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Why aren't they trying to get Monster Energy to back them? They already work together in RX and previously in the WRC plus Monster is sponsoring V8SC and Nascar Ford teams. Also, I am fairly sure Monster higher ups will happily rub their hands in the prospect of prying a top athlete away from Red Bull.
Ogier's Red Bull sponsorship is independent of Ford. Monster would have throw a lot of money at both driver and team.
Is Monster very big in Europe?
I don't know if Monster wants to promote himself in a sport promoted by Redbull.
They are expanding. From a motorsport perspective they have the Mercedes F1 team and the Yamaha MotoGP one. Lewis Hamilton and Valentino Rossi (arguably the 2 guys with the biggest mainstream fame in motorsport today) are part of these squads.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gregor-y
RX is promoted by Monster and Red Bull have no problem sponsoring the Peugeot Hansen squad.Quote:
Originally Posted by AL14
Didn't know that. I was sure Monster wasn't in WRC beacause of it. Now I wonder why they are not there...Quote:
Originally Posted by macebig
That doesn't mean that it must apply also vice versa.Quote:
Originally Posted by macebig
True. But Monster and Red Bull are competitive products. So, if a chance presented itself, Monster guys will probably love to stick it to the Red Bull ones, and vice versa.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
I was thinking maybe Red Bull could become head sponsor of M-Sport, maybe with the brand name Red Bull M-Sport WRT with the livery on all three cars. A bit like their F1 teams. And yeah, I'm starting to clutch at straws.
https://www.lequipe.fr/Rallye/Actual...ouergue/809926
Interesting, looks like another Tarmac rally for practice for Paddon. The team is giving him great support, which you don't do if you are thinking of getting rid of someone.
Østberg drove 2 tarmac rallies in R5 with M-Sport last year. Not like they kept him. Malcolm had a deal with Mikkelsen in case Ogier didn't join.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grundo Farb
I think you cannot really compare that. That was with Adapta, most likely Mads his own initiatives.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
Østberg has also driven some Norwegian events this year in an R5 Fiesta.
https://www.motorsport-news.co.uk/ne...ally-gb-debut/Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
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Rovanpera’s manager Timo Jouhki said: “Kalle will be in Wales. For the moment, we don’t know what car he will be using, but we know that he will be coming and he will do Rally GB.”
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“What this means is that he can come to Rally GB and he can go to events like Argentina, probably Mexico, Finland, GB, Australia and Spain – Spain he can do anyway because he will be 18 by then.”
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“He doesn’t need to be in a World Rally Car yet,” said Jouhki. “I know how good he is. He could do very well in a World Rally Car, but it’s unnecessary. While he can’t do a full season of WRC2, we will probably bring him to this championship because it helps for him to run in the right place [among the priority two drivers on the road] and it’s helping with the profile.”
More Rovanperä news, in Finnish: https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-9671916?origin=rss
In here his manager says that the intention is to drive Wales in R5 class with either Skoda or Ford.
Asian Manufacturers are loyal to drivers who are loyal to them. Currently Hayden is back in NZ for a very short stay just to assist and promote Hyundai at the National Field days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grundo Farb
M-sport sells the 2 storey motorhome for 600.000 GBR + vat
That is the building they had in service park a few years ago?Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Yes, back In the ford days
yeap this one,i saw it at twitter but lost the link Per.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
They had it in Greece in 2012 I remember.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
yes this one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
https://www.motorsportauctions.com/i...hp?a=2&b=36476
It have been for sale for around 2 year,
https://racecarsdirect.com/Advert/De...spitality-unit
SOMEONE DAMN BUY IT WE CAN KEEP OGIER AND TÄNAK THEN
thank you
Would be better to get ford or a big big sponsor over several year's. And keep the hospitality too please all the sponsors
Are we sure that they sell it just to get money? They are in pursuit of a couple of dozen millions.
Not much related to rallying, so just for those interested:
Mikkelsen and his half-brother are suing the largest telecom operator in Norway over IPR to a car app that utilizes recorded driving habits.
https://www.dn.no/etterBors/2017/06/...ak-mot-telenor
i read that ogier will drive tomorrow a red bull f1 car
Source?Quote:
Originally Posted by nafpaktos
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Can corfirm. No English links but various French, Italian websites and the most respected Greek car magazine are reporting on it.
He also did a test at the end of 2016. Wonder if this is more serious.. Seb's tweet is hard to read. Time will tell...
I bet Malcom Wilson isnt too jazzed haha.
Just another PR stunt I expect, standard red bull marketing stuff.
Don't be silly he's 34. This is Red Bull, where the product is a sad excuse for the marketing. They put Tom Cruise in an F1 car and they would invite the pope if they could. I bet Wilson doesn't mind the publicity for his driver and therefore his team either.Quote:
Originally Posted by racerx1979
Looks like Red Bull ring. Now both Sebastiens have driven F1 cars?
Armin Kremer with Fiesta WRC17 at Germany
Given that Red Bull are paying for him to have a multiple world champion and arguably the best WRC driver at the minute, I suspect he's just fine with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by racerx1979
What's happening here, is this an extra 2017 Fiesta or is it someone else's car he'll be using eg. Bertelli ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Just an M-Sport rented car like Suninen?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
I think the reason for the Kremer thing is that it is good publicity for Ford in Germany (they have a huge production plant in Cologne and Fords are really popular cars there) and the Germans love local rally drivers so naturally they like to see one of theirs competing in a contemporary car at their WRC round.