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According to Iltalehti Latvala has a contract with VW.
That's just Iltalehti citing Autosport. For sure nothing official yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mise
He did make a pre-agreement already last year before NORF with VW. But lots of things changed after Ogier desided to go to VW so don`t so sure how it actually is now or exactly what was written in that contract!
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Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
Sorry but Ogier and Latvala are no good duo for a team who desires the manufacteur championship.
What was actually written in the Autosport article = all sides denying any contract exists + Nissen saying that JML "has another couple of races to show he can stay on the road". So JML carrying pressure from two teams at the moment (?) Smart move naming him #1 before the season had even started..
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That makes Hirvonen the most desirable driver in the WRC, then, for every team!Quote:
Originally Posted by Francis44
Yeah for me perfect duo is mad driver + fast yet consistent driver. Mad driver + mad driver = disaster.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gregor-y
And please do not use as example Loeb and Ogier. Loeb is much more consistent than Latvala, and so is Ogier.
Yes, he and Sordo are the best second drivers in my opinion. Extremely consistent fast drivers who take a lot of points.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gregor-y
Iltalehti is the bible of truth in motorsports!! How dare you question it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
Pretty funny that people now see Hirvonen the most desirable driver, whilst previous season some referred to him as a 'sick dog'.
Are You sure it's the same people? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by User
As a leading driver he was... as a second driver he is every manufacturers wet dream...Quote:
Originally Posted by User
Ogier is just "ladycup" driver.
And he is drinking all the time... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by T.Maanteiden kuningas
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Oh yes :D
Also Mikko and Dani do not seem to get involved in team politics as much. Sadly both can crack under pressureQuote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Just read on planet marcus, toyota are making plans to come back to the WRC....We've never heard that one before have we? :D
That's good. WRC isn't really where he belongs but for our national championship (which looks to be great this year) he will be a nice addition. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
If the drivers do theyr jobb right. Driving in the WRC is way different from driving a 150km local rally where we just to flat out from the start. I think the team can score points in Rally Norway and hopefully in some other events as well.
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Dutch championship seems to be the best, WRC wise, at the moment. Always good to watch. Should be an exciting season.
Why do you think that he doesn't belong in the WRC? he pays the bills...Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGear
WRC wise, the Belgian championship is much better. Look at the entry list or results of the TAC Rally from yesterday: C4 WRC, Mini WRC, Focus' WRC, Impreza's WRC, 307 WRC, Corolla WRC. Later this season, there will be another C4 WRC in the Rallye de Wallonie and 1 Fiesta WRC. Probably there will be also an Octavia WRC in some rounds. I don't think another national championship has this in this difficult economic times, especially as there was also Loix in the 207 S2000, 2 Polo's S2000, some GT cars, Lancer's and Impreza's, BMW's, some small cars and much historic cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
Most of the stages in the Netherlands aren't beautiful in my opinion. Almost all WRC cars in NL are driven by gentlemen-drivers, but I must say that it will be a good title fight there for the title.
Ok. Ta.
France has a good championship. Maybe better than Belgium (Loix with 207 all the season like Robert, and Sarrazin with 307, plus all the very good national drivers).Quote:
Originally Posted by Wim_Impreza
Speed-wise he doesn't. Simple as that. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Plan9
Regarding the Dutch championship I agree about the quality, but this year with (maybe) Kuipers, Van Merksteijn, Ten Brinke, Wevers and Van Eldik and about 5 or 6 more WRC's the championship will be very strong. All 5 of them are rather decent drivers.
In comparison with Belgium, then Belgium does have a better championship (although I would say only Tsjoen, Snijers and Loix are better than the 5 names I just mentioned).
What was your first car? “I had my first car when I was seven: it was a brown Ford Escort MkII. I bought it for £25 and sold it for £30, so it’s clear that I inherited the Wilson family genes!” :rotflmao:
another staged interview from the official M-sport web site...
Will any reporter ever have the balls to ask Slowson his opinion on his progress and why he bothers with the sport ??
That's perhaps the most ridiculous and meaningless interview I have ever read.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlowSon
Who run this site?? Wonder why nowdays people dont write their name after the article, so that readers would know how serious the articles should be taken.Quote:
Originally Posted by Red bull
All is quite easily explained by clicking the 'About Me' button on the site!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
Ok, thanks, and the Latvala story, interview, imagination, or copy from somewhere else?Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
i think all the places for the trailer and motorhomes window cleaners are taken...so i see no reason why they want Latvala.Quote:
Originally Posted by Red bull
I think he's just pinched it from the Autosport article. Nothing new there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
ofcourse Latvalla has contact with VW, but also has Al Attiyah and Mathew Wilson among other drivers. Latvala was hot last year, but he blew his hotness goodby by crashing too much.
The question is: which drivers is the best for VW if they want an manufacturer title in 2013? Sordo has more change of the second VW seat and VW has more changes with Sordo and Ogier in team 1.
P.Solberg should be best choice for VW. Second best is Sordo.
Joukhi should pay for few more years of Latvala's crashing at ford. :D
Solberg or Sordo are the stand out options as 2nd drivers for a title assault in 2013, but JML has the potential to be one of the greatest drivers of all time in my opinion so VW may be wise to sign him up while they have the chance.
If Latvala should be one of the greatest drivers of all time, what's then Loeb?! :D
Potential, as said. History not written yet. As for time being Loeb is, yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis