Ford WRT

I think everyone is taking this too literally. Although M-Sport has said two events that isn't necessarily so.

Petter may stick with Jari's setup to start with (lets face it, he's had a lot of seat time in the car so it's a good starting point) & make only minimal changes. This should allow him time to settle into the car under the heat of competition & learn to push it to it's max. Only once Petter has pushed the car to it's max will he learn the downfalls of the car & then he will be allowed to start suggesting & making radical changes. If however Petter is able to find the limit of the car during the first or second event I am sure the engineers will listen & allow changes.

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Originally Posted by Mirek

Happened many times before though...

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i didn t say that it didn t happened before,but if it is right.Citroen has wining setups from 8 time champions but Mikko was there testing for Monte.

But maybe for Ford is a waste of time/money testing before each rally.Last year i can t remember plenty of rallies with right setup at first leg...

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Originally Posted by macksrallye

If however Petter is able to find the limit of the car during the first or second event I am sure the engineers will listen & allow changes.

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trying to find limits with not right setup drives 100% out of road.Then engineers need a new car,and not to setup a totaled car.

Too much emphasis from papa Wilson o remark JML will be 1st driver bla bla..... lets see what Petter can do in a factory car and if he can challenge or not JML. The truth of the story will start to be written on next week and couple of weeks after in sweden. BTW I don't think JML has the consistency to beat Loeb. Aside of that, I think who made the worst deal is Hirvonen, accepting to be like Sordo in Citroen.... He will never win anything.....

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Originally Posted by Fide

Too much emphasis from papa Wilson o remark JML will be 1st driver bla bla..... lets see what Petter can do in a factory car and if he can challenge or not JML. The truth of the story will start to be written on next week and couple of weeks after in sweden. BTW I don't think JML has the consistency to beat Loeb. Aside of that, I think who made the worst deal is Hirvonen, accepting to be like Sordo in Citroen.... He will never win anything.....

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Of course Hirvonen can win. When Loeb has a bad day and looses 3 minutes MH can beat Petter and JML.

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Originally Posted by Rallyper

Of course Hirvonen can win. When Loeb has a bad day and looses 3 minutes MH can beat Petter and JML.

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Hirvonen was discarded by Subaru and at that time he never beated Petter cause Petter was better than him AND still is.......... Lets see...

How old was Hirvonen back in those days? ;)

Hope that this is Hirvonen's last contract.

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Originally Posted by Fide

Hirvonen was discarded by Subaru and at that time he never beated Petter cause Petter was better than him AND still is.......... Lets see...

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of course both Petter and JML are very fast among top fastest. But- I´ve seen Hirvonen on last day in sweden 2010 when he took the shirt of Loeb on Värmullåsen. His attck in those bends was among the worst I´ve ever seen. Two bends about 50-60 meters away from each other was taken in one slide and it was narrow I´ll say!! And it was downhill!!

After that I know for sure what Hirvonen can do!!!!

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Originally Posted by dimviii

trying to find limits with not right setup drives 100% out of road.Then engineers need a new car,and not to setup a totaled car.

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Any good driver finds the limit of the car underneath them whatever the setup, not the limit of themselves regardless of what the car is capable of.