Please Mikko, something different this time!! (an open letter)

Btw. Do you have any inside info about Skoda's R5 progress?

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Skoda knows very well why they have sent Esapekka out of WRC2 to starts in APRC and some ERC events...

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Marketing Skoda?

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Skoda knows very well why they have sent Esapekka out of WRC2 to starts in APRC and some ERC events...

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Marketing Skoda?

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I thought more to clear the way for Wiegand in WRC2.

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Btw. Do you have any inside info about Skoda's R5 progress?

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Yes, they are intensively working on the car.

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Skoda knows very well why they have sent Esapekka out of WRC2 to starts in APRC and some ERC events...

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Marketing Skoda?

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This is only one of the sides...

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Originally Posted by A.F.F.

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Originally Posted by PLuto

Skoda knows very well why they have sent Esapekka out of WRC2 to starts in APRC and some ERC events...

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Marketing Skoda?

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I thought more to clear the way for Wiegand in WRC2.

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Yes, this is also one of the reasons :)

A stupid question just hit me. Does VAG allow Skoda on the same stages than VW, even in different class? Os PSA for that matter?

A.F.F.: Lappi didn't manage to win APRC against Gaurav Gill (and no other reasonable competitor). He definitely isn't a WRC material in the moment. He didn't shine in his ERC events either (except his victory in Switzerland but with lesser competition).

On the other hand I would bet Mikkelsen won't continue in VW if he doesn't improve reasonably. For some reason it looks like he stopped progressing two or three years back. If he is gone and if Lappi is ruling ERC he can get on his seat. If he is not ruling ERC or at least not fighting for podiums on every rally he is not ready - the very same Mikkelsen won two IRC titles. Hänninen won both IRC and ERC. Lappi hasn't managed anything near that so far.

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A stupid question just hit me. Does VAG allow Skoda on the same stages than VW, even in different class? Os PSA for that matter?

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I think they can drive WRC with S2000 but why? There is no marketing value for a manufacturer in driving WRC2. Nobody cares about it except hardcore fans. There is no TV media coverage either. Only overall results count...

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On the other hand I would bet Mikkelsen won't continue in VW if he doesn't improve reasonably. For some reason it looks like he stopped progressing two or three years back.

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I think that he stopped his progress after his first title in IRC. In the next season he was not so good (or lucky?) like year before, he was not be able to be on same speed on most of the events.

Who knows for how long VW will be in WRC? About Lappi, I didn't say he was WRC material, I just wanted him WRC2. Like I said, MotorsTV showed a wrap-up after every day of WRC2. So those R5 Fiestas got at least some coverage :)