If Citroën leaves, can Lappi goes to M-Sport?
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If Citroën leaves, can Lappi goes to M-Sport?
the whole r5 story just makes no sense. if it was really all about that, there is nothing to gain by going to hyundai.
Apart from loads of moneyQuote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
Yes, if he pays.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Im really looking forward to Toyotas lineup that can fight for both titlws next year according ro Tommi.
Did he say that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Oraamat
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we dont know yet.At next months we will see what happens to MMQuote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
https://www.rallit.fi/tommi-makisen-...ille-valmiina/
Its in the end of that article.
– Uskon, että meillä on kova ja vahva tiimi ensi vuonna. Uskon, että me taistelemme samalla tavalla kaikista titteleistä, Mäkinen vakuutti.
If i understand it correctlt it should be something like that in translation.
- I believe we have a strong team next year and we will fight for all titles in the same way.
Pretty strong statement. I wouldnt say something like that unless im hiring Ogier in current situation
Kalle Rovanperä will be 2020 champ :)
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If Tanak had included the R5 business in the contract talks, that's bad.
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Latvala got 55 pts less than Tänak in 2017 and Tänak was nr 2 in his team back then.Quote:
Originally Posted by deephouse
Latvala is pretty bad.
It is possible he will go into "I know best" /"I trust Joukhi" mode and run Latvala, Rovanpera and maybe even Suninen a bit like 2017.Quote:
Originally Posted by Oraamat
In that case the japanese ought to step in and tell him to get to his sendes. Dunno how likely that is.
No, it is not. But u being u...Quote:
Originally Posted by jparker
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Originally Posted by dimviii
Makinen at https://www.rallit.fi/tommi-makisen-...ille-valmiina/
Of course we wanted Ott to continue with us. But I understand that in the role of a driver, the future is very carefully considered. He had now come to the conclusion that he wanted to take on new challenges
these 2 sentences imho shows something else than money/number 1 status/airplanes etc
Some days ago everybody talked about Mia as the reason why Tänak is leaving, now it is R5 deal, i wonder what comes next week? :D
the car being unreliable the most obvious one?
Ever thought to actually follow the rallies, not just read the results?Quote:
Originally Posted by robertr
I dug up a facebook speculation from June when there was talks that Tänak might go to M-Sport. This was after winning Chile and Portugal, before Sardegna. I replied "if the car breaks in Sardegna, he leaves Toyota". Could be that this was exactly what happened.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
anyone?Quote:
Originally Posted by Indreq
it has been posted on page 83 in this thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by Indreq
my bad. New posts were coming at such pace that i missed this entire page :(Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
In my opinion, for (some of the influential) Finns at TGR, Tänak was not much more than a placeholder for the future superstar Rovanperä. It just so happened that he became a superstar in his own right and delivered the titles Toyota were looking for. This suspicion aligns with the fact that the Japanese were interested in keeping Tänak (obviously), but the Finns dragged their feet and openly showed their distaste for him. They were never going to treat him like a champion as Rovanperä was always set to be the future of Toyota. Given that Rovanperä has done 0 WRC rallies and the world champion is gone, the vision is starting to collide with reality and they are on thin ice. This speculation is based on the Evans article.
except Ogier 2 timesQuote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
VW to M-Sport 2016
Msport to Citroen 2018
Watching "new office"Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
I´m sorry for that!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by er88
but Kalle to TGR isn´t new news
Bluuuford you are moving too i guess ?
This is now the biggest problem for Tommi.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
He has openly said that he will never take SebO to his team and now he must try it...
Evans has gained lot of money if he hasn´t signed for Msport yet...
Tommi is asking, so Malcolm must offer something more.
Not so easy. One 'Ford' M-Sport driver is paid a very small amount (and works in the family business to supplement), the other brings sponsors to pay for the drive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
If one leaves, it's more likely Greensmith's family budget will plug the gap and not Mikkelsen or Green.
Kalle to Toyota isn't confirmed yet. But David Evans announced that Elfyn got a deal to M-Sport for 2018 right after Rally Finland 2017. The confirmation for that came just before the season started.Quote:
Originally Posted by er88
Different if Ogier actually want to go to Toyota.Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
About Evans, maybe incase they dont get Ogier? Eitherway doesn't look good for Latvala. Mikkelsen to Citröen then, if they stay and Ogier moves?
I still don't like him when he writes articles without real news or content. And his comments are not very insightful, but I'll give him that he is very good in getting scoops like that. And I guess it's not easy in a little and "closed" environment like WRC.Quote:
Originally Posted by er88
Result is what matters. 3 podiums, 4 terrible rallies and a bunch of mediocre rallies can hardly be described as a successful season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Allez Andruet
It reminds me the Estonian football commentators who described our womens squad 0:7 loss to Netherlands as a "graceful game" and "good effort, with nothing to be embarrased about".
I don't care, as long as it is something. I come home every evening to read the latest on this silliest of seasons - let's see if it can go on for more than 100 pages! Actually, it's almost as exciting as a WRC round. Forget Ott's movie, someone make a mini-series (working title, Days of Ott's Lives) about this...lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Indreq
https://www.rallit.fi/kysyimme-tommi...epesi-nauruun/
They called Mäkinen and asked about the claims about Tänak not being in good terms with TGR leaders. Mäkinen bursts in laughter and says "that's a funny claim" :D
Technical issues cost him the victory in Finland and a podium in Poland.Quote:
Originally Posted by robertr
German Rallye Magazin writes that Ogier will be testing Toyota next week
'Rumour they say' If he drives the Toyota before the last rally, is there anyway he does OZ with Citröen?Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Of course he wants to go. I bet he regret every hair he have on his head that he leave M-Sport for Citroen. And best option for decent amount of money he is eager to get is Toyota and they are in big trouble now without a decent driver. He will be in Toyota despite their intense relationship lately. I mean how fragile could be if Tanak basically won two titles for them and Citroen don't won any. It's better to have fast and sometimes breakable car (still could climb places after super rally rule) than unpredictably bad handling C3 who is hard to change.Quote:
Originally Posted by wrc2017
If this frenchie would still be in M-Sport maybe Tanak couldn't won the title or it would be all down to finale in Australia.
Let’s face it, there’s only a handful of journos covering the WRC on a permanent basis and among them Evans is the only doing it for a global motorsport press group, making him the perfect messenger if anyone inside the WRC wants to discretlly turn public a private matter.Quote:
Originally Posted by AL14
Actually, this scoop timing makes one wonder about Evans sources purposes; it was released Friday afternoon, when Ogier was no longer a threat to Tanak but Hyundai drivers were starting to feel Toyota rivals pressure, affecting Toyota’s morale for the rest of the rally.