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I don't agree with you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mitch555
I had some experience in both ways in very small amateur events but, I can assure you that with only roadbook is very dangerous.
There's always a rock or ditch on a corner that isn't on roadbook, or bumps, jumps, if a corner is long, short.
With pacenotes you can put everything to help on driving but it is also much safer.
Well Todt-s idea was that rallying should not be a work from 9 to 17. And every event must have its own face. It looks pretty different to all other events. Imagine recce day from 8 in the morning until 23 in the evening, sounds like my normal working day on the fieldwork season ;-) This is very nice step to make something different, very different and brings back more the endurance side of the sport!Quote:
Originally Posted by Juha_Koo
He would certainly be a better third driver than the one Ford have. I was sure Juho was being groomed for a VW seat though, maybe Malcolm would like to have him if one of his current two Finns don't perform this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by ProRally
Hanninen isn't being groomed by VW at all - the opposite if anything. They are trying to force him out of Skoda so Kopecky can win the IRC, but that won't happen, while another manufacturer is very interested in Juho for 2012 and the future. Skoda/VW are resting their hopes on Petter and another young Norwegian. Al-Attiyah would be a sufficent driver for the first year of development I think.
We will see, but Juho has already during the last year showed what he is able to do... And there is no doubt that he is ready for the fight with the big boys. There is no sense for Skoda to send him to drive S-WRC unless there is a plan. During this year he and the BRR Skoda collect the information of the WRC events and this data will be the base of the VW´s WRC effort. Their planned Word Rally Car must be based to Polo and it will be rather easy to modify current Fabia Super 2000 to be this VW`s World Rally Car.Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
They can have some talks with Petter and Andreas is coming, but it will take many years before Mikkelsen is able to beat WRC top drivers. Monte Carlo showed that he has still much to learn and during this year in the IRC series he is able to develop as a driver. We can not know yet what his ultimate level will be, but if he is able to achieve that level he can be VW´s works driver with Hänninen and Al Attiyah...
I would not exaggerate so much. Juho always wanted to go back to WRC and after he took the title in IRC, he has nothing more to prove there. For sure it suits Mr. Kopecký sen. to have Juho outside IRC as Jan will be more visible and have more chances to win the title (in my opinion it won't happen anyway) but I don't think that it's the main reason for Juho in SWRC. For sure people in Škoda know that THE DRIVER is Juho. Now we just have to wait for the future. 1.6T prototype already exists and so far it has had Fabia bodyshell...Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
+1!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by rp
Fair enough - I'm sure you know more than me about the internal politics of Skoda! However the Scirocco is also being developed, and surely the VAG group wouldn't allow a Fabia 1.6T WRC to fight against a Scirocco 1.6T WRC would they?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
And lets make it clear that I agree that Juho is easily good enough to be a WRC driver, however from what I've been told and what Colin Clark said, Juho is wanted more by another manufacturer than he is by Skoda/VW.
I suppose that would be Ford then. Cant see Citroen being interested in anything else than a frenchman.. =)
Lol what have you been told, what team? and who is colin clark?Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29