then it will be better to drive a private Prodrive Mini which i think will be well prepared than the MI mini which will be a dummy of itself with tourist drivers.Quote:
Originally Posted by JAM
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then it will be better to drive a private Prodrive Mini which i think will be well prepared than the MI mini which will be a dummy of itself with tourist drivers.Quote:
Originally Posted by JAM
You're right. Do you think that prodrive would put good material on MI hands? Of course not. MI wants to rent cars to drivers, and Prodrive too...Quote:
Originally Posted by Red bull
Prodrive gave a good car to Armindo on the Rally of Portugal 2011, but that was made by mistake. After that the WRC from MI was always slower than the S2000 1.6T that Armindo drove in Portugal, and much slower than the Prodrive's Mini.
Nice conspiracy theory....Quote:
Originally Posted by JAM
Might occur to you Armindo was faster in Portugal because he knows the rally very well?! Of course there is always an excuse.
Never heard for Nobre and he's works pilot.
If you build a car and have to search drivers to rent it, would you give the same car to other team that also search for drivers to rent it? I wouldn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Francis44
It's simple and have nothing to do with conspirancy. Business only.
"I could be here saying that i'm official driver, but that wouldn't be rtrue. We were at the right place at the right time, and with the upgraded MotorsportItalia we only won. Tody we are part of a team that has works support and that will work with Prodrive, as a big family. And thinking that way, we won another "fast brother", because beside Armindo now he will Sordo as a partner. Better is impossible!"Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
Paulo Nobre before swedish rally
Good to see a Portuguese with this thinking. Others only say bad things about Armindo. He is not a top driver, but also is not a tourist.Quote:
Originally Posted by JAM
Very good quote. I was wondering how the Prodrive-MI relationship would work. I didn't think that MI had the capability to be a works team on its own merit.Quote:
Originally Posted by JAM
The relationship between MI and Prodrive is basicly the same as in 2011.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plan9
What do you guys think will happen to Meeke's contract for 2013? He has a deal to do the full season in a MINI...