Considering the serious approach of Suzuki to the WRC, I think it's unlikely that Suzuki is going to be another Skoda-like team. Ofcourse the choice of their driver and having good luck will be just as important.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aoddy
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Considering the serious approach of Suzuki to the WRC, I think it's unlikely that Suzuki is going to be another Skoda-like team. Ofcourse the choice of their driver and having good luck will be just as important.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aoddy
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Originally Posted by Fischer
As long as they don't get any Germans to f**k it up like Skoda did, they are fine
I have high aspirations for Suzuki.
They have showed great speed, strength, reliability, manufacturer support, direction, financial backing and a desire to win in their APRC and JWRC outings to date.
There is absolutly NO reason that they wont be the top team in a year or two time.
The secret to their sucess is that I believe that took a leaf out of Citroen's book and they havent biten off more then they can chew by starting small (APRC, and then JWRC), getting a good deal of success under their belt, and then making the move to WRC.
I doubt the Fabia got so poor only because they where Germans, thats a little racism.Quote:
Originally Posted by COD
Well, sad we wont see it in Finland, would love that, with Garde as first driver and Aava or Andersson as second.
I was watching the las of the vids from suzuki, and the development seem to be going very well, nice noise from the sx4, and you can tell that loads of money are going into that project, well done suzuki!
The Japanese motto is not to give up even when things are rocky. I feel the Suzuki will be a competitive car and that the Japanese manufacturer will make a REALLY good go of the top level of rallying.
I see Gardemeister and Galli driving. Monster knows who is good and what his choices are and he is a smart man. I can see him selecting Gardemeister and if he does then it is a smart move for their first year in WRC.
Atkinson might end up there because of previous ties to the team although when you have drivers like Galli sitting without drives I would think they woudl select him over the likes of Atkinson, he has proved time and time again he has the speed to mix it up amongst the top drivers. Just needs some time and security to bed into a team and give them results. Gardemeister would deliever solid results from the offset. We have seen this time and time again...
Will have to wait and see who they sign...until then it's nothing but speculation....
WRCfan
Gardemaister & Galli would be good combination: Gardemaister is solid and galli is fast.
Kopecky also!
I don't really see Gardemeister-Galli line up for Suzuki. Garde-Gigi may work for one-off line up in Wales GB this year, but not for long term. Gigi definitely got speed, and I love to see him back in works team on regular basis. However he is already 34 years old, and his only works experience is with falling apart Mitsubishi. On the other hand, Garde is 2 years younger than Gigi and has alot more experience. I am sure Suzuki is not looking at instant results and afraid that Gigi's age may be against him.
My vote is for Garde-Panizzi for Corsica, Garde-Gigi for GB, and Garde-PG, Wilks, or Aava for 2008.
Atkinson and PG will drive !
(but just as a reminder; Petter has a clause in his latest contract that he can leave with imediate effect, if the car is not at the level of him being able to fight for victories !
I bet he has been thinking long and hard about that for a while....., but now the Sub looks better, but lets wait one more rally....