Should Solberg be in a factory seat for 2013?

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Originally Posted by PanosB

4 of them with crap subaru
3 as a privateer
1 year with the ford (new car bad team)

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so what he could do with another year in a bad team?

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Originally Posted by dimviii

while you confirm that he had to learned his limits after 10 years,you said that he deserves another chance.No time for rest.Youngsters awaiting.

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You have to see the whole picture. And that´s why Petter has to be in 2013. Youngsters proven to be fast and winners of WRC-rounds are just a few and already in teams. I think of Tanak, Neuville, Mikkelsen, Novikov. Yet they have to prove they are good enough to win rounds...

Should Solberg be in a factory team in 2013 ? Yes ! He's still very fast and he's also a very nice person, period !

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Originally Posted by Rallyper

You have to see the whole picture. And that´s why Petter has to be in 2013. Youngsters proven to be fast and winners of WRC-rounds are just a few and already in teams. I think of Tanak, Neuville, Mikkelsen, Novikov. Yet they have to prove they are good enough to win rounds...

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I hate to say that, but Solberg hasn't won for a long, long time I think...

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Originally Posted by Rallyper

You have to see the whole picture. And that´s why Petter has to be in 2013. Youngsters proven to be fast and winners of WRC-rounds are just a few and already in teams. I think of Tanak, Neuville, Mikkelsen, Novikov. Yet they have to prove they are good enough to win rounds...

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Per for me the whole picture is.....if Petter compete again at 2013 and has same results,its bad for him and his image-reputation struggle to find the right word.Is better to remember him as a world champion that at last years faded something is completely physical.Same was for KKK,Colin etc.

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Originally Posted by Rallyper

You have to see the whole picture. And that´s why Petter has to be in 2013. Youngsters proven to be fast and winners of WRC-rounds are just a few and already in teams. I think of Tanak, Neuville, Mikkelsen, Novikov. Yet they have to prove they are good enough to win rounds...

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Seriously tell me how many managed to win a WRC event before they got to manufacturer seat? You can't wait for miracle to happen keeping something which proved not successful. Every rally legend had once to be given a chance and every one of them has to leave one day for good of new blood. It's natural.

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Originally Posted by Mirek

Seriously tell me how many managed to win a WRC event before they got to manufacturer seat? You can't wait for miracle to happen keeping something which proved not successful. Every rally legend had once to be given a chance and every one of them has to leave one day for good of new blood. It's natural.

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Ah but your missing the point... Petter is the WRC. He brings more fans than all the rest put together...... ;)

Er, no - this fact is always overstated.... as though it justifies his right to a drive year on year. Saying that, I do love his enthusiasm/passion for the sport.

I personally think he still has decent speed - maybe he needs to accept he's now a No2 - and drive like one. There were far too many silly mistakes this year - when good results were on the cards. If he doesn't get a drive this year - I'm afraid it's his own fault.

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Originally Posted by PanosB

4 of them with crap subaru
3 as a privateer
1 year with the ford (new car bad team)

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Why do you say bad team? Can you explain in detail?

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Originally Posted by dimviii

so what he could do with another year in a bad team?

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Nothing! Read my earlier post I strongly believe he should leave M-Sport and be a privateer again
With a DS3 as he was and he was having better results that way in a non works car

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Originally Posted by Mirek

So bad team that JML and even privateer Ostberg won with it... Face the truth, what prevented Petter from winning an event last year was his own mistakes, not the car or the team.

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JML has been with this team for 5 years now has developed the fiesta since birth and was Wilson's loved one as for Ostberg he won because Hirvonen was DQed not because he was the fastest. And how many times did this team make tactic errors on Fridays which count the most? Too many I am afraid.. If they didn't blew it the team would have won more rallies. This is also a team sport you know where a lot of people in a team play a big role.. It's not just the driver..