I heard also the same that motorsport Italia is in pole position to take it over soon.. Oh well let's wait and see
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I heard also the same that motorsport Italia is in pole position to take it over soon.. Oh well let's wait and see
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Why are directing this at me?Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
Was definitely directed at our resident troll.Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
Hmmmm, ok. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
Can't wait until we see his accurate and informed reply.
There are so much rumors, so much policy, so much false and little bit truth in every talk we can hear. Holmes? His articles and analyses have been pretty poor in last year, do not get me wrong, this is my personal opinion. I have been following the sport for years and his analyses as well. Usually people get better with experience, not this time. What is the reason?
I think that we have to be very careful with his last analyses and articles. Remember, who he was working for? GPWeek. GPWeek belonged to who? Antonov and NOS? Where are they now?
What about BMW and Prodrive? The one who can make new homologations is manufacturer and it is BMW if I am not mistaken? So, actually BMW should have full control on every homolgation that Prodrive does. Maybe Prodrive does not want to reveal all invetions to BMW that they have found? Or they think that the price is not right? Maybe Prodrive has another manufacturer on sight and they are in position to ask more from BMW (because they have some kind of back-up door?)?
Things are complicated on the BMW side as well. They have lot of resources, they are getting pretty good results from Prodrive but maybe having seen the homologations from Prodrive, they know that they can do it inhouse as well? Maybe they know that Prodrive have someone knocking on their door to develop another car? Now keeping in mind the fact that BMW should share his secrets with Prodrive to make minis engine and etc as good as possible? Think about the places where Prodrive and BMW might become challangers to each other?
And all this TV stuff? I am not sure that Eurosport is the on who wants to have more Asian or American events. Look at IRC calendar. And what does the name Euro tells you?
That is approximately 14 questions and approximatelty one poor anwer. Lets see, faster we get the anwer, better it is for the sport.
No Dirk, nobody is reading too much from this story...the title speaks for itself: "Motorsport Italia replaces Prodrive with oficial Minis on WRC"!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dirk
And the story could only be considered half-baked or poorly reserched if you have'nt read previous reports of Martin Holmes about this Mini crisis and the eminent breakup of the Mini/Prodrive deal.
Is the Prodrive Mini team already in Sweden, I got the impression they were planning to do some testing before the event there? Must be confusing times there, if the BMW announcement is coming up within the next few days.
EDIT: Looking at the testing thread, apparently they are there.
Sordo's contract is with Prodrive not with Mini as he said in an interview just before the start of Montecarlo:
"I had to give up 30% of my salary" (Spanish)
Yes, the title speaks for itself, and may be its true. I never said Motorsport Italia is not making an arrangement with BMW. But this is different to a "Total and immediate split on BMW/Prodrive partnership" - this is not in the story, and this is where people are guessing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rally Power
I was lucky to have a tour of Prodrive last year. Who makes the cars? Who makes the parts? Who repairs bodyshells? Who reconditions gearboxes? Who rebuilds the engines? Do Motorsport Italia have a spare car/shell? I doubt it. If one is destroyed in Sweden, Mexico, Portugal...oh dear. "Total and immediate split" looks impossible, don't you agree?
It gets worse, according to the article below, X-Raid, ORECA or Motorsport Italia will take over the program from Prodrive. This seems mad none of teh above have the experience and know-how to run a top flight WRC team. I know X-Raid won Dakar but I am not sure how much faith we can put in that as a comparison with Prodrive. Taking the program in-house has not been mentioned.
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