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So why have You said that when You haven't referred to Lefebvre? He is the only one from Your list who was beaten in a straight fight by Abbring only in 2WD. There was nothing else anyhow connected to Abbring's 2WD performance in the whole discussion. I don't understand Your point...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Not every time, but most of the time vs Kajetanowicz and only in Barum the difference was pretty big:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Acropolis Rally 2014, ss4, Abbring, Kajto +15.3
Sata Rallye Açores 2014, ss3, Kajto, Abbring +2.6
Barum Czech Rally Zlín 2014, ss3, Abbring, Kajto +40.4
Rallye du Valais 2014, ss3, Abbring, Kajto +11.7
Abbring on ERC 2014 before problems
Acropolis: SS4 before engine problem (1. Abbring; 2. Breen +05,8; 3. Kajetanowicz +15,3)
Ireland: SS5 before small off and engine problem on SS6 (1. Lappi; 2. Abbrib +07,7; 3. Breen +09,1)
Açores: SS9 before powersteering problem (1. Abbring; 2. Breen +31,3; 3. Sousa +38,4)
Ypres: SS13 before engine problem (1. Abbring; 2. Loix +20,9; 3. Cherain +1:26,9)
Barum: SS3 before engine problem (1. Abbring; 2. Lappi +10,5; 3. Breen +11,8)
Valais: SS2 before clutch problem (1. Abbring; 2. Wiegand +02,3; 3. Kajetanowicz +03,7)
Never mind. Abbring will be good. Only that too much speculations only on him. Gets an unbalanced view of current drivers without seats. And be careful of judging drivers who only does fast times on specific stages. They have to reach finish in rallies as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
I agree with You however I'm quite sure Abbring would finish a lot of rallies if the car was capable of doing so :) Abbring has never been a crash-prone driver. You can check his ewrc profile. There are only 3 accidents in 75 starts listed as a reason for retirement: http://ewrc-results.com/profile.php?...=Kevin-Abbring
Anyway let's see what the future brings. He sure deserves a chance. If he can adapt to the WRC car is another question and only time will bring the answer.
Who are those drivers who do fast time on specific stages only?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
@Mirek, Abbring didn't have his 4WD debut in Wales 2011, and Lefebvre didn't have it in Wales 2014 either (Catalunya). Abbring did some national events (tarmac, but with sandy gravel sactions) with Subaru Group N before.
Might Abbring be getting some Hyundai outings? Bouffier is no longer with the team, looks like neither is Hänninen and Paddon is in for only 9 rounds. If Hyundai are (are they?) going to run the third car in all events besides Monte Carlo, there seems to be some openings for a driver like Abbring...
We already rounded up our discussion on Abbring, me and Mirek, but as you probably understand I meant Kevin Abbring.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
It's Paddon in the third car everywhere except Monte...Quote:
Originally Posted by [WRCRR]
http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/janua...2--12-12-.html
I hope it will be a VW Polo WRC for Abbring ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc