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Yeah I think some people confuse talking/having an opinion with arrogance.
At the end of the day we want our rally drivers to say what they are thinking. The sport isn't exactly bursting with personality so in that sense it's great to have the likes of Ogier, Meeke, Paddon etc.
I always liked rally drivers for being straight forward and speaking frankly, as opposed to the 'nice boys' of f1. I miss having more characters in the field, like Gronholm,who was never afriad of saying exactly what he thought, unfiltered...
I am not here to judge who is arrogant and who is only very talkative. I just want to say every coin has two sides, so Wuff1 is (at least a little bit) right at his point. You canīt say Neuville is the bad guy and Paddon is the good one. It depends on the angle of view.
One thing I would like to say on this, who here has met Paddon or Neuville or even Ogier. My conversations with each of them hasn't shown arrogance. They are each striving to be the best they can be and are at the top of their game. I remember a chat with Ogier before he went to VW, he was sitting at the bar at the after party at Rally Australia, no one wanted to know him. I had a chat with him for about half an hour and there was no arrogance just another rally driver wanting to achieve his dream. I have great respect for Ogier, Paddon and Neuville they manage to achieve their dreams and put up with all the social media crap that is around. They are drivers with abilities way beyond what we mere mortals can do, respect them for what they can do and what they will do in the future.
Ray
Exactly - there is no bad guy and good guy, it's just competitive people. You have to be that way to get to the top level.Quote:
Originally Posted by raybak
Well for sure it was clear from the very beginning that Paddon obviously couldnīt smell Neuville. It was starting from Paddon, Neuville always stayed calm about this.
It reminds me of big personal rivalry in Formula One, like Senna vs. Prost - or now Rosberg vs. Hamilton, who were even friends before, now hardly talk to each other at all. Canīt see this in WRC anywhere else except for Paddon and Neuville.
Yes Loeb and Ogier and sainz and macrae, were all great friends...Quote:
Originally Posted by WUff1
Amen. That’s way Paddon’s hardcore fans shouldn’t be permanently undermining Neuville. In order to praise our favorite driver there’s no need to criticize his competitors.Quote:
Originally Posted by raybak
Btw, Polo 17 WRC homologation is going to happen, or not? This guys says itll
http://www.revistascratch.com/wrc/no...oviembre-35208
Knowing VW, no. Hope is the last one to die, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rally Power