Can he quit using DMACK's altogether this season? His car is festooned with the logo though...Quote:
Originally Posted by vkangas
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Can he quit using DMACK's altogether this season? His car is festooned with the logo though...Quote:
Originally Posted by vkangas
We can add Atko to that list as well. We all know he is not coming home to the WRC.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlowSon
I have doubts about the next generation. On this "lost generation" (sounds like a UN memo on poverty in the 3rd world); they probably would have had drives if more companies were involved and possibly if M-Sport had not maintained the same driver line up for many seasons (who could blame them as without Gronholm they had no chance of the Manufacturers title). For me I have followed drivers like P-G etc for many years and it sucks for me to see them fall just short. Life goes on however.
He is under a contract of five rallyes with Dmack. Quitting using them means quitting driving :mark:Quote:
Originally Posted by Plan9
Very interesting discussion about this lost generation. When those currently ~30-y-o drivers were rising stars, most of the manufacturers quitted WRC and there were no opportunities left. From that generation only Hirvonen and Sordo have come through and have had some kind of a decent career. But now those 30-y-o drivers are considered old and past their prime, because a new 20-25y generation is coming up. Which is kinda unfair as Panizzi and Rovanperä turned into WRC frontrunners only at around 35. And Grönholm had his first proper full factory season (incidentally including the title!) at 32.
But Bosse had number of works outings before.
+1 very true. The withdrawal of Subaru, Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Hyundai, Skoda/Seat et al is definitely a cause of these drivers not having a home. I also feel people like Ketomaa suffer because unlike Panizzi and Rovanpera they do not get to be "specialist" drivers and do at least a few rounds each year. Its also interesting to note that Solberg and Loeb are the two drivers from their generation to have gone furthest, Martin and Gardmister had their careers curtailed for example.Quote:
Originally Posted by jens
Also in a recent Auto Action magazine article (I'll try to find it) Leob despairs of the 20-25 generation because they feel its okay to crash as they can come back with "Rally 2" and are not interested in consistency. Loeb also found it interesting how few of these young guys could beat Delecour. the 30 year old generation has speed and for the most part has been quite impressive in the opportunities that they have been given. I do not want to see them disappear of fade away from WRC...
It seems that Ketomma will also do Rally Argentina.
http://www.rallyargentina.com/wp-con...s-RA-20129.pdf
That's something at least. Let's hope the DMack's do not shred beneath him on this event.
Yes, I know the conditions were awful in Portugal. Yes, I know there were lots of problems with the car, first with ride height, then with engine and after that with brakes. But c'mon, one proper stage time !!! That's not too much to ask. I'm way disappointed :mark:
I'm disappointed but not surprised. As I said in the Rally Portugal thread, I've never really understood the hype behind him. During the off season I had a few people trying to persuade me he was a future Bosse but I couldn't believe it was the case. And for one of the only times in history I seem to have been proven right. On a similar level to Araujo so far, and that certainly isn't encouraging!