Ok, Paddon, who else then?Quote:
Originally Posted by sollitt
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Ok, Paddon, who else then?Quote:
Originally Posted by sollitt
Breen, Neuville, Novikov, Ostberg (I don't know if the last 2 have a long term contract with Ford)Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
Breen is some way away yet from being a WRC pilot, and also not enough experience to develop a car yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by dupanton
Then why are Tanak and Paddon mentioned ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
I think an experienced driver and a young talent are the best driver line up.
Breen would be on my list of up & comers manufacturers ought be looking at however I agree with noel157, there is some gap between him and Tanak/Paddon.
Don't be mistaken into thinking Paddon is young and inexperienced. At 25 he's got many years left in him but he's certainly not young, and he is far from inexperienced. In fact his resume' would rival both Ogier's & Loeb's at the time they were picked up by Citroen and he is not without testing and setup ability.
If manufacturers are to avoid a repeat of the Sebastion Loeb cycle they need to change their thinking and look outside of the current crop of WRC pilots, none of whom are winners.
Sadly, if recent reports are correct, Hyundai are destined to repeat the mistakes of others.
Everyone's forgetting one of the best car-developers in rallying: Juho Hanninen. He would perfectly suit this role!
Hanninen was mentioned earlier in this discussion. Nobody has 'forgotten' him. I'd certainly have him in the picture.
Hanninen would deserve a cockpit much more than Breen at the moment. Letīs have a another look when Breen can beat guys like Kopecky, Kubica and others in ERC
If we`re really precise Citroen never really directly bought dampers from Exe(except the first C4 :s ), they had a close collaboration, and after the first years with the C4 they mainly bought various parts and consult help from Exe-TC but assembled them in house, when they started with the DS3 they tested BOS but opted to do everything completely on their own, which is where they are at the moment..Quote:
Originally Posted by RJM
I think Hanninen and Paddon would make good team :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Motorsportfun