56. Renties Ypres Rally Belgium 2021

Teemu is still the best M-Sport driver, such a irony

Wilson must be thinking.. scr*w you young guys.. I'll drive the car myself next season..

Another rally where MSport's presence in WRC is over during Friday (Estonia same), this time due to drivers.

Now these two are supposed to be at least 2/3 of the team next year...

I think this was learning curve for Fourmaux. Who knows what happens with his skills after that crash?

Normally he would come out stronger, I hope.

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Originally Posted by TheFlyingTuga

And with the low budget of running those cars you could see teams running 4 cars each for example. A manufacturer cup and a privateers cup.

We could had 6 different makes with 4 drivers each... It would have been heaven

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Over time I think the factory teams would likely "outbudget" the local guys anyway. (a bit like Skoda in 2017-2018 testing more than than even WRC teams). There are signs of this in WRC2 also, with testing rallies and lots of tests by some (Østberg, Toksport, Gryazin...). But maybe it wouldn't be so bad.

But you know that from some people it's not so much about the wide competition but about the spectacle, even if it's only from 6 cars...

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Originally Posted by Rallyper

I think this was learning curve for Fourmaux. Who knows what happens with his skills after that crash?

Normally he would come out stronger, I hope.

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Maybe, but he's nowhere close to being a leading driver for a team that has any ambitions. Even if it might be just rally wins.

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Originally Posted by mknight

Over time I think the factory teams would likely "outbudget" the local guys anyway. (a bit like Skoda in 2017-2018 testing more than than even WRC teams). There are signs of this in WRC2 also, with testing rallies and lots of tests by some (Østberg, Toksport, Gryazin...). But maybe it wouldn't be so bad.

But you know that from some people it's not so much about the wide competition but about the spectacle, even if it's only from 6 cars...

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I think "outbudgeting" can be regulated by rules. No problem in that spectra.

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Originally Posted by mknight

Over time I think the factory teams would likely "outbudget" the local guys anyway. (a bit like Skoda in 2017-2018 testing more than than even WRC teams). There are signs of this in WRC2 also, with testing rallies and lots of tests by some (Østberg, Toksport, Gryazin...). But maybe it wouldn't be so bad.

But you know that from some people it's not so much about the wide competition but about the spectacle, even if it's only from 6 cars...

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But the spectacle mostly comes from the driver and not from the car. Put them all in rc2 cars and they will look spectacular too.

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Originally Posted by mknight

Maybe, but he's nowhere close to being a leading driver for a team that has any ambitions. Even if it might be just rally wins.

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Of course. MSport needs Mikkelsen or rather Breen...

Solberg almost lost it at our spot on Zonnebeke a very fast left hander, very lucky. Tanak impressive for his first Ypres. But will he finish? Nice atmosphere on the stages, loving it!

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