Nissen happy with Abbring and Wiegand's performances:
World Rally Championship - News - Young aces impress VW chief
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Nissen happy with Abbring and Wiegand's performances:
World Rally Championship - News - Young aces impress VW chief
In such news I don't think u'll very fast a negative thing. And about Abbring u can impossible say that it was bad, he was very fast for the first time in a S2000 and on friday with a 6th time overall is pure class.
Ogier signs with VW!!!!!!!!!!!
Ogier becomes first factory driver at Volkswagen - YouTube
good news for the championship....but lets see if he is going to be affected by the 1 year lay-off.
We will definitely see him in the WRC, but wait until she confesses himself, we already have enough to read rumors here........Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
I'm very pleased about this news and VW will know, without doubt, if they are not winning then it's the car not the driver.
So Monte in a Fabia then?
There is a photo of him wearing VW clothing with codriver :)
1 year to develop car and get paid by top team... He's a top driver so there won't be any issues :)
In the video if you freeze it at 59 seconds...you see the castrol edge sponsor badge attached to the rally uniform of Ogier....that means Castrol jumped ship from ford to VW ??? or castrol is a WRC sponsor in general ???
Interesting to say the least. Will we see Ogier at all in 2012? We'll see.
So, will Ford go with Latvala-Tänak combination? That seems obvious. It's also obvious that it could end up as another 2008 season for Ford if Latvala doesn't proove yet to be enough number 1 for the team as Hirvonen wasn't yet in 2008. That too, we'll see.
I like the world cup races part of the video.... USA narrators are the best....
I think JML is a totally different personality to Mikko and is more than ready to be the leader. I'm surprised you singled out 2008, I don't think Mikko ever really stepped up to the plate although we don't know just how much confidence he lost in the big accident -more, it appears, than JML when he attempted Focus-skiing down a Portugese mountain.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
I think a Latvala-Solberg team at ford would be better and have Tanak in a WRC car to learn. Have to hold our breath until Ford an announcement
Also - what was the book they gave Ogier? German- French dictionary?
WRC / Breaking news: Ogier primo pilota ufficiale di VW
no it was the "Driver-Team relations, How not to F$$$ up....again"Quote:
Originally Posted by 6789
I wish VW good luck with Ogier. He is quick, but not a champ seen from a HR perspective!
It was the last time Ford had a change in their line-up and no.1 driver had some boots to fill. But for sure Grönholm's boots were bigger than Hirvonen's, and for sure Latvala is now more ready than Hirvonen was in 2007. And as for Latvala's confidence crushing "issues" in 2009, it was the Polish affair that effected him far more than the accident in Portugal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
Back on the topic, like N.O.T. said, for the championship Ogier signing VW seems to be the best option. If all goes well with Ford/M-Sport, in 2013 we'll see three stars attacking with full back-up from their team and wingmen: Loeb in Citroen, Ogier in VW and Latvala most likely in Ford. And perhaps Mini adds a notable force there too at odd occasions, and just bring more manus to bring more seats for the young guns.
Progress is slow, but as it seems, I wouldn't be too pessimistic about the near future of our beloved sport's main championship.
I think that Ogier will be "enough" as a lead driver which should leave the way clear for someone like Mikkelsen, Hanninen or Neuville for seat 2.
someone to wake up wrc.com please. there are news to post......
VW in WRC is ok, but what about Skoda? What are news, rumors? What will be the future of Skoda Motorsport and future of Skoda in rally?
Probably it should be in separate thread. IMHO quite serious question...
I think VW has other plans for Ogier's team mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
My speculation: VW with Polo WRC, Skoda with new Fabia R4(T).Quote:
Originally Posted by uranium
I heard they wanted two previous WRC winners in their team so I guess that would mean Latavala from 2013. If they run 3 cars(or 2 teams) at least that would leave space for the young guns.Quote:
Originally Posted by DonJippo
But maybe the Citroen model is better? (to have a clear no.1)
Castrol is sponsor of Škoda so it's not that strange.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
Good luck to Ogier.Lets see if VW will enter him to Monte,or they will prefere to enter Wiegand
Has there been any talk/confirmation about a Junior team?
I think they also sponsored VW for the Dakar, didn't they?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Yes, mostly likely.Quote:
Originally Posted by modri dirkac
Yes Don, but try that here in the forum to explain .... ;) No, forget it, they will sooner or later hear or see something when they understand how businesses work. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by DonJippo
But Skoda doesn't have R4 car or even something similar to it?Quote:
Originally Posted by modri dirkac
Mini has the sponsoring too, the logo was already on the Polo from the test maybe even when the first pics got on the web, and Skoda Motorsport also sponsored for some years by them :)Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
It is not R4 as we know them now but the new formula - like an R3T with 4WD and larger restrictor. I believe that development of this car already started in Škoda.Quote:
Originally Posted by uranium
i´m shure they will run 2 cars on all, or almost all, events of wrc 2012. they shurely also want to test some more guys during the season, and ogier 100% wants also to do all rounds to not get out of shape. i think it´s a clever move from him to go to vw. now he can also build this car around him, it will perfectly fit him then. and 2013 he´ll be wr champion ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
One of the biggest car companies in Europe.... one the to be biggest manufactures (They're aiming for spot number 1) in the world!!! It's also great for the WRC as well don't you think?
From iRally http://bit.ly/vk7wHp VW Motorsport chief Kris Nissen says the "misunderstandings" Sébastien Ogier suffered at Citroën this season led to him becoming available, and it was Ogier's decision to come to the VW team.
Ogier will drive one of the VW-entered Skoda Fabias in rounds of the 2012 WRC, and will also embark on world-wide testing for the VW Polo R WRC car, including altitude testing in Mexico.
Nissen has also confirmed to iRally that Juho Hänninen is on his 'Watchlist' for the other seat in the main VW team for 2013, along with Andreas Mikkelsen, Kevin Abbring and Sepp Wiegand, and says he's under no illusions about the challenge of taking on Citroën and Ford in WRC.http://bit.ly/vk7wHp
clever move if it is, we will see after the end of season 2013.Till now its not clever to be out of the last years champion team.Of course he couldn t do something else after the f@#$d up with Quesnel at Citroen. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by darkstar
What do you mean with the...'' build the car around him to perfectly fit him''? Nobody else could drive fast the polo?
Sepp Wiegand for 1st team would be ridiculous take then Weijs Jr.. No official word on Neuville but that's not surprise with being under contract of PSA and still negotiating.
i mean that he is now developing the car from the beginning on, so he can make it the way it feels good for him for 2013. its defenetly better for him then sitting in the car first time at the end of 2012 or beginning of 2013.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
development with adjusting the car are not same things.Quote:
Originally Posted by darkstar
After that how you know Ogiers abilities to develop a wrc car?
I heard the news today, good move from Ogier I think! However, I'll now bet my last pound that citroen wont continue in WRC after Loeb leaves, its clear that VW arent messing about here!
ogier was also involved in the development of the ds3, so i think he cant be that worse. but i never said he´s good in it. thats your interpretation...anyhow, he will shurely develope it like he feels its good for him and not how it may feel good for who ever. developing and adjusting are not same but belong together. developing, if you want so, is done by the engineers basically. drivers can only give hints on how to make something better and then test if its actually better or not. and therefore you also must defenetly be good in making a setup and "adjusting" the car. and of course he knows how things where done by citroen, witch defenetly will help vw a lot...