I don't know but so far he is the most exciting rally driver of the season.
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I don't know but so far he is the most exciting rally driver of the season.
For a privateer to get the best ECU, never.Quote:
Originally Posted by JFL
More than that..... I he would have had a better tool after 2003 we would have had a lot of fun with Marcus, Petter and Loeb. Sadly he decided for a ton of money instead a better car. Hopefully the rest of this year we will continue enjoying this "Lone Ranger" with the hope to see him in a powerfull manufact team on 2010 otherwise "Sebastian Boredom Loeb" will continue boring all of wrc fans with his good driving skills but absolutly NONE charism.Quote:
Originally Posted by Donney
so they got the upgrades for the Xsara didnt they?
could this be enough to challenge for the podium? of course w/o many crashes...
Hopefully. After all, he got the podium in Cyprus by beating Dani Sordo fair n square, and that was with the old car... granted, Cyprus was slower and muddier so Dani's faster car wouldn't have helped him as much as it does in other rallies.
We'll see!
So far in Sardinia I don't see any improvement in Petter's pace. I wonder how he lost his Cyprus pace. In Cyprus Petter was second fastest driver in the rally (Loeb was the fastest if road-position is considered). But after Cyprus Petter has not been even near to Hirvonen and Sordo. Is there so big difference between Cyprus and other events that makes the difference or has Citroen downgraded the vehicle after that?
Muddiness was not the deciding factor. Petter's best pace in Cyprus happened in dry roads.Quote:
Originally Posted by serial jeff
A norwegian radiochannel (P4) reported today that Ford had been all over Petter this sunday. They didn't go into specifics but gave the impression that they wanted to see Petter in a Focus soon. Anyone else heard anything about that?
I think that makes sense. Ford as well as all others know that Citroen has a delicate dilemma - that Petter with an updated Xsara can steal points from their works drivers (look at what happened this weekend). On the other side, if Petter doesn't get updates to his car, a good engine mapping, etc. - he wont stay with them. I'm sure the Citroen management thinks one times and two times on how to handle Petter in the future, and I'm sure that if Ford gets close in the manu championship, Petter will have to step back. He knows that himself, and I guess Ford has a little more liberate view on those things if he drive with them. They're underdogs and I get a feeling they can use Petter a little bit more, strategically. So... I think Petter is close to a move, because he doesn't want the uncertainty of being in the Xsara. Wrote a longer post on this on my blog yesterday (hi haters!), URL in my signature :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
yes, If they use Solberg in Stobbart and it is able to beat Sordo, then Ford manufacturer hopes are not that bad.
If Latvala can beat Loeb and Hirvonen +Solberg can beat Sordo, then that means 24 points in 6 rallies. And if Aava manages to secure money for some events (like Finland) then they can use him as a Munchis second car and in a good day he is able to be better than Sordo (Finland for example). Nothing is impossible :-)
Loeb is the first driver at Citroen, Sordo is the second. If they will give a C4 to Solberg and nominate them to manufacturers points, then Citroen has no problem at all.
Easy, don't you think?
Easy but very expensive and I don't know if they want to spend all that money.
I think Petter is willing to pay to drive this year (which he already does!), provided he gets the best equipment. For Citroen it must be the best solution to "give" Petter a C4, and nominate him for point on the remaining gravel rallies. On tarmac Sordo is the best choice, of course.Quote:
Originally Posted by Donney
Nothing of this is going to happen, the season is halfway through, Peter already mentioned that he will stay on his own for this year. Citroën will not ''give'' a car to nowebody, even P.Solberg. Bring money, a lot of money and than it might happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Halvis
For me it is still a question if Peter drives all the time 100 % or is he saving the material and not taking too many risks?? If he is not all the time flat-out, if he has still some ''air'', he can mess beetwen Sordo&Mikko&J.M.L, specialy in Greece, where the pure speed of the car is not so important !
Petter this way will be a great threat for Seb who is no1 and with Fords pushing from behind,Citroen will not be so comfortable in swapping places...
I specific said "give" in "" because I also know that they never will give the car for free, that's why I said he could be willing to pay to drive - provided he got the best possible Citroen, meaning a top spec C4.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ucci
Petter said to Citroen that if he did not get the 06 spec for his Xsara, he would swap to Ford, and had already talked to them + then he got what he wanted.
Petter in a Munchis is a possibility of course, but I think he is happy right now, but who knows !
All in all it is great to see Petter under the magnifier of the manus... It implies he still is good enough to battle with Sebastien. If you take into account he could have been 3rd in Argentina he got more points been a privatier (with an ancient Xsara) than he got with Subaru last years. Certainly he is giving to this chapionship the quota of fun otherwise .... Really boring to talk about 5th or 6th win in a row for Loeb.
