I think like this: Monte is the most difficult rally to learn and you just have to practice it as much as possible. And Lappi is Toyota´s future. Very simple. Let´s wait and see.
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I think like this: Monte is the most difficult rally to learn and you just have to practice it as much as possible. And Lappi is Toyota´s future. Very simple. Let´s wait and see.
Makinen should now build a R5 barn out at 'the farm'.Quote:
Originally Posted by OHL
With the experience they now have, and maybe hire a R-Classes boss, to concentrate on the commercial rallycar market.
A lot of data from these cars can be used across the model range.
R5 is a commercially available thing you can buy, no moral or other restrictions there.
Emil Bergkvist to do WRC2 with J-Motorsport starting with Monte. Interesting that he also will be test driver for Citroen.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/emilbergkvi...303890404473:0
"Emil Bergkvist from Sweden along with co-driver Joakim Sjöberg will drive in the World Rally Championship in the class WRC2 during 2017, as official driver for the Belgian team J-Motorsport in a Citroën DS3 R5. Emil and Joakim will also act official test driver for Citroën Racing."
Hmmm, that didn't go too well for Emil last year. The test driver role is interesting though, presumably for the new R5.
Agree. But too much pressure and few rallies, funding problems, all worked in negative direction in 2016.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Hope this year will get him calm enough for driving only. And as much as possible. Then we´ll see.
Gus Greensmith on WRC2 with Ford Fiesta R5
Alex Lukyanuk will take part in WRC Rally Sweden. He will start in WRC2 category (Google translate it): http://autosport.com.ru/wrc/39307-al...-wrc-v-shvecii
Suninen as teammate of Camili in an M-Sport Fiesta R5 starting from Sweden
Hmm,Camili and Suninen. What a strong rival to Skoda motorsport WRC2 team. It seems to me the WRC2 will have a massive balls this year.
Will be interesting to compare Camilli and Suninen although i think it will be very hard for Camilli to beat Suninen. Actually i think it will be impossible but we dont know how this one year experience in WRC class has made in impact on Camilli.
Now we have 30 known name for WRC2 , not bad!
Team mates again :)Quote:
Originally Posted by tc10a
One year and a half ago Camilli was clearly faster than Suninen. But the finn has improved a lot since then, he nearly won the championship last year. That's quite impressive. But also Camilli, after his experience in the top league, I'm sure his balls are bigger now. Would be very interesting to see them fighting each other.
We will see, like you said Suninen has developed a lot and Camilli's horrible season has put me in doubt even in his performance in lower class.
Also they are practically fighting to find a place in WRC next year. Not only the championship. It will be really tough. :)
Show that moving too fast to WRCar is not always the answer. Maybe more so with the 2017 cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
I can't understand what Camilli has to keep in an oficial team.
A contract.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meekefan
Malcolm Wilson saw something special what others have not yet noticed :) Ok. Maybe there was at least something.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meekefan
Not so easy for Camilli! Suninen showed last year that he is at the top already and hard to beat.
If he is not able to drive at the same level than Suninen, Tidemand and Kopecký (top 3 in WRC2 if Mikkelsen is not competing the whole series) it will be impossible to continue his contract with the M-Sport or find a World Rally Car for the next season.
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Jon Armstrong, Max Vatanen and Osian Pryce will drive each 2 rallies with Dmack Fiesta R5
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There is a lot of younger drivers coming from France. Camilli has to show that he has the speed and skills to succeed in the near future if FFSA is to continue his support.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
of course not.obviously this is not the reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGear
This is the strange case of someone that hasn't important sponsors neither has a big talent, but caught a official steering wheel. Never could understand why Wilson's gave him a oficial car, implying the jumping from few rallyes in WRC2 to the whole WRC season.Quote:
Originally Posted by nafpaktos
Not a big talent? He started late with rally and had a very good year in WRC2.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meekefan
Unfortunatly, the step from WRC2 to WRC came to soon. But there have been several other drivers returning to WRC2 before coming back to WRC and proving what they could do.
Don't write him off to quickly and certainly don't say he isn't talented...
Yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGear
Contract of Suninen in TMG (Toyota, Cologne) had fine of 800.000€ if he doesn´t drive or if team don´t offer him a drive.
so money is the reason why Camilli is still Sport driver.
Regarding M-Sport and Camilli - things like this can't be a coincidence - http://www.rallyejeunes.com/
Makes sense for Malcolm as it helps him bolster the business in other areas.
If you look Camilli 's pace, he was not so far than Ostberg. In France he shown an impressive speed, for his 2nd race in R3, he was fighting with Cedric Robert.
The season in WRC 2 was not bad but I think he drove a wrcar too early. Another year in WRC 2 has been better but Wilson chose another way. 2016 was only his 4th season and Mexico was his 8th rally on gravel.
If you look Tanak or Neuville first years, they was more experienced and it was not so good. They was doing some good times but also a lot of crashes. And now they are recognized as fast drivers. At the beginning of the season Camilli did some good times but the end was disapointed. We will see but I think he deserved a seat in wrc.
Pity, was hoping that Pryce would get a few more rounds, he's someone who's definitely got potential but never found the funding required for competitive rides; hope they give him a few drives in BRC or similar too.Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
Camilli for sure should have had this drive last year, but will be interesting to see what he can do with it. Good mix for gravel and tarmac with those two drivers for MSport.
Can't really get my head around the prize structure to be honest. Pryce won the overall championship and bested one of the paired events. But gets just two rounds? Bizarre really.Quote:
Originally Posted by dodge33cymru
Indeed, I even thought last year he mentioned having several rounds this year, but guess not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
... and Suninen with the new 2017 Ford Fiesta WRC on FinlandQuote:
Originally Posted by tc10a
and Poland also with WRC17 (Sardinia maybe also)Quote:
Originally Posted by RICARDO75
if Camilli continues to perform like in monte then it will be his final year in top level rallying...after SS14 he said he was flat out and he lost 5.6 secs to Kopecky in 5.50kms...
It is also his home rally (he grew up near those streets) in his favourite surface...Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
i am sure he will perform much better in the future.
Gus Greensmith @GreensmithGus
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Armin Kremer finished in WRC2 (as he is not happy with situation in championship) and will support Marijan Griebel in his ERC Junior 28 campaign - http://www.autosport.cz/clanek.php?cl=18756
What is he unhappy about?
Works teams in WRC2 having parts not released to customers and being just too competitive!Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGear