VW News 2012 & WRC 2013

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Originally Posted by darkstar

oh dear, do you still think they will choose one of those germans for the 1st or 2nd seat?

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No, I don't - which is why I wanted to see them running some or all of the other 3 I mentioned on a more permanent basis next year.

ok, ok ;) yes me too, i hope they will choose neuville, i think he´s a very very big talent. rumours said he should drive swrc and irc with skoda. that would be perfect.

Good on tarmac but gravel?!

did you miss cyprus and scotland? he has almost no gravel experience (7 rallyes on gravel including cyprus, 3rd rallye on gravel with s2000 at all) and was very fast. for me he´s the next big thing! this weekend again at condroz, he was on the absolute limit everywhere. just amazing!

Being fast and winner on gravel is a different thing. We'll se him next season.

shure...i bet he´ll beat mikkelsen and hännninen very soon, he has less experience and the worse car too. if he will be also on skoda he´ll be even faster.

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Originally Posted by darkstar

oh dear, do you still think they will choose one of those germans for the 1st or 2nd seat? they want a german, shure, but there is none(german rallye scene is probably one of the worst in whole europe), so they need to build up one. this will 90% be young wiegand, he´s already faster then riedemann with almost zero experience. it´s pretty shure yet he will drive the fabia at least once more next year. dont expect him to be on top level before 2014(if he will ever be at all), so if he gets a seat, then in a 3rd or 4th car. all other germans to be considered have been tested or could be observed anyway, like gassner jr. or wallenwein and herbold, all seem not to be the big talents...they will defenetly choose 2 top drivers, that is shure. maybe ogier and if ford ends theyre wrc engagement they could pick up latvala. also rumours about neuville and mikkelsen for 2nd seat, but neuville might also stick to psa. lemes, weijs and abbring also have shown a very good performace and i´m quite shure they will test a view more drivers next year on the fabia too.

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I was a little critical of Wiegand getting the drive, but he acquitted himself very well - and considering his lack of Rallying experience. I wonder if they'll keep an eye on him, or maybe give him a Fabia for S-WRC/IRC National events in Germany to build up experience.

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Originally Posted by AndyRAC

I was a little critical of Wiegand getting the drive, but he acquitted himself very well - and considering his lack of Rallying experience. I wonder if they'll keep an eye on him, or maybe give him a Fabia for S-WRC/IRC National events in Germany to build up experience.

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They may keep an eye on him but they better keep both eyes on Weijs and Abbring. As far as I can recall ( Dutch fans can correct me here) WRGB was not only KA's first 4wd event but also his first with Lara Vaneste as co-driver (Mombaerts now being with Van Merkestein). His pace on tarmac is great he looks to have the gravel ability too. Exciting times ahead.

yes he was at least ok i would say. i think they will give him something to drive. german rallye magazin says he will probably do monte with the fabia:

Abbring und Wiegand überzeugen*:: rallye-magazin.de

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Originally Posted by Mintexmemory

They may keep an eye on him but they better keep both eyes on Weijs and Abbring. As far as I can recall ( Dutch fans can correct me here) WRGB was not only KA's first 4wd event but also his first with Lara Vaneste as co-driver (Mombaerts now being with Van Merkestein). His pace on tarmac is great he looks to have the gravel ability too. Exciting times ahead.

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He debuted last year already with Lara in Hellendoorn last year. He continued rallying with her this year at Boucles de Spa and the rest of the rallies he started in France, only Ypres this year he did with Erwin.