[WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017

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Originally Posted by Rallyper

So Mads is not allowed having explicit excuses like other drivers had in the past and many of you guys find relevant regarding your own homedrivers?

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of course he is allowed,as we are to discuss here.

hint. with 2017 cars will be slower than 2016 car.

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Originally Posted by dimviii

of course he is allowed,as we are to discuss here.

hint. with 2017 cars will be slower than 2016 car.

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You're allowed to, but how dumb do you want to look though? ;)

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Originally Posted by SubaruNorway

You're allowed to, but how dumb do you want to look though? ;)

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I really don't care what fanboys think about me.

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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

I notice amongst all the reasons you listed (for having a 2017 WRC) there is no mention of:

1. Competing against the best WRC drivers in the world
2. To try to set fastest time on a WRC rally stage
3. To try to win a WRC rally

I would have time for your argument if you had... but you know as well as I do that these privateers have no chance of doing any of them.

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And Your point is? I don't see any reason to continue useless discussion about how stupid they are when they want to drive what they want to drive. Sorry but that's childish.

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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

"This is a very big challenge for me and for the team," Ostberg told Autosport.
"If it all works, we should get some time with the car this weekend,
but that's not going to give me anything like the kind of experience the others have had with these cars in the last six months."

He wants to be in a 2017 car but Mads getting his excuses ready early.

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Ogier drove Fiesta for couple of days and won Monte Carlo. How difficult can it be?

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Originally Posted by stefanvv

Ogier drove Fiesta for couple of days and won Monte Carlo. How difficult can it be?

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However others were faster. And he drove it, yes. More than a couple of times and of course you know how many km´s? Discussion unnecessary bcs Mads car is built on today. So guess how many km´s behind wheel that permits?

Anyone know how many tests Mads did in the 2017 car before Christmas? I think at least one? I seem to remember he was due to test another time but the car blew an engine? Maybe I remembered incorrectly?

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Originally Posted by Rallyper

However others were faster. And he drove it, yes. More than a couple of times and of course you know how many km´s? Discussion unnecessary bcs Mads car is built on today. So guess how many km´s behind wheel that permits?

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No I don't know how many kms. That doesn't matter anyway.
The point is we should not bother of Ostberg "difficulties" and only make sarcastic/ironic comments on them. For once and for all, he knows where he is, and we all know where he is, and this is really not necessary to focus on.

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Originally Posted by stefanvv

Ogier drove Fiesta for couple of days and won Monte Carlo. How difficult can it be?

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was it not 12 days?

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Originally Posted by denkimi

was it not 12 days?

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So what even if he did? He can become the driver he is for that time or what?