D. Jocius tested Fiesta WRC, drove almost 200km in Greystoke forest, has some plans with that car, but we will see...Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
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D. Jocius tested Fiesta WRC, drove almost 200km in Greystoke forest, has some plans with that car, but we will see...Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
M-Sport's Malcolm Wilson is celebrating 40 Years in Business this summer!
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Congrat on 40 to MSport and Malcolm!
Who will they bring in for Germany and maybe also Turkey?
Malcolm should drive himself, wouldn't make a big difference in the results I think :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
Finland and the few weeks around have been disastrous for MSPORT on multiple levels.
- R5 car not performing
- Suninen not up to speed
- Evans out
- Paddon out
Even worse is that with both Evans and Paddon out it's not possible to say how much was the car and how much the driver in Suninen's case.
All this is very bad news for getting Tänak for next year.
Even worse is if Evans can't start in Germany as in Corsica Fiesta was prbly the fastest car and now they risk having nobody to show it's speed in Germany.
Well, they could devour their pride and call up Paddon, Tidemand, Greensmith, Ostberg, Bouffier or even Camilli to drive it there (I mean for free).Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
None of these is a top tarmac driver. Camilli best imo. Breen even better if he is available.Quote:
Originally Posted by deephouse
Camilli was rumored to have a WRC start?Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
Think they said it on allive yes.
Who is? Tanak, Ogier and Neuville. The rest of the field is second or third tier drivers. And with only those guys available at the moment I think it should be one of them. Even Evans is not top driver so they could not lose much.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
Evans was about to win Corsica ahead of the trio and has shined previously also, so you could say he is quite good on black stuff. All the others you mentioned are quite the opposite when it comes to tarmac. Specialist Bouffier had two go`s and well, not the expected result. Camilli has been good in R5 and current speed in WRC is unknown so can`t say anything.
It would make a strange kind of sense for Breen to do Germany for M-Sport, then later Wales for Hyundai. Hard to see it happening, but...
I can’t believe Bouffier would be considered for the ‘works’ car, Camilli could be an option, but I doubt he will be in the frame for other outings. If it were me, either Paddon or Breen would be best option. I know Paddon is no tarmac expert, but Breen wasn’t very good there last year either, more or less the same as Ostberg. The way Malcolm was talking on AllLive he didn’t sound confident at all that Evans would even be back for Turkey, so it might be possible to run Breen in Germany, and Paddon in Turkey....if Evans can’t drive I’d like to see that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tarmop
I was shocked to see Bouffier's speed on Tarmac, I genuinely expected him to pull off something nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tarmop
As for Camilli, I think he has improved from his disastrous year at M-Sport but he shouldn't be put in a WRC until it's a given that he won't put his life at risk behind the wheel.
It's 5 years since he was 2nd on Monte, times change.Quote:
Originally Posted by steve.mandzij
I would think it would be more important for M-Sport to put the quickest driver available in the R5 car.
That is where their income comes from, not WRC1.
They really, really need a decent result from that new car.
What future to R5? Hire Jan Kopecky?
M-Sport should picked Grøndal or Tidemand to NORF. Lets see Germany... Camilli very strong in tarmac.
Agree on Kopecky. If he wants to drive a Ford, he would give valuable input.
Otherwise I would look to Italy, many capable asphalt expert there.
Bonato from France is another good option.
Well at the moment they led the WRC2 Pro for manufacturers. So it's not bad at all.
That car would win in Lukyanuk hands ;)
Following Eric's performance in Finland, I would be very surprised if he's ever used by M-Sport again....
Probably time to look for someone else for Germany and Turkey....
To me problem at MSport spells money. MW never offer free rides. Not in Finland either.
So in the longtherm he will be the looser. Starting already.
So he never got payback in any way from Finland, making Skoda selling even more R5 cars in the future...
The problem is the new Fiesta R5. It has been off the pace in the hands of several drivers now (incl Suninen). The car itself needs to be sorted (certainly on gravel) - not just trying yet another driver.
Also it hasnt run on a tarmac event yet so may prove much better on that surface. People who tried it at their HQ on tarmac praised it highly.
As for the WRC Team, Evans is a big loss and that has to be taken into account. Also they do have upgrades coming on the car but they may just be taking a bit longer than expected.
Dont panic.
Skoda is leading PRO Manufacturer, M-Sport had 84 points lead after 5-rallies...Quote:
Originally Posted by deephouse
That ERC Italy was on tarmac...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
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Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
I'm pretty sure that he won't be travelling to UK to do the same job as in Škoda. Besides that I feel like he doesn't want to drive anything in the future.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
From Suninens after stage interview today (ewrc), I must have missed something or what new aero does M-sport have here?
"The stages were quite rough and it looks like the new aerodynamics is working well in fast stages! Let's see, it's not going to be easy to catch ten seconds but we will do our best. Anyway, fourth position wouldn't be bad."
It was a joke since he was missing front splitter and half the front bumper was hanging down.
OK THX. just had a look at the after stage interviews as I had no chance to follow live today ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
Finnish humor?!?
Rich Millener
A real shame to say goodbye to @ElfynEvans - it’s been great to work with him since the start of his career. It’s been a blast and you deserve this new challenge. Good luck mate. #EE33 @MSportLtd @OfficialWRC https://t.co/w0TU0OecFC
We wish @ElfynEvans the best of luck with his new challenge. He's long been a part of our family, and it was a pleasure watching him develop into a world-class driver over the past ten years. Thank you Elfyn.
➡️ More from Malcolm, @richmillener and Elfyn: https://t.co/vdd9Dp2ONJ https://t.co/YymkZAzs0e
Typically classy comments from M-Sport. They really are a 'family' team.
Latvala is definitely not coming to M-Sport as a full or part-time driver.
https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-11090228
Time for Malcolm and Mads to stop acting like women, grow up and call it bigones. They both need eachother this year.
Why would Wilson need Mads? ! If Wilson has Suninen, most likely Lappi and $$ Gus, then it should be pretty good..
I think he'll be happy with that. Ideally you'd want Gus in a fourth car and Mads in the third, as Mads can be a solid regular points scorer. Though given that I doubt the Manufacturers Championship positions come with any great financial incentive to do well (unlike F1), it probably doesn't matter where you finish, so entirely makes sense for the third car to be a paid for drive.Quote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
I dont see Østberg goung back to M-Sport after all he's said back in 2017. And Malcolm doesnt need him with so many others seeking a seat.
Paddon should be the kind to be given any possible chances. Østberg has had plenty.
Third seat will be shared between few drivers. I think that even Tidemand could give another try. Paddon and maybe Mads, Greensmith or some other payed driver. But I think that some guys like Bertelli and other sunday drivers will not take that seat away even if they have plenty of money.
Bertelli has his own car. Serderidis used M-Sport's services in 2018 (and Kremer in 2017), but in 2019 we didn't have any proper Sunday drivers on M-Sport Fiestas.Quote:
Originally Posted by deephouse