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I think Ford should give Chris or Petter a test in the Focus to see how they'd do. There's really little other choice for Ford, as I see it; JML crashes too much. PG Andersson, Gigi Galli, Henning and Matt Wilson just don't have the speed of Petter or Chris.
Of course, if they could convince Marcus to come out of retirement, that'd be their best chance. But from what I've heard from him, I don't think he's keen on signing up as a permanent driver.
I think someone needs to look at JML's pacenotes,driver skill doesn't come into it,the boy is awesome,it looks to me that his notes are wrong,Portugal and Cyprus were almost the same mistakes,touching banks and throwing the car off line,and how many other silly mistakes has there been to with just to much entry speed,before we all jump on the bandwagen and wright Jari off,a change off co-driver has to be tried
PS,I nearly pi$$ed my self laughing when people suggested dropping Jari for the Australian wrecking machine Atkinson
Wilson said that Latvala had a "double caution" for this particular corner,where he had the horrifying accident...Also,JM told that he didn't break,despite that Miikka told so,because he wanted to see that he has to break....I can't understand what is going on with him,but I continue to support him as before :)Quote:
Originally Posted by farquar wrc
Latvala has a lot of unlocked potential, he still might come (very) good. He is the youngest WRC winner of all times and the age of 24 is nothing in rallying terms. But I think it could be a good idea to give him a Stobart drive for the rest of the season.
Talking about replacements in the A-team Andersson, Atkinson or Gardemeister would all be great choices. It would be great to see them finally getting a proper chance in WRC in a top car, something they really haven't got yet.
Just twisting your words a little.: ;) Atkinson has suffered driving a uncompetetive car? What about his teammate?
In the early 2007 there was a short movie on wrc.com about crashing in WRC where they counted crashing percentage (retirement at least for leg) for drivers in last maybe ten years. The most crashing one was Atkinson, second Duval. They had huge "advantage" over others.
I mention that just for those who think these two are more reliable drivers...
Not unlike any other elite sporting event the mind is the hardest beast to tame. JM needs his team right now more than anything else. Lets face it, we all see his talent but his mind is getting in the way. He is young and needs to be molded and helped through this. He may not be the type of person that takes criticism or thinks he knows it all, but what he needs is a good role model to show him how to handle the pressure and unplug his brain and do what he is being paid for...Drive.
Fix his concentration and mould his dicision making and you will have a consistent top 2 driver. He is only 25.
If you mean Solberg, he hasn't always driven an uncompetitive car. The same can't be said for Atkinson.Quote:
Originally Posted by JFL
On gravel surface I disagree.Quote:
Originally Posted by serial jeff
For the first time ever I totally agree with you ^^Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
If you look better, Gigi didn't do worse to JML when you compare both on Stobart (no work car no tests etc.). He was also a little bit unlucky in some rallies with the car giving him problems or stones in the road :\Quote:
Originally Posted by Psycho!
lol you don't even know what means the word "speed" thenQuote:
Originally Posted by serial jeff
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Originally Posted by tmx
Anyway, keep JML. He's only 24 for God's sake. He can improve, remember Mikko in 2004 then :p ? And people winning their first WRC title over 30 ... ?