[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

How about Neuville? He could fit the description. He's been doing really well in the IRC lately, and has been developed by Marc van Dalen in Kronos, so it seems like it could be a perfect marriage. Citroen couldn't go to bad targetting Atkinson and Hanninen too

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Originally Posted by Mitch555

How about Neuville? He could fit the description. He's been doing really well in the IRC lately, and has been developed by Marc van Dalen in Kronos, so it seems like it could be a perfect marriage. Citroen couldn't go to bad targetting Atkinson and Hanninen too

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+1
Those are interesting choices. I was wondering if you thought that Neuville and Hanninen would be in the TOO GOOD category? I think Atko would be good but he wouldn't bring any money, which may be important.
Would Sordo try again and hold his breath...?

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Originally Posted by logic

I think Loeb will do what all french do...........run when they is some sort of competition .

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can you name a french rally driver who did that ???

Interesting everybody picking Hanninen as top contender. When he was out here with PWRC a couple of years ago he got a driving lesson from the locals ... 2 years in a row I think. Maybe he's grown wings since.

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Originally Posted by sollitt

Maybe he's grown wings since.

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well he has a contract with red bull....

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Originally Posted by sollitt

Interesting everybody picking Hanninen as top contender. When he was out here with PWRC a couple of years ago he got a driving lesson from the locals ... 2 years in a row I think. Maybe he's grown wings since.

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Have you seen his results/speed in IRC tarmac rounds?

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Originally Posted by tfp

I think Solberg would do well for them to make up manu points on the tarmac rounds, somewhere Ogier hasn't proved himself yet.

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Solberg and tarmac is not a good combo ;)

Neuville and gravel are not very good combo as well ;-)

Hanninen, with Neville as a new baby ogier in 3rd car

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Originally Posted by sollitt

Interesting everybody picking Hanninen as top contender. When he was out here with PWRC a couple of years ago he got a driving lesson from the locals ... 2 years in a row I think. Maybe he's grown wings since.

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Sirr, Hänninen won 3x more stages than anyone else in 2008 PWRC (Juho 51, champion Aigner 11, Nasser 12, Sandell with S2000 19). The problem was his car was too unreliable to bring that home.