[WRC] News & rumours (part IV) 2016

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Originally Posted by MM WRC

I think replacing Italy would be good for the sport. Right now there are Monte, Portugal, Sardinia, Corsica and Catalunya around the Mediterranean, and this is a world championship series. Five events out of ten European rounds around that sea would be too much for even European championship.

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A "world championship" does not only mean that it has events around the world, but that it also has the best events. While I agree that there might be events worthy of replacing Sardinia, I'd rather have four events (Portugal is not on the Mediterranean, is it?) around that sea than events in India, Korea and who knows where, with all due respect for those countries. If it was for me, Mexico would have been long gone after spectators throwing rocks on cars for a couple of years some time ago, but it was kept because it's in North America...

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Originally Posted by focus206

Portugal is not on the Mediterranean, is it?

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Well, I guess since the rally it's held in the North it's not a mediterranean event anymore. But I do agree, when the event was held in Algarve (South) the roads were similar to what you find in Sardinia or Spain (the gravel stages) or Greece. Ideal, should be Italy to held a pure tarmac event around the Alpes mountains and Spain just keep everything in tarmac as well. I would like to see the Acropolis Rally back in the WRC.

Colin Clark ‏@voiceofrally

Some real tosh written about Capito's comments after Finland. As always @davidevansrally's assessment is spot on

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cp5qiHfXYAAh3Cg.jpg:large

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Originally Posted by Franky

And Finland, Sweden, Poland and Germany are on the coast of Baltic Sea.

Main public interest for rallying is in Europe, so that is why it's so mush centred here. You can have a WRC event in Mongolia, but who would care?

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However different seasons and therefore three different surfaces.

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Originally Posted by dimviii

Colin Clark ‏@voiceofrally

Some real tosh written about Capito's comments after Finland. As always @davidevansrally's assessment is spot on

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cp5qiHfXYAAh3Cg.jpg:large

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Which still doesn't explain how subservient Latvala's performance was!

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Originally Posted by dimviii

Colin Clark ‏@voiceofrally

Some real tosh written about Capito's comments after Finland. As always @davidevansrally's assessment is spot on

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cp5qiHfXYAAh3Cg.jpg:large

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If that imbecile David Evans isn't writing the bleeding obvious thinking he's stumbled upon some big secret no one else has already worked out then he's just writing complete wank like "That makes him a pretty good cup of coffee..." No one has ever uttered that phrase before. To all of you for whom English is not their first language that isn't an example of British-English idiom, it's just a 13 year-old in a man's body who has somehow got a job as a journalist.

My self I think its better to judge things like sweeping factor on a proper analysis rather than opinion.

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Originally Posted by Jack4688`

If that imbecile David Evans isn't writing the bleeding obvious thinking he's stumbled upon some big secret no one else has already worked out then he's just writing complete wank like "That makes him a pretty good cup of coffee..." No one has ever uttered that phrase before. To all of you for whom English is not their first language that isn't an example of British-English idiom, it's just a 13 year-old in a man's body who has somehow got a job as a journalist.

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I love how every time the words 'David Evans' show up in the rallying section we're guaranteed a perfect rant from you.

I don't care about that, but it does make me wonder if he's ever done anything wrong to you (personally)?

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Originally Posted by Lundefaret

My self I think its better to judge things like sweeping factor on a proper analysis rather than opinion.

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If we start to reason like this a lot of people will be unemployed rather soon. That makes you somehow a bad person. :)

Article on one of the important rally persons that move under the radar of the limelight.
Dieter Depping, test driver, VW:
http://www.volkswagen-motorsport.com...079&L=1#c62461