[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

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Originally Posted by Allyc85

Fully agreed!

We dont want the sport becoming full of rich boys getting drives because of their dads, we go to watch the very best in the world!

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And we do! We have Loeb, Ogier, Hirvonen, Latvala, Solberg, Sordo, Solberg2, Meeke etc. We now have a few more. What's a WRC with only 8 drivers? And hey, give them a change, they both proved to be quite competetive.

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Originally Posted by Allyc85

We dont want the sport becoming full of rich boys getting drives because of their dads, we go to watch the very best in the world!

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I agree, but the championship lacks manufacturers for that. CJT is a semi-works team so having a pay driver ain't unlogical.

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Originally Posted by Rallyper

The looser isnt Kimi. He can sit at his home and laugh all the way to bank, and also looking at all other offers from other motorsports. If Kimi wants to drive he´ll do it.

The looser is WRC and the public eg. us. We want drivers worth the name and not more tourists.

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We could have paid drivers (if there's new manufacturers... maybe VW and Saab) and tourists (private teams are for them!)... :)

It would be better with Wilson jr in the DS3. At least he has been in the top 10.

Would van Merksteijn have a different motive? Would it be possible that they have nominated themselves (Peter Snr and Peter jr) just to secure the two DS3s? Could be a bit like Stobart and they bring in specalist drives as they need them. This could be more than just black and white.

Commercial wise it would be a hell of a deal if Van Merksteijn adopted Petter Solberg. Peter sr picks the rallies he likes, and let Petter drive the other ones. It would increase the advertisment exposure with 10.000% compared to driving themselfs, not only in Nederland, but al over Europe, and open many markets.
And it saved time for Citroen Racing with repainting the purple car many times in 2011 :) . Painted purple in januari and keep it purple all year long.

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Originally Posted by NiekJ

And we do! We have Loeb, Ogier, Hirvonen, Latvala, Solberg, Sordo, Solberg2, Meeke etc. We now have a few more. What's a WRC with only 8 drivers? And hey, give them a change, they both proved to be quite competetive.

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Sordo + Meeke only for a few selected events in 2011 :mark:

What the h...! Apparently one Mini is driving by Daniel Olivieira. The driver who was at the same level in the IRC like Burcu Çetinkaya. There was no speed at all and now he will competing at the top level.

Yes. It is possible to take poinst, because after top five (and later top seven): Loeb, Ogier, Hirvonen, Latvala, Østberg, (Meeke, Sordo) there is only Wilson, Villagra, Al Qassimi, van Merksteyn Jr., van Merksteyn Sr., Block, Kuipers...

Will the WRC 2011 season be the ultimate nightmare....?

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Originally Posted by rp

What the h...! Apparently one Mini is driving by Daniel Olivieira. The driver who was at the same level in the IRC like Burcu Çetinkaya. There was no speed at all and now he will competing at the top level.

Yes. It is possible to take poinst, because after top five (and later top seven): Loeb, Ogier, Hirvonen, Latvala, Østberg, (Meeke, Sordo) there is only Wilson, Villagra, Al Qassimi, van Merksteyn Jr., van Merksteyn Sr., Block, Kuipers...

Will the WRC 2011 season be the ultimate nightmare....?

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Do not worry, go to Sweden, to the first corner of first SS, bring a big rope, some shovels and good camera friend with you. You are going to have a lot of fun and memories later :-P

Hmmm, didn't think WRCars getting cheaper would mean more crappy pay drivers than ever!