It does, but considering the state of the WRC we are lucky to be getting 2, let alone 5! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGear
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It does, but considering the state of the WRC we are lucky to be getting 2, let alone 5! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGear
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From Autosport magazine yesterday:
Uncertain Ford future for youngster Tanak
OTT TANAK’S FUTURE WITH THE M-Sport Ford team has been calledinto question after Malcolm Wilsonrefused to confirm he will competeon the next World RallyChampionship round in Finland.
Tanak has endured an accident-plagued start to his first full seasonin a Fiesta RS WRC and his high-speed roll on last weekend’sRally New Zealand has furtherangered Wilson.
“I’m not happy and I’m not impressed with him at the moment,”said Wilson. “I have always been very positive about him and I’ve always told you that he will go [to Finland], but I have to think about things now. It’s just so frustrating.He’d come here and showed good speed, it looked as though he hadturned it around, but I am hugely disappointed with this.”
The 24-year-old Estonian was fighting to stay ahead of ThierryNeuville to keep his fifth place in New Zealand when he crashed.
How can he speak so bad about Tanak. This will demoralise him further. I agree he is not impressive this year, but given that he was tolerating his son for so many years and not said anything near this bad... His attitude will destroy him
I wonder how long it will take him to say something like that about Latvala. The two of them have f uped nearly the same amount of rallies.Quote:
Originally Posted by makinen_fan
money money money
While I agree with you that if you keep putting the useless crap driver Slowson in a car, it's hard to come with any constructive critism of other drivers, then it has to be said that Tänak has been a massive dissapointment this year. I guess he is putting the pressure on Tänak because he wants him to understand that he needs to put in the results to justify the investment in him. Tänak has only scores 1/3 of Novikov's points and that's not good enough on this level. Maybe Tänak should have driven some of the latest rallies and try and make Top 6-Top 8 to get the experience and the points rather than overdriving to try and prove that he belong in the WRC.Quote:
Originally Posted by makinen_fan
I agree with you, I am disappointed with him as well. But what do you expect from a driver with just a year in S2000 and half in a WRC car? Novikov has done a full year in WRC and a nearly full with Citroen in 2009. And also I see Dennis being as a co driver as a great influence for him, that one of the reasons he is driving well and controlled this year. Tanak I believe he needs a bit more time to develop and not rubbish him with his comments, Jari Matti and Petter deserves more of such talkQuote:
Originally Posted by MikeD
Latvala, Wilson and Tanak can go.
I wouldn't like to normally make a statement such as this but I am beginning to wonder if Malcolm really has some problems in the brain department. No matter what Latvala does he still wants to have his babies yet he berates a young and inexperienced driver who makes some mistakes, well surprise surprise.Quote:
Originally Posted by makinen_fan
It's just laying the ground work so he can take Ott out of the car and put Matt back in one.