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Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
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Hanninen?Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
Juho has a contractQuote:
Originally Posted by MJW
Give us a hint... is he a rich hobby driver, or a big driver from the past?
Jari Ketomaa :eek: :confused:
I cannot understand why nobody has mentioned the ultimate driver for the job Markko Martin!!!!
Neither really I'm afraid, but nearer the first one.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlowSon
Sordo
Kimi :-)! 3 grand prix's in and he is bored of going round in circles and wants to come back.Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
Delecour?
A wild guess says that rumours about breen are floating, that cannot be true
Remember Ford needs points. Mads can deliver points and has been fast this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by gravelman
I wish it was Kimi :D and Delecour would surely count as a big driver from the past!
Ford World Rally Team director Malcolm Wilson says a decision on who will replace Jari-Matti Latvala on Philips Rally Argentina later this month is unlikely until Monday of next week. :(
World Rally Championship - News - Wilson: Latvala replacement decision due next week
Villagra? :D He is an argentinian and it is Rally ArgentinaQuote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
When Wilson was injured before Sweden, Tanak replaced him in the Go Fast team. As happened then, I suppose the new driver of the official team is already an entry of Argentina, so we will lose a car.
The most logical from MW's point of view is Mads - he can deliver good result, top 4. The budget of Mads for this round could be regroupped to other round of the season which was not in the plan for this year and like this the season complete. If Adapta rent the car from MW (don't know) the same money in the pocket for MW for this year.
MW will not go with other driver who is not WRC regular (Atko and other mentioned names ...)
FIA nominated drivers are here. Don't know if they can change teams after nominations.
Rally Argentina - Entries
Mads and Adapta said that going to Argentina was going to cost 20% of the season's budget for them. Based on that it is logical that Mads substitutes for JML and that 20% of the budget can be re-allocated.
Not at all. I think cars and equipment may be on there way to Argentina already and I dont see Mads driving the official car for free, he would have to pay just as much.Quote:
Originally Posted by MJW
MW needs the manu points for Ford - he is also under pressure and not much driver who can deliver good points. The logistic cost is some part of the budget the majority can be savedQuote:
Originally Posted by Francis44
So, Mads, Ott and Evgeny are all "booked" already. I think that it is not allowed to replace drivers between teams. They must find someone new. I wil read the regulations.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
Marcus???
Solberg brothers. :D
What about Mads on the factory seat and Brynildsen replacing him in the Adapta car? Eyvind said there was a plan for more outings this season, so... just a thought.
Right, looks logicalQuote:
Originally Posted by focus206
7.2.6 Must inform the FIA of the name of the first driver entered for the season at the time of
registration for the Championship. This driver may change only after the agreement of the World Rally
Championship Commission.
21.4 CHANGE OF ENTRANT AND/OR CREW MEMBER(S)
A change of entrant is permitted up to the close of entries.
After closure of entries, one member of the crew may be replaced with the agreement of:
- The organisers, before the start of the administrative checks.
- The Stewards, after the commencement of these checks and before the publication of the list of crews
eligible to take the start.
Only the FIA may authorise the replacement of both crew members or the entrant.
So, everythng depends on FIA. It is possbility that Antila might read the notes :-)
I hope it's Markko Martin. Think probably Tanak or Ostberg.......but dream that it's Mark Higgins!
But when McRae replaced Loeb in Turkey 2006., Elena didn't have to read the notes.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluuford
I assume Mads is favourite for the seat, but he's certainly not the only person who has been looked at.
You know something we don't hahahaha. The suspense is immense.... Almost poeticQuote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
Probably Wilson contacted several people and told them "Look what you can find and give me an answer in a coupla days" :dozey:
I feel very bad for Latvala. Mostly because he could be the only driver who could beat Loeb, even he was very faraway from the french driver on championship standings, and he was making a lot of mistakes. But he was mutch faster than anyone. And this is what I liked about him. And mostly because this could be the last year when he could directly beat Loeb (maybe Seb will retire after this season). So..."congratulations" Sebastien Loeb for your 9th title.
It's pathetic to listen all this after only 4 rounds. No fortune teller around.
Imagine if it was Mat Wilson, certain people on here would literally explode!
There are some problems if they choose Novikov, Ostberg or Tanak:
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I will not explode.. I couldn't stop laughing for a very looooooooong time ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Allyc85
Even if Latvala will participate in Greece he will not be in good shape for competing at a high level. And I don't think he will 100% recover this year.
That's exactly what we have written this evening?!?!?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kielder
It would be a great opportunity for Marcus to show that he still have something to demonstrate (and also to recognise that he retired mutch too early :( ). I think that he is still in shape to get a top five result.Quote:
Originally Posted by gravelman
seems like that lolQuote:
Originally Posted by SlowSon