I could see Loeb doing Le Mans with Peugeot, but not Audi. Dr Ulrich doesn't seem to be the type of person to do such things.
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I could see Loeb doing Le Mans with Peugeot, but not Audi. Dr Ulrich doesn't seem to be the type of person to do such things.
Quesnel's worst nightmare??
Following Audi's win at Le Mans - does this show what the VW Group are capable of, and what the future holds for the PSA v VW Group in the WRC?
hmmm...we will see. Rallying is a different story and far more complex and difficult than running in circles.
They are not going to WRC to play the crowds. They have almost unlimited resources and are ready to spend them. If it's enough, we'll see but I expect them to be very serious contender.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
I dont like the rumours from Mirek that the 1600T development has stopped in CZ. Is VAG moving the whole ops to DEU?
Is there one VAG Motorsport shop or are the VW and Audi sport shops totally separate ?
Exactly! If they're as serious about the WRC as they are about Le Mans, then watch out. They will win.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Yes but the WRC isn't as simple as spending money :) 307 Crap Cabriolet WRCar anyone?Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
Same with Toyota in F1, no limits on the budget, but no results to show for it. I also heared that when Skoda was run by Mulheimer that their budget was next to PSA, but the Germanic ethos worked against success. Having said that I fully expect VW WRC to be a superb effort, Citroen will fight against them, who wins we will see, and we are in for a great show.
I agree, the car should be a winner, but the other part of the equation is who will drive it to make it win. VW need a star driver.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
Loeb? probably not as he will retire or stay loyal to Citroen
Ogier? he should become number 1 at Citroen, once Loeb retires, so would be silly to move camp
Latvala? Loyal to Ford
Sordo? Maybe, no loyality at Mini...yet
Petter? In my opinion, I would offer him a drive. Getting older but still super quick as we know.
A German driver? Can't really see another Walter Rohrl at the moment
So maybe they need to start developing a young driver as soon as possible
Tanak? signed to MSport already I believe
Nikara?
Novikov?
Mikkelssen?
To me it looks as Juho Hanninen is in the right place and the right car at the moment to step up.
Privateer Skoda Fabia WRcars showed much potential, so what did mr Mulheimer do wrong? Was it like the Peugeot engineers finding themself too much important to listen to simple rally drivers, or wasted they logistic materials and research budget?Quote:
Originally Posted by MJW
Toyota F1 went wrong because of Japanese managment did not listen to lower working guy and exept critic and engineers did not dare to be critic to bosses