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Turun Sanomat quotes Italian Auto Sprint magazine stating that Kimi Räikkönen is still negoating with Red Bull to run full season next year in Citroen Junior Team.
On a darker note, it also says that Sordo wouldn't run a full season next year. Official annoucements - of course - later.
Here's the Turun Sanomat article (Finnish), but I can't find the original Auto Sprint article nor understand Italian.
Perfect, now we need 1 Japanese manufacturer to join or even 2 .... WRC is looking better againQuote:
Originally Posted by HaCo
Juha Hanninen will participate in SWRC 2011 (8 rounds) with Fabia S2000. Also he will start in Monte and Barum in IRC. Kopecky are expected only IRC campaign.
Hell yeah!Quote:
Originally Posted by Moriarty
So, what does it mean for Skoda in respect of rally (WRC, IRC etc)?Quote:
Originally Posted by HaCo
Not really sure, but I guess it´ll mean the end of works team Skoda, although we can see only privateers Fabias rallying since 2012. I assume VW don´t want to spend so much money in two parallel rally programs with both makes. Most logical it´s to concentrate efforts only under VW official team at WRC.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbrytskyy
About time, hopefully he gets a chance in the VW project too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moriarty
As for business it´s perfect for VW-brand to be competing at the highest level and keeping Skoda as the brand for the lower classes and making money on Skoda.Quote:
Originally Posted by morganmilan
I suppose VW are in a good position for this. Skoda have been doing all the development work and succeeding at IRC level this year and with Hanninen going to the SWRC next season all that knowledge accumulated will be very useful to VW. Perhaps this was the plan all along, if it failed, no damage to VW but as it was success then VW can only benefit.
Any source for the Hänninen/SWRC thing, btw?