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I remember this talk about rude Ogier, and resentful Mäkinen+ Japanese, big interest in Tänak a few months ago...probably around Finland/ ADAC but definitely before this weeks announcments (Tänak hiring, Tommi prefering Tänak to Ogier etc.). Probably from the same user.
Listen to today's Absolute Podcast. Short interview with Kris Meeke and a small mention of team dynamics of Toyota and them not getting Ogier when he was available.
Look If I had a team I would want Ogier in a heart beat. Nobody said Ogier was rude, lol. They just don't believe he would fit in well with the team after he finished the first test and had some talks with the team. Ogier is a confident arrogant guy as he should be, yet the Toyota team philosophy and mindset is different. I'm assuming Citroen or Hyundai has a completely different dynamic. I'm also sure a person like Ogier can come into any team and boost morale etc like he has done at M-Sport. I think 2018 will answer a lot of questions. It will be another crazy fun filled year. Enjoy it!
Yup! I thought Latvala helped with diff settings and suspension changes before Monte but could have been a lot more. It made a huge impact for Jarri as he made those changes to his liking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rally Power
And on a positive note here is a great lil video with the Sebster himself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_t8gk0w9dk
M-Sport are proud to announce a collaboration with Panta Racing Fuel for the 2018 FIA Junior World Rally Championship.
The Italian fuel giant will become an official partner of the one-make Ford Fiesta R2 feeder series – working in unison with M-Sport to discover the next generation of FIA World Rally Champions.
A member of the Mol Group Italy, Panta Racing Fuel was created in 1989 and has consistently enhanced their products through the key philosophy of persistent research and development.
Supplying prestigious championships, teams and drivers, the company has grown into one of the leading competition fuels – guaranteeing excellent quality and performance at every level.
Partnering with M-Sport and the Junior WRC, Panta Racing Fuel will support rallying’s future stars – all the way to the top.
Head of Panta Racing Fuel, Luca Monico, said:
“We started our presence in motorsport in the late 1980s and have since become the official fuel supplier of several championships throughout the world.
“We have seen several drivers start their career at the Junior level to become some of the most important and famous drivers in motorsport.
“We believe in motorsport, and this is the reason why we are very happy to start our partnership with M-Sport and the Junior WRC – the starting point for drivers to become the stars of the future.”
Junior WRC Manager, Maciej Woda, said:
“We are very pleased to start this partnership with Panta which just goes to show what an important and respected series the Junior WRC is.
“We are looking to refresh the format of the Junior WRC next year and having Panta on board will help us provide an attractive package with the cars performing at their highest level.”
http://www.m-sport.co.uk/m-sport-new...y-championship
So will this make the JWRC more expensive, or were they already on a very expensive fuel provided by another supplier? I am not sure what anyone is gaining from this...?Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Surely Panta are providing the fuel for free or very cheap, hence why this deal was done?Quote:
Originally Posted by Munkvy
I find it more odd that the m-sport press release page picture doesn't just omit a picture featuring the Panta logo, but fairly prominently features the Shell logo!
Good luck on WRGB guys... bring home the points !
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DM_SxjEXUAAr-BI.jpg:large
Tänak's car got "sweet ass" this weekend.
BAKKERUD: OTT TÄNAKS CO-DRIVER IN THE WRC CAR, THEN DRIVES IT !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdwE...ature=youtu.be
He only got to drive the R5...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Those sweet Caramels are d*mn good, easy to get addicted ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
According Fernando Albes, JWRC champion 2018 will have a great prize, a new Fiesta R5 car (property).
Fiesta R5 Evo 2 or?Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Damn, every year they get more and more prizes.
short interview with Wilson today http://sport.err.ee/638714/wilson-m-...-alati-avatuks
he seems quite a happy chap!
Should be new model, not this current R5.Quote:
Originally Posted by mArvAlcao17
Same body type that WRC17 is.
Why would they give old model as prize?
Interesting that he says that they're still discussing with Evans, I thought his contract was sealed. or does "certainly Elfyn" mean that?Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
He has no chance of going nowhere else, only Hyundai have thought about him some time ago, but that doors are closed for sure. But yes he says like he is going to lose him too..Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
I dont know how you hear it that way. I understood clearly he meant Evans will certainly stay at M-Sport.Quote:
Originally Posted by ESTR
thinking out loud, but i am wondering how much of a favor you are giving to a promising driver by making him / her drive on a full season on D-Mack tires?
Seems to have been beneficial for Tanak, but i'm not convince about Evans, as he only shined on 1 rally this season.
True, but someone has to test the DMack's in competition. At least the tester has a drive and great experience in a WRC car and all the events.Quote:
Originally Posted by spiderem
Fast Eddie, I think he means that they certainly would like (and they are also likely) to retain Evans, not that they certainly ARE retaining him. Like you though, I'm pretty certain it will happen, only a matter of time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Enjoy the rally if you're going...
Remember, just after Rally Finland:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DGNj8ssW...jpg&name=large
Yes, then there were talks about Toyota and Hyundai...all written by D.Evans.
Like I said, he will be in M-Sport for sure but don't know on which tyres, Mic or D's...
Cheers.... I won tickets and they've literally just arrived... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by car
Nice - I won some VIP passes years ago and my brothers and I turned up at the Cardiff super special after watching the real rally for 3 days. We were filthy and stinking and they had no idea how we got the passes, but reluctantly let us in to the VIP building. We ended up sat next to Ari Vatanen and Dave Richards for dinner! cracking way to end the event.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Where are you watching from? I'm doing Myherin (twice) on Friday and not sure where Saturday yet.
