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Hyundai done a serius bet on WRC, not like MINI (which have Kris Meeke like test driver (the new babyface of the forumers)). Do you remember Suzuki? Nicolas Bernardi and Sebastian Lindholm. I like Juho and Brian, and hope that it is the line-up to 2014. Let the drivers develop and learn the car :)
i hope hanninen gets his seat there next year, as for someone to join him, plenty to choose from: Neuville,Ostberg,Novikov,Hirvonen( of he's kicked out of citroen), Atkinson, and yes even Bouffier.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...64315909_n.jpg Do I see Reiger? The suspension mounting looks much more straight upwards than on the cars of competitors.
Hyundai obviously prefers Bouffier at the Moment - Atkinson is only there for supporting Hänninen and Bouffier.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eli
Yes, but Hyundai is HUGE in Australia and for sure marketing guys there have some push in Korea and they can push the motorsport team....Quote:
Originally Posted by WUff1
Time will tell...
hyundai is much bigger in INDIA so they should go for an Indian driver ......
What say.....
hyundai should go for petter he is fast
thanks
I was thinking the same, why not Petter? He has lots of experience with both DS3 and Fiesta, fast driver and potential to keep him for 2014. But if I remember correctly, there were rumours from Subaru era that he was getting involved too much in car development, which have not gone too well at the end... so probably not very good as a development driver?
I think to sell the WRC you need a face.. Atkinson would do well with pushing the Brand and the Sport for the Team and sell even More cars in Australia.
Citroen Norway did very well when Petter started driving Citroen with people buying!
The sport needs to be pushed by known drivers and not necessarily winning drivers but saying that the cars need to win!
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Originally Posted by makinen_fan
Subaru/prodrive didn't listen to the drivers, they belived in the computers instead. So when the drivers said that the car was undrivable, or just wanted to make som changes the team refused it and said: no, our computers says that the car is faster this way. Remember sweden in 2005 or 06? High "ass" on the car, lowered front, behavior like a snake on straights and atleast Petter parked the car on day 2. Total undrivable.
We need guys like Petter in the wrc, maybe a 4 cars team for hyundai?
I remember it wrong then. I hope he can come back, and will make a decent choice of driver to Hyundai. After the recent report from Autosport that he is looking to come back, probably he has a chance with them as well? Time will tellQuote:
Originally Posted by skarderud
I think that now at the start Petter could be a good choice. The best days of him as a driver are gone but he still keeps the ability to be followed by millions all around the world. In the end any sporting activities of car makers are nothing but a marketing tool.
petter deserves a wrc seat
he is good at development of car,s now he has developed his RX car well enough though a bit UN-reliable at present but this is his first year in RX.
in RX he has lost 4 time because of mechanical failures and people hitting him but and he has been fastest of all every time.
so he deserves a seat and a new team will benefit a lot from his ability to attract people from all over the world.
so lets see hope people at hyundai agree with this
Petter's days are over. Let's remember him for what he was ... fast, spectacular, a champion and enormously good fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
There are now younger, faster and equally gifted people to fill these spots. Let's move forward.
Petter says in swedish newspaper he has some "unfinished business in WRC"....
http://www.eurosport.se/wrc/solberg-...47/story.shtml
Petter says on Eurosport swedish internet edition, he has some "unfinished business in WRC"....
Solberg vill tillbaka till WRC: Har ouppklarade affärer - WRC - Eurosport
Petter is fast but not a potential winner against the new drivers. Ostberg,neuville can beat him in a straight fight.
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petter is faster and he just needed a break from wrc for a bit and that break seems to be over now or soon
so guess he will get a wrc seat at citoren, i20 ? he can do it he just has to get his act together
i20 would suit him let see
Facts please, not opinions! Yes,Ostberg has more recently won a WRC round but where is the evidence that in equal machinery MO or TN would beat Petter over a season when he's not attempting to beat Loeb, or now Ogier? (I happen to think they would but that is based on nothing more than personal reponse to their performances this year)Quote:
Originally Posted by andyone
We will keep seeing the Petter debate resurfacing but it has to be remembered it is a very long time since he won a WRC round and he is reaching that point where skill can't compensate for failing reflexes :(
Rallycross has never been a good indication of how a driver would compete on a rally in my very humble opinion.
As I've said before I think Petter's WRC days are over, unless he brings a large cheque book to the table. Yes, Hollywood is a great personality and a very nice guy but I'm afraid that's it.
I think Petter showed speed last year, for example in Greece, until PS, and wouldn´t it because he wanted so much to beat Mr Loeb he´d been on podium for several more times in 2012.
Yes, I do believe he has much more to give to the WRC. Not winning all the time but also as a profile.
I think it depends what you want. In my mind he's a much better driver than Ostberg and Novikov even now, and equal to Sordo, Neuville and Mikko, so he's still a solid choice. No, he's not going to win the title, or probably not even win a race, but he'll compete for a podium on every round and for a team like Hyundai that would be excellent. And that doesn't mention the press/fan interest too.Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
NORF Yle rallyradio commentator, former driver Kristian Sohlberg said in an Yle article that apparently Hyundai have reserved several roads in Finland for a shoot out later in August. Names mentioned in the article were Hänninen, PGA, Meeke and Nikara. Buzz is on.
Names keep popping up, earlier there were talks about Paddon, Abbring, Tidemand and some more.
Exciting times ahead. :)
After NORF it is obviously that PGA isn´t the fastest driver anymore - Meeke would deserve it much more.
I am confused, I have been following rally since 2000, when was PGA ever fastest? Not being a jerk I just don't ever recall him setting the world on fire like Loeb or ogier and would honestly appreciate someone's explanation.Quote:
Originally Posted by WUff1
Maybe, but I think Matton has beaten himself a few times during the season for not offering him a full season!Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
PG impressed me with his driving in Super1600 and getting something out of the sx4 which Toni G did not manage. He was also gettig alot of speed out of the Proton in IRC and Aprc which is no mean feat.I think he is popular in the same way Jari-Matti is; very exciting to watch stage side and does set fast times but lik JML he is not consistent.
A good choice for them would be Meeke and Hirvonen.
At the current situation I think this must be their dream team: Neuville and Hänninen + Paddon/Abbring.
Agree with that dream team but also think that they should at least try with Nikkara. Obviously is very fast in his native Finland but also was very impressive in his debut with WRC car in Spain.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
According to an interview with Alain Penasse they will only field 2 cars next year if I remember correctly. Would be a shame, hopefully they will change their mind and add a 3rd car.
I'd like to see Meeke and Neuville as the main drivers. Maybe a 3rd car for the current test drivers on some events.
Please no Novikov! According to motorline.cc he´s interested in a Hyundai-Cockpit, also Ostberg.
So how many drivers sets world on fire besides Loeb and Ogier speedvise? Not many I suppose.Quote:
Originally Posted by TyPat107
However PGA has been linked to Hyundai according to swedish newspapers after NORF. Probably as testdriver at first but he and Juho would be great at a start next year...
So, only 3 drivers not linked to Hyundai.............. :)
Let me guess - VW teamQuote:
Originally Posted by noel157
Cigar for you Stefan... :)
That will be perfect with the beers I will have from dimviii after France :)Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
will be interesting to see the driver's chair-game for next year, a part from VW which the only different thing for them is that they will have the number 1 & 2 cars...
If this car will finish in top 4 on some rallies next season, it will be good result...