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Apart from spicing up the MGU, I think its all bs.

He's been driving Rally2 anyway in recent times so by your logic he should adopt easily anyway as the hybrid is hardly a game changer in terms of driving dynamics.

But it was never about adopting...

Aj there is a difference between the driving style a car requires and the "driving style" of a driver (=> driver preference, what sort of behavior a driver likes and expects from a car). As driving...

Of course it does, what a specific driver expects and wants from a car in terms of behavior doesn't change with the regulations, if the car can give him what he wants however does change with that.

Hmm how did they compare at M Sport? Anyone remembers any comments regarding setup?

Of course it is, I meant more that he isn't retired for long whereas the likes of Grönholm, Alen, Salonen were retired for a long time before they came back for their 50th birthday and therefore...

Well I might eat my own words, but I don't see why a driver of Latvalas caliber should not still be fairly quick. He's no Loeb granted, but it's not the typical finish 50th birthday start either.

This is what I never got with rally people. Every non world champion is a muppet?

Thought the same, I don't see Katsuta beating him to be honest.

This is great!

They already run grooved tyres that are narrower than most sporty roadcars, so this side of mandating a tractor spec compound there isn't much to do.

Oh man.....

Wait both?

Still iI think he was rumored to be on 7 million, which for a full season would roughly be half a million per event, so could be in the ball park.

You are right, it is about brand awareness, but for brand awareness you need the people to be aware of your brand (and what it is doing). I doubt a rally in the U.S. would contribute anything there.

Hardly any with models aimed at the european market, that plenty in the U.S. wouldn't even recognize as a Toyota or Ford (might have changed a bit in the Ford vase with the Puma but I don't know).

It's a world championship because it's the top level in it's category. What you guys seem to be looking for is a world tour. Killing of the classics to run an event in countries where the...

I agree, but isn't a straight cut gearbox loud enough to serve that purpose?

The cost of the cars is not an issue for manufacturers.

The GP at the shit show track was there long before the sponsorship deal with Citroen ended.

Great news!

I don't really see why Citroen would be interested in Solberg.So likely a private Fabia or Polo i guess.

It's quite funny how we all want more cars, yet the number of drivers that are guaranteed to do a good job is probably less than 10. Goes to show how high the level is. I'm inclined to agree that...

People tend to be quite esoteric, when it comes to who is a good development driver. So go figure....

This was inevitable, and I don't see why it is a bad thing to use this shorthand.