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Thanks for the thread A.F.F. I think Barreis will stay on this thread for the rest of the season and not interfering with the discussions on other threads. ;)
Neither has been Juha Kankkunen, Ari Vatanen or Timo Salonen...Quote:
Originally Posted by Wim_Impreza
I believe it has nothing to do with lazyness it seems to have more to do with the lack of self-confidence. In some rallyes Hirvonen can be as fast as anyone else but, I don't know why, a lot of times the speed is not there, although you can see that he is trying! The true is that if you are always competing against Loeb it is dificult to keep you self-confidence at the highest levels. And to be a champion you have to believe in yourself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Karukera
yes thats true! he always looks very fast on videos. i guess he maybe overpaces the car, at last with the focus he did. i hope he can kick loeb´s a*s this year, altough i dont really believe it ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by jcatanho
At least Malcom has promise more power to the Fiesta.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/89800
"We have got more coming on the engine side," he said. "We're working on the efficiency of the engine, mainly in the area of the direct injection. There will be refinements, but these will come in time for the homologation in May.”
If there’s no results after that its time to be worried.
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Originally Posted by OldF
You should be worried any way, because what says the other Fiesta-men get the updates? Then were back on square one meaning there will be two categores of cars: the factory ones and the others...
Yes, but those updates have to be homologated which means every Fiesta has to have those updates.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
You read me like an open book ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by OldF
You're welcome.
I believe this is true, Mikko can be his own worst enemy at times.Quote:
Originally Posted by jcatanho
But throughout his entire career, he's done nothing but improve his championship position, up to the point when he almost ended Loebs reign in 2009. 2010 was just a minor glitch in his career, best forgotten about :)
That’s one point to consider .Do he wants to be fast or do he want to be a champion. I think these two approaches needs different strategy.
Fingers crossed he will be both by the seasons end:-)Quote:
Originally Posted by OldF
I dont think they are obligaged to use those updates just because they are homolagated. The old parts are still available so nothing says they have to be for everyone driving Fiestas. It will be like old times when manus having better parts than privateers.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldF
That’s why!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
26. BEFORE THE START
26.1.4 The crew must show the car's complete certified homologation form.
64. MECHANICAL COMPONENTS – MANUFACTURERS AND WRC TEAMS
64.4 RESTRICTION OF ENGINE PARTS DEVELOPMENT
As development of the engine is controlled, a box of the parts listed below will be sealed by the FIA
together with the registered Manufacturer or WRC Team and placed in a location acceptable to both
parties. This will be carried out at the latest before the 1/05/2011.
- Valves.
- Pistons.
- Valve springs.
- Camshafts (with profile).
- Cylinder head ready to race.
- Homologated cylinder block
- High pressure fuel pump
- Exhaust and intake manifolds
- All other engine parts already homologated.
- Compression ratio details with tolerance.
The parts registered do not necessarily have to be new, but they must be representative, in every respect,
of the parts to be used in the rallies throughout the season.
I was talking to a friend about this yesterday. In my view, Hirvonen will not win the championship as long as long as Loeb is there. Latvala and Ogier and proving themselves very quick drivers that, if only for some more consistency, would be better challengers for the top step of the podium. Hirvonen definitely has experience and consistency over these two guys but that's not enough to beat Loeb. Loeb is consistent too. As well as this, if Hirvonen does not step up to the challenge this year, 2011 brings with it a more experienced Ogier, Latvala and Ostberg. Hell, don't count out Petter either, under the right circumstances! In this scenario, even with Loeb out, Hirvonen will still face tough competition.
I regret to say this but I honestly don't believe Hirvonen will ever be champion. His best shot at it is if Ford come up with something special when the new parts arrive. They need to display an advantage over Citroen in some major aspect e.g. engine power, grip etc. Hirvonen alone, will not beat Loeb. And pretty soon, he might not even beat Ogier.
