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it shows....Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
he listened to wrong pace note and went off the road. what does that show?Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
Don't bother.Quote:
Originally Posted by wrc2017
Im no WRC driver but listening to Meeke's in car I always think the notes are called very late compared to others
As a co-driver (very amateur) I also think the notes are called way too late, but a lot of this has to do with Meeke wanting very descriptive notes where as other drivers have a more simplistic approach.Quote:
Originally Posted by L555MAT
Yes, imo there is just too much to say...Quote:
Originally Posted by racerx1979
That's normal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Nobody actually listens as you would listen when talking to someone, at those speeds you don't have time to do that. Loeb once said that he adjust his brake bias automaticaly because he has no time to think in the car.
But that doesn't change the fact that meeke's pacenotes are unnecessary complicated.
Portugal and Sardinia confirmed for Østberg, making it three Citroen cars for those events, as well as Argentina with Al-Qassimi
That's great. Always nice to see more cars out.
Especially competitive ones. Mads will have a huge starting position advantage but we will see how Citroen has improved on gravel.Quote:
Originally Posted by racerx1979
That's a great point. Mads is a capable driver and has the ability to win if all goes well for him. He always seems to fall under pressure. Leading in the beginning and slowly falling behind as the day goes. Would be nice to see him charge for a good finish.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Last year we saw him often in the top 3 during the first day, especially morning stages, but he could never finish with a good result. However, it was often due to his private car breaking on parts that never broke on the M-Sport cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by racerx1979
Third car for Mad's but they couldn't give Craig a third car when Seb was having a play????? Mad's must be paying cash!!!!
It's obvious. The car even had Adapta stickers in Sweden.Quote:
Originally Posted by bassist
Mads is partially paying. I don't know the exact percentages, but Mads is not paying the full amount as in his Ford deal. It's the best scenario for him.
I also think Mads has ruined his chances of being fully picked by any team since they know he comes from money and is willing to pay for drives. If he can get a few wins it would be a different story, but when you pay for a drive you sometimes get a car that is not up to par... it's a nasty situation. This is why you see promoters of young talent telling teams there is no way they are paying for a drive. I think once you go down this road it is hard to get out.
some ppl pay more to have full wrx livery..Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...oen-2019-plans
Pierre Budar says Loeb is not welcome for a partial program in 2019. Are they trying to play games to get him for a full season?
if he rally said that only game he plays is with his job for next season...
I understan it that wa that if Loeb will get some events like this year some of drivers will again need to stay home. Especially Breen is mentioned. Everything could be acessible with all three cars for full season. Kris (if he will be in game next year), Breen and rotating third car, I don't know, Qassimi, Lefebvre, Loeb, Ostberg. No they are rather cheap bastards...
What???
http://media.citroenracing.com/en/statement
Meeke out for the rest of the season.
Inevitable.
Wow.
Sure for media the right excuse. He is costing more than they are provided. I don't see any team wants him now. Shame, he is a great driver, just the car was such a crap that he is now all to blame for... Who will step in his car Al Qassimi? Lefebvre... Only free driver at the moment and who can drive that car is Ostberg and I see stupid Citroen will not make that happen.
Could they have been hacked?
1. Just minutes before, Meeke posted how he was already preparing for Sardinia.
2. The link doesn't work.
3. Somehow the use of words seems a bit strange for public.
Meekes career is over and to be honest it was inevitable.
However kicking someone out mid season just justifies that citroen are nothing more than arabs of nothing.
Good riddance to that arab joke at the end of the season.
Well said godfather
Official WRC Twitter has a screenshot of it. Seems legit.Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGear
Jesus Christ Kris....
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Seriously fuck Citroen for this, trash level team.
ridiculous team, you dont do like that to your driver with half the season to go
absolutely ridiculous...
Well that's Citroen even more of a nothing team this season. Breen and Ostberg fighting for the 5th at best, the Sheikh struggling to beat wrc2 drivers and Loeb pushing too hard to compete at the front when he returns in Spain.
They'll pull out at the end of the year now surely?
Portugal could've been so different. I mean, Meeke would've been fighting Neuville had the two unlucky punctures not happened. Argentina was the same.
He should've just settled down after his rally was over though, and backed off and taken 7th or whatever position he was in.
Should've just let him see out his contract. They would've had a few more crashes to deal with, but also maybe a win or two to celebrate as well. Now their only real chance is a retired Loeb to win in Spain before they pull out and put themselves out of this misery.
I dont believe it.
Shit, its true... :(
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dd-mWcaVQAAs7xq.jpg
Not great news at all, but to be honest I'm not surprised! Don't think we will see Citroen next season.
Seems they are saying the publicity of the crashes is damaging the Citroen brand ...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dd4-XdBV4AEUeK1.jpg
fck it! Idiotic team with an idiotic decisions!
Yep... dream team on his wayQuote:
Originally Posted by ESTR
Two car team rest of the year with more drives for Østberg? Al-Qassimi on third when he wants
Press release reads like Citroen are saving Meeke from himself. In reality I think they are looking at a hefty chassis and parts bill and someone has made a call. I can't remember who said it earlier but he's not worth what he's costing them. I think the manner of this is bad from Citroen. It's a bullshit press release. But I don't think the end result is all that surprising.
As for Meeke's own social media post. Let's be real Kris isn't sat there at his computer doing this all himself. His brother Barry does his social media for him so it could be that this post has been ready for a while and it just was posted unfortunately very close to Citroen's announcement. You'd like to think they told him more than an hour before slapping out the press release. Or I guess it could have been deliberately timed to make Citroen look bad. Who knows - the comment about the support of Budar particularly stands out. But maybe just with hindsight.
Sadly I'm not sure how Meeke fits back in now at WRC level. Perhaps he could replace Elfyn next year if his general trend this season continues. But I think that may be it.