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I do not think so...if tanak pays he can have the car. The problem is that tanak this year is very very dissapointing when it comes to consistency he seems to make mistakes all the time no matter if he fights or just cruising...Quote:
Originally Posted by TyPat107
In case of latvala he has some strong backing all these years who probably pay for his drives and he can have any car he wants despite his mistakes...maybe that is why VW wants him...no one will say no to another source of money.
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Originally Posted by makinen_fan
This really is a farcical outburst from Malcolm, given his indulgence of his talentless son and Latvala's worrying inability to stay on the road. I wonder if the interviewer caught Malcolm in a particularly bad mood, or perhaps he is (unfairly) taking out his frustration from a terribly disappointing season on Tanak. Whatver the case may be, there are far, far more qualified candidates in the Ford organisation to be the target of Malcolm's ire.
I agree with MikeD.
Wilson is being silly but yes at the same time he's pushing Tanak like he did with Latvala. Latvala got his cool back and became consistent but now... Not doing so good.
Novikov is a quiet one, he's doing pretty well and he'll keep doing so too! I think it's Denis who is teaching him the ropes and Novikov is someone to look out for in the future! Does anyone else agree?
Can someone answer me why Novikov kept the Ford and not drive anymore with the Citroen? Would he be doing better in the DS3 then in the Fiesta? Had anyone thought of this too? Yes others are doing errors in rallies to his advantage and he's not making stage times, but Novikov IS keeping it up.
He who pays the bills can say what he likes.
Clearly Ott isn't listening and needs a kick in ass via the media as well.
Finally. Someone actually gets what's going on.Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
As long as Papa Wilson is signing the cheques, he gets to put whoever he wants in the cars and gets to critique those drivers however he desires too.
This is reality, something a few of the recent posters on this thread don't seem to recognise.
Rant over.
I think some of you guys have to think things over a couple of times again.
Tanak is still in development, like Novikov was a couple of years ago. Do you remember his "consistancy" by then?
Latvala, as someone mentioned has money behind him paying for his faults (I guess) and also he is and has been always very fast. Even winning some events. Have you forgotten that?
Novikov in Ford is much cheaper for him, I guess. And the Ford is as good as the Citroen. That we know already. Especially as I happen to know that the fastest Ford guys behind JML and Petter are getting equal engines and I do think suspension in NORF.
So rounding up this quote, I´d say: have some patience with Mr Tanak maybe one year or more and he´ll be a very fast guy, as all the other promising youngsters.
Isn't Tanak paying for his drive? And even if he isn't, even Malcolm has to realise the hypocrisy of singling Tanak out for criticism, against the backdrop of Latvala and #1 son.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bazza2541
Obviously Malcolm needs a 5 year plan for Ott. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeD
Just watched Germany 2008 and saw so many Latvala's mistakes. Any other driver should be replaced but not him.
Yeah, remember Novikov on his first year with WRC. I think he managed to crash twice in one stage in NORF and he had more crashes in one year than I have fingers in my two hands. He did 8 rallies with WRC he scored 4 points and retired four times because of the accident. look where he is now?Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
Remember the first season by Ogier? many crashes, including two crashes in the same stage at Cyprus if i am not mistaken? and his best rally was rally nr 8 when he was 2nd in Greece (well, Villagra was fourth and Rautenbach was fifth, so, not very good list of drivers). and it was his only podium in his first year. he had two 5th places 2 6th places one 7th place, Once he was 10th, 17th and 26th + 4 non finishes (superally was already in force and those 7h, 17th and 26th position have been acuired thanks to superally as well). basically he had some problems in 7 rallies out of 13 rallies. Look where he is now?
Tänak has done 8 rallies in WRC as well (as much as Novikov did during the fist year). He should not compete with Novikov because he has much less experience in WRC but he still competes with his teammate. This is the bad thing.
Basically it was his first bigger crash in WRC. All the others have been small mistakes and sometimes a bit unlucky as well. GB=good results, Monte = OK result, Sweden = a few snow excurisons, Mexico = really good rally, Portugal went wide and got stuck on the rocks, Argentina he got stuck on a lonely junction and could not get back before the OTL, Acropolis off road excurion with some damaged suspension components. His main aim has been to collect experience. He has covered most of the SS distances so far. Basically he has fulfilled his task close to 100%
I think that we are a bit spoiled by his superb results in SWRC car and with GrN car. Give the boy a 2-3 more rallies without too much pressure and you will see the results.
Sometimes little punishment works for him. Last year Markko did not let him drive in Rally Estonia because of his crash in Greece. What happened?
3rd in NORF in SWRC, win in Germany and France in SWRC :-)