I don't think there's any 'wrong' about it. It's an opinion, just as yours is. As it happens, I would agree that a Hirvonen victory wouldn't be all that fitting, somehow, but a win is a win is a win.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doon
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I don't think there's any 'wrong' about it. It's an opinion, just as yours is. As it happens, I would agree that a Hirvonen victory wouldn't be all that fitting, somehow, but a win is a win is a win.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doon
Quite right.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
If mikko wins he deservs it! Loeb its a great driver in a great team that works for him (sordo included). Mikko does a wonderfull job in a team lacks in support for him. Latvala rarely helps mikko. Malcon wilson speaks alot about latvala speed and "oh so great new vatanen" and rarely support mikko. Mikko only DNF was due to problems with the car, if he had not thoses problems he would be well ahead now.
My main point is: Mikko is not as good as loeb, true, but if he wins he totally deservs because he was able to put up a real battle to the "unbeatable" Loeb. It would be a good thing for the championship, for mikko, for ford and even to loeb (he would decide do concentrate on rally or go elsewere, and not doing rallys with his head on other sports).
Other point: loeb made those mistakes in rallyes he didn't know, mikko showed that he again kicks loebs on new rallys. thats talent and counts to deserv to be champion.
I think we'll need to see the rest of the season to determine who is the "better" driver... Loeb certainly has been quicker, but perhaps Mikko isn't going all out. It's pretty impressive that he's podiumed on every rally except the one where he retired from mechanical problems, not vehicle damage.
It's a shame Marcus retired. IMO he's quicker than Seb on gravel, and with only two asphalt rallies this season I suspect Marcus would've taken the drivers title and Marcus+Mikko would have easily have cleaned up the manu title. Seb owes his 2006 and 2007 titles to the five asphalt rallies on the calendar; had there been two or three, Marcus would've had the titles.
oh...i REALLY like where this is going....keep going kids.....Quote:
Originally Posted by serial jeff
:confused: Why? I never said Marcus was better overall... Seb clearly is. Marcus is just a bit quicker on gravel.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
I also never said that Seb didn't deserve his titles because he did- he's been showing amazing performance for years. I simply said, if the 2006/7 season had a gravel-focused season like this year's, Marcus would've had the advantage. Don't read too much into it.
And this is another thing that needs sorting; gravel-focused season, or Tarmac-focused season. There should be a fair mix of surfaces - the idea is to find the best all round driver on a variety of surfaces. Having a bias of one over the other isn't right. But with the FiA's record in rules/regs I wouldn't hold out much hope that this issue is rectified.Quote:
Originally Posted by serial jeff
I totally agree! I thought Marcus will be the one to end Loeb's reign!Quote:
Originally Posted by serial jeff
I want to see Mikko this season's champion, and If this happen
no one can blame him he won the title by accident! ;)
Or, better still, more mixed-surface events.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
Yep. :) If Hirvonen was in title contention in such (tighter) competition we had for example until 2003, there would be less doubts about his ability. And as Grönholm has been mentioned in this thread, I would think that if he was still rallying in WRC at Ford, it would be him and Loeb fighting for the title, not Hirvonen.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell