Oliver Solberg

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Originally Posted by the sniper

How many of those are 'Red Bull A-list' though? I get the impression that not all Red Bull athletes are in the same boat... You have the likes of Loeb, who I imagine is funded out of a kind of 'Central Bank of Red Bull', whereas at the other end you've got your Katsuta's or Evans, who I imagine are more on pocket money deals by comparison, dished out by the equivalent of a 'Red Bull regional development fund'.

If Oliver were to be offered a big money, multi year deal from the 'Central Bank of Red Bull', it'd probably be worth switching. If it's a standard 'Red Bull Athlete' association, he's presumably much better off trying to work with Monster. As much as I like Oliver, I see no reason to believe he'd be getting offered the former big deal at this point in his career.

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I think you're right; not all are equal - some RB athletes are backed by each country's 'importer' - others by the main RB house. There is a list on the RB website of athletes. As somebody who follows MTB, there's a large number of them in that sport. Similarly, in MXGP, which is a Monster Energy sponsored series.

It's unusual for athletes to switch between the big two; from memory Jonathan Rea was a RB athlete back in BSB, but there was a big gap between getting ME backing. I can't see Oliver switching at all; he's their main guy in the WRC, and even went over to the USA last month. It's not something I see happening.

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Originally Posted by AnttiL

Against...Rossel in a Citroen, maybe Suninen in a Hyundai, who else?

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Kajto + MSport drivers Formaux and Munster in some rallies, hopely some others too, Spanish? Marczyk?

https://bit.ly/UNLEASHEDpodcast Monster Energy Podcast with the Solberg's.

Basically said that Tänak was a cool guy and Neuville was a cruel team member, who pushed him down from the beginning. Harsh words to say in public.

Can't wait for Cyril to start to be team principal. They should do some Drive to survive or Hyundai team documentary next year.

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Originally Posted by ferrial

Basically said that Tänak was a cool guy and Neuville was a cruel team member, who pushed him down from the beginning. Harsh words to say in public.

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Why i'm not surprised....

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Originally Posted by ferrial

Basically said that Tänak was a cool guy and Neuville was a cruel team member, who pushed him down from the beginning. Harsh words to say in public.

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so for his bad pace through the year ,Neuville was the reason?
i would be in ''silenced mode'' in his position,and i would focus in my driving and how i will progress.
Its unbelievable that he keeps mentioning Neuville/Hyundai with this attitude.
Petter must protect him,but i dont see that...

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Originally Posted by dimviii

so for his bad pace through the year ,Neuville was the reason?
i would be in ''silenced mode'' in his position,and i would focus in my driving and how i will progress.
Its unbelievable that he keeps mentioning Neuville/Hyundai with this attitude.
Petter must protect him,but i dont see that...

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I'm curious to see how Oliver will do this season, I want to see how he'll react in the face of adversities, if he'll search for excuses etc.
I wish him the best, but ultimately a teammate you don't get along with can't do much to affect your results. In the car it's just you and your codriver vs the clock.

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Originally Posted by focus206

I'm curious to see how Oliver will do this season, I want to see how he'll react in the face of adversities, if he'll search for excuses etc.
I wish him the best, but ultimately a teammate you don't get along with can't do much to affect your results. In the car it's just you and your codriver vs the clock.

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I agree with the first part of your post, but in most teams they have a lead driver who dictates the spec of the car to suit his driving style, the other drivers in the team have to try to adapt the driving style to suit the car,. Some drivers find it easier than others as it does not come natural , A car that understeers , or oversteers , they have very limited scope to adapt the Settings to change things to suit themselves. So that has a massive effect on any driver on a event if the car does not suit them.

So the i20's setting was based on Neuville's preference? No way to change the setup for Ott? Hyundai listened more Thierry that a former world champion?
Seems to me a bit strange...