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No, he has deal with M-sport.Quote:
Originally Posted by jbmarcus21
The BMW DTM project has come at a bad time for the Mini WRC team hasnt it? Lets hope the performance in France and the mainstream news coverage the car got in the Uk last weekend tempts some companies into sponsoring them.Quote:
Originally Posted by wrc1600
It is funny to see top drivers and Block and Raikonen being cheered up on stages or in the service park and read all that nonsens on this forum about them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
They shouldn't have any problem with sponsorship deal for next season or maybe Rally GB this season. As they said less money means ess testing at he moment but they concerned about developing car.Quote:
Originally Posted by Allyc85
This year the Yamaha motoGP team, with a fresh world title under their belt for Lorenzo, could not get a new sponsor deal to replase FIAT as title sponsor. It is no guarentee even with a great name and PR possibilities to get sponsors. Even a great result in their first year is not enough with the climate of the current WRC.
Chopping is a bender
Gerücht: Ogier zu Ford, Hirvonen zu Citroen? - Rallye bei Motorsport-Total.comQuote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
"Jari-Matti Latvala hat für 2012 einen direkten Vertrag mit Ford, nicht mit M-Sport."
Exactly. Wilson is maybe slow and boring for us behind the PC, but I'm sure spectators enjoy him driving past on the stages.Quote:
Originally Posted by wrc1600
hm, i must say wilson was really boring most times...but still, one more wrc to watch live, so its ok. block therefore was driving nice often, maybe not fast , but nice ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by User
Can we have a separate thread just for slagging off drivers and keep this one just for news ;)
defenetly tom, was really disappointing...
+1 we do seem to have a lot of bile to get out. Especially for Slowson. I just don't get why people are so constantly negative about Mini (maybe I have a rose tinted computer screen). But to me Mini and Meeke have been a great combination and a very brave one at that as we are in the middle of a world wide economic downturn. Also Mini is taking a risk as it is not using the car it is best known for. The Countryman is very expensive for a small (but well built) car and it could have been a risk to enter a vehicle style not traditionally associated with rally.Quote:
Originally Posted by Allyc85
I only hope for the best for them.
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Originally Posted by Allyc85
+2 Driver bashing does get repetitive after a while...Quote:
Originally Posted by Plan9
One complaint about WRC is that there are not enough manufacturers, and when another manufacturer does come in, the critics turn sour :confused:
Hats off to mini and prodrive, oh, and dont forget about Sordo ;)
Wilson is always sideways when I have seen the WRC cars on an event. You can see why he's slower because he's always using the side windows, but great to watch!!Quote:
Originally Posted by User
No, he has a deal with Ford, I found it anyway on this site!Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
Jari-Matti Latvala in 2012 has a direct contract with Ford, not with M-Sport.
Gerücht: Ogier zu Ford, Hirvonen zu Citroen? - Rallye bei Motorsport-Total.com
No I haven't completely forgotten Sordo although it is quite easy to do isn't it? He is not the most sparkling personality in the field.Quote:
Originally Posted by tfp
I am starting to notice in other threads that people are beginning to draw parallels bewteen the Sainz-McRae rivalry with Sordo-Meeke. I'm sure if any BMW-Mini representatives are reading this will be delighted!
Why would Ford have a contract with a driver when they're not even committed to the sport for next year?Quote:
Originally Posted by Brother John
Let's wait and see if Ford continue before we speculate on who will be driving for them!!
Looks like Ford will be committed if there's a contract with Latvala. Think they should announce a 3 yr agreement later this month.Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
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Originally Posted by 6789
very true, he and Block are good to watch on the stages, not so good on the splits, maybe not enough here go to events?
Ogier is very interested in joining Ford according to Latvala. He thinks it´s only a matter of time before they sign him up. However this won´t be done before M-sport have recieved a new commitment for the WRC from Ford. Right now M-sport are expecting an answer in the coming days, but Latvala thinks it´s more or less in the box.
If Ford do pick up Ogier could we see them still hold on to Hirvonen and have him placed in a Stobart car?
Surely that isn't what is specified in his current contract, so why would he stay if the Citroen seat is on offer?Quote:
Originally Posted by MR666
Possibly another Citroen Junior Team might be run next year, depending on the plans that Citroen have for Bouffier.
I think his contract is 2 years old.Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
5 years or bust, said Quinn.Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
LOL. I had 5 yrs in original post and edited it to 3 yrs. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobcat
I Think that its far more important for ford to increase their budget than dedicate for another 3-5-10 years....
If the budget is the same then there is no point continuing like this, especially now that the Mini is on the rise and VW enters with a VERY serious plan...no matter who they sign or sack if the car is not up to par with the rest of the serious manufacturers then they will continue losing.
Have Ford ever thought about using a different prep company? Or what about running it themselves? M-Sport have a had a fair crack of the whip.....
hmmm with all the technical knowledge M sport has over the years i think it would be wrong for them to go somewhere else...i think they should either go in as FORD co. or M-sport is the only logical solution.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
I notice this aswel whenever I watch onboards of wilson - he always looks fast. The trouble is, when someone looks fast, they are often actually slow!Quote:
Originally Posted by 6789
Sparkling isn't exactly a word I'd use to describe Sordo either :laugh: He's not exactly Gigi galli is he? Although I wonder if he knew what he looked like while he was getting his photo taken with the michelin man? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Plan9
i a ****ing bitch my name ****ing sam goodier
Timo Salonen, World Rally Champion 1985, is celebrating his 60th birthday today. He does the celebration behind the wheel at Rally Legend in San Marino. Congratulations to Löysä!
Nice. In a 205 T16?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
The big 6-:pQuote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
I once watched a documentary on TV about group B rally era, I saw Timo Salonen smoking a fag during a press conference :D
Happy birthday Timo!
Where do you find all this stuff?!
So I would've thought but some odd reason he drives a Gr. A Celica ST 185. I don't remember him ever competing in that car. However - he retired.Quote:
Originally Posted by Josti
Salonen is best known for his slack attitude and mind games wording especially against Alén. In the beginning of 1987 season, first Gr. A, he said, to underline the difference in power between Peugeot 205 and his new car Mazada 323, that "he would be embarrassed to drive the car with helmet on".... Something that wouldn't do in 2011. And the smoking was always there. Legend is that in his Nissan years in Argentina, the team had brought a PR photographer at the end of one long straight. Salonen got bored driving in the straight so he asked his co-driver to light him a cigarette. When the team saw the photos, not pleased... That could be just a legend, but for such it's priceless. Nowadays he has managed to get rid of the habit and is said to be in better condition otherwise too than what he was a few years ago.
What a legend :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
I am old enough to have seen him in a lot of rally Acropolis.Always i saw him was with a cigarette in mouth.Like in this photo
http://www.google.gr/imgres?imgurl=h...ch&um=1&itbs=1
Salonen if he didn t stick with Nissan so many years,i am sure that he could win more championships.
edit was smoking even with a helmet inside the car!
http://www.google.gr/imgres?imgurl=h...ch&um=1&itbs=1