I wish they would apply that logic to a lot more things in the future! Absolutely the right way to go.Quote:
"A control tyre does have certain benefits, but why would we try to fix something that's not broken?"
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I wish they would apply that logic to a lot more things in the future! Absolutely the right way to go.Quote:
"A control tyre does have certain benefits, but why would we try to fix something that's not broken?"
DMACK is entering 2 WRC cars next year. I don't think we will see much of Prokop in WRC anymore. I doubt Bertelli as well. He said he needed to progress this year or he would quit WRC. He hasn't progressed one bit, so I don't expect him either in 2017.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Well, he doesn't crash as often anymore! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by MikeD
Have they confirmed this?Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeD
Could be a lifeline for Evans and Ostberg.
Yep I'd also like some confirmation on that statement. Not heard anything from Dmack regarding next year for a while...Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
WRC 2017 seen around Wales Rally GB... :D
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwABWM5WIAANHNZ.jpg
https://twitter.com/fuckmatie37/stat...35034918350849
Still better than Yaris.. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
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Evans in DMack (2017) and FORD MOTOR CO returning (2017).
Cheers.
Good news a second class drive rto a second class car. Tanak i guess is going to the factory team. Nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Carbon
What is the source that Ford Motor will return to the WRC?Quote:
Originally Posted by Carbon
Great, if it gets real. Specially the 2nd one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Carbon
Why do you think it will add some difference to the present situation?
Less M-Sport on the livery?Quote:
Originally Posted by SlowSon
DO you not?Quote:
Originally Posted by SlowSon
There will be another manufacturer, a potentially bugger budget. It may mean that they can hire a bigger name for 2018...
Hope I have misunderstood you mate, but it looks like you are saying that Ford motor co entering the WRC as a full manufacturer team, won't make any difference?!
VW May pull out of WRC...
http://www.autosport.com/news/report...-wrc-programme
Poland WRC will be in 2017 calendar.
Source - organizers prese release send to rally journalists.
Cheer up Gigi, you might enjoy it sometime
Nice. Have to start booking.
Well,if Ford knows that VW will/is about to quit it makes sense for them to "officially" come back.The car is there,the team is there,they only need to spend something on a good pair of hands(maybe they decide to retry the McRae strategy with Ogier?) and they can seriously contend for the Title.They could be able to bring some sponsorship like Monster to offset some costs and with less than 10 mil they are good to go.
VW is dismissing 10.000 employees, so pulling out of WRC would unfortunately be no big surprise ...Quote:
Originally Posted by car
I dont believe they would pull the plug so abruptly, perhaps running normally next year and abandon then, so many would be without a job with no heads up at all.
They just did it with Audi last week, so why not?Quote:
Originally Posted by Francis44
Moving from one championship to another isn't exactly "finito" compared to just pulling the plug and doing nothing.Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
Autocar understands a withdrawal from the WRC tops a list of topics to be tabled at a Volkswagen board meeting being held at the company’s Wolfsburg headquarters in Germany on Tuesday 1 November.
A high-ranking Volkswagen official contacted by Autocar suggests chairman, Matthias Mueller, will announce an end to the company’s highly successful WRC programme as a direct result of the financial burden placed on Volkswagen in the wake of the Dieselgate emission manipulation scandal. It is expected the announcement will be made prior to the final round of the 2016 championship in Coffs Harbour, Australia on 17 November.
Suggestions that Mueller could grant Volkswagen Motorsport a year’s grace before a definitive end to the WRC programme are rebuffed by Autocar’s sources, who say the decision to end an association with the WRC is likely to be taken similar to that undertaken by Audi, and would be effective at the end of 2016, not 2017.
“It is disappointing. The guys at Volkswagen have done a great job,” a separate source involved in Volkswagen Group Motorsport operations told Autocar.
Since rejoining the WRC as a fully fledged manufacturer team from the beginning of the 2013 championship, Volkswagen has notched up 41 victories, including four manufacturer and four driver’s championships.
Volkswagen's sister company Audi axed its WEC programme last week after 18 years; officials confirmed it plans to switch its focus to Formula E.
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/mo...y-championship
That doesn't look good...
Would be very intersting to see where their drivers would end up now that pretty much every team is already full.
Doesn't look good at all - would be a real shame for them to disappear just when there is the prospect of real competition showing up too. All the folks from Audi stayed on at the company with no redundancies; it's hard to see the same situation being possible here.
There may be a difference between Audi and VW cases. Can’t remember any Audi previous declaration of their LeMans engagement under the future 2018/21 regs, while VW confirmed a long time ago their 2017/19 WRC commitment. Hopefully, this is just an anticipation of Audi’s decision to choose FE instead of LM/WEC.
Did Makinen and Wilson knew something other people didn't?(in regards to the driver's market and VW).Because if the rumors are true,suddenly a very nice bunch of drivers(Ogier,Latvala,Mikkelsen+Lappi,Tidemand and Suninen) become available and possibly at a bargain price...
Ford coming back would allow Msport to keep a hold of Tanak first and foremost. Like Neuville a few years back, if Tanak continues his progress he'd be away in 2018 to Toyota or maybe Citroen/ Hyundai. Ford already provide support to Msport and have always kept a possible return to the WRC alive, so if they know the 2017 car is going to be more than decent I wouldn't be surprised to see them return earlier than expected. I'd heard rumours 2018 was more likely but hope it's next year, and if the VW drivers are available Ford could have just stumbled across a goldmine so to speak...
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i dont believe it...they have a deal to the end of 2019 and a month ago they talked about extending it http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126367
even Smeets says it is rumours.
That the brand Volkswagen will withdraw does not mean there will be no Volkswagens at the start of the 2017 Monte Carlo. Ford has not been involved in the WRC for a number of years now but there have been Fords at every rally. Some 'private' team will continue to enter the Volkswagens and will probably become world champions too.
Shock news if it happens.. there was no sign of it from the VW team or drivers right up to yesterday and the 4th Title celebrations.
But maybe they have proved all they wanted to anyway... they came in and totally dominated the traditional teams
Shame though if its true as 2017 holds so much promise.
Colin Clark: My understanding is this story is somewhat premature. Speaking to my German colleagues they say it's not yet decided https://t.co/4ZzyjZvDYR
Ford's case was different.M-Sport was independent from Ford factory and Wilson found Al-Attiyah to cover the costs back in 2013.Ford backtracked then,giving technology support to Wilson,who in his turn was able to continue funding the WRC team through R5 sales and they are still here.VW is a full factory effort(similar to the Boreham one from Ford) so without factory support there is no team to begin with.
Totally different, as far as I know homolgation processes for next year are far from over and I would expect them to completely drop development and construction of the 2017 cars. Perhaps someone will keep running this years cars but who cares about that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lousada
When people start saying "it is not yet decided" you know shit is about to go down.
yes it does. VW will never let the cars out of their hands. They will become museum pieces - just like all the Dakar Touregs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lousada
Have you ever seen a VW WRC chassis used outside of VW Motorsport? They've made heaps of them over the years. All of them are stored somewhere. Their departure won't change that strategy.
come on guys,prepare your questions.
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I think Paddon is overdoing it with those social media questions thing, it begins to lose its meaning.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
agreed, basically same questions every time.