I would think that is a highly likely scenario. The current generation will have to live with the fact that they never beat Loeb in a straight fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by vkangas
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I would think that is a highly likely scenario. The current generation will have to live with the fact that they never beat Loeb in a straight fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by vkangas
To be honest - why should they have to pay for a seat?? One is a former World Champion, who I still think has something to offer, the other is a promising youngster, with a WRC win to his name....albeit fortuitously.Quote:
Originally Posted by GigiGalliNo1
https://www.facebook.com/henk.vander...10767835619865For those who didn't hear the news on Friday, here is our reaction to MINI's statement that they will not be supporting works teams from the end of this season. You may already be aware that the Prodrive WRC Team has not been the works team this year. BTW you will also see that the Finnish young driver Jarkko Nikara will be driving alongside Dani in Spain next month.
Prodrive focussed on 2013 MI...NI campaign
Prodrive is continuing to target a full programme of events in the World Rally Championship in 2013 backed up by a comprehensive development programme for both the MINI John Cooper Works WRC and S2000 cars.
This follows the announcement today by MINI that it remains committed to rallying and that BMW Motorsport would continue to develop the car’s 1.6 turbo engine in conjunction with Prodrive, despite MINI ceasing direct financial support for its works team in the WRC in 2013.
Prodrive’s existing long term contract with MINI remains unchanged. This ensures the sales, support and development of the MINI John Cooper Works WRC and S2000 cars, as well as the supply of engines and parts from BMW Motorsport for use by all teams in the WRC, regional and national rallies throughout the full homologation period of the car to 2018.
The Prodrive WRC Team has operated as an independent, private team since early 2012 and will continue to do so in 2013 with the aim of adding to the three WRC podium places already achieved by Dani Sordo.
“We understand MINI’s decision and in the current challenging economic climate it was not unexpected. It is however good news that MINI remains enthusiastic about the WRC and wishes to see MINI rally cars continuing to run competitively in the WRC and other championships. We look forward to continuing to work with MINI and BMW Motorsport to maximise the performance of both WRC and S2000 MINIs on behalf of our mutual customers and our own WRC team,“ said Richard Taylor, Business Development Director at Prodrive.
“We have been developing our own plans for 2013 WRC participation with the MINI John Cooper Works and will announce next season’s Prodrive WRC Team entry and driver details in the due course. We have a number of further enhancements to engine, chassis and transmission scheduled for introduction in the first quarter of 2013 and look forward to making these available to our many rally partners, who already operate MINI JCW cars around the world,” continued Taylor.
The Prodrive WRC Team is now concentrating on preparations for Rally Spain in November where it will run two MINI John Cooper Works WRC cars for Dani Sordo and the young Finnish driver, Jarkko Nikara.
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Originally Posted by jbmarcus21
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According to wrc.com, Motorsport Italia is "working on linking up with a new manufacturer", so Prodrive's might be the only Mini WRC on the stages next year.
I doubt any drivers if any will loose any sleep over not beating LoebQuote:
Originally Posted by RS
My god why does everything come back to him!!!
cause he is the benchmark.10 years haven t understood yet?Quote:
Originally Posted by ste898
Please, don't quote stupid posts. You make ignore list non-working ;)
sorry Mirek i will not do it again. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Bad news for WRC. Ford withdraws as an official entry from championship at end of season
What does this mean???? Ford Rally @FordWRCFord will withdraw from @OfficialWRC as title sponsor after 2012.#FordWRC thanks its fans, drivers and many partners for their support
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Ford of Europe has today announced that it will withdraw from the FIA World Rally Championship as a title sponsor after the 2012 season.
"Ford has a long and proud history in the WRC and this was not an easy decision," said Roelant de Waard, vice president, Marketing, Sales and Service, Ford of Europe. "We have great respect for M-Sport and Malcolm Wilson, who have run the Ford WRC team since 1997, and there is no organisation with more expertise and commitment to winning. Working together, we have reached a point where the Ford Fiesta has become the car of choice in rallying, and we want to see this continue in the future."
Ford WRC wishes to thank its fans, drivers, the FIA and its many WRC partners, including team main sponsors BP and Castrol, for their support and commitment.
Their PR release in Facebook
A Mini-Prodrive thing all over again... Hope it does not end up as badly as that one
the only postive is maybe Castrol and bp want to continue with another team.
so Jari at vw ,Petter???Mads? Maybe the reason Prokop sold his fiesta...
Castrol and BP will go wherever Ford tell them to go. If that means stay with M-sPort, then that is what will happen.
Wow back to a two manufacture race just as things were looking up with coverage and other manus entering. Shocked
I'm pissed.
Wasn t a 2 year deal with M-sport last year?
Like I said a few days ago - there are always ways out of things. Performance related clauses being a key one...Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Gutted. Such a big kick in the bollocks for the WRC when the future was looking good :( :mad:
yes there are ways out of things,but for free?Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
May be, if there is clause for some delivery...Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Subaru paid Prodrive 10-15million to pull out, hope Ford do this with M-Sport
Shocking news to end my night in Australia!
A year ago it was not good that I wanted to speak in another thread about what would happen with WRc in the future.Quote:
Originally Posted by Allyc85
Now there are the results of what I predicted. Many would not know how the wrc rally's future will look like. I hope to have it remain.
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Originally Posted by Brother John
Yes you are fantastic.
I'm 100% confident that if Abu Dhabi didn't come to sponsor Citroen in the WRC they too would have been out! Guarantee!
I hate to be right all the time :(Quote:
Originally Posted by A.F.F.
But hey, we have a brand new promoter. Too bad they don't have much to promote anymore.....
Shocked. For fcks sake, why it had to go like this, once again...
Now we should buy Ford WRC gear from their shop! We get a free iPhone case!! Sweet deal
"Only wins will d.. f#ck it, might as well retire."
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Agree. Without Loeb lets just hope that Petter takes the crown next year for M-sport. Like Brawn did with Honda's car in F1 :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Juha_Koo
WRC's future is getting darker and darker...
Why do they have to leave this kind of great sport like this :(
Hah, we have again Finns in both factory teams! This is looking sweet. Good thing that Mikko left to Citroen and Jari-Matti have deal to VW. It was right time left sinking blue oval. Back to the future....
Can Malcolm make it to Korea and back in time for Rally Sardinia?
So much for me thinking FMC wouldn't jump ship.......
If Papa Wilson does a DIY Fiesta WRC effort next year presume it'll be as a private entrant or......
The Ford exit story should be in a separate thread.
News & rumours - is big enough to be a WRC sub forum
Dumb to lose so much by having such a massive thread