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15th December 2011, 19:56
bassist

I cant wait for the season to begin. Common sense prevailed, and Petter is part of the package.Bring it on!
15th December 2011, 20:48
Bobcat

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Originally Posted by YankWRC

I really am looking forward to what M-Sport does as far as a junior squad. Would love to see Ott and Henning on the junior squad. Henning would be a great mentor for sure.

I think that Tanak and Ostberg.
15th December 2011, 22:10
Plan9

Congratulations Petter! Thank god he is finally back where he belongs; personally I have been waiting for this to happen since 2009.

I am concerned they will not be able to pick up another sponsor as generous as Abu Dhabi was. The Visit Qatar deal sounds like it will give Citroen an extra large cash injection for 2012. I hope Malcolm can come near to matching it.
15th December 2011, 22:46
J.Lindstroem

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Originally Posted by YankWRC

The last couple of seasons Ford has been very upfront with their team orders. There were no team orders at Citroen and that turned out kinda bad. Very McLaren 07 ish...

I think that if Petter shows his true pace that he still has, things may change during the season. For M-Sport, their number one mission has got to be the manufacturers title I'm sure. Ford is probably really pushing Wilson Sr. 2012 will probably be Ford's best shot at it in a while to be honest. I really am looking forward to what M-Sport does as far as a junior squad. Would love to see Ott and Henning on the junior squad. Henning would be a great mentor for sure.

henning solberg in a junior team is perfect. sounds like a investment for the future... :)
15th December 2011, 23:07
MartijnS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOJgHus626Q
15th December 2011, 23:46
M5

Henning should drive a RRC or S2000 Fiesta.In wrc he will not win, in the other classes he can.
16th December 2011, 16:05
YankWRC

I was just thinking that perhaps Henning could mentor and offer guidance to someone like Ott. Obviously he is a superb talent and would work well with the younger folks. He is not going to win, but it would offer him an actual job at Ford as opposed to just sitting there. JML and Ott are the future of Ford no doubt. You don't need two young guns on the team at the moment.
16th December 2011, 20:57
Kaiser

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Originally Posted by YankWRC

The last couple of seasons Ford has been very upfront with their team orders. There were no team orders at Citroen and that turned out kinda bad. Very McLaren 07 ish...

I think you may be mistaken on the "no team orders" at Citroen. It is one of the reasons Ogier left.
16th December 2011, 23:08
Nornbugger

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Originally Posted by Shoximus

I think you may be mistaken on the "no team orders" at Citroen. It is one of the reasons Ogier left.

if you followed this past season you could see clearly that there were no team orders for most of the season, they were only brought in when it became clear that 2 Sebs fighting was opening a door for Mikko. Citroens decision to back the multiple champion Seb rather than the pup Seb was shown to be correct over the last rounds.
17th December 2011, 12:20
Fast Eddie WRC

Great news that Ford continues in the WRC - the sport would be virtually dead without them.

A strange one to take Petter into the team... why didnt he just go to Citroen (which he has been driving) and let Mikko stay were he was ??

Anyway, should be interesting to see what he can do in the Fiesta ...

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