It's not a new game... Real Racing 3 has been THE most popular racing game for iOS since forever (it's actually quite fun on the iPad). They will probably release the i20 as a new car. For circuit racing only....
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It's not a new game... Real Racing 3 has been THE most popular racing game for iOS since forever (it's actually quite fun on the iPad). They will probably release the i20 as a new car. For circuit racing only....
Have I missed something? Why are teams so interested in this guy?Quote:
Originally Posted by eppel
I can only guess he is paying because all he proved this year was to be considerably slower than his young team mate who has far less experience.
Yes you´ve missed that he´s one out of 5-6 guys who is fast enough to be in WRC in a factory team. Next year when there´s one more team it might be lack of drivers if you rule out Mads and supposely a few other not in your taste...?
Agreed - said it at the start of the year that he simply isn't fast enough and it's been proven. Would much rather see a punt taken on Meeke, Kubica, Evans etc. than waste a seat on someone who is a known quantity who isn't good enough, except on snow!Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
I agree with pettersolberg29, I'd rather take a gamble on someone else than go with a guy proven not to be quick enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
He finished 6th in the championship this year when there were only three teams and I'd expect Mikkelsen to surpass him next year.
Having said that you make a good point that there are 8-9 works seats next year so I can see him being deserving of one of them. I just find it hard to believe there are several teams "fighting" over him, but hey maybe he has a good PR manager behind him.
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Originally Posted by RS
That's the key isn't it - he's deserving of a top 8-9 seat, but certainly shouldn't be a top choice with any bargaining power. He's a solid 2nd choice driver as he's consistent, but surely Mikko would be first choice 2nd driver which gives Mads even less leverage in any deals I'd have thought!
Well, dreamers....
Østberg is winnercandidate on snow. He has quite much left on tarmac, but he is regular among top 3-4 on gravel, when his car is working properly.
He had his share of technical issues this year, and a couple of mistakes. I question Msports ability to start a rally with everything 100% in the team, also some dodgy tirechoices from them. When the driver/codriver also make mistakes, maybe trying to makeing up lost time?
He had a shit season this year, close to every top-driver thru history had that some time, exept of a certain seb....
He need a teamleader that also can work with him as a coach, i dont think that is MWs best side.
But to drag duval into this is just stupid. Noone whants him back.
He is maybe fast on the 2 first stages, but then he crash.
Looks like Mikko will be M-Sport's No.1 so I guess the most likely outcome is Mads ending up No.2 there. But even then I'd rather have Mikko-Sordo than Mikko-Mads.Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
skarderud - he is possibly top 3/4 on gravel, but he's so far from the top that's he may as well be 30th! Surely it's better to see if someone else can challenge higher rather than just settle for someone you know is too slow to win but is reasonably quick? He has never really shown top, top pace in my mind. However I see his value as a number 2, just don't understand why people are fighting for him! As for Duval - I'd be amazed if it happened, and not in a good way.
RS - very true. Team of Mikko and Mads is so boringly consistent it might just work I guess. Personally would offer Sordo the drive on tarmac rounds, and let Ostberg have some time off during them!
Ostberg has had a shambolic season -no two ways about im afraid. Really disappointing. Shown no real raw pace at all. unless maybe in finland. Fact is the guy got outpaced in australia by meeke, a guy contesting his 2nd competitive rally in something like 2yrs. Citroen should just go for a meeke - kubica lineup. As matton says- they arent going to be fighting for manufacturer's title so i hope Yves grows some balls and takes a gamble on his driver lineup. No point in keeping a deadbeat sordo or mads ostberg :D
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Originally Posted by HaCo
Bring back Panizzi :z
I guess Sordo and Ostberg are both looking for a full season though, in which case I'd take Sordo. There are more rounds on tarmac than snow...Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
And Sainz and Kankkunen and Auriol :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Nornbugger
Why people don't like veterans? Loeb is not good enought to come back too? Loix f.e. is a great driver.
THIS IS NOT FOOTBALL, teams have not to think on future transfer... I prefer one Loix, Duval, Atkinson, Meeke, to young drivers. Let they grow on WRC2 and 3.
Museum drivers are nice.... but i prefer real ones...
Confusing again. WRC homologation was supposed to based on S2000 (read RRC). Now no new homologation for them. What are they based on now? R5?