I was planning to do SD this morning but couldn't as I've had to wait in for an electrician after my heaters packed up. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by car
The competition was for Rallyfest tickets which I wouldnt have paid to go to, but as it's now free then why not.. ;)
https://i.imgur.com/hqTAVZy.jpg
Interview: Malcolm Wilson ponders M-Sport’s WRC title prospects
Malcolm Wilson, proprietor of M-Sport, went to Wales Rally GB not daring to dwell on the prospect that his privately run world championship team stood to come home from the penultimate round of the 2017 season with one world title – and with the chance of a second.
It had been 36 years since a private team had scored a major World Rally Championship title, that was Rothmans Rally Team, thanks to Ari Vatanen.
M-Sport’s title chances this year had been largely thanks to their inclusion of Sebastien Ogier, a story which for Wilson had represented the second major unsustainable gamble in his career.
The first had come when the 28-year old had personally invested in the purchase of an Audi Quattro which won him the British rally title in 1984.
Wilson: “When we took on Sebastien I never thought that we would be in a position to challenge for the Manufacturers’. OK, Toyota was in the first year, but I really felt Hyundai and Citroen would be so strong in the Manufacturers’.
“But I also felt we would stand a chance on the Drivers’, but to be so strong also in the Manufacturers’ has been really surprising. As the season progressed things changed. The fact that we have been on the podium on every rally tells you that the driver and the car package has been really strong this year”.
Has reliability been the reason why you are now in this position?
“I have said right from the start of the year that I think that reliability is what would win this championship. I genuinely expected there would be more mechanical issues, because everybody had completely new cars, a clean sheet of paper, new technical regs.
“I think it just shows how things, technology and everything, has moved on. You can do so much simulation nowadays, that we have also seen really strong reliability from all the manufacturers”.
What makes Sebastien stand out as a driver?
“Sebastien and (co-driver) Julien Ingrassia are both so focused, so professional, dedicated, attention to detail and it is what they bring to the team.
“I never lost the hope that we could still win a title, but we hadn’t won one for five years, so when Seb and Julien came to the team it just gave everybody the lift that we needed, it just makes everybody give that extra five per cent to be able to try and get the results.
“And I think also their arrival has had a great impact as well on Ott (Tanak) and Elfyn (Evans), though they probably won’t admit it! I can see that it has just made Elfyn and Ott have to look at things slightly differently to probably what they have done previously.
“There was no question from the moment that Seb walked into the workshop it was very easy for me to see why he and Julien have been four times world champions. Just because of the work ethic in everything that they do, their professional approach.”
And, for Wilson, perhaps the most pressing thoughts are not so much the prizes he might achieve this year, but who he could persuade to be in his team in 2018, now that Ott has decided to move on the Toyota.
“I would like to keep Sebastien and I would like to keep Elfyn. Whether I can do that I don’t know. I made the decision to engage Sebastien this year, but unless something changes (financially) then I can’t risk another year for M-Sport on the same basis. I can’t continue to do it. Ford know that as well.
“At this point in time I cannot tell you what the outcome will be. I know what I would like the outcome to be, but I don’t know. I am working on it and I am not going to give up.”
M-Sport has a team of quality technicians keeping the Fiestas moving.
Are you disappointed to see Ott leave after all you achieved with him?
“It is quite sad to see him leave, because we have been working with him since 2010, but he knows he has got a job to do for the final two rallies in 2017 and I am sure he will do a good job.
“I have told him (how much I hope) he will be back in two years in any case. We had an option on him but weren’t in a position to confirm this. We had a date by which to decide, but I wasn’t in a position to be able make the commitment.
“Compared with the other teams in the sport, we are in a different league altogether. Our great thing is we have got a fantastic team of people. Without a continued obligation to Ott it means we could put all our available financial resources in Seb, that’s the target. We continue to be in discussion with Seb.”
What have been the main limitations of running a private team in the WRC?
“To be honest the big thing is the money and the chance of sustainable development. If I didn’t feel confident that we could keep a competitive car, I would be honest and say I don’t think we (currently) have got the funding to be able to compete with the other guys.
“Personally I feel that with the skill base that we have I know that we can do it. Obviously the thing that I am working on now is to make sure that we have got the funding to be able to continue at the top level.”
And about your chances of keeping Sebastien in the team next year?
“I don’t know. I am just hoping!”
https://rallysportmag.com/interview-...tle-prospects/
Meet the man who made WRC’s biggest giant-killers
https://www.redbull.com/int-en/there...e-red-bulletin
Someone listened Ogier in start to SSS?
"we achieved great results and Ford is now a fact... team... (laugh) Sorry, a great team"
ThisQuote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
refreshed screen and read this a second time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Pinched myself, Yes I am awake and not dreaming
Let's have this thread at the top where it belongs... ;)
M-SPORT WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONS 2017 ! :champion:
Post-Rally GB, Sébastien Ogier:
“Emotion is something you cannot control. There is something beautiful about that and I have to say that this was the strongest feeling of emotion that I have ever experienced in my professional life. It’s hard to explain the feeling, but it is most definitely a good one.
“Twelve months ago, we decided to take what could have been considered a risk. We decided to team up with Malcolm and set ourselves a challenge. Today, we have succeeded in that challenge and know that we made the right choice.
“I felt immediately proud and very happy for the team. A drivers’ title is something that has never happened for them and it was so well deserved. What they are able to do is amazing. Really, a big thanks to all of them.”
nice video of the team from wales https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFar5v13bi8&t=0s
i have to admit it still hasnt got me what this team achieved this year :)