[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

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Originally Posted by tolis11

So, no Portugal? Nice to see him in Greece!!! I can't wait!!!!! :) Go Novikov!!!

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I read that no Portugal because Ford have no cars available.

Its hard to take Duval seriously considering the physical condition he was in at Germany last year

http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/ralli/uut...-sabotoinnista

are all fat kids crybabies like duval ??

There of course are sabotages in top level motorsport like this , but this story is hardly believeable ... Duval needs to let go of his world level driver career , it's never going to happen

He is very big talented guy, but he is allways crying like a little baby. Unfortunally for him he will never come back at high level, especially thanks to his attitude.

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Originally Posted by N.O.T

signing for the best team at the moment a wrong choice ? how ?

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That best team of the world at that, moment was totally created for 1 specific driver: Loeb. Every other driver, especially from outside France, had to play second fidle. With Ford he would have equal changes for wins, and even had the change to model the Focus to his personal taste, as the designer was Lorraiux (sorry for the spelling), also French speaking Belgium. He choose Citroen because he tought he was at best equal to Loeb and even faster. And he had to drive 105 % to prove his point.

Even Sordo has been waisting his carreer with Citroen acting 4 years as an assitent for Loeb. Only now Ogier has come up as an rising FRENCH talent, that Citroen has equal treatment among the drivers. Ford has never really cared about te nationalities of it's drivers, and treated them most of the time as equal drivers.

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Originally Posted by alleskids

That best team of the world at that, moment was totally created for 1 specific driver: Loeb. Every other driver, especially from outside France, had to play second fidle. With Ford he would have equal changes for wins, and even had the change to model the Focus to his personal taste, as the designer was Lorraiux (sorry for the spelling), also French speaking Belgium. He choose Citroen because he tought he was at best equal to Loeb and even faster. And he had to drive 105 % to prove his point.

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In a junior car too? With Citroen? He could have chosen a Suzuki!!

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Originally Posted by alleskids

Even Sordo has been waisting his carreer with Citroen acting 4 years as an assitent for Loeb. Only now Ogier has come up as an rising FRENCH talent, that Citroen has equal treatment among the drivers. Ford has never really cared about te nationalities of it's drivers, and treated them most of the time as equal drivers.

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I do have serious doubts about this preelection of french drivers by Citroen. It´s well known that money doesn´t know anything about countries, and I suppose the only goal for Quesnel is winning rallyes (whatever he get it). So he´s supposed to look for the best drivers, and is a clear fact (relation results-years as works driver) that Ogier is better than Sordo. If Citroen could sign a deal with a driver better than Ogier (and with brighter future, very important issue), they would sign, wouldn´t they? (maybe I´m wrong...but I don´t think so)

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