Pontus Tidemand [SWE]

[Entertainer]

Not driving Finland, hopefully some more later in the year
https://parcferme.no/rally/slik-er-p...over-sesongen/

It's behind a pay-wall, can't read the link.

Without the information in above linked article, I would assume and hope Pontus aims for 2-3 more WRC-rallies this year with M-sport:
Germany and Spain I would believe are good targets, and maybe maybe perhaps Turkey.

- Germany? Yes, he has won here before once or twice, even beating Tanak in the WRC2...
- Spain? I think he likes this one too, with mixed surface and he has a good history here.
- Turkey? Relatively new rally to all of the drivers, more equal terms, good training for writing pace notes.

Wales? No, that M-sport-seat is probably in Greensmiths hands here - for many clearcut reasons.
Finland? Naah, unfortunately , Pontus has never been dominant here and it was a long time since he drove the rally.
Australia? Uhm no.

