An ideal line-up for ford: P.Solberg and F.Duval for whole season..
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An ideal line-up for ford: P.Solberg and F.Duval for whole season..
lol Duval? Hes unemployed and retired from rallying for a reason ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
With full program this two could bring the championship..
Ahh seriously man Ford can "bring" the championship this year also. I think you should stop being so sure about your things... Its not over yet and its not so big gap between them. Wait and see! And i dont think Duval and Solberg could do it better than theese two. Hirvonen is even beating Solberg many times, and he is in a slower car!Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
There is almost no doubt in my mind that this huge difference in performance between Citroen - Ford is down to the car. At this years Rally Portugal I spectated in places, such as tight uphill hairpins, where the difference was more than clear to the naked eye. I spoke with people who were near me on site and the consensus (and my personal opinion) was that the Citroen is way ahead on engine power. Of course things such as chassis setup, damper settings et all are relevant but the difference in sheer power (bhp and torque) appears to be quite clear to me at least. How do they do it bearing in mind the strict regulations (of the supposedly max 300bhp rule)?? Donīt know the answer to that. Maybe Citroen made a better and cleverer job when convieving the engine at the beggining than Ford/Pipo. Still, this was on gravel. On tarmac the difference is still there but the Citroen drivers, mainly Loeb and Sordo, push it even further.
solberg and ogier will make a dream team for ford :s mokin:Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
Sure. They would run out of cars after 3 rallies. Duval has never won anything so he would the worst possible choice. Petter is good but I think that he'll stay in Citroen. Ford's car is in the shape that none is able to win anything with it. For Ogier's sake I also hope he will stick with Citroen as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
Current Ford drivers' lineup is Ok and so is the Focus, a car can't step backwards all of a sudden.
Even Loriaux, rally after rally, says the cars only need a good washing and refueling before rejoining the next rally as the pedal angle and all the telemetry say so.
Both Latvala and Hirvonen must be thightly leashed to team orders and the main issue is related to budget or to what MSport is doing with Ford's money.
Except for some oddities of the sport which might bring them some unexpected good results, MSport will concentrate on winning a couple of events like Fin, GB (to make Ford happy) and wait for next year.
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Originally Posted by Barreis
It is because they don't have Gronholm anymore, and the theoretical engineers who sit all day in front of laptop are dictating the development....
This is a classic case of not having drivers with balls to open the mouth and give "directions and ideas, and sometimes say NO to engineers".
They are too young and are just happy to drive and never criticize.
these guys can drive fast, but someone first needs to give them a car that's fast, they are unable to make it fast.
So it's about drivers after all..