Silly Season 2016 -- 2017

[OnlyRally]

I'm waiting for a coment of Malcom. Would really like to know what he can do, can he get the funding together, can he interest ogier enough?

Tanak - Ogier - Camilli, would be awsome line up.

What about Mikkelsen going to D-mack? Didn't he drive for them in IRC a few years back?

No point to comment anything right now, not from Malcolms perspective. He has to speak with drivers and their managers and maybe with Ford, not with journalists who just feed us with more storys/rumours.

Edit: but he did it anyways, now we have more to talk about

Bring on the wildest speculations and predictions before something official comes

[A FONDO]

What about Mikkelsen going to D-mack? Didn't he drive for them in IRC a few years back?

Mikkelsen is now tied with managers who want to leech his big salary. He's not a rich son anymore.

[smsgrafica]

I'm waiting for a coment of Malcom.

Wait no more:

"I'm convinced we have the car for him to take a fifth world championship," Wilson told Autosport.

Wilson revealed he and Ogier have already started talking about a possible deal.

"It's no secret that he's always been my number one pick for a driver," said Wilson.

"We came close to signing him with Ford at the end of 2011 and I will do everything I can to make sure he doesn't get away this time."

http://www.autosport.com/news/report...ogier-for-2017

[leighton323]

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[OldF]

The second part must have been made by a consultant.

[skarderud]

According to Henning s on twitter, ogier was/is in cumbria today.

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[AL14]

According to Henning s on twitter, ogier was/is in cumbria today.

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I WANT TO BELIEVE

[Andre Oliveira]

According to Henning s on twitter, ogier was/is in cumbria today.

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Link?

[skarderud]

Link?

Hmmm, not anymore. Deleted?

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[Lundefaret]

My prediction:

Ogier: Ford (difficult, brain says Citroën, heart says Ford)
MSport being a semi official team may have problems funding a big salary driver like Ogier, but his name should attract potential "buyers."
The first company to spring to mind is off course RedBull - because where will their money go now?
So a Red Bull MSport Ford with Ogier could be a possibility.
This would shake up MSport somewhat.
- Tänak would be demoted from his likely current position as Nr 1 driver.
- There is a question about the FFSA-money being directed from Camilli towards Ogier, I dont know if that is a viable option, but Camilli would be demoted to third driver if he stays in the team. I think that Camillis backers pays extra for him to be an "official factory" driver so maybe not an option to go to DMack.
The question is then - will MSport have enough chassis for all drivers to start the Monte?

Latvala: Toyota
Harri Juhki and Tommi Mäkinen go way back, that must count for something.
Latvala being whit out a seat should also mean that he is more open to corporate with Mäkinen.
Toyota Gazoo WRCs possibility to have a WRC driver and development driver of Latvalas calibre must be an early Christmas present?!

Mikkelsen: Toyota
Tough not confirmed Lappi seemed destined for Toyota. Lappi and Mikkelsen share management (EVEN Management). I would think that it is more important for EVEN Management to keep Mikkelsen in a WRC car, than to get Lappi in one. I would therefore suggest the possibility of a "swap", so Toyota gets Mikkelsen instead of Lappi.

For Tommi Mäkinen this must be the all time best Christmas-present ever. Going from being whit out any seasoned WRC driver, to standing there with three drives, two of them being two of the fastest and most experienced WRC-drivers in the circus, of such quality that your former Nr 1 is demoted to Nr 3.

Talk about a silly season to remember!
And what is extra great - we are not entering a "normal" season, we are entering the new Group B!
If the buzz around this latest shift is anything to go about - I am betting that WRC will have a record number of followers.
Never in the history of the WRC have there been so many fast drivers in so many fast cars!
Never in the history of the WRC have there been so fast cars!

Get your popcorn and your 3D-glasses, and take a sturdy stand - we are in for something VERY special!