Loeb will test Renault F1 car

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12th November 2007, 20:52
1LM1

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Originally Posted by alleskids

Loeb raced sport prototypes in Le Mans. A (2007) F1 car is just a bit lighter, power fuller and heavier on the brakes than a sports car. It differences like a 2006 Group N to a 2007 WRCar. And it is special that a Citroen man drives a Renault car. Normally it is quite sensetive I believe, just as Japanese carnmakers don';t like to see their drivers in other Japanese cars.

Absolutely true! I was very surprised when I heard about this. It's the first time ever that works drivers from PSA and Renault will swap their seats in a official event like this.
I think it will stay an exception.
12th November 2007, 22:42
MJW

Its strange for Renault and PSA to allow this, historically there has been much rivalry between the two sides of French car manufacturing. Having said that I expect that Loeb's laptime will be stunning. Personally, if Citroen withdraw from rally I can see Loeb stopping rally and go racing - at a very high level and do well.
12th November 2007, 23:06
Tom206wrc

I would have had prefered Loeb to test the Peugeot 908 HDI Le Mans... :rolleyes:
13th November 2007, 06:52
Brother John

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Originally Posted by MJW

Its strange for Renault and PSA to allow this, historically there has been much rivalry between the two sides of French car manufacturing. Having said that I expect that Loeb's laptime will be stunning. Personally, if Citroen withdraw from rally I can see Loeb stopping rally and go racing - at a very high level and do well.

As I said already before, Loeb belongs in Le Mans and racing.
13th November 2007, 06:59
janneppi

Yeah, hes much too good a driver to be wasted on rallying. :p :
13th November 2007, 07:17
jonkka

Abhorring to get such a stain on oneself... :eek:
13th November 2007, 09:21
ShiftingGears

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Originally Posted by janneppi

Yeah, hes much too good a driver to be wasted on rallying. :p :

LOL
13th November 2007, 10:12
Roy

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Originally Posted by 1LM1

Absolutely true! I was very surprised when I heard about this. It's the first time ever that works drivers from PSA and Renault will swap their seats in a official event like this.
I think it will stay an exception.

Total/Elf is a major partner of both carmakers. That is IMO why he can drive that F1 car. Good marketing idea by the petrol company.

Nice Kovailainen drives a WRCar. That gives media support on rally.
13th November 2007, 10:24
Magnus

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Originally Posted by Brother John

As I said already before, Loeb belongs in Le Mans and racing.

I do not fancy this ongoing bashing of Loeb. Even if he isn´t a one-liner like Bosse or a hollywood-run-way as Solberg, he could be the most talented driver of all time, and seems to be a nice bloke at the same time. To ask of him to go to **** is the same as asking him to leave rallying for ** **** or ****** as a whole.
13th November 2007, 11:02
alleskids

Loeb has shown that he is exceptional on tarmac, either in a WRcar or a Sportscar, and now he can show his skills in a F1 car. But he has lost his "tarmac only-driver" tag, that gets sticked to all south European drivers in the beginning, and French drver especially. With halve of his WRC wins on gravel, he has become the most allround rally driver ever seen in (modern) autosport scene. So his debut in the Renault F1 car is just a reward for his skills, and not a sneaky move from the last members and their supporters of Finnisch Rally Mafia to get rid of Loeb from WRC :) .

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