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Yep we got that problem even in our country, we the flemish need to learn our mother language plus french, the wallon people most of them don't care..
Ostberg said he's dissapointed in Malcolm Wilson he thought he be the second official driver, with the news that Petter got that seat he lost some partners for 2012 and is now also to look after other car options Mini or Citroën..
I heared that too. Mads doesnt want to be the third Norwrgian driving a Ford and is supposedly talking to PH Sport about a DS3. It can make sense long term especially if Citroen Norway want to continue with rallying. VW has Ogier and possibly Mikkelsen, Ford seems to include Tanak as its long term player, that would leave Mads and Thierry Neuville in a good place with whatever brand PSA rally after Loeb quits.Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
MadsOstberg: Not happy to miss Monte, but i'l be well prepered for Sweden! :arrow: Twitter
I'm not that convinced by Ostberg, if they had wanted to take someone inexperienced for the second seat they may as well have gone with Tanak.
Ostberg said he's dissapointed in Malcolm Wilson he thought he be the second official driver, with the news that Petter got that seat he lost some partners for 2012 and is now also to look after other car options Mini or Citroën..[/QUOTE]
I do not think this is quite right. I think he got several offers from MW.
But I think he got another offer, it was or is, very difficult to say no to. But who knows?
There were not so big chance for second official seat at Ford, they were talking about completely different names than Ostberg or Tanak...Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
Hanninen, Atkinson? Can't think of anyone else they might have considered.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
M-Sport have, at least for Monte Carlo. Look on page three:Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
M-SPORT FORD WRT (GBR) - DELECOUR, Francois (FRA) / SAVIGNONI, Dominique (FRA) - Ford Fiesta WRC
M-SPORT FORD WRT (GBR) - NOVIKOV, Evgeny (RUS) / GIRAUDET, Denis (FRA) - Ford Fiesta WRC
M-SPORT FORD WRT (GBR) - TANAK, Ott (EST) / SIKK Kuldar (EST) - Ford Fiesta WRC
Henning Solberg and Matthew Wilson are listed as independent entries.
No, they are not. If they were they would have priority 2, but they have priority 1 which mean they will score Manufacturer points. I guess they are just waiting for the Team name...Quote:
Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys
I meant that they're independent of M-Sport. I pointed it out because they did a full season with M-Sport; Novikov, Tanak, Ostberg, Andersson and Burkart all did limited campaigns. That suggests to me that Wilson and Solberg are running in another team; I read a rumour here the other day that they would be in a new team.