Yes. In addition, there Dani and from '13, only three exploits.
If yes really exciting .... Good night WRC.... :(
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Yes. In addition, there Dani and from '13, only three exploits.
If yes really exciting .... Good night WRC.... :(
As far as I understand, VW will have at least 1 junior driver in a Polo next year.
He has not really proven anything on WRC yet, his time might come later but he is not yet ready for works team.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plan9
Nice :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Ralph-Mario
No matter how much talking we do on the forum about VW, when you actually see the fruits of their labours so far going sideways on sandy gravel, it is soooo much better :D
That's a good point. I guess as he has been granted basically a free hand in the IRC now it makes you think he is up to something good now that Juho's "star is fading" at VW. By the way do you know what Juho did wrong for VAG to lose interest in him?Quote:
Originally Posted by DonJippo
He did too good with Skoda ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Plan9
Lol! Well he seems to be rectifying that now (look at the IRC opener)
Exactly ;)
Being older and slower than Mikkelsen and still making too many mistakes?Quote:
Originally Posted by Plan9
I really like Juho so that probably sounds too harsh but I am guessing that is their thinking. I hope he does get a works WRC drive somewhere in the future though, maybe even with VW in a "b-team", as he couldn't really be called a junior any more.
I think two drivers have lost interest of Volkwagen this rally. Atkinson and Latvala didn't do a very good job. Kevin Abbring meanwhile did a good job, but the technique let him down.
Yes, I guess some guys will be hoping the ink really has dried on JMLs VW contract already.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin Luijk
Atkinson is probably another one to add to the long list of the lost generation of drivers-with-potential-but-nowhere-to-drive unfortunately :(
:-) no worriesQuote:
Originally Posted by RS
I just hope they don't call the VW b team something like "junior" as it would not make sense if Juho had anything to do with it (he is in his 30s not a junior by any stretch).Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
As for JML, Juho, Chris and Dani etc I don't think we have the full story about drivers VW are evaluating.
Yes that list is getting long now. I wonder if it would be different if people like him and Meeke could attract personal backing. Besides one event would not have been enough for VW to offer Chris a contract.
Any news about Polo test in Portugal?
Not much, seems VW asked the people on the test stage, to not publish any videos or photos..
VW are not coming to NZ according to maxrally.co.uk. Just focussing on testing in Europe
Looks and sounds great :D
Going by that video they must be 0.2-0.3 seconds faster per KM than Citreon ;)
At least. Nearer 0.4s/km from my judgement ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Allyc85
Any other drivers apart from Ogier and a bit Sainz that has been part of the Polo Wrc testing ?
Maybe a good thing to get inputs from other drivers with different styles, to get a car that can be fast for more than one driver?
Depping, Hänninen sure did some testing for VW. Maybe also Abbring and Mikkelsen. I don't know.
If the car is good enough (which I think it will be) any driver will be fast in it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
in F1 yes...in rallying no.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
He he, please explain. I don´t understand...Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
Rallying is far more versatile sport than going in cyrcles and tackling the same corner 50-60 times....Thus driver input matters far more than in F1...put a baboon in an F1 car and he will win if the car is a winner...put kimi raikonen in a rally car and...well....you get the picture.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
and to stay on topic before Brother john unleashes the spanish inquisition on me...the video is nice and the team handles their involvement quite professionally, having a test almost after each event on diverse conditions...rallying needs VW to succeed.
Nice video! Sainz is such a boss getting a chopper straight to the testing location. VW are looking good, hopefully they can debut at the end of 2012
I'm a rallyfan, pure heart and couldn't care less about F1 BUT, I've seen a few F1 drivers testing a rallycar and vice versa. What I've witness, F1 drivers have made relatively good stage runs taking in consideration how little expereince they have. And then I've seen rally drivers trying to launch F1-car and fail.... so who are the baboons again??Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
the F1 drivers.Quote:
Originally Posted by A.F.F.
It would be interesting to see how they all would do without notes and co-drivers on a new stage...Quote:
Originally Posted by A.F.F.
...and driver eyes are closed ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by DonJippo
In Vauhdin Maailma Kaj Lindström said they (he and Kimi) were the fastest on Citroen tarmac test stage.
The stuff of Citroen were also very impressed how little Kimi weared the tyres.
So the pure driving speed is there, but driving from the note isn't.
I suppose the car is preparing for rally, but not for circuit?
Kimi is fast on circuit, who says opposite. Anyway his rally experience shows that rally is a bit different thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mise
That's a bit harsh. I've seen so much examples of rally drivers having sucess on circuits, not always in F1, but in circuit racing. Most recently Sebastien Loeb and Ogier humiliated some circuit professional drivers in a race in France last year in small formula cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by A.F.F.
Actually there was one French rally driver who finished 5th or 6th in F1 barcelona test some years ago..
This must be the first time I agree with NOT :s statement(though without the flamboyant style..)
Quote:
Originally Posted by A.F.F.
My comment was a response, conserning precisely F1.Quote:
Originally Posted by Francis44
Also Ogier won the race of champions, beating drivers like Vettel a Schumi.