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I just say you come with 307 rumours. Only rumours. Poor Tom is jumping around for nothing ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by swordsman
@Pettersolberg29
A MT Ford Focus can win! Do you think, he can step into a M1 team? Let's wait and see what reason is of cancelling or delay from press conference.
Maybe there it was false?
Roy is right...I'm totally collapsed in my chair !! ;( ;(
No, not rumours - just own speculation. But I'm also very straightforward about the fact that it's speculation :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy
You wasn't in the 'henning case'Quote:
Originally Posted by swordsman
Ahh you mean that! No, I know. Sorry about that, I got burned there. I had really good sources about that though, I don't know what happened. But as you can see I learned from it and got more precautious :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy
An M2 Focus cannot win unless the top 4 manufacturer drivers retire realistically.
:up:Quote:
Originally Posted by swordsman
No, it's not dissapmointment at all. Peugeot or Subaru would have been dissappointment. First of all current M2 cars are very competitive. It's pure myth (invented as excuse for weak drivers) that M2 cars are not top notch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
For instance Latvala with Stobart-Focus was almost match to Hirvonen and Duval in Corcica despite being traditionally slower than Hirvonen on tarmac. Likewise Duval didin't get any faster in any noticeable way between Germany (Stobart-team) and Spain (official team). Also last year in NZ Grönholm had offer to M2 team and he said that only reason of declining was too fast timetable. Otherwise, according to Grönholm, there is no any significant difference between M2 car and M1 car.
Also lesser amount of testing is not inevitably effective factor for top-notch drivers. The very top-drivers like Marcus and Petter have always been at their pace from the first stage in the new car with little testing. Petter will get enough km's.
After all I am very happy for Petter if he is driving M2 car next year.
Nothing's official...Quote:
Originally Posted by Finni
But but, its not only only to win in a M2 car, even if the car is the same as M1! :) especially in Ford!Quote:
Originally Posted by Finni
But remember that this situation is the best possible solution...Would you prefer him in a crappy Impreza struggling for grip and complaining about the handling??
All I know is that Petter won't take any orders to back down, from anybody! ;)
Limited tests is the "news" that disappoints me for Petter :(
So nothing official??? ok, then i doubt it is M2 ford. Something is going wrong otherwise there will be already official news
So,don't complain about Ford's tactics...Quote:
Originally Posted by JFL
Sorry? Did'nt get that? Ford or any other team let their M1 team win before M2.. thats how it is.. unfortenately! But if I know Petter right he wont let anybody tell him to lift the throttle!...Quote:
Originally Posted by Psycho!
Maybe that is one of the reasons why he still hasn't completed the deal!Quote:
Originally Posted by JFL
My guess too!Quote:
Originally Posted by Psycho!
Paying for 8 rounds with an M2 Ford and not a lot of testing doesn't sound super..It's good, but not super. If Latvala or hirvonen are still driving, Petter won't win
If he is paying for drive; he will not follow team orders( i wouldn't it such case). question is if he will have same car then M1?
Both Duval and H.Solberg backed down last year to let the M1's past.. If they did'nt do that, I guess that would have consecuenses(issues...sorry my english)
Just got back from the show tonight, and that Citroen was only a showcar, no roll cage, no bodykit, and had nothing to do with Citroen Sport....Quote:
Originally Posted by JFL
So .. No representative from Citroen was there?
Not true. Henning had free hand in 2008. No team orders for him, same for Munchi's drivers and Duval was free in Germany, before he had a contract with Ford, M-Sport or both.Quote:
Originally Posted by JFL
Only Stobarts Galli and Wilson (and some rallies Latvala) had to slow down for M1 Ford cars.
No official Citroen Sport booth, but there could easily have been Citroen Sport representatives there. Just saying that the C4 picture you posted doesn't have any relevance to Petters options.Quote:
Originally Posted by JFL
Quite big excpectations some people seem to have, if there is only 2 manufacturers and both has drivers under contract, what is left? I dont think its a big deal for Wilson who takes a M2 car, Duval, Galli, or Petter, all the same, as long as they bring the cash.
I think you have to run with last years car spec in M2, so I hope he will not get an M2 car.
homologated before 1.1.2009.Quote:
Originally Posted by pucky54
Just for the record.... What kind of car is Khalid Al Qassimi driving? What spec? M1 or M2? What seems to be the problem? LOL....
No official news about petter?
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What on earth is going on?????
Stop posting until there is news!
never! news news news DANIEL GIVE ME NEWS!
Just wait. Posting 3 pages of "Where's the news?" won't make it come faster.....Quote:
Originally Posted by J.Lindstroem
We just want to share our thoughts and feelings...If you don't want to see that,then simply log out!!!! ;)
I don't think M2 car will give Peter the independence and competitiveness he would like to have. Is Subaru in Adapta going to be cheaper then C4 or Focus M2? If yes, then this option will give him the same results.
Daniel i don't wanna argue just give me da neeeeews!!!11Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
I don't know about the independence,but concerning the speed I do believe that it's similar to the M1 cars.Just remember Latvala in 2007(Finland,Japan,Ireland,Wales...).
+1Quote:
Originally Posted by jparker