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I dont think anyone wants to see him leave the sport. As he's a great guy to have around. But at the moment its hard to make a case for him not having to pay to drive. If he'd won the last to events I'm sure he'd have a contract on his desk. But his season has just not gone as he would of liked. What gets me is he had the car to win, and they both blew it.
Petter + Prodrive WRC = I think it`s the best solution both for Petter & WRC
I've really have my doubts about Petter vs prodrive. That wasn't a happy divorce.
2.nd in Ford, or something else. Grc/erc or pikes peak?
I think the sport is better for having Petter involved, regardless of how quick he is. It all depends who the other drivers in the team are as to whether I think he should be factory backed. Personally I think that Meeke would be a better choice, and could also help get a bit more promotion over here.
Novikov is too inconsistent at the minute in my view. He can be very quick but then he'll bin it in a big way. Or he'll drive to finish and just be plain slow. He's a talent and possibly my favourite driver, but he needs to learn how to bring the car home while still being quick (some would argue the same of Petter).
Tanak is promising too, but I don't think he'll ever be able to take on the likes of Ogier and I don't think he's truly ready yet
I'm really not convinced that there are that many people around to come through at the minute. Although I would happily see Latvala given the cold shoulder in favour of Novikov or Tanak. That said, I haven't really seen much rallying this season, so all I really want to see is anyone that helps get the sport back on its feet...if that Polo is quick I worry that we may have more domination from a man called Seb.
the way i see it, these are the people that should get a factory seat. they are ranked, based on how much they (in my opinion) deserve it based on their results in the past.
hirvonen
ogier
latvalla
sordo
ostberg
solberg
mikkelsen
neuville
novikov
hanninen
tanak
so, at first i would have said that he shouldn't be in a factory car.
but considering the fact that there are at least 6 seats available, (and possibly 8 if prodrive finds enough budget) he still deserves it.
I'd move Solberg ahead of Ostberg if purely based on past result as opposed to future potential. Also Hanninen above Novikov at least. But I see your point and therefore agree with you that Petter is deserving of a seat somewhere if its based on talent and not potential or money.Quote:
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I would like that. Prodrive should do everything they can to get Petter onboard. He's probably the best driver left.
Again money would be the problem at Pro Drive as they don't have any.
Hirvonen, Ogier, Latvala, Sordo, Ostberg, Solberg, Mikkelsen, Neuville, Meeke, Novikov, Andersson, Hanninen.....
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Originally Posted by gtimad73
Yes but at least they won't have to pay Petter.
Prodrive keep saying their aim is to do the whole season. Hopefully they can FINALLY find a proper sponsor.