[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

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Originally Posted by Barreis

Not really.. There's so much paying boys in WRC at the moment that team bosses don't have needs to pay anyone.. Petter Solberg is better driver then Hirvonen and Latvala for me but that guys were payers so after some they became standard works drivers (Latvala is not paid from ford at all).. There are only two HIGHLY PAID drivers at the moment in WRC: The Ice Man and Seb.Loeb.. Unfortunately..

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Why dont you for once throw in some facts to back your claims, making all kind of he earns this and this guy earns that, makes you look day by day more like a wind bag, you talk much, but never any substance.

Why all you Finns find yourself affected whenever I wrote anything about such thing.. Now I'm even more happy that Seb.Loeb who came from nowhere beat Hirvonen (ex payer) again!!! I'm also happy that Todt beat Vatanen for FIA presidental seat!!! :) It's only one Finn at the moment who I like: The Ice Man..

To prove you are a good driver you will need a fairly decent car. Is Proton at that level? I seriously doubt it.

If he plans to return to a competitive level, moving to Proton wouldn't add value to his career. On the other hand, the belgian championship is competitive enough to show one's skills.

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Originally Posted by sollitt

Don Jippo is right. There've been paying drivers for as long as there's been rallying and they're certainly not the problem in the sport.

Duval was a real talent and deserved every top result he achieved. It would be great to see him in a competitive car again.
However the decision is his to make and people should respect that. Turning down a drive like this doesn't make him a "tw**" at all.
The money, after all, is mere wages and his comments about the APRC are quite correct.

It's interesting that this guy Olivier de Wilde is described as a "good friend". Even allowing for the rough babelfish style translation, I'm not sure that article is the work of a good friend.

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I think i said that it used to be his friend and sometimes even manager, but he is so disappointed now that the article isn't one of a so called friend. :D
Untill this morning Olivier de Wilde was allways writing in positive way about Duval, even too much sometimes, but now i think his eyes went open. :D

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Originally Posted by Barreis

Why all you Finns find yourself affected whenever I wrote anything about such thing.. Now I'm even more happy that Seb.Loeb who came from nowhere beat Hirvonen (ex payer) again!!! I'm also happy that Todt beat Vatanen for FIA presidental seat!!! :) It's only one Finn at the moment who I like: The Ice Man..

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So that was your constructive answer, how come am i not at all surprised.

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Originally Posted by Barreis

Why all you Finns find yourself affected whenever I wrote anything about such thing.. Now I'm even more happy that Seb.Loeb who came from nowhere beat Hirvonen (ex payer) again!!! I'm also happy that Todt beat Vatanen for FIA presidental seat!!! :) It's only one Finn at the moment who I like: The Ice Man..

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You look and sound here on the forum just like the Stupid Duval! :rolleyes:
And such as Tomi says "Why dont you for once throw in some facts to back your claims".
We were as a matter of fact not talking concerning Loeb, Todt and other french who spoil only the WRC with their behaviour and disposition! :s mokin:

Then you're stupid Brother John.

Stupid is as stupid does ;)

No cars for R'bach or Gigi (not sure if any of them even had a deal for this season in any case):

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/82551

Skoda return ? http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/n...50166446405534