[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

People seem to assume RedBull is staying with Citroen, I thought they only had a one year extension, 2011 season and that with reduced financial input. My guess is Red Bull sponsorship is VW bound.

It is a risky choice to leave a team like citroen....

WV brings money but we still haven't seen their capabilites as a team.

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Originally Posted by tfp

Would have explained why they got rid of Duval :)

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Hey, Duval was never TOO good while he was with Citroen

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Originally Posted by Plan9

Would Sordo try again and hold his breath...?

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Interesting point - I think Sordo would be the perfect teammate to Ogier, and Dani may even think he could beat Ogier... especially on tarmac.

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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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How did those locals finish in the PWRC those 2 years, and why is nobody interested in them?

the only problem with Hanninen is that he is not tested against REAL competiton using a REAL car....and time is running out.

it's his commitement with skoda that holds him back at the moment I think. if he was a 'free' driver, i am sure he could have an outing or two with a ford as so many others did.

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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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If by that you mean run ahead of everyone else and win, then yes.

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Originally Posted by bluuford

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

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You could say the same for tarmac judging by Iper this year (and forgetting Corsica)... ;)
Neuville would actually be a good choice if there's no big clash between Kronos and Citroen.

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Originally Posted by makinen_fan

it's his commitement with skoda that holds him back at the moment I think. if he was a 'free' driver, i am sure he could have an outing or two with a ford as so many others did.

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By all means, put Hanninen in a privateer Ford; guaranteed to kill his career much faster than whatever plans VW and Skoda have for him.

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Originally Posted by makinen_fan

it's his commitement with skoda that holds him back at the moment I think. if he was a 'free' driver, i am sure he could have an outing or two with a ford as so many others did.

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Would few paid starts with customer Fords make him a works driver? I seriously doubt so. On the other hand I'm absolutely sure those 3 years in Škoda, thousands of testing kilometers (especially on asphalt), involvement into car development and driving complete championships helped him to be a complex driver ready for any seat. OK, he's not really young now and there's time to move to the highest league in first possible moment, but why not with VW? For sure he has a good chance there...

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Originally Posted by Gregor-y

If by that you mean run ahead of everyone else and win, then yes.

You could say the same for tarmac judging by Iper this year (and forgetting Corsica)... ;)
Neuville would actually be a good choice if there's no big clash between Kronos and Citroen.

By all means, put Hanninen in a privateer Ford; guaranteed to kill his career much faster than whatever plans VW and Skoda have for him.

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Agree. In close battle with Loeb, Ogier, etc. Hanninen is nowhere.