No chance.. :s mokin:Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
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No chance.. :s mokin:Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
Im hoping for the rally to come down to wales, as Ill be there, and I have always loved petter, he took over as my fav when richard burns passed on. So im hoping for petter on the podium in GB!.
Will he have the same livery on his car as the xsara does?
Well about Spain. When was the last time Solberg drove on tarmac with tarmac tires? It was one year ago in Corsica. I have followed all drivers driving C4 in recent years. Sordo, Aava, Novikov all they have told that it takes a lot of time to get the last out from C4. So, I would not expect too much from Solberg in Spain.Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
I dont understand some claims that Petter is a bad tarmac driver. The Pirellis was never competetive in dry tarmac conditions after 2002. The other top drivers always had better tyre/car packade for tarmac. I belive that is the reason Petter never got a chance to give us a proper assessment of his skills.
Aside from his win in Corsica 2003...Remember back in San Remo 2002? Beat Burns in Peugeot 206 for 3rd place.
I agree that old merits dont nessecery mean much today. But blaming Petter for bad performances on tarmac 2004-2008 is not fair I think.
I remember a video "Touge attack" with Petter Solberg 2003. He said that he thinks he is a better tarmac driver than gravel driver...
Given his past tarmac pace in a competetive package... Could be right up there with the best if the C4 is good.
Do not finish is no surprise! :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
We shall see.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brother John
I Totally agree with you JFL.. the man don`t stand a chance!! all those years in Subaru, with just one good (lucky) result. And now he is also going to compete in a car he never befor has driven :mad: No.. tarmac does not suite him at all. If I was him.. I would have waited until GB before I made my debut!! :vader:Quote:
Originally Posted by JFL
Petters new C4 livery:
http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/sp...cle3258382.ece
You're joking, right? I agree that he has no chance of winning on tarmac, but top 10 best?Quote:
Originally Posted by HSG
And going to GB without driving in Spain, getting all the experience with the car that is possible?
You must be kidding...
At this time, and with these current competitors, cars, and with little (or nothing).... Mr. Solberg is the one WHO most people in WRC environment are referring to.
So, I think it is very valuable because even he still doesn't have a factory car for 2010; he maintained the interest of factory popes and is smart enough to appear in any specialized media.
This situation also states, and everybody recons he is not a rookie nor just someone that won 2 or 3 rallies.
I think his magic is still there and this year he also demonstrated his ability driving his opportunities and doing some interesting things with an ancient car.
Just take a look to this forum ... we wrote more opinions, news etc. etc about him than any other driver.......................