I do wish him all the best in his campaign this year and hope he can gain some more confidence and take the fight to the wire. That is wishful thinking though.
While the Citroen is probably the better car, I don't think this is even important in the scheme of things as I think Citroen have the 3 quickest drivers in the Championship. Loeb, Ogier and Solberg are all capable of winning every event on every surface. No-one else can say that and I think even if Mikko and JML had equal machinery they would not be quicker. Maybe better over a season as Solberg and Ogier enjoy a few retirements but definately not quicker drivers.
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Therefore lets hope that the organisers of ROC in the end of the year will give to Hirvonen and JML two DS3 and to Loeb and Ogier two Fiestas in order to see which combination is faster.
and i am sure the the sss of the show will tell the difference....
let´s wait until Rally GB oder maybe a little bit earlier, when Mikko is becoming reigning champion of 2011 ;-)
he will do it !
I see that everyone is talking about Hirvonen's speed. But nobody is talking about the difference between Ford and Citroen. It's obviously that Citroen is better than Ford, even the new specification of World Rally Car. In Mexico you could seen that. In the first day Hirvonen was a lot slower than Loeb and Ogier because the start order drawback him. And on the second and the third day he wasn't pushing hard because he seen that all the other Fords had problems.
We should wait for three more days to see which car is faster. You say that citroen is faster, but you forget the time of Miko in mexicos power stage!! 2 seconds faster than the citroen.. It is too early to judge the speed of the cars
in power stages the leaders risk a lot less than those behind....its a normal reaction.
I like it:-) It could be possible, but only if he improves his pace on tarmac...Quote:
Originally Posted by StevieWonder
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Yesterday Hirvonen was a guest at a finnish tv show "Teknari". When asked about what went wrong last year and what will he improve this year, he answered something like "Last year i wanted to win every stage and every corner, this year i will just try to be consistent, because that seems to be my thing" (not excact words of his). So pretty much what many people here have said too.
What about tarmac performance?!
i am really sad for the evolution of hirvonen...i was a huge fan since his finnish clio days....was amazed by his performance in rally GB with the yellow subaru and predicted he is going to be World champion one day. When he joined the official subaru team lost faith in him....and never believed he could do anything substancial even when he showed good progress with ford...then on top of that Loeb came and in GB 2009 ate what was left of his soul.... very sad story...
i will cry for him a bit...maybe.
Why lose faith when he joined Subaru?Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
No matter how much you dislike Ford/M Sport/Hirvonen, you cant deny that 2009 was one of the most exciting seasons in recent years, last year the drivers championship was over with 2 events spare:-)
Yes , it is so exticing to watch 4 works cars , so interesting . I don't care if the fight was up to the last round , the year was sadly a disasterQuote:
Originally Posted by tfp
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First tarmac stage in Europe is won by Hirvonen ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
Well if there were more manufacturers there would be more works cars :DQuote:
Originally Posted by urabus-denoS2000
:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Roy
Of course ;) Things are ( finally ) getting betterQuote:
Originally Posted by tfp
Maybe "something different" in 2012 for Mikko as he's quoted as replacement of Ogier at Citroën :p :
Rumour only for now though :rolleyes:
I think it's all or nothing for Mikko in Wales. I like him and rate him as a driver and he has another golden chance to win the title. I think that it's his last chance at winning a world tittle as we've seen this year how quick Jarri Matti has been and of course Seb Ogier. I'll be cheering him on in Wales and hopes he can do it after the dissapointment of 2009. Go on Mikko. :D
Mikkos performance is sad...seeing people actually supporting him its even more sad...
you want the slowest driver of this year to win a title...a driver who in the last 3 event forced his FASTER team mate to slow down for him...
Sad little men with sad little lifes seeing the nothingness of them in Mikko...
makes me sick and losing all hope for the human race...
:rotflmao:Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
Man i think you need to take a break from rallying. you start to take it a little bit too serious.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T