Yes, days are limited. Factory teams have more though than support/private teams.Quote:
Originally Posted by manthey
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Yes, days are limited. Factory teams have more though than support/private teams.Quote:
Originally Posted by manthey
42 days for manufactures and 1 0 days for teams
thanks for the answers stefanvv & rage82
so Loeb, as spot race driver, could test how much he wants? it will not be counted as manufacturer's days?
yes
Jourdan Serderidis will do WRC 2 in 2015 in a Citroen DS3 R5!
http://www.r40.gr/index.php?option=c...695&Itemid=187
His team, J-Motorsport will have 2 Citroen DS3 R3T for rent for JWRC! 5 drivers are candidates for these 2 Citroens, 3 Belgian, 2 foreigners! ;)
Excuse me from where I'm sitting Belgians are foreigners!! Is JS a Belgian citizen or a Greek with residency. Doesn't impact on his ability to drive, just curious!Quote:
Originally Posted by tolis
Jourdan Serderidis is from Greek origin I think, but he lives in Belgium for a very long time, studied here and owns a company (ARHS, software development). He speaks fluent French, and his first rallies were in Belgium and Luxembourg. If he didn't have a Greek flag on his car, nobody would know he's not originally from Belgium. Of course he's obviously driving just for fun and doesn't have the abilities that top drivers have. But it's always good to have these people, because they don't only drive for fun, they also invest and give opportunities that many people wouldn't have otherwise. For example he's supporting Cédric Cherain, who's driving with J-Motorsport and will do the complete Belgian championship next year with DS3 R5 (supported by Citroën Belux and Citroën Racing). J-Motorsport is the team of Jourdan, that is run by well-known and experienced codriver Fred Miclotte.
I see he's with Fred Miclotte for WRGB, presumably he grabs whichever local co-driver is free, last year he was with Erwin Mombaerts for WRGB and Morgane Rose for the 2014 Monte (why he'd want anyone else is beyond me unless his wife made an 'executive' decision! :))
18 rallies with Miclotte : http://ewrc-results.com/profile.php?...dan-Serderidis
No, he chose Erwin and Morgane, because Fred was busy these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
DS is not Citroen anymore, so I think he will be supported by "DS Benelux" and "DS Racing" and it´s DS 3 (not DS3)Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
I was jut thinking that if they really like to catch VW and they were not able to overbuy Ogier, then they have now a few spare millions to put it in development and into the cars and maybe also drivers. So, I would not be surprised when we can see 4 Hyundai cars in some events in 2015.Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGear
so, not so many seats left now, eh ? VW is confirmed, so is Hyundai. Paddon will be the third car for Hyundai i am sure, the most interesting for me is the second seat of Citroen. Im sure that Meeke will stay but who will get the second seat? But as time goes by im getting more confident it will still be Ostberg.
So, when will Tanak be announced to be Hirvonen's replacement? After Wales I suppose?
I guess so, as an Estonian i can not wait for it:pQuote:
Originally Posted by EightGear
For me, 1 of 3: Bouffier, Tänak or Hänninen.
Buffier is a nobody... Hanninen also... so Tanak.
That's just a paper change...Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
Bouffier is a fast driver, but not enough to be in a factory seat. Also he's a little bit old to learn all the rallies in the championship. The best thing for him will be to continue with Hyundai I think. Hanninen has the speed and also has some knowledge of the rallies already and will be great if he can get the seat but doubt it. Tanak is the most obvious choice - he's young, fast, has relationship with M-sport, know's already the stages but of course need some consistency. Let's see what will happen in next weeks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Yes, now that Mikko is gone I think Tanak would be the choice. But let´s don´t forget he will have big press on his shoulders, having been in WRC now and then for some years now. And that is reality. Juho would be second choice, Tidemand third (not saying this as a swede - only by his good cv, but less experience though) becuase he is tarmac driver as well.
Tänak deserves a proper chance with in season testing. In 2012 he and Neuville were even, one rally Neuville was faster the next rally Tänak was faster. They finished 7th and 8th in the championship with 53(Neuville) and 52 (Tänak) points. But the difference was that Tänak had no testing before rallies while Neuville had, the only test Tänak had was before rally Monte Carlo and that was it for the whole season. So, in that perspective i would say Tänak was more impressive.
But what happened was that Tänak was dumped and Neuville wasn't and look how good Thierry was last year.
Kubica official announcement shortly.
No surprise, he will drive a DS 3 WRC (PH Sport) with teammate Protasov on several occasions.
http://www.autonews-magazine.com/blog/?p=42845
Hmmm Tanak being the obvious choice. Not so sure on this logic. Tanak has had a lot of WRC events to settle down and has done a pretty piss poor job of that. Paddon did EXACTLY what he was asked to do by the team. He's not exactly in a position to just throw the car off the road like some of the up and comings have been able to with bigger budgets (E.g Novikov, Tanak, Mads, Kubica, Wilson etc etc etc).Quote:
Originally Posted by rage82
Hayden has very little seat and testing time in the current car (more so then past seasons). His results are very good considering this fact. Lets see how this weekend goes shall we and see if you guys change your tune.
