Ah, but, come on. Seriously ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
I think he will recover this year, I think around about just after Catalunya... :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Crocone
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Ah, but, come on. Seriously ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
I think he will recover this year, I think around about just after Catalunya... :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Crocone
Panizzi disagrees with you....Quote:
Originally Posted by Crocone
I corrected your post ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
i approve of your correction.
Markko Martin is not such a silly suggestion then. The candidates on irally ain't much cop, bar Atkinson and Gronholm.
All hail the king, baby!
I'm quite sure that will be Ostberg.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doon
Juha Kankkunen seems to get recalls in Argentina. Tanak to JML's seat. Steve Rokland to Ott's seat.
Østberg - would be nice to reward his podiums with Ford Moco seat.
Dont you guys think that if u take a old retired driver and but him on very long Argentina stage they will get very tyred?
Of course I want Novikov to get a factory car in Argentina. But I think that Ostberg will replace JML and Eyvind Brynildsen will replace Ostberg in Adapta Team.
As far as I know, Markko Märtin doesn't have the will to compete anymore, due to reasons we all know.
...And yep, I know he has driven some Estonian rallies with that Focus but they were more leisure driving than competing imho.
Marko martin would be slower than Novikov and ostberg and probably tanak...
Well, then we have Marcus and Atko. Which one of those will it be? :s mokin:
Either, preferably Gronholm :s mokin: I wish!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
I reckon Ostberg will get the seat. Malcolm must see now, he has no choice but to put Petter as number 1.
It just cracks me up that Delecour is being mentioned. My bet would be Hayden Paddon actually. That would really shake things up.
If I were an betting man.... Henning Solberg.
Malcolm owe him one good car after all this years. Henning is available, knows the car, team and the other driver ;) and he was on the podium last time he was there.
If he is available, Id say Gronholm will get the call from Wilson begging to come and drive.
I assume JML will only miss the one rally? How bad was his injuiry?
My mind would explode.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Ken Block?
Conrad Rautenbach?
There's no way Märtin would want to do it.
I'm hoping for Atkinson to get the call, although Grönholm would be great to see again as well.
Gronholm would be a good choice, although it has been over 2 years since his last WRC event, he was up to 2nd in Portugal 2009 in the Subaru WRC before he crashed.
And who is guessing on which stage should JML crash at about every coming event? Well, he beat you off guard on this one, didn't he?Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
Can't believe all the crazy suggestions here :crazy:
Even Marcus said after his last event in Sweden that he couldn't drive at the previous pace due to no testing. Your mind slows down if you're not doing it all the time, another reason the works cars are quicker than privateers
Esa-Pekka Lappi... no wait, that was my wet dream... :p
Usually it takes 3-4 weeks to heal, but you are not ready to drive World Rally Car immediately. Full recovery is around 3-4 months, sometimes up to 9 months (for older people and more serious fractures). Usually well trained people heal faster, should be OK by Acropolis.Quote:
Originally Posted by grugsticles
Not suitable to drive long rallies early after such injuries. Like bluuford says, maybe 3 months.
One guy ready and available is actually Henning. Its not cause i'm a norvegian, but i feel Henning never has been given good enough equipement to show his real pace. Maybe he got his change now? He has never been mentioned as a tarmacdriver, but i remember he won several swrc rallies in a s2000 fiesta couple of yrs ago. I think he is fast enough given fast cars, not the cheap and slow version's he's been driving these yrs.
Sordo to replace? - WRC : VICTIME D
He has it's just that his real pace is not enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by skarderud
Would Mini really let him drive for another factory team? I really doubt that.Quote:
Originally Posted by 6789
"Another"? Sordo drives for a private team.Quote:
Originally Posted by BleAivano
Prodrive rents cars togethter with mechanics.. why not to rent drivers as well ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by BleAivano
You´re not only meteorologist. You´re doctor too? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by bluuford
No:-) I just had a few semesters of human biology and physiology at the university. And I remember that our professor told that collarbone is one of the bones that cracks most easily and heals also most quickly :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Unless you are a crazy Moto Gp rider who will be back on a crotch rocket within a week or so ;)
It depends on how bad the break is and where it is on the collar bone I guess.
A MotoGP rider doesn't have the straps of a 5 point harness pressing directly on to his collarbone to contend with!Quote:
Originally Posted by Allyc85
you come from a country which hosts the isle of mann and has the best road racing championship of the world and you call moto gp riders crazy.... HmmmmmmQuote:
Originally Posted by Allyc85
Sordo at Argentina:
2009 - 2º (C4 WRC) +1.13.1
2008 - 3º (C4 WRC) +4.04.7
2007 - 6º (C4 WRC) +4.23.6
2006 - 5º (Xsara WRC) +5.40.2
2004 - Retired Mechanical (Lancer Evo II)
Martin:
2005 - 6º (307WRC) +4.22.2
2004 - Retired Accident (Focus WRC)
2003 - Retired Oil pressure (Focus WRC)
2002 - 4º (Focus WRC) +2.52.4
Henning Solberg:
2009 - 3º (Focus WRC) +4.04.1
2008 - Retired (Focus WRC)
2007 - 5º (Focus WRC) +4.10.1
2006 - 7º (307 WRC) +9.28.7
Ostberg:
2011 - 5º (Fiesta WRC) +5.16.8
Novikov:
2008 - Retired (Impreza WRX)
Tänak never participated
2010 winner (IRC) - Juho Hänninen (Fabia S2000) -51.0 - Nationality? Finnish (Who manage his carreer???)
2007 - 11º (Lancer Evo IX) (3º PWRC) +17.18.1 (WRC) +28.2 (PWRC)
It was a lazy example, they all need their heads checked ;) :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
Nuff said, don't understand this Henning-mania in Norway. If it's going to be norwegian to replace Latvala, then surely it wouldn't be man called Henning. Mads is the favourite to the job!Quote:
Originally Posted by skarderud
Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Novikov:
2008 - Retired (Impreza WRX) It was nightmare rally for him I can remember. He managed to drive only a few stages on competitive speed
Tänak never participated
He recced all stages in 2011, if I remember correctly