Rally Sweden 2013

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Originally Posted by Francis44

C'mon, dont dream out load..... Over the years I've had a bunch of drivers succeding in their home rally and they end up amounting to nothing. Im not saying Pontus cant be a future choice but works car in 2014?! Please be real.

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Nice to hear your comment, which I relate to loads of comments on european drivers which are way off the capacity Tidemand shows and many of you guys still overestimate very much. Best not given any names but that is a fact. Tidemand shows pace no driver had shown in one of their first appearances in WRC, you can´t blund for that, can you??? Remember his lack of experience,

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAeSc4YBudk

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Originally Posted by tfp

Loeb - the whole point of him coming and competing in Sweden is because he has only ever won this event once. Not only did he fail to win, but he was beaten by the one man who he wants to fail, Ogier! This must have been a humiliation for Loeb, I bet he wishes he had stayed at home for this one, or behind the wheel of his MP4-12C.

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It´s a say that you should leave the sport on top. Loeb should have left last year, never try to achive single goals in couple of event this year. That was, as said, stupid. Now he can only risk to be beaten over and over and leave him without the feeling of unbeateness...

Where the seconds go:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI99wnwrB84

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Originally Posted by Francis44

C'mon, dont dream out load..... Over the years I've had a bunch of drivers succeding in their home rally and
they end up amounting to nothing. Im not saying Pontus cant be a future choice but works car in 2014?! Please be real.

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I agree that 2014 is not realistic and Pontus himself have said that he aims for 2015 for a works team position.

Rally Sweden was a good start for him and hopefully he will get a chance to do a few gravel rallies abroad as well.

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Originally Posted by MJW

What if Abu Dhabi pay for the rally side of things?

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That's the only possible solution, is the same way that Qatar M-Sport isn't a factory Ford team and with no factory involvement.

Then it will be something like "Abu Dhabi PH-Sport WRT", but I will see it before I believe it. Like many other populist cases under the idiot Francois Hollande at the moment, then common sense isn't likely to prevail, and the PSA case is very political.

Very impressed by Ogiers win. Also my Uncle competed in Beetles in the 60s and I guess it was this that started my interest in the sport, as a VW fan for longer than I can remember I'm delighted for them, but as a rally fan the style of the win feels ominous.

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Originally Posted by Rallyper

It´s a say that you should leave the sport on top. Loeb should have left last year, never try to achive single goals in couple of event this year. That was, as said, stupid. Now he can only risk to be beaten over and over and leave him without the feeling of unbeateness...

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Loeb isnt stupid, I'm sure he knew Sweden wouldnt be a cruise and collect event for him, thats why he wanted to do it to try to win it again, to challenge himself, and to be fair he did a very good job, just happens that this year someone else did better.


Tidemand was very impressive, cant wait to see how Evans does when he gets his chance in bigger cars, 2 guys for the future I think

TIDEMAND: Listen to audio of Malcolm Wilson being interviewed by SVT Sport on Saturday (9th February) during Rally Sweden.
The M-Sport boss was reflecting on Pontus Tidemand's explosive start to the rally just after he was forced out by engine failure:
Audioboo / Malcolm Wilson on Pontus Tidemand

Our highlights from this years edition of Rally Sweden (watch in HD)

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