Tanak is certainly a quick driver, I just hope he can keep a WRC car on the road for a few events in a row and still set good stage times.
any news about 2nd Citroen driver for 2015
You mean any news about Petter? Just joking, appreciate you're a fan of his but I think, if Mads gets the boot, a younger driver would be better.Quote:
Originally Posted by mohit
I was recently told that Kubica was joining the main Citroen team, however, more sources are now saying that it is a two car team with Protasov with LOTOS backing in PH Sport. That leaves the question does Mads stay to accompany Meeke or is it Chardonnet or Lefebrve in the other factory Citroen.Quote:
Originally Posted by mohit
I think Tanak clearly deserves a second chance with a whole WRC season ! He was really fast for a first season in 2012, his few outings with the WRC were really impressive (Sweden - 5th place, Portugal, fastest Ford driver before a crash...)Quote:
Originally Posted by BDA Cosworth
Ok he has a problem with finishing events (such as Neuville in 2012) but he may progress and it would be a shame not to give him a chance... He's for me at the moment, the fastest driver who has not an officiel wheel in WRC ! And I remember that in 2012 he lost many points by crashing on Sundays (with no rally2 possible), so he was really close to make a lot of a great results...
Now he's more mature, everything is possible for 2015.
Still keep Bouffier on the list for Citroen. He's experienced, no contract renewal with Hyundai. Let's keep an eye there...Quote:
Originally Posted by MJW
As for Chardonnet, didn't Matton told in Spain that he wasn't that confident that Chardonnet was really ready for a full-season in a factory team, because of the pressure and high-level? Hmmm...
You won't see Bouffier on a Citroën, he isn't on any list...Quote:
Originally Posted by Motorsportfun
He isn't experienced in WRC, he is (quite) old to begin in WRC... And Monte-Carlo appart, he wasn't really convincing this season...
Matton has explained many times he wants to help some young drivers for the future... (when he estimates they will be ready). If tomorrow, he decides to replace Ostberg by someone who is new in WRC that represents future for him, he will take a young (french) driver but not Bouffier, 36 years old, with no knowledge of the WRC events and who has shown a good pace only in Monte Carlo... Bouffier is good for ERC but never has the potential for the WRC...
The best Bouffier could get is two or three outings on tarmac with Hyundai like this year (and I think that Hyundai should give the chance to other drivers in priority : Paddon, another young driver or Hanninen to see what he can do on tarmac)
Several occasions? So just a few rallies and not the whole season?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fly
Kubica said today, he's still not sure about his future and he's not excluding return to circuit racing next year.
He means that Protasov will drive DS3 WRC on several occasions!Quote:
Originally Posted by WUff1
M-Sport Managing Director Malcolm Wilson hopes to announce the identity of Elfyn Evans’ 2015 team mate by the end of next week.
Ott Tanak is strongly in the frame, but other drivers are under consideration too, according to Wilson.
“Ott’s certainly among them, but there are a few options,” said Wilson. “That’s really all I can say for now.”
Tanak, who previously drove full-time for M-Sport in 2012, has combined a WRC2 campaign with occasional World Rally Car outings this year. On Wales Rally GB he is back in a Fiesta RS WRC – but Wilson says that this weekend’s event won’t be any sort of audition.
“My decision won’t really be influenced by what goes on here,” he pointed out. “But of course I’ll be looking at what Ott does with interest.”
With no title sponsor this year, and no deal yet finalised for 2015, Wilson admitted that financial considerations would play a part in the decision about who will drive for the M-Sport squad next year.
“It’s certainly a factor, but definitely not the only one,” said Wilson. “We’ve got to be realistic: as always, it’s a question of striking a balance.”
So in other words Ostberg is a strong candidate as well.
short version: He who pays more drives the car.
Judging from the Paddon interview he is also considering m sport after Hyundai, I just get the feeling he does not quite have the last push to fight right at the top where as Tanak does, ( this is hard for me to say being a kiwi). His fastest stage came through bravery of pace note through dust. I guess we will see...hopefully.
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I really hope he gets a chance as he clearly has raw speed (just that little bit too raw). He has a lot of fans. What I suppose I don't like is that from a marketing perspective his personality does not naturally attract me. Nothing against the guy, but I'm just stating what I observe. After all manufacturers are there to sell cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iron
It would make sense to put Abbring in the car ahead of the other two, and move Chardonnet and Lefebrve into R5 cars for a full season first.Quote:
Originally Posted by MJW
So tomorrow sunday evening Citroën announces their first driver for 2015 :confused:
... which will be Kris Meeke ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc