... with Jean-Claude Juncker as the honorary head of the rally :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
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... with Jean-Claude Juncker as the honorary head of the rally :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
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rip Dr Robert Hubbard,inventor of HANS.
https://twitter.com/JeanTodt/status/1093446476573888512
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Don't let that twat on the right anywhere near it or there won't be any rallies in EU countries!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
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For our European friends that don't know who the gentleman on the right is, I give you Nigel farage
You spelt "piece of shit" wrong...Quote:
Originally Posted by Norm75
Well yes, but click on the picture and read the banner behind him.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
Spells it out perfectly.
He is the guy that placed a bet on Brexit and won:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asUCSWmgSGk
Considering the final stage involves driving over a cliff I wouldn't blame them. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by sete
Sorry guys, but we are kind of very OT right now... ;)
Hehe very much so, but I have to say I am enjoying it. 👍Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Brexit is big in Swedish newspapers, and I guess in the rest of Europe/te World too.
Pathetic for Citroen Racing
Daniel Elena
It's my father's birthday today. He would have been 84 years old
I don't forget you... unlike a famous weekly on motor sport that traced the glory of Citroën Racing by forgetting us! You realize dad ������
Yowza. That's a bridge burned.
He's talking about a magazine though right? Not about Citroen.Quote:
Originally Posted by nafpaktos
sorry, my bad
I read on NZ Otago Rally website that Hayden Paddon won't do NZRC like last year - max. two or three rounds only, plus one or two APRC rounds in the AP4+ machine. Also, he will compete in European round or rounds of World RALLYX.
WRC back on terrestrial tv in UK: https://f1broadcasting.co/2019/02/12...nel-5-network/
Not even on Channel 5 but on Spike... where precisely no-one will catch it and become a fan. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Chris Ingram
@ChrisIngramGB
Hopefully we will have news soon on 2019 ����
Nope. He will do Global Rallycross Europe in a spec-car.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rally Hokkaido
To use a much used quote " It's better than nothing". With the WRC's standing in the UK, it's as good as one could expect; "beggars can't be choosers".Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Great news. Oliver Solberg will join Subary USA for the whole rally championship in 2019. A Solberg back driving for Subaru!!
Source: https://www.oliversolberg.com/solbergjoinssubaru
how about his 17yrs and driving without driver licence?
Just getting his license there? If I Remember Well it's from 16 years old possible. Or do it like Kalle in Italy ..
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Not sure how good idea that is, the experience from there and with that car is not directly related to driving R5 or WRC on other rounds.
On the other hand if he drives in Europe in Polo R5 and then gets paid by Subaru to drive few US rounds, why not.
In the US you are allowed to drive from 16. He has a latvian license. Probably a dispensation on Rally routes or co-driver drives between stages. My guess however is that they will find a solution that he can get his US drivers license. My guess as well is that he will have in hist contract that he can drive his Polo R5 in Latvia for that championship, but I am not sure about this. I do not know what his contract includes or excludes. But a great opportunity for him to start with a factory driver contract at 17 !!
And the level of competition over there is much lower than in Europe.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
But good luck to him!
15/16 is the age for getting a learning permit in most states, and then maybe a few months extra for a license exam that may have some limits (usually a midnight curfew) again depending on the state. Any European license would probably be accepted, too.
Not sure how the Subaru will work as training for R5 or WRC, but it will have a lot of power if nothing else. As for competition there's Pastrana and Block who if nothing else know the roads. Dave Higgins will still be the man to beat.
Left field challenger would be Pitor Fatela in a Polish Fiesta kit car. He's done well for the last few years despite crashing his Subaru at 100 Acre Wood in 2016.
I'll find out in a few weeks.
Next rally for Loeb - Corsica. According interview to swedish radio
/Didn't hear that info before/
Rallirinki / Teemu
@HartusvuoriWRC
In his interview for @ksmlfi, Marcus Grönholm in his role as @HuttunenRacing manager says that Jari Huttunen is still linked to Hyundai, but there are no drives promised for this season.
I still think Huttunen might get the call for Finland. Loeb doesn't want to do it and it's probably better if Sordo doesn't do it either.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Questions is if he wants to. Finland has always been the weakest rally for the car with not a single podium.
His 2018 campaign with (likely) bad car, has probably hurt his career quite a bit.
It was mentioned earlierQuote:
Originally Posted by KKS
EDIT: For example here https://www.motorsportweek.com/news/id/21149
The whole 2018 would have been forgotten already if it wasn't for that silly mistake on the penultimate stage in Sweden.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
Huttunen turning that kind of chance down? Come on...
Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
I have a feeling the main idea is to pick up a LOT of easy 2nds and maybe some wins to pad his CV for when he grows up and wants to do serious rally..
Higgins is good..But he's also a LOT older and shall we say politely "comfortable" with no "real" competition... 2nd place level guys are merely rich guys..what you guys call "gentleman drivers"
3 place level guys are a series of nice friendly guys who are on the next page of the calender in SS times..
The excitement here is 100% artificial, since finally, after 30 years, people are asking "why are we supposed to get excited about a kid with absolute ZERO connection to US or North American Rally hopping right in at the absolute top?"
So the breathless oh-I-think-I-just-squirted-in-my-jeans press releases seem more of the normal over-hyped US promotion...
Well if they come and say "you can do Finland in WRC for free" with no commitments he will prbly say yes. At the at the same time he can do some rounds with Fabia to show how he is relative to others.Quote:
Originally Posted by Allez Andruet
Btw. any vid of the crash? Haven't seen any and there is no onboard on wrc+.
It's probably rather short list for the 3rd car there, Loeb if he wants (not sure), Sordo very unlikely as he doesn't like it and never did good there, Paddon said no.... maybe Breen. Østberg would be ideal, but he will likely try all he can go with C3.
Wasn't sure where to put this, hopefully not a repost..
Kalle vs Harri: https://www.skoda-storyboard.com/en/...rri-rovanpera/
Craig Breen interviewed yesterday said he was 99.9% sure of a 2019 seat and had two options.
But when Abu Dhabi pulled sponsorship at Citroen he expected to go to Hyundai. But unexpectedly they had decided to sign Loeb.
He said Citroen going with only two cars is strange but they clearly prioritised the WDC with Ogier.
Finally he joked he would bet a lot of money he would drive in WRC at some point this year.
That sounds like the options were Citroen and Hyundai.
Kind of strange tbh replacing Paddon with Breen, doesn't make much sense to me.
would like to see Breen in Fiesta ;) clearly there's no room in Hyundai and I doubt Citroen puts out 3rd car, unless you drown them in money.
Well, then, let´s wait and see who pays most money, Tidemand or Breen... ;)