in rallies, but from what I have heard, he has tested with his teammates (eg. Märtin, Kankkunen) with english notes. If you can read notes well, it is not a big difference what language they are in
19th April 2007, 23:55
Glee

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Originally Posted by amberie

Has Prevot ever done a rally with English pacenotes before? Seems he's only codriven Belgians.

Petter Solberg could hardly any English when Phill Mills was appointed as his co-driver...
20th April 2007, 03:00
jparker

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Originally Posted by Glee

Petter Solberg could hardly any English when Phill Mills was appointed as his co-driver...

... which btw is a lot more complicated since the driver has to do the translation. Same applies to Carlsson, but not for Atko.
20th April 2007, 06:56
spudrsca

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Originally Posted by COD

The way I read that news is that the crash was not the reason, just the thing that broke the camels back. If you read between the lines, it seems that their relationship was not good. If the crash had been the reason, he would not consider co-driving again as he would be afraid of crashes, and that's not the case.

Same goes with Prevot. He didn't quit with Duval because of crashes, but because of their relationship. Now did the bad relationship cause the accidents in both cases? Maybe.

And from what I have heard, Prevot is an excellent co-driver. Also really good with english notes.

Prevot and Duval relationship was not good because Prevot would have like to say how Duval should drive and didn't like his driving style. Too agressive and sideways to his taste.

And Duval didn't trust anymore the notes of Prevot because Prevot was slowing him down too many times when not needed.
Remember that he was saying cautious cautious many many times.
20th April 2007, 10:36
Brother John

Is that wy we don´t see them in wrc?

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Originally Posted by FocusChampion

Belgians doesn't exist. ).

:rotflmao: :laugh: :angel: :D

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