[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

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Originally Posted by Plan9

Congratulations to Hayden. It has been a hell of a long time since a Kiwi has been in a top-flight rally series. It seems that he may be well placed to drive a Polo next year in Germany if VW go ahead with there plans according to this article:

Motorsport: Paddon secures international S2000 drive - Sport - NZ Herald News

Tolis, can you translate what Dani said?

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Basically that they'll be news about Mini WRC 2012 on Thursday.

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Originally Posted by N.O.T

its far easier to reach the limits of an s2000 than a WRC so my guess is that although the favourite Ogier will have competition for sure.

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I can see Mikkelsen winning a couple of the early rounds while Ogier gets used to the Fabia - I certainly dont see Ogier walking it either

Drivers like ogier/Loeb ects do not need to "get use" of cars....they just drive them.

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Originally Posted by tolis

Dani Sordo will have a meeting with MINI in Thursday in order to finalize their programme for 2012. It seems that they'll do full championship...
Dani Sordo posted that in a social network:
hola a todos, despues de todas las preguntas que me habeis hecho llegar en los ultimos dias amigos, aficionados y periodistas sobre los planes para el proximo año estaria encantado de comunicaros que haremos el campeonato completo y que empezamos en Montecarlo, pero a dia de hoy ni yo mismo conozco el programa para el proximo año. Espero que despues de una importante reunion el jueves con el equipo, en la que yo mismo conocere los planes para el 2012, podamos ofrecer una respuesta satisfactoria a todas vuestras las preguntas. un abrazo

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Hi,
Sordo is telling that he would like to say that he is going to race the full championship, but at this moment he doesn't know anything about his future. On Thursday's meeting he's going to hear the plans of the team, but I can tell you that it's sure that Mini's not going to do full championship.

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Originally Posted by N.O.T

Drivers like ogier/Loeb ects do not need to "get use" of cars....they just drive them.

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Not necessarily are they right on the limit immediately though, especially when its a whole change of class from WRC

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Originally Posted by tfp

PG only in one round for the year? :(

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PG is very close closing a deal with Proton about doing SWRC 2012, according to local newspaper

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Originally Posted by N.O.T

Drivers like ogier/Loeb ects do not need to "get use" of cars....they just drive them.

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only because they can have pretty much unlimited testing, unlike privateers.

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Originally Posted by pettersolberg29

Not necessarily are they right on the limit immediately though, especially when its a whole change of class from WRC

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I dont think this will be an problem for Ogier, he won Monte Carlo back in 2009 in an S2000 and fighting for the win in 2010 before retiring with an electrical fault.

It's not even a real change of class. S2000 and WRC rules are except engine, wing and several details exactly same.

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Originally Posted by denkimi

only because they can have pretty much unlimited testing, unlike privateers.

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ogier was not having unlimited testing before 2011, but still was on the pace a lot of the times during 2010. he is a natural talent, dont forget he was leading rally gb in his first outing in a wrc