It will not be an upgrade, it will be brand new car.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
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It will not be an upgrade, it will be brand new car.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
..according to yesterdays Pressconference, Skoda Motorsport is interested in WRC2 Pro...with 2 Drivers... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
When Veiby left Skoda, I remember reading that it could be something related also to Even Management and could also reflect on Tidemand. Also relating Even and Citroen in the rumours, with the move of Veiby and Lappi there. Maybe he's off to Citroen?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Veiby published company secrets ( new SuperB facelift to be more precise) on his Instagram and that was most likely the case why he was sacked, not leaving himself.. He wasn`t performing brilliantly also...
Veiby was fired because he put a photo of an internal presentation on his instagram (with not yer revealed stock car and with economical forecast for several next years). This situation definitely could worsen the relationship between Škoda and Even Management that's true but I think that Tidemand was left without new contract simply because Rovanperä has been getting better than him.
It was the new Scala car (successor of Rapid) on the photo but imho the even more sensitive stuff was the economical graphs on the presentation behind the car.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tarmop
According to Hrabánek it's not yet decided which changes currently being tested will be integrated in the car. They plan the homologation only in mid 2019.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Not news or rumour so post in Silly Season.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigWorm
Tidemand does say there was an option for a new contract but choose to move on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/140416
about Neuville and Hyundai
That sounds interesting, but then Veiby Jr. would once more suffer on a direct comparison with Tidemand; alongside Lefebvre he has more chances to shine...Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Anyway, I just hope Even will give Tidemand the chance to get a proper WRC program.
PS: any news on what events and how many cars will WRC2 Pro manus run?
Whats the difference between rumour and speculation?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Sorry Neuville, but you had in 2017 best car.....and he had blown the title. Such chances don't come twice....Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
2019 will be mission impossible 4him.....
2 Skodas: Kopecky & Rovanperä. Hopefully some more also :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rally Power
I am :)Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
I hope and believe FIA has negotiated with manufacturers about interest in the series before putting it up.
Gosh Neuville is a right tosser, how do people work with such arrogance, at least with Ogier people want to work for/with him and help him to win, Neuville strikes me as the type of character that you would not drive hell for leather and stick your neck out for. He is completely oblivious to the fact that the second best driver in the Hyundai team was effectively 4th in the championship on 144 points ( 16 points ahead on Latvala enough to allow for the extra round ),Quote:
Originally Posted by Ucci
Its quite important to have a fast guy in a factory team and who would you replace him with atm?
First words from Skoda after approval from FIA didnt sounded so optimistic... For a long time they were not sure what to expect from WRC2 Pro...Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
negligibleQuote:
Originally Posted by T16
Hmm so all day Skoda press conference and they still didn’t tell us about their plans for next year. Seemed more like a celebration of this year.
Well they announced the driver lineup...Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
They actually said quite a lot - they confirmed the 2019 drivers - Rovanperä and Kopecký and they confirmed they stay in WRC which IMHO means they take part in WRC2 Pro because as a works team they could not start in normal WRC2 (if I understand it right). Since WRC2 Pro likely hasn't been fixed yet they can't say more. They also confirmed ongoing work on Fabia R5 Evo and the scheduled homologation in June/July. They also presented the look of the Evo car and the new livery.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
What else did You expect?
They should have said again they are not joining the main WRC? :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
i don't think its about the points at the end of the season. it's about taking points away from ogier or tanak, or backing off to give more points to neuville like evans did this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toyoda
Latvala could have also taken points from Ogier in Wales and Catalunya, but failed both times. Lappi also lifted Ogier one position by crashing in Finland.
Adding the points from two drivers in the same team, that didn't start the same events together (except Portugal), doesn't affect the championship outcome this year for either the Drivers' or Manufacturers'.Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
In Spain, Tänak lost ~1.5 minutes after his puncture, yet he finished ahead of troublefree Mikkelsen. That should sum up Neuville`s frustration. Probably also Hyundai`s.
Just a bit more detail, but I didn't realise details for WRC2 Pro had not been confirmed yet (really?? with Monte 8 weeks away)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...ctly--rally-gb
If this becomes reality I will personally start a gofundme to pay french farmers to dump shit in front of the FIA headquarters. Stupidest regulations suggestion I have read for a loooong time!
Where the hell are we going with this ridiculous idea???? It'll be Traffic Lights next.Quote:
Originally Posted by itix
Blame the tractor driver
The talk of virtual chicanes started long time before the tractor in Australia.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tauri_J
https://twitter.com/AdrienFourmaux/s...07693788340224
Live workshops @MSportLtd for two days, I learn to change the Cardan, I study the suspensions and I take care of the shocks that will be mine in a next rally! It's very nice to work behind the scenes, following the next episode!
If anyone fancies wading in, Colin Clarke is advocating the use of tractors as chicanes over on Facebook.
Even after all the shit he’s spouted, he can still surprise me.
He's describes them as 'a nightmare'.Quote:
Originally Posted by T16
Not sure how you see that as an advocation....
Rumour has a source from which you can decide if it has credibility.Quote:
Originally Posted by T16
How many news from the so called respected media posted in this thread have turned to be an absolute nonsense? I would say a loooooooot. You're a bit oversensitive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Not really - rumour has an unknown original source, everyone heard it from somewhere else but can't say where it actually started.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Speculation is your own thoughts rather than someone elses.
[QUOTE=Got Mail;1201017]He's describes them as 'a nightmare'.
You need to re-read it pal.
So using that definition, are you genuinely suggesting that someone can’t post ‘speculation’ In the news and rumours round and that it has to go in the silly season round?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Yep, but the tractor incident has been widely used by the ‘Virtual Chicanes lobby’ (apparently lead by Wales organizer) to promote this VC nonsense.Quote:
Originally Posted by Franky
Strangely, VC defenders don’t bother to mention that the tractor episode was mostly an outrageous failure from Australia organizer and they also avoid talking about the potential risks VC could play on drivers concentration (how would they react after failing a VC?) or the penalties chaos this device would generate, severely damaging Rallysport authenticity.