Petter has made an official statement that he will decide what car to use in 2009 during next weekend!
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Petter has made an official statement that he will decide what car to use in 2009 during next weekend!
Do you have a link to where the official statement was made ?
So much info floating around, hard to keep track !
Sorry, thought I posted that. http://www.pettersolberg.noQuote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
Most probably we have some other news on Friday afternoon as well.. will be nice weekend.
So, that was a super-secret post. Why don't you make it a true rumour? At least some people will get annoyed ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by bluuford
What other news? :confused:
Does Markko Martin also have news ?
Yes, his car dealershop had revenue of 200 million EEK :) (sells Nissan, Chevrolet and Subaru).Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
This is only news + he runs still his own domestic rally team which does service to the most subies here.
Otherwise he is keeping very low profile and will not pay for drive.
Rumours that Petter is in Sveden today to test Ford and Citroen.
Also that on tuesday on a pressconference in Oslo it will be presented two new WR Teams.
The Citroen/Ford test is not a rumour is it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
2 new WRC Teams ???!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
Which new Team wrc and which drivers ????
2 teams = 2 drivers inside it... so 4 drivers add on wrc 2009 ... ?
Surely he must have decided now? I don't think it's likely that he will do that. And 2 new teams?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
Maybe the test will decide his choice.?Quote:
Originally Posted by Halvis
Why dont he just take a works Citroen, if it's up to him?Quote:
Originally Posted by Halvis
Why to pay??
regardless of what he chooses he'll still be top 3 at best... even with a decked out C4
I may be in the minority but if Petter gets the right package he will be back, back to challenging for P2 and P3 on a regular basis and maybe, just maybe a P1.
Real teams or marketing tricks like Stobart and Munchis?Quote:
Originally Posted by jbmarcus21
Strange because .. Stobart and Munchi's are not new Team ...
And Stobart has announced his program... Maybe other drivers ?
Either way the statement he said about announcing his car tonight is obviously a lie! (AGAIN!)
When will we ever know?
It seams like Petter has something big going on...
Maybe he could be the first privateer who win the wrc title since Ari Vatanen in 1981?
You can get 1/25 in odds for Petter winning WRC 2009 (as "any other driver"). If Petter have a good car he should have a realistic chance of winning in 2009.
Are you being serious?Quote:
Originally Posted by Glee
With the best will in the world, I can't imagine Petter winning the Championship - even winning a Rally is stretching the imagination.
That depends on the car. If Petter has a top priority Focus or C4 he will have maybe 1:10 inn winning the championship, at 1:25 in odds.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
Seb has in his C4 has about an 1:1,6 chance to win the championship, at 1:1,6 in odds.
But anything else than a top priority car, even a M2 car, would make that bet a waste of money bet.
LOL, sure yes if you can get the best car for him and lousier cars for the rest.Quote:
Originally Posted by Glee
Ha Ha Ha... Jesus... Thought that you guys figured out that nobody, exept the nr.1 driver of the leading team, could win... Did'nt you realise that the hole sport(WRC) is controlled?.. . The only way to figure out who's the best is.. Like in Norway: make a cup.. No exuses. . And of course ..everybody knows that Loeb would'nt be de obvious winner.. Maybe, Solberg, or Latvala, or Hirvonen..? maybe someone else...
From his press release:Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
"There are still some issues to sort out regarding which car I will be driving this season, but a decision will be made during next weekend."
1) It is still "next weekend"
2) It is the decision witch is due this weekend. It says nothing of the publication of the result of the decision.
I am probably biased in the fact that I would like Petter to continue in the WRC, purely to give something back to Phil. He`s stood by Petter through all the crap over the past few years, and (Ok he may have been paid a decent amount) remained loyal to their overall objective. I think we perhaps forget the crutial role of the co-driver in suceeding in rallying,and when, as Subaru did before Christmas, the plug is pulled the driver is always in the spotlight.On the matter of what Petter will drive in Norway, we will have waited a hell of a long time to find out, so another few days or so is not going to make any difference.I along with most of you on this Forum hope that whatever they both compete in, it will be on as equal footing as it can be to an M1 car.I think Petter and Phil, could deliver if this were made possible, and silence those doubters as to their ability to challenge Sebastian. :s mokin:
I suppose that the teams should be Petter Solberg rally team with Petter as a driver and Adapta Rally team with Mads Ostberg as a driver.Quote:
Originally Posted by jbmarcus21
If Petter choose Ford, is there any possibility that we would have a M2 Solberg Rally team with drivers the Solberg brothers? Or Henning has signed a contract with Stobart team?
Stobart shared the bill with Expert and friends, so my bet is that Henning will stick with Stobart
Why the new team will not be, RAMSPORT .. With Petter and one other driver as Galli or Duval or Marcussss ? Why not ?
a Xsara? Could be faster in a S14. Poor...
I can now confirm that we will start Rally Norway in an Citroen Xsara 2006 model.
A lot has to organized before we come to Hamar. Information regarding the team, who will run the car and sponsors will be announced at a press conferance before Rally Norway.
Petter Solberg
Source : pettersolberg.com
Don`t know what I think about this....
Safe choise. That's what I think about it. :mark:
So Xsara in Rally Norway, what about the rest of the season?Quote:
Originally Posted by Halvard
it will be a car like Gardemeister on some rounds, a good decent car, not the top material from Citroen. I really think he will be there in the top5 if he get's some testing. I wonder why he didn't want a Subaru drive anymore, i really think Subaru had some offer for him, but i think he's complete finished with Subaru. With this car it's a bit safe or Ford was asking too much. For the Norwayround Ford already has 3 fast guys and i don't think Citroen would make a car for Petter because there's a limit of C4's in the first part of the season.
At least there's a good car/ driver in the Norway event and that's good. I don't think he will enter more rounds with this car and he could end in the Munich's Ford for some rounds...
Time will tell.
Exactly, but then he is not aiming for a victory. I think he has set aside ultimate ambitions and wants to give his fans a show on home ground, but with a possibility to get a decent result and score a few points.Quote:
Originally Posted by A.F.F.
Rally Norway lost a lot of money in 2007. Lack of sponsorship and big uncertainty regarding spectator interest and ticket sales for this years event, points to another event in red figures. If the rally once more loses a lot of money, it can possibly mean an end to a norwegian WRC-event. Petter knows that, and primarily he wants to drive the rally - wether or not he have a chance of winning it.
Nice car, nice driver, and a homeland... ı hope good result for Petter...
Smart choice by Petter. He would never have managed to get fair circumstances running in a C4 or a new Focus, since all the works drivers in such cars have done at least one season in them. Here comes Petter, a few weeks before the event - what would he have? More than one day of testing would have been a surprise. Also, he wouldn't get the sharpest parts.
No, considering the spectator experience the Xsara isn't the best, but good enough. Considering his brand, it's the best choice he could make - and I'm quite sure that's why he did it. I've written a longer story on the thing in the blog, but that's the essence.
Let's now hope it get's to be a great show, at least :)
As we heard he tested the Focus and Xsara "side by side". I guessed he picked the quickest one?
or the one that will suit the team he'll use for the rest of the seasonQuote:
Originally Posted by JFL