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News: @MadsOstberg is confirmed for @CitroenRacing next year! @krismeeke and @khalidbinfaisal completes team. Great news! #WRC
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News: @MadsOstberg is confirmed for @CitroenRacing next year! @krismeeke and @khalidbinfaisal completes team. Great news! #WRC
Østberg confirmed for Citroen according to norwegian television sport (NRK). More later!
I thought Citroen wouldn't confirm their lineup until the 16th?Quote:
Originally Posted by thuGG
If that's true it makes more sense to me than a Mikko-Mads lineup.
With Mads-Meeke they have one "solid" known quantity and one with potential.
Great news to Mads, he deserves a top car.
Meeke-Mads then. Meeke has been signed for a while Rallyper so accept it. Decent line up. If i was citroen i would have chosen mikko over Mads but if Mads has brought money i can see why he has the 2nd seat too.
People thought this would be a good move for Mikko too; let's see what happens.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Yep, better get over it Rallyper, Meeke is back!! (with Paul Nagle).
Meeke back with Paul Nagle too. Nominated for 10events at least under new regulations. Suspect both drivers get full season anyway :)
http://planetemarcus.com/officiel-meeke ... en-en-2014
Great news... especially for Meeke ! :)
It's a full season for Meeke. Great news that he will be back with Nagle as I think they work really well together.
Meeke/Ostberg and Hirvonen/Kubica at Ford would be two very nicely balanced lineups; 2014 is shaping up very nicely even if we probably know who will be champion already!
Watch Meeke do what Thierry did to Mads this year ...And then the ostberg fans can blame the Citroen :laugh:
I wouldn't risk being so cocky!... My prediction is that Mads will outscore Meeke but by the end of the season Meeke will be showing more potential. Think about Neuville's year one...Quote:
Originally Posted by er88
We'll see about that.................:)Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Meeke is ahead of what Thierry was in his 1st wrc year. If Meeke can learn to finish events he will comfortably outpace Mads more often than not- despite his severe experience deficit to Ostberg. Ostberg will probably only outpace Meeke in Sweden and Finland imo. Look at Australia ...Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Meeke might be ahead of where Neuville was in his first year but Thierry is 9 years younger. Everybody learns better when he is young. Anyway interesting news and I wish Kris all the best!
Very quick editing Mirek :)
Funny to see how things have changed compared to 2011...
Sordo kept his MINI seat, Meeke was dropped.
Now Sordo left Citroen, to be replaced by Meeke.
Last chance for both the year 2014.
Not really relevant; I think Meeke would have stayed with Mini if they had any money and Sordo has left for Hyundai so not necessarily "dropped"Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGear
My hands were faster than my brain :DQuote:
Originally Posted by noel157
Great news for WRC overall :).
Imagine if Mini was still involved in WRC! More seats for talents, better championship. I really hope Seb O. wont dominate next season as well to make it more interesting!!
[quote] Hehe, Meeke for full season in Citroen without paying? When he was practically out a few week ago, judging from all the quotes on this forum?
No, letīs see tomorrow. Mikko stays and then maybe Ostberg as "semi" paying driver. MAybe Meeke in a few rallies, if he has some money to bring. [quote]
Rallyper disappeared swiftly after news broke... :laugh:. Thought he wouldve been happy with one of the 'Nordic drivers' getting a great drive but his dislike of meeke runs a little deeper it appears
That's why I said Sordo 'left' and not 'dropped.'Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Still it's a funny situation.
Well, I accept everything until itīs official and I donīt consider Meekes contract official until tonight. Thereīs nothing wrong with that. But letīs hope he can stay on the road then heīll be a threat to anyone of the top guys. My comments about Meeke is just depending on looking one or two months in the mirror about this forums evaluation of Meekes performance.Quote:
Originally Posted by er88
I donīt think Mads pays for this chair, or does he? His comment gives at least me the assumption of him being one out of two paid drivers.
BTW. I just came in after doing carpentry (?) on my new sauna which shall be ready for first bath the day before christmas. Thatīs why no comments until now.
Somehow I don't think Meeke paid for his seat. Mads? Maybe.
I really cant imagine that after all these years Kris Meek suddenly has a load of money to buy himself a drive :laugh:
Can't wait to see how he gets on with a full season in a very good car :D
It is possible that Citroen UK chucked some money into the pot for example.Quote:
Originally Posted by Allyc85
But I think it is well known that Matton likes Meeke.
Ironic that Meeke and Jonas Andersson have won together.
Christmas sauna, oh yeah. Jättebra Rallyper!
2014: 13 rallies, 13 vw wins...
Great news for Kris and Mads, wish them both luck.
I was half expecting Chris Patterson to co drive Kris, after Paul Nagle was co-driving for Breen. So, is Lara Vanneste staying as Breen's co driver?
Paul Nagle used to co-drive Meeke back in peugeot in the IRC.
Nobody? I even had him as champion on a betting site. Would have nice money.just didn't expect VW to be so fast AND reliable in their first seasonQuote:
Originally Posted by Jack4688`
Or is she going to co-drive Abbring?Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
Abbring has said it depends on his program if Pieter Vyncke will stay with him or not. Vyncke has a full time job so when their program gets very busy he may not co-drive Abbring. I guess it depends on the Hyundai testing being possible or not with a Peugeot deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Finally, Marc Marti will be Sordo's co-driver again.
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Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
rubbish
mads
most crashes and super rallies than other drivers in 2013 and only one due to the car failure
smashed most wheels , m-sport designed stronger gravel wheel for him on last 2 rallies
thiery sat in with mads on a couple of tests and said could not believe the cuts mads was taking
he just always blamed team
Strange move - I recall they parted originally because, reportedly, Dani believed they couldn't progress further as a team!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kielder