Talks about ERC program next yearQuote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Still on S2000 regulations, nothing changed there, but as a result You get only WR homologation without the S2000 basis. It's confusing at least...Quote:
Originally Posted by COD
Does anybody know what happened to the LOTOS team this year? I assume they pulled funding because of a lack of results (and the stupid decision to field the Mini). But I wonder if they would be willing to try again in 2014 if Robert Kubica doesn't get one of the Citroen drives. Despite killing off the WRC team, they backed Kubica in the WRC-2 and are title sponsors for next year's Rally Poland, so they're clearly maintaining some involvement in the category ...
They didn't pull out, Kosciuszko got an injury at Rally Deutschland, and had to skip the last events of his program.Quote:
Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys
Right. I wasn't able to follow the sport around that time as I didn't have an internext connection at the time, so I missed it.
Still, I wonder if they have any plans to continue in 2014 - and if they would consider expanding to a second car for Kubica. I think that would be best for him. He has something of a settling-in period when he gets a new car, which I think would be a liability to a works team. Give him 2014 in a customer car, with a view to a works drive in 2015.
I don't think Kubica would want to drive a customer car since most probably he has 2 offers for next year: Citroen and M-Sport.
On the other hand we don't know if Robert will drive in WRC next year, in the last 12 minute interview for TVP he seemed kind of dissapointed with Baran decision. Robert thought that Baran would be with him for 3 years (supposedly they both agree on that). Now it would be work all over again with new pilot. He also said that maybe it will be rallying on lower level (ERC? WRC2 again?). Also in other interview he said that chances to return to track racing have risen lately (but not in cars with roofs).
So it may be WRC, ERC rallying or racing. But it's only 1-2 weeks to make a decision on WRC. Let's just wait and see, I personally would like to see him in WRC assuming that he can't go back to F1.
Lost for words.
The FIA have to fine ($$$,$$$) SIT and drop the contract.
They have NO Excuse for issues from round 1 in Monte Carlo to round 13 in GB!
Issues Issues Issues.
They are a JOKE.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/111489
To be fair to them, if this is true, then Rally GB have been pretty bad at blaming them for the National Event problems.Quote:
Originally Posted by GigiGalliNo1
There were heaps of problems across the board at Rally GB - not related to timing issues - and they're probably trying to divert attention away from this. Do a search of twitter / FB etc and you'll see that many aspects of this event were an absolute shambles.
The Monte Carlo issue was understandable, and even something that should have been anticipated - you're always going to have teething problems when you switch a supplier like that. The idea is to minimise the impact of these changes as much as possible.
The Rally GB issue, on the other hand, sounds a little more suspect. For a system like stage timing, you would expect it to be on a closed network. Even if your ability to send stage times out is interrupted, it should not impact upon your ability to actually record the times - especially since we're talking about a sensitive network of timing beacons spread over a wide, isolated region - exactly the sort of thing that would be vulnerable to a lack of reception.
Diplomatic answer from Matton :p
http://translate.google.com/translate?s ... %3D8140190
More on the timing hack:
http://www.irallylive.com/ir_news.htm?00005749&10
The best to have done that would been to never change supplier from the one with which the WRC had no problems in 10 years of use. It was a stupid decision to change supplierQuote:
Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys
http://www.irallylive.com/ir_news.htm?00005750&15Quote:
Originally Posted by makinen_fan
[quote=Jack4688`]The best to have done that would been to never change supplier from the one with which the WRC had no problems in 10 years of use. It was a stupid decision to change supplier[/quote:323hbgk7]Quote:
Originally Posted by "Prisoner Monkeys":323hbgk7
I think lot of people around WRC will not agree with you. There were certain reasons to switch this results supllier...
[quote=PLuto]I think lot of people around WRC will not agree with you. There were certain reasons to switch this results supllier...[/quote:2ub9r5gu]Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack4688`
The freezing of info on the split page? Or the reasons were more about the things that a casual fan never really sees?
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Originally Posted by Franky
such as?
Still I remain convinced that he is better than the sub-top of current WRC.Quote:
Originally Posted by igi
Doubt it now...duval ruined his career when he turned down a multi-year contact extension at ford to join citroen thinking that with the same car under him, that he was a loeb beater. Lets face it, if duval got given a drive at citroen over meeke it would be disgraceful and unfair. Dont believe duval after being away so long would even compete with the likes of sordo or novikov etc. His times passed...Quote:
Originally Posted by HaCo
How many times was Meeke on WRC podium?!
How weird would it be that Duval would get a test, and they decide to hire him.
Hell would have to freeze over first, but I think it would be awesome :D
hamburger boy is a never been.... if he brings money he can drive
He was spectacular, that is for sure, but I also think he is too long out of sport. Last Germany that he participated is proof of that, he wasn't so good.