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As long as i can remember, there have been privateers, private teams, dealership teams using, specialist drivers etc etc. Times have changed, but money hasn`t.

Ogier was helped by FFSA, PSA was also in his career quite early. Not sure what was the case with Loeb, although he also had "private" starts before. Lappi happened to be Finnish in a new Finnish...

Tough luck. Nobody gets to the highest level without own money/sponsorship.

So maybe after all, Grönholm in a Yaris.:rolleyes:

These were OK yes, but not so sure...he was helped quite a bit with the conditions-starting position in Sweden (and not being on the podium at his home event would have been a disaster, tbh), others...

Mikkelsen is probably being given a last chance to show something good in first outings. Never-ever i believe, that with this lineup and his this years results he gets a full season.

Can`t be sure of anything here sometimes. :)

Physically not possible.

Can be nominated to score points, but two best of them actually do.*

One who thinks about one too highly, isn`t really clever.

Or maybe the first real hothatch was mk1 Golf GTI?

I30N is cheap, faster than a Golf Gti on track, mostly owned by those who occasionally take part of trackdays, so not seeing rallying also as a big influence on that cars sale. Cheap and fast...

For sure, No, because a road Yaris is a small grocery-getter for women and elderly people, with nothing to boast with- not with appearance, not with dynamics. Toyota in general sells good, because...

Not so sure...he has the speed and experience though. Only thing i could think that would motivate him doing rallies in a slower class. Wonder, when a rumour about Toyota`s 4th car with Katsuta and...

Loeb has some logic in it, they are a bit present in WRX...

On 3 events? Or taking away promised 3 rounds from a solid points scorer and once again maybe loose the championship?

Well, if they would give Mikkelsen, Sordo and Paddon each 10 events, they would need two starts with the fourth car...

What difference do they get from running 4 cars? Only 3 nominated cars collect manuf. points. OK, possibly more points for the WDC, but 1. it is very expensive 2. the season hasn`t even begun, nobody...

So this would mean that in Spain 2018, with Loeb first and Ogier second it would have been 0 for Loeb and 25 for Ogier, meaning no 3-way fight in Australia. Good for Ogier yes, not good for the...

Yep, I can see Ogier and Loeb in Citroen totally work, wihtout any issues what so ever, like they promised. :D

Just pick one wrc+ interview from the end of last year for instance.

He said that he is using his personal savings last year, so yeah, why not, chance of a lifetime .

Not everything is mechanical, relationships matter also.

He had Red Bull, Ford Performance and maybe other help, still he said, that they are doing this with his personal savings so no, definitely he can`t afford paying a rookie big salary for learning (no...

Private operation is a private operation, has been and always will be, even with cars intended to be customer cars (R5). Everything was last minute for M-Sport also, Tänak in no. 2 team car didn`t...