I am not 100% sure, but I did read somewhere that he has an ex-citroen guy working for him this year? It did mention name, but I cannot remember.Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
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I am not 100% sure, but I did read somewhere that he has an ex-citroen guy working for him this year? It did mention name, but I cannot remember.Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
Dudu not 'appy, "car very difficult to drive"
Is this Greg Strange that is talking on WRR? Does he own it or something?
Maybe it's a good reference that the Focus is actually a very difficult car to drive on asphalt, that's being the reason neither Gronholm last year nor Hirvonen now able to beat Citroens?Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
Yes he does own WRR,Quote:
Originally Posted by Buzz Lightyear
Nasty accident to Gigi.
Was really looking forward to seeing him here at Rally NZ. Real shame!
Meeke would be good replacement.
Another Loeb monopoly here it looks like.
Bolt just won 100m at Olympics if your not watching in fastest time ever, 9.69sec
Don´t they have security people in Germany? This Belgiums are not at a save place! Next week they complain on a forum why a SS had been annulated. :rolleyes:
http://www.ewrc.cz/images/2008/wrc/d..._3_duval_4.jpg
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Originally Posted by White Sauron
The Ford fanatics will say it's all due to drivers, the car is the best of the world, etc... :p :
It has always been my intuition that C4 is more or less faster than Focus on asphalt.Quote:
Originally Posted by White Sauron
from where is this Robertson who is Kimi Räikkönens manager, I tought he is Brittish.Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
I think that Ford is not ideal in hairpins. I bumped up Dudu thread from last year where this issue is under consideration.
Correct - Kimi's manager is Steve Robertson but that is circuit racing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
Yes Robertson and his son. I am sure they are is great when you have a commodity like Kimi who demands €20m per year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
A manager like that is not much good when Malcolm Wilson is probably looking €100,000 to do New Zealand.
A "bank" manager is maybe whay you need :)
Correct, David Robertson. Be good if he branched out from the billion dollar world of F1 to the WRC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
Ogier wants to secure the JWRC win as it seems....Meeke is doing a fantastic event he is almost 1 minute ahead !!!
To me it seems that Meeke has just beem 0.5-1.0 sec per/km faster from the start of day.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
Yes you have to remember that Britain currently has the best ever driver that lived in the entire world history and no-one deserves any publicity / promotion or sponsorship other than his highnes Lewis the wonderful - gues what I am not an F1 fan!Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
I think the stobart ford should be run by meeke on tarmac and by Hanninen on the remainig gravle events.
i was just thinking that he could be interested in making some money, if he think meeke has potential, about rally he is for sure interested, he has been here following events 1-2 times.Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
Now that seems sensible. Remember Meeke is just not a tarmac driver.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
On WRR when Colin was talking to Glen patterson (PR man with Stobarts and ex co-pilot) Colin mentioned somethng about rumours. Wonder what he had heard?
lol another worlds best who have never won nothing sofar, i see what you mean.Quote:
Originally Posted by MJW
Are you refering to the new man Greg? He speaks like they did in the UK a 100 years ago. I constantly fear that he will ask a marshall: "Can you bring me a Gin Fizz, boy" :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Buzz Lightyear
Quickly OT, but I wonder how Hamilton's season would be like if Ross Brawn was back at the Scuderia?Quote:
Originally Posted by MJW
Doubt it will happen. He might be fast, but he says things about teams and team bosses that is very stupid. I think he has burned his bridges.Quote:
Originally Posted by cannyboy
What was that all about Mike?Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeD
what? please find at least one example.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeD
Perhaps you are referring to Prodrive who later admitted they shafted Meeke and owe him big timeQuote:
Originally Posted by MikeD
It was an interview he gave to Crash.Net in early 2007 (I think) where he critised the management at Citroën, making sure he would never getting a WRC drive. Equally he critised Ford for only offering money-seats in their M2 teams - and not offering seats to talents.Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
Stuff like that can be said in a correct way and in ohh so many wrong ways ... if you understand what I mean.
Thats poor Mike. I have been following him for a few years, and he is never critial of teams. There is nothing wrong with saying you need money to get a seat.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeD
Good first split for Petter.
Mikko on the run...
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Originally Posted by MikeD
Would the teams rather take money from bad drivers and loose?
Subaru need a third driver to show that the car is not the problem.
No muich point spending 50 million a year, if hiring someone like meeke for free would make the difference.
Ford need a replacement for Gigi, who was not on the pace all year.
I'd wager meeke being able to match loeb in equal machinary.
http://www.manicminis.com/rallygb/NeilGreg(web).jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Buzz Lightyear
(the one with the mic)
Greg Strange
Managing Director
The Broadcasting Company --> who broadcast WRR, among other things like yachting, golf and cricket. Would be funny to here Colin doing golf :D
Sordo is going to win the stage
I know what I heard ... and I think he burned his bridges. You might think otherwise. Fine by me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buzz Lightyear
Hirvonen in problems????
Yeah
Anyway, Meeke is already a great driver and Ogier learns to become one; nothing to compare.
It's the 3rd time Meeke participates in this rally, he has therefore more experience. However Chris is a gifted driver who can be used as a reference for Ogier. To compare the driver between them is without interest; only honours lists can be compared, and for it let us wait that them respective careers are ended.
When we look objectively at what makes Ogier this year, it is nice job.
And the performances of Meeke are of a very good level and if he doesn't have steering wheel in WRC it is not indeed his driving, which is reason.
Congratulations to these 2 drivers which for Ogier is there to earn the junior championship. And Meeke which is there to show that he's already a competitive driver.
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