The affair...Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
True, yes.
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The affair...Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
True, yes.
Because although it made sense for him financially, it didnt car-wise. He may yet live to regret leaving the winning Team.Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
He would be a good choice for them and he also wants to do a full WRC2 season. I'm sure Hyundai Czech Republic would also like somebody to win Rally Bohemia and Barum for them!Quote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
Would be a bit of a risk for Kopecky though as thus far I haven't seen anything to suggest the i20 is quite as good as the Fabia or Fiesta.
Hyundai Czech has big mouth but that's all they are capable of - sadly. Their Czech department is driven by morons and that's not an exaggeration.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Might well be, which is sad for him.Quote:
Originally Posted by GigiGalliNo1
However with you saying its true, I have a bit more hope that it's a load of shoite, considering your track record for spouting nonsense on here.
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what affair? im sorry i dont get it.
you have pmQuote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Isn't his GF Katie Lane also a big promoter for him? She is still listed on Paddon's site...
Could be the cause of some of his issues if these shiotty rumors are indeed true.
hope Paddon will call Malcolm soon (or has already called), his career needs some refreshment...
Not sure if Paddon will leave Hyundai especially since Hyundai in NZ is also a big supporter / sponsor of his.
But then again, money talks...
Colin about Tanak move to Toyota,and more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMv5...ature=youtu.be
He has a new GF now, a beautiful Italian co-driver Maddalena MuredduQuote:
Originally Posted by racerx1979
I am not blaming Neuville alone. I said that part of the blame lies with him. At the end of the day he has been in comfortable positions and thrown them away. Paddon has had an extremely difficult year for all the very well known reasons. And there has been some technical problems too, so it's not one person alone at fault. But certainly I don't believe the people who say it's Neuvilles team mates that caused Hyundai to not win the championship this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rally Power
Nandan said ''if'' the team recognize that the car is fragile, then they don't deserve the title and that they will work even more to improve...
It's neither necessary nor appropriate to discuss someone's private issues on this public forum. If personal matters are effecting performances it is sufficient just to say that.
I consider Nandan to be a clever operator and I imagine that he is well aware that the car hasn't delivered the reliability that they needed to win the title. He'll also know that drivers capable of winning at this level will have volatile personalities and they will have peaks and troughs in their performances. He will further know that Paddon, alongside Neuville and Mikkelsen, is one of the few drivers with the genuine pace capable of winning events ... and therefore titles.Quote:
Originally Posted by ESTR
The first one is in no way guarantee for the second part for like 95% of drivers.Quote:
Originally Posted by sollitt
For some it's actually quite the opposite, they can't win title cause they charge too much and don't settle for 3-4th when they don't have pace to win.
If you are capable of winning events you are capable of winning titles. What you're talking about is something other than capability.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
That would be ideal.Quote:
Originally Posted by eib1
I dont think we need to worry about Hayden now...Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
https://i.imgur.com/yZFQXSG.jpg
Nope. If you risk a lot to win one event out of 10 (and crash in the others) it means you are capable of winning events, but you are clearly incapable of winning titles.Quote:
Originally Posted by sollitt
Not so long ago Hayden had a different girlfriend. Maybe those big changes in personal life have something to do with the low he is been having. If you are broken inside it is really difficult to be at your best elsewhere. But looks that things are going better now :) Hope Paddon gets his mojo back soon :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
If I was in Seb's position with nothing to prove to anyone, id go back to Citroen. To win 3 drivers titles with 3 different manufacturers would be incredible, and he'd be doing it back at the French team who did give him is chance in rallying after all. If he goes there and doesn't perform well, he'll most likely have the car to blame and everyone will realise that. He won't get as much € at Citroen as he would've at Toyota or Hyundai, but he'd probably get a fair few millions more than staying at Msport. Could even insert a break clause in his contract where after a year he can leave if certain results can't be achieved with the C3, and in 2019 Hyundai will more than likely be ready to offer him anything he wants... ;)
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I know this is off topic but Volkswagen motorsport are going Pikes Peak and with electricity...
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/v...kes-peak-race/
I hope that they will not close program after spending too much... hahah joke
Never forgotten (or is it remembered?) by those who saw him in action (and I use the word advisedly). Meanwhile what about Atko?Quote:
Originally Posted by spiderem
....and that his competitive abilities also re-surface!Quote:
Originally Posted by rs7
Driving Global Rallycross in the US with Subaru.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
Remember his crash on Myhinpää (was it 2010?) heard it from distance and looked at the wreck very close, as he was still at the scene.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
The Monaco crash kind of summed it all upQuote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
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interesting (or worrying) position for Ogier now. Toyota and Hyundai are closed. M-Sport have always been clear that they don't have the cash to keep him, and Citroen is now cutting costs and after all looks like they don't have the cash to pay him (or meet his expectations).
So maybe Ogier won't be the biggest salary next year, not sure how his ego will cope...
And thus it's speculated that he's retiring rallying...I'm currently believing that he gets the budget for M-Sport, now that Tänak's gone and there was some hints of M-Sport getting more factory backing for next year.Quote:
Originally Posted by spiderem
I think he is staying at M-Sport. A lot of interviews, small clips featuring Seb recently. Almost seems like a marketing push to me and not someone who is leaving a team or retiring.
http://www.madsostberg.no/Home/PressArticle/1162Quote:
Mads will not compete in Australia and will use the rest of the year to finalise his plans for 2018. There is more than one alternative, but nothing is decided yet
-It really means that I have nothing that I want to go public with at this stage. We may go for a similar solution as this year with a privately entered team, or maybe I will have a more “official” status in a team, Mads Østberg says.
Maybe 2 car DMACK team?
They would drive for their own manufacturer points? Or M-Sport would have two own cars, two DMACK cars and then it would be decided per each rally who gets manufacturer points?Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
I think something like that could happen. One D-mack car for Suninen, and than one D-mack/Onebet car for MadsQuote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
DMack probably wouldn`t be able to score manu. points themselves as they don`t produce the Fiesta, same case like Ostberg. Don`t know if they have the resources to pay for 2 WRC.
Last year they scored their own points. This year Elfyn has been driving with DMack tyres and sponsorship, but scoring points for M-Sport. If they had two cars, how would that work out? Did the rules change and you cannot have satellite teams anymore?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tarmop
And I was sure he will leave.
I was equally sure he wouldn't - both Hyundai and Toyota have shown in different ways this season that they are nowhere near VW in preparation and reliability of design. Citroen may be getting better but they really would have had to make a number of changes they probably couldn't stomach to get Ogier to return. He is the mainman and loved at M-Sport and now he has time to develop the fiesta more to his liking.Quote:
Originally Posted by ESTR