I don`t understand why Citroen gave Petter what he want. Solberg try to blackmail Citroen and they gave him Xsara`06 parts. But it would be right only if Petter would be a 'third Citroen driver' and if he helps Loeb to get maximum points. But that`s not happened. Then if Petter is only a 'MSN PS WRT' driver Citroen mustn`t help him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
Well, I guess it's as simple as the fact that Citroen knows that if Petter doesn't steal their points with a Citroen - he'll do it with another car marque :) So, I guess they let him go with it as long as Citroens manu title and Loebs drivers title aren't in clear and present danger. Today they aren't, the interesting thing would be if the championships get closer later in the season! Then, I think Petter will have harder times from Citroen, but maybe even from Ford... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Xsara Fan
Yeah it's really not blackmail... he just said that if they continue refusing to get him the parts to make his car competitive, he'd switch to someone else. After all, it must have been awful in Argentina to be cruising to an easy podium place, so close to the finish, when the car breaks because it can't take the heat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xsara Fan
I think he's shown again that he can compete with Seb and Mikko. I noticed that his times in the mornings when were very good; he lost most of the time in the afternoon when it got hotter.
IMO Citroen should sell him a C4, but I know they won't. Anyway, considering how many cars Conrad Rautenbach wrecks, they may not have many to spare :p
Hmmm... and it seems Hirvonen has 'old Focus' in Argentina 2009 cause his "car breaks because it can't take the heat"? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by serial jeff
Petter has an offer to "rent" a C4, but the price is rediculous and he will be left with a car Citroen does what they want with.
Where did you see the info you mention ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gard
As far as we all know, he was keen on getting a 307. A C4 was never considered by Petter WRT.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gard
Petter and Phil in a whale at Acropolis ???? :bounce:
It certainly would be interesting to see Petter throw a whale around Greece.
There is a sentence I never thought I'd say...
Petter will skip Acropolis due to competing in Le Mans the same weekend in the Oreca LMP1? Or has he skipped his sportscars plans?
Come on guys, this is old news. They have also tried to buy one, but Citroen will not have any private C4's out (yet). With the price and limitations of a rented C4, that's not an option for PSWRTQuote:
Originally Posted by Fide
I don't think Petter will do the Le Mans 24 anymore - his plans are full with rallying thankfully.
ok thanks
he is not on the entry list to lemans so....better with rally =)Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
I think Petter is a great driver and a great personality. I've been a big fan of his (and Loeb and Gronholm for that matter).
However I think he's flogging a dead horse. He's never going to replace any of the current crop of drivers at either of the manufacturers.
He'll also never get the equivalent of a full factory car or support (unless he scores one with a new manufacturer who joins with S2000).
Unfortunately I think he's pretty much finished as a serious contender in the WRC.
Has anyone heard more rumors about Petter thinking of changing xsara to peugeot 307,
for Acropolis rally?
Translated from :
http://www.rally.gr/default.asp?menu...6468&race_id=0
What could be done is to have a faster car. And given the fact that following a battle with even higher temperatures, such as the Acropolis, the Norwegian admitted that considering the prospect of changing the car, the Peugeot 307 to look like the most likely replacement scenario. «I feel that I am in the corner. Plus, we have fought in several games and we know exactly who we are than the competition. This topic will discuss with Phil and see what we do for the next race. Temperatures will be relevant should consider very seriously what we do. I do not want to waste my time. Surely the fun too, but now we have to sit at a table and analyze the data. I know that with high temperatures, I can not push and go faster »
Well, the whale leaving in very cold temperature water...it clearly resist to high temperatures of Greece :p :
answers/thoughts by petter himselfQuote:
Originally Posted by LCD
http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk...tter%20Solberg
I know you're just trying to be argumentative, but I think its an argument worth having. You can't just state things like 'he's pretty much finished' without at least an ounce of evidence to support it.Quote:
Originally Posted by ST205GT4
In my opinion, he is far from finished. Winning stages and getting podiums in a 3 year old Xsara is highly impressive. In Cyprus he beat Dani Sordo fair and square.
As for 2010, he's already had meetings with Proton and Fiat, and is even planning an event with the Fiat this year if he can fit it in his schedule. If Petter can win stages and get podiums in the Xsara, think what he could still do with the full support of Fiat or any other manufacturer.
I wouldn't like to be a part of this arguement, but I've been expecting much more from Peter...I don't know If It's his fault, or team, or the car, or whatever...I just expect more from him;so his performance to be as high as his reputation! Needless to say, I'm one of his devoted fans...
Expecting much more from Petter? You mean this year or 2004-2008 period?Quote:
Originally Posted by LCD
If that is the criteria then Fiat's man next year is not Petter but Kimi ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29