[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

It could be a good thing for Sordo, doing only half the 2011 WRC (and gathering experience on the DS3 1.6t). In the spare time he can help developping the VW Polo/Golf/Sirocoo 1.6t.

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Originally Posted by ProRally

Perfect, now we need 1 Japanese manufacturer to join or even 2 .... WRC is looking better again

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Here already hopeful reported from a Belgian newspaper!
Suzuki Swift R preamble of Swift sport
26-10-2010 Suzuki next year on the car fair of Beijing the Swift will present R to the general public. This concept car will form eventually the basis for the more sport-loving Swift sport. For the style it was looked at to the engine department of.....

http://www.autokanaal.be/imgpath/ass...20_310x170.jpg

http://www.autokanaal.be/auto/suzuki...ift-sport.aspx

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Originally Posted by Brother John

Here already hopeful reported from a Belgian newspaper!
Suzuki Swift R preamble of Swift sport
26-10-2010 Suzuki next year on the car fair of Beijing the Swift will present R to the general public. This concept car will form eventually the basis for the more sport-loving Swift sport. For the style it was looked at to the engine department of.....

http://www.autokanaal.be/imgpath/ass...20_310x170.jpg

http://www.autokanaal.be/auto/suzuki...ift-sport.aspx

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Are we talking about a R4 car, a S1.6T or properly a new WRC car?

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Originally Posted by morganmilan

Are we talking about a R4 car, a S1.6T or properly a new WRC car?

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This concept car will form eventually the basis for the more sport-loving Swift sport. ;)

here is an article about PG-Andersson not so much news. Basically it says that Ford is getting colder and Mini is getting hotter for PG.
PG says that he knows that Mini are interested in him but that they haven't managed to secure it financially yet and that to him (PG) Malcom
seems to be a bit gloomier then Mini because Ford is supposed to have have some problems with financing their budget for 2011.

Whether its true or not i don't know but that is what PG told the reporter.

Link in Google english

They want money.. Unfortunately for 2 times JWRC champ..

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Originally Posted by Barreis

They want money.. Unfortunately for 2 times JWRC champ..

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I'm afraid that is common - maybe if he was Finnish, Spanish or French he may be able to get a 'paid drive'.
I know a lot of us on here give Ford/M-Sport a hard time, but maybe they really do struggle to finance their WRC campaign. If it wasn't for AbuDhabi/BP-Castrol; they probably wouldn't be in the sport. It would appear that Ford Motor Company/Ford of Europe aren't putting a lot of cash in. Hence why all driver deals are commercial.

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Originally Posted by AndyRAC

I'm afraid that is common - maybe if he was Finnish, Spanish or French he may be able to get a 'paid drive'.

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Or maybe he should do like the Finnish drivers and get their sponsors from GB.

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Originally Posted by Tomi

Or maybe he should do like the Finnish drivers and get their sponsors from GB.

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Or Turkey.

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Originally Posted by AndyRAC

I'm afraid that is common - maybe if he was Finnish, Spanish or French he may be able to get a 'paid drive'.
I know a lot of us on here give Ford/M-Sport a hard time, but maybe they really do struggle to finance their WRC campaign. If it wasn't for AbuDhabi/BP-Castrol; they probably wouldn't be in the sport. It would appear that Ford Motor Company/Ford of Europe aren't putting a lot of cash in. Hence why all driver deals are commercial.

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This technology doesn't worth that much.. They want to be as F1 guys but F1 guys are watched by 150 millions people every GP..