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Cracking final WRC drive Mikko!
Enjoy a well earned retirement, you'll be missed, a true modern day rally legend.
Have to wonder, if Mikko had wanted to carry on if MW would've given him a seat in...

I'm on IOS too. The app was ok on Friday, maybe the problem was due to info being loaded?
Didn't help too much during the event as there's no 3G for much of Wales and the wifi in the hotel was weak...

Anyone else have a problem with the WRC app?

On the eve of Rally GB, the bleeding thing keeps failing!

What's wrong with that? He was out for a lazy drive with his kids.

A few years ago, I had arranged to meet the late great Pentti Airikkala for a drink in his local. After I arrived, he rang me to...

All the best Mikko, thanks for all the great rallying battles we've all enjoyed.
The right decision if your heart is no longer in it.
Don't be a stranger, let's see some UK action with your MK2 :-)

Can't do the whole event as sadly out of leave but I'll be driving to Wales on Friday eve and staying near Llangollen
Not sure stages yet but prob start with Clocaenog

I meant to add 4x driver runner up spot too :-)

Mikko was 4th in the drivers series in a Citroen last year.

Exactly, didn't JML have some sort of mental training to boost his self belief and up his game a bit?

Either way, he did seem to find that little extra when Loeb chasing. He just needs to dig deep again.
Maybe I'm dreaming a bit as I'd hate to see him retire just yet.

I agree, Mikko should retain his seat next year.
I do think though that he needs to get some more of a killer instinct about him. I recall him saying during his Loeb chasing days that he needed to...

I guess there are other factors outside Mikko's results that would also determine whether or not he has a seat at MSport or not next year. Such as do they have a long awaited sponsorship deal for...

I had hopes for Mikko going well this year, on his return to Ford. Does his apparent lacklustre season really deny his best of the non-VW pack result credibility?

Your lad is still v young, but there's no reason he shouldn't enjoy the event, if you know what to expect. To avoid getting stuck in traffic you should aim to get to the stages a good few hours...

Pentti had a great sense of humour too, I asked him if he would like to be the guest of honour at my motor club AGM, and he gratefully accepted.
When he arrived I asked him if he wanted a drink, but...

I was fortunate to have met Pentti of several occasions, including helping him out at his rally school, which meant I was able to enjoy gratis sessions with the master of left foot braking.
Enjoyed...

I'd love to see Mini back with full BMW commitment.

After the false start with Prodirve, I feel this is unfinished business, and unrealised potential.

The organisers do need to do somehting ref ticket prices. For the Sat & Sun day passes we pre-bought last year, it cost us £15.00 over and above the ticket price (for delivery etc), each!
As such,...

Agreed! A move to a Gallic team hasn't necessarilly been good for non-French drivers (McRae, Burns etc).

Very very pleased to see Mikko back in a Ford, and I hope he wins the drivers title in...

Also Neuville, although not a champion, would probably be better than Evans, Kubica and Hirvonen.

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I don't doubt Neuville would've been offered another term at Ford, but he was always...

Congrats Mikko and Elfyn. Great line up!
Nice to have some added British interest in top-flight machinery (along with Kris Meeke in the Citroen).

Can't say I'll shed any tears about Novikov losing his seat.
Especially after that stunt he pulled blocking Meeke in Finland :angryfire

Hope that line up includes Mikko!
As has been mentioned, but that was before MW has been praising Kubica as no.1 driver.

What diffrance dose that make, to being out in the forest watching the fastest rally drivers in the world. Ok we know Ogier will win, but it will still be fantastic watching him, in the flesh doing...

I hope for Meeke's sake that a perspective team boss will view (recent) crashes as part of the 95%/105% rule.
In as much as you can (possibly) reign in a 105% driver, but it's harder to get the last...