Maybe there wasn't a deal in place at all - maybe a smokescreen......
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Maybe there wasn't a deal in place at all - maybe a smokescreen......
Or maybe the problem is the financial situation with Investment Dar, which owns 40% of Prodrive (and 50% of Aston Martin) and is in major difficulty regarding repayments on its borrowings.
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/finan.../D9EA0B6O0.htm
Is there any solid evidence or press release etc that Prodrive's partner is actually Mini? Or is it simply a case of rumours somehow turning into what now is perceived as fact?
This the closest information you can get: http://translate.google.ee/translate...-magazin.de%2F
Thanks Blu, time will tell.
German media say Prodrive definitely had a guy from BMW Mini inSweden with them.
He was Udo Mark, technical co-ordinator of the Mini Challenges worldwide.
http://www.rallye-magazin.de/r/wm/d/...lan/index.html
Nice; http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...d=168020983814
Speculations about Grønholms future.
A return with Mini will destroy Gronholm's reputation in the WRC, rather like Didier Auriol with Seat and then Skoda.
Nothing can destroy Gronholm's reputation in the WRC. He was a champion and has now retired... he can come back and rally again, but even if he never wins another stage we'll still remember that for a couple years he was the best driver in the world.
What makes you think he would like to return?Quote:
Originally Posted by Langdale Forest