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tidemand is not the big talent hyundai needs. he's not slow, but i doubt he will ever reach the level required to become a factory driver.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
but perhaps, who knows what wil happen if he can go on long enough. look at ostberg.
Hanaaaaaaa Juho! Just brilliant!
it's only a matter of time they will expose the fact that Juho is their official number 1 driver. it will be very intresting who will join him: ostberg,neuville,atkinson,meeke,maybe even novikov???
If I would be Hyundai, then I think I need to take a little gamble. There are basically three young drivers who have showed that they are able to win stages on gravel and tarmac and have led rallies at some point, but consistency needs some work. These are Neuville, Novikov and Tänak. Novikov needs some more practice on tarmac (He has too many moments on tarmac), we do not know what kind of agreement Neuville has (he need to be more careful with overcutting - most of his retirements look very similar - Spain 2012, MC2013, Portugal2013 ) and Tänak has missed half year of competition in WRC, but looks like he has learned a lot in terms of driving on the limit and over the limit while competing in local rallies.
Ostberg is rather youngbut very experienced - 59 starts in WRC? plus numerous starts at local level
Meeke - fastest british driver, but he will be 35 nex year already. I cannot consider him as a young driver
Atkinson - Hi will be 35 next year as well+ has not shown nothing impressive in recent years.
Kubica - I think he has something lobger with Citroen and maybe he is more interested in returning to the track
And otehrs are still too unknown
Tidemand was in the lead, the he got two punctures. I guess that´s why he wasen´t in the top...Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGear
I repeat if you didn´t understand. Tidemand is at the moment one out of three youngster drivers who he is really fast and have the capacity to be a world champion in the future. Before you say anything else look at his results and times.Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
Put him on your ignore list in stead of quoting him. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
@Bluuford. How do you estimate Martin Kangur? He has always been very impressive to me, but somehow he seems to be "stuck" in his position. But now we finally see him in a 4WD "top-"car. Do you have some background information about this driver?
Kangur belongs to the same generation as Kruuda and Plangi. They formed so called Aava-Sikk youth rally team. I think he was the fastest of these three.. if I remember correctly. I know that he has been fighting with Koitla in 2WD and he has at least one 2WD Estonian title (from the time when it was ultra competitive series). He has never driven 4WD car but I think that he will be fast. I am looking forward to his start. in Rally Estonia. He is still only 20 years old.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
There have been two problems in his career:
1.Problem with 2WD Honda was the reason that it is not a proper rally car. Kangur always drives 100% and mostly suspension, axle, fuel pump or smth like this gave up.
2. I think he has had at least 11 different co-drivers. And I think that main reason has been the lack of time of his co-drivers (Sikk, Ken and Martin Järveoja, Kristo Kraag, Silver Kütt, Ots Andres, Jarmo Võsa, Simo Koskinen.. etc.)
Just a small correction. Aava-Sikk youth team was Kangur, Kruuda and Pärn. When they changed the C2 R2s for R3, then Pärn drove with the Renault Clio and Kangur and Kruuda went for the Honda Civic R3. The base livery of Kangur's, Kruuda's and Plangi's Honda looked very similar.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluuford