Where's the personalities?

[TMorel]

One of the things I liked about Daves coverage was when they showed the crews away from the rallying and you saw they were just regular folks.

Of course, if the WRC was full of strong personalities, you'd have people complaining they should just shut up and drive.

[Daniel]

One of the things I liked about Daves coverage was when they showed the crews away from the rallying and you saw they were just regular folks.

Of course, if the WRC was full of strong personalities, you'd have people complaining they should just shut up and drive.

The other coverage used to do that too, just not in such an annoying fashion.

[AndyRAC]

The WRC could have all the personalities in the world - it's highly likely it wouldn't change anything.
Until there are more Manufacturers and more seats for talented drivers - meaning a 'proper' World Championship - it will continue to get the coverage it deserves. Maybe I'm being unfairly harsh.....

[COD]

Somehow "modern" motorsport world, both in F1 and WRC seems to want "robots" as drivers, no personalities. The teams think sponsors are happier, when drivers only say nice things no matter what happens.... NOT TRUE

Petter sure has charisma, but how I miss people like Grönholm, Alen, Kankkunen, Sainz, Galli, Auriol etc. Current drivers just are not personalities as these drivers were

[Woodeye]

Somehow "modern" motorsport world, both in F1 and WRC seems to want "robots" as drivers, no personalities. The teams think sponsors are happier, when drivers only say nice things no matter what happens.... NOT TRUE

The problem is that the "robots" usually are really young drivers when for example Sainz, KKK, Alen etc.. were a bit older. And why the teams want youngsters, because they want to do good, relatively cheap and long-term investments. Not to get good drivers necessarily, but good investments. And of course the teens need to behave well also, otherwise the sponsors might get mad.

Is this a good way for anyone? No. The image I will remember from old time rallies always is where Timo Salonen and he's co-driver are sitting in Peugeot 205 and there's a Marlboro between Timo's lips after a stage. There's no way in hell that would happen this day ever.

[Viking]

The image I will remember from old time rallies always is where Timo Salonen and he's co-driver are sitting in Peugeot 205 and there's a Marlboro between Timo's lips after a stage. There's no way in hell that would happen this day ever.

Well Marlboro was a big sponsor back in those days, today it is drinking from a Red Bull bottle that counts

[A.F.F.]

Whatever they do, please don't do it like Tony Gardemeister and Tomi Tuominen. Even the dead people realized he advertised a drink I refuse to mention in this context.

[Woodeye]

Whatever they do, please don't do it like Tony Gardemeister and Tomi Tuominen. Even the dead people realized he advertised a drink I refuse to mention in this context.

Oh come on. Those "Gardemeister" -bikes in Sotka where the coolest thing ever.

[A.F.F.]

Unfortunately I wasn't talking about the bikes he rode. But thanks to bringing them back to my mind :

I meant whatever energydrink he drank after every stage when he was interviewed. And whenever he forgot to take the bottle, Tuominen charged it in his hand.... It was too embarrasing.....

[Mintexmemory]

Like this sort of thing you mean - to be fair they were joking with me as I took the picture and Patrick was drinking the can anyway. Personally I prefer the Mad Croc system, though the Red Bull ladies were very pleasant
After a can and 2 'shots of freeby Mad Croc, 1 can of freeby Red Bull and the large coke I had in McDs at lunch the journey back to Dunkirk 'flew' by!!!