Re: [WRC] News & rumours (part II)
Yeah, all the changes are shortly here:
http://www.fia.com/news/world-motor-sport-council-3
I think the start order solution is great (back to the older system). Championship order only for the first day and then reversed for the reminder of the event. It helps privateers/young guns to shine on the first day and then gives exitement for the next days when the championship leader is making up his possible deficit. It makes things more equal, then everybody can taste loose gravel and privateers/young guns does not look slower that they actually are:-) Current system was a bit too much biased to the best driver driection (They always got the best conditions). Good thing is that everybody who wants to lead champinship must take into account the fact that they have to sweep roads at the beginning of next event.
I am a bit skeptical about using R3 for JWRC. Are the costs going to stay the same? It definitely increases the costs when drivers wants to have similar car for practicing.
Colors are funny, I hope that next idea is coloring all windscreens to certain colour: Green (beginner) windows for JWRC and WRC3, Yellow windows for WRC2 and black (as a boss) for all WRC-s :-P If it is not working the I suggest to paint the whole car according to its class ;-)
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I am a bit skeptical about using R3 for JWRC. Are the costs going to stay the same? It definitely increases the costs when drivers wants to have similar car for practicing.
If it is not more expensive than with Fiesta R2 than it means the JWRC in M-Sport hands was far overpriced... but in my opinion it will be more expensive.
Re: [WRC] News & rumours (part II)
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What about Tänak? He is trying to get a seat too. :rolleyes:
Tanaks situation has puzzled me. His first wrc season and neuvilles were very similiar, and look where Thierry is now. Against Hanninen in swrc tanak showed great speed too so i think its been unfortunate that Tanak has been totally left out. Maybe his 1st year in wrc was a bit too early but i hope he gets a chance again sometime in the future at least.
He will drive Citroen next year but not sure if just R5 or some events with WRC too.
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So, Ostberg, Meeke, Tänak looks logical. Tänak doing WRC2 and testing their new R5 car and then replacing Ostberg on tarmac events (Ostberg may still do those but not in nominated car)? sounds reasonable. Tänak was already mostly faster than Ostberg in Germany and in Spain (on tarmac stages) despite no testing nearly first events with WRC on tarmac. But we do not know how Ostberg adopts to different car.. We will see ;-)
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Wasn't Tänak looking for funding to do selected events in WRC-2/Fiesta R5 a few months back? If Citroën signed him it's pretty good news. With Kubica, Hänninen and possibly Meeke back in the championship chances are that 2014 season will be a whole lot more exciting than it has been in the recent years.
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Wasn't Tänak looking for funding to do selected events in WRC-2/Fiesta R5 a few months back? If Citroën signed him it's pretty good news. With Kubica, Hänninen and possibly Meeke back in the championship chances are that 2014 season will be a whole lot more exciting than it has been in the recent years.
Thanks to one more factory team...
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Wasn't Tänak looking for funding to do selected events in WRC-2/Fiesta R5 a few months back? If Citroën signed him it's pretty good news. With Kubica, Hänninen and possibly Meeke back in the championship chances are that 2014 season will be a whole lot more exciting than it has been in the recent years.
i think the battle for second place was very exciting in the majority of the last few years as well... so no change for 2014.
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Wasn't Tänak looking for funding to do selected events in WRC-2/Fiesta R5 a few months back? If Citroën signed him it's pretty good news. With Kubica, Hänninen and possibly Meeke back in the championship chances are that 2014 season will be a whole lot more exciting than it has been in the recent years.
Yes, Tänak was looking for funding, but nobody mentioned Fiesta R5. Right now its Unknown if Tänak is singed by Citroen or just a customer. Lets wait and see :)
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I think it´s good to hear Tanak might be back. As said above, he deserves a second chance. No stardriver was it without training and practising (even crashes).
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Wasn't Tänak looking for funding to do selected events in WRC-2/Fiesta R5 a few months back? If Citroën signed him it's pretty good news. With Kubica, Hänninen and possibly Meeke back in the championship chances are that 2014 season will be a whole lot more exciting than it has been in the recent years.
Yes, Tänak was looking for funding, but nobody mentioned Fiesta R5. Right now its Unknown if Tänak is singed by Citroen or just a customer. Lets wait and see :)
If Tanak has been signed id be happily surprised but maybe his paying for r5. With Meeke in and possibly Tanak having some involvement with citroen too be interesting to see where ostberg winds up. Stay at Msport?
