Same way i didn’t added class wins of Bryan. Everyone know Kajto champs :)
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Same way i didn’t added class wins of Bryan. Everyone know Kajto champs :)
Nothing like a pointless debate to bring in the New Year ;)
Yes. Keep us entertained.
Reading on Twitter that Bouffier is confirmed for 3rd M-Sport car in Monte !?
It is. It's 8th start with 5 points, i.e. 156/8=19,5.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
No, results on fiaerc.com are correct. Due to one stupid FIA rule his zero points from Liepaja are correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Come on, get the guy spamming the thread with absurd Kajetanowicz BS out of here.
Who confirmed Boufffier ? Have see several rumour tweets but nothing that could be viewed as officially confirmedQuote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
All rumours at the minute. But would be nice to see him having a go in the new cars.
Bouffier / Degout
There isn't really any other guys doing a privately funded whole season. Not even Mads Østberg. The current WRC cars are more expensive than ever and getting sponsors is more difficult than in the previous decades.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
It's another question why Malcolm does not want to invest in him? Maybe all his investment money is put into Ogier's salary?
Why doesn't Mads just pay Msport to run him as the 3rd car on most of the events?
Yes it wouldn't be an exciting choice, as you know what you're getting with Mads. He doesn't have the potential that Suninen/ Tidemand etc have, but he's usually pretty reliable and brings money. He'd maybe collect useful points for the manufacturers championship on most gravel events, but just struggled this year as he couldnt get the best out of the car by running it privately.
Or he could pay PH Sport, but he probably doesn't want to go anywhere near that C3 :D.
I'd much rather see a younger driver instead, but I'm surprised if Malcolm isn't trying to sort something out with Mads who comes with a lot of backing.
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@er88 maybe Mads will get the third car in certain events. I think it will take as long as this before every rally before we know who gets the third car.
Last year Suninen announced his program for the whole year before the season started. Maybe DMack quitting their support of a full WRC seat took the team and some drivers by surprise?Quote:
Originally Posted by Watson
Several websites (mostly Italian) and one or two other sources saying the rumour is confirmed.Quote:
Originally Posted by KiwiWRCfan
Interesting that a while ago he said that DS3 wasn't drive so well at least for him.. But he finished 4th on drivers championship. Next he was in Fiesta and he showed nothing...Quote:
Originally Posted by er88
That was mainly because he didn't get info on how to set it up. You'll find the sweetspot of the new generation cars mainly in the central differential. M-Sport had three drivers constantly testing the car and gathering experience during the events. Also his private team paid for all the broken parts so he had to be careful. Judging him on his results compared to the 'works' Fiesta drivers is not fair.
I think ESTR is referring to the 2016 season Mads spent in the 'works' M-Sport car.Quote:
Originally Posted by Watson
Maybe, still all previous rumours only mentioned 6 events on a WRC car for Suninen during 2018; if those were right, entering WRC2 alongside can be seen as a positive thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
It will be more than 6 rallies with WRC18 for Suninen, trust me :)
That would be great!Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
Source? Or own opinion?Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
Not own opinion...Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex009
New one hour Elfyn Evans documentary from S4C TV (with English subtitles) :
http://beta.s4c.cymru/clic/c_level2....e_id=539480902
can't watch it in my country. any other link, please?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
I don't speak Welsh but I think I have the same problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
Install Hola VPN on your Chrome browser to watch any foreign website video.
Cheers mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
http://www.urheiluuutiset.com/sunise...n-vahvuudessa/
Suninen does at least 8 events in the third Fiesta, starting from Sweden. He does Monte and Deutschland with R5 and skips Tour de Corse.
The news article also says M-Sport will have a number of drivers on the third car.
Great news :)
I think it's pretty sure he'll do Sweden, Portugal, Sardegna, Finland, Spain and Wales. Probably one or two of the long hauls, he won WRC2 in Mexico in 2016. Turkey is also a big question mark.
I want see him here for sure :)
WRC-2 for Östberg then?
He could always be in the "fourth car" as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigWorm
I doubt it though, didn't he put up his car for sale?Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
If he drove his own car, it wouldn't be an M-Sport fourth car, right? I mean he would rent a new Fiesta from M-Sport for certain events and tape it to OneBet livery. I think he would get better results with the improvements M-Sport has made to their cars and the proper service. He had a bunch of retirements last year that were technical faults already fixed on the M-Sport cars, his private car not having the updates. It probably would had been better if he had rented the car all along...Quote:
Originally Posted by BigWorm
He was entered as M-Sport in 2017 but that was just how regulations were so I guess it wasn't a fourth car (unlike the Suninen/Kremer entries?).Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
I don't know what it costs to rent the car, but if he's planning to do a lot of events would it be cheaper to rent a Fiesta WRC than buying it?
Most definitely cheaper. Pay money and arrive with two hands in his pockets to testing/rally and after go home. No need for personnel, special equipment, equipment, their logistics etc.
True, only registered factory teams were allowed to enter WRC2017 cars, but that changes for this year. However, Østberg had his own team, own mechanics and everything. Suninen was an M-Sport paying driver for the whole season (just alternating between R5 and WRC car) whereas Kremer just rented the car for one event. Suninen's car had an M-Sport livery with just added sponsor decals, Kremer had his own sponsor livery. Not sure about Bertelli, if he had his own mechanics or through M-Sport.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigWorm
Not sure about the cost, but he probably would have received better value for his money by renting. I'm pretty convinced he lost podium positions by defects that wouldn't have happened in the official cars.Quote:
I don't know what it costs to rent the car, but if he's planning to do a lot of events would it be cheaper to rent a Fiesta WRC than buying it?
What ever happened to Bertelli? He's been gone since Portugal and I've no idea where he's gone.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
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