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Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys
was it important in '06?
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Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys
was it important in '06?
In rallying nobody has "claim" to #1. It's given to the champion as a matter of courtesy. If he's not there, it's given to someone else. Which is exactly how it should be.Quote:
Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys
This is not true, until 1996 the F1 numbers were allocated according to the 1973 constructors championship. Only the team with the reigning drivers champion received #1 & #2, while last years owners of #1 received the old numbers from the current champion. In 1993 Prost won the championship for Williams, that is why they kept #1 & #2. By the way, Williams already drove with #0 & #2 in 1993 because 1992 champion Nigel Mansell deflected to the USA.Quote:
Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys
I'm well aware that the numbering structure in Formula 1 has gone through several versions.
Actually, that's not true at all. Under the WRC regs it is specifically reserved for the current World Champion. It's common in many top tier sports.Quote:
Originally Posted by sollitt
MotoGP didn't just hand 1 to someone else when Rossi ran his normal number.
Who cares if there's no number 1 because Loeb isn't there? He earned it. No one else came within a country mile of earning it.
Loeb will be the only one to run 1 next year, and rightly so.
eWRC.cz - po všech stránkách rally…Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
That specific case relates to a change in nominated driver after entries had closed and required a waiver for him to even step in to the car when Seb had injured himself? After entries had been closed and entry list issued.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nornbugger
Very different to a precise policy / regulation designed to reserve that number for the Champion.
I think up until the early 90´s, drivers numbers were seeded by the event organisers, so they never carried the same number whole year. I don´t see why we should attach to it really.
Interesting to see these statistics on final of the season.
Is this why NZ and GB had no number 1 on the events? tbh I remember Loeb was injured etc but I forget the detail of why we had McRae and Pons at No1 and then the 2 events with no no.1.Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
Interesting indeed, I would be interested to see these figures up until the end of the 2005 season as I feel that Loebs multiple successes with No1 on the door have altered how these would have looked beforeQuote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Martin Hudec wants to race in P-WRC with evo IX, but the question is if he will found the budget.
P-WRC is not existing in 2013, it will be WRC 2.
Yeah, I know. Maybe he thinks Production cup in WRC2
From WMSC, Rally Germany also got FIA approval for their August 22.-25. date.
Today Citroen will present the team and the new livery of the car in Abu Dhabi.
http://distilleryimage10.s3.amazonaw...0a1fbc43_7.jpg
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Loeb: "My 2013 WRC events will be Monte-Carlo, Sweden, Argentina and France. I will also enter a GT championship to prepare the future"
https://twitter.com/CitroenRacing
Loeb is doing Monte Carlo, Sweden, Argentina and France. I was expecting him to do Germany as well
Sordo is doing full season to my understanding. Khalid 8 events, but his car will run all other events as well.
WRC would be in a lot of trouble right now without the middle east!
The whole world would be in the biggest trouble ever without the middle east (oil) ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
So, we've got Citroen Abu Dhabi ... vs Qatar Ford?Quote:
Originally Posted by Miika
Interesting to see that the Red Bull backing has been gone.... To VW?
Two teams entered in the 2013 #WRC: Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT with @MikkoWRC, Seb Loeb (4 events) and @DaniSordo
The second team will be Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT, with Sheikh Khalid on eight events. The car will be entered on all rallies. #WRC. So Abu Dhabi Citroen has a vacancy for 4 rallies
no mentioning yet of Neviille.
Abu Dhabi has a junior program of there own: Two emirati drivers will be selected in the next days to enter the #MERC on DS3 R3s
The #1 won't be used when Loeb isn't appearing:
World Rally Championship - News - Four rounds for number one Loeb
Yes and we need another Middle East sponsor for MINIQuote:
Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys
As RedBull is the promotor now, they probably want to be neutral in this championship? ;) Hopefully sponsoring some events...
Given the way their performance has dropped off, I'd say Turkey would be a good sponsor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leon
LOL! :D Any more great jokes to tell us? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys
Funny but no chance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys
I'm quite surprised to see that Loeb is doing the Swedish round.
I'm not that surprised. Perhaps, it's one of the few events that still challenges him.Quote:
Originally Posted by BleAivano
They'll be on VW for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
Remember, RedBull is more than one company....
Walking on the water...
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Strange to see Khaled in a Thawb
Rally Germany will have the showstart in Cologne, followed by 2 new stages in the Eifel, one in daytime, one in the dark at night.
So that will probably be at thursday, followed by the 3 regular days.
Mmm tricky, logistics for the camping though! Drive to Trier establish camp and then travel up to Koln / Eifel or Drive to Eifel from Dunkirk for the stages then down to Trier (bit of a tight schedule but less expensive).
No one here has spoken about the big Catch. Since Loeb drives only 5 rallyes,
Daniel Elena, co-driver for the nine time champ, is free.
Not sure he will do any rallyes without Loeb, but if he does,
some young gun will have a huge databank sitting next to him.
Anything from him?
OK, having looked at the English translation it appears that the 2 Thursday Stages are Blankenheim, which is in the Eifel area and Sauertal which is actually by definition (the Sauer river valley) not in Eifel. It looks to be about 2/3 of the way from Koln to Trier.
So I'd guess the Thursday itinerary will be Early morning shakedown in Trier, Transport the cars to Koln for ceremonial start at about 1800hrs
Stage 1 at 1900 hrs
Stage 2 at 2100 hrs
Regroup in Trier for 2230
What would be really amazing is for the Friday to be 3 loops instead of 2 with the last one in the evening at 2000hrs out of TC at Trier