As much as I like Petter, I'd prefer if that seat would go to a talented young driver instead..
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As much as I like Petter, I'd prefer if that seat would go to a talented young driver instead..
None will pay a has been with no wins since 1900s... if Solberg pays he will drive.
I still prefer Loix :) Rally is not football, the drivers will not selled to other.
Its good to read that Kris is being kept around at Citroen.
Why do you want to see Dani with a full drive? Last full year in Citroen he didn't show that he deserves his place that's why they let him go. He's pretty slow on gravel against the other top drivers and even on tarmac he' s not so fast anymore. Last year in Germany he won because of the others mistakes and not because of pure speed. This year it was the same except that he was beaten by his less experienced teammate. I want to see Juho with a full drive as I think he has a lot of potential to develop. In Poland and Finland he has shown a great stage times and he's also quick on tarmac. Yes he makes mistakes but Dani has some 6-7 full seasons in WRC knowing very well all the rallies compared to Juho who has only 6-7 starts with modern 1.6l WRC cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by HaCo
Hanninen is alre.dy 33... his speed is questionable in a WRC car and his experience on WRC events is minimal. I think Citroen will just stay with Meeke and pray he can get his mentality right, and then go for a pay driver as it did this year. Both Ford and Citroen teams are just in the WRC with very limited resources so they need money.Quote:
Originally Posted by rage82
Loeb probably start in Alsace and Condroz on 208 T16
And miss a WTCC race in China?Quote:
Originally Posted by AP-Racing
No chance.
^^
Yeah, agree. Don't think he will miss any of WTCC events for some spot-events with a Peugeot.
five minutes ago:Quote:
Originally Posted by Motorsportfun
Sébastien faisait ses adieux au WRC en octobre dernier, c’est à titre exceptionnel qu’il reviendra pour l’ouverture des spéciales du Rallye de France-Alsace 2014.
Maybe Loeb is making a return to rallying because he’s behind two of his team mates in standings at the moment.
Chris Atkinson testing today i20Wrc to prepare Rally Australia..
Full album photo http://planetemarcus.com/atkinson-en...ustralie-2014/
http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/augus...0--12-12-.html good to know Yves won't kick Kris
You are right about Citroen and Ford but I mean Juho to be at Hyundai for next season;)Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
Last year I was in France, I was hoping Peugeot would showcase their Pikes Peak car on one of the ' mountain ' stages. Let's just hope it isn't the dakar car!Quote:
Originally Posted by AP-Racing
Does anyone have a link to the Becsy interview with MW regarding M-sport for 2015, or a short summary of what was said there.. I missed it..Quote:
Originally Posted by rage82
english, please!Quote:
Originally Posted by AP-Racing
(no point that everyone must translate it themself)
Wilson said basically that there is not pressure to find a good and competitive lineup for next year since they know they are not expected to fight for the championship. He once again said that Mikko is disappointing, praised Evans (he will be with M-sport next year) and he will consider Tanak for his lineup. But above all M-sport must find a sponsor and money to continue, I don't think this is sorted yet from what he said.Quote:
Originally Posted by AMSS
Same Words like last autumn about economics.
ThanksQuote:
Originally Posted by makinen_fan
Entry list for Australia is now out http://d2t24n70pdbj8s.cloudfront.net...Entry-List.pdf
Apologies if this is wrong place to post but I could not see an Australia 2015 thread
You can't see it because it will be 2014 edition;)Quote:
Originally Posted by KiwiWRCfan
PS: Thanks for the 2014 entry list!
Great Video!Quote:
Originally Posted by eib1
:) :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Vaggelis27
Sad news, Bjorn Waldegard has passed away. Rest in peace.
https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images...1a_bigger.jpegDavid Evans @davidevansrally 25m
Terribly sad news that our first ever World Rally Champion Björn Waldegård passed away this morning. Great, great man.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115625
Very sad :-((
Sad. He was a pretty friendly guy in person.. Way back in the mid 70s he let us local cross-idiots set up a very fun, very challenging track on a corner of his farm in Rö in a sand pit....Very “sympa“ as the Frenchies say...Quote:
Originally Posted by makinen_fan
At the time I knew he "drove cars in the woods and did "VM".." but you'd never know it...
http://www.iltasanomat.fi/ralli/art-...-trm-rlli-ostu
Iltasanomat wrote today about a hot rumour Citroen not pleased with Mads Östberg. According to Iltasanomat, Citroen is intetrested to have Petter back. :mark:
What does the last line of the article mean? "Kokenut Solberg haluttaisiin hänen maanmiehensä paikalle".Quote:
Originally Posted by A.F.F.
Doesn't make sense when translated: "The experienced Solberg wished his compatriots scene". Petter wishes he was back in WRC?
From what I understand from the translation, Solberg wishes Ostberg a seat.Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
Most of their rubbish doesn´t even make sense in Finnish, let alone after using google translator on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
But the last paragraph claims, "Citroen are not satisfied with Östberg´s efforts. They wish to replace him with the experienced Solberg."
Solberg will not bring any difference in Citroen results, but he will bring a lot of publicity and an increase in Citroen merchandise sales since he is a flamboyant character with a solid fan base.
You should come here one day. BW was our neighbour (almost) only 70 km away. I´ve been driven many times on his land, stages in local rallies. John, you maybe know his son Mattias also been doing some rallying few years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by janvanvurpa
Well, that´s good isn´t it? Isn´t it what all sports is about?Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
Even as a big fan I tend to agree. However I do think Petter has more outright pace than Mads - more likely to push for stage wins if not better overall results.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
wrong thread, delete
Maybe not the best translation but some kind of.Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
They would like to have the experienced Solberg in the seat of his countryman.
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result."
It applies to the WRC on so many levels - but the driver market really is something else. If guys don't have the pace they don't have the pace. Citroen going back in for Petter and Ford about to settle for Tanak just shows the depressing state of things.
By the time Chardonnet is ready Citroen will be out of the WRC. Not generally seeing many exciting talents coming through WRC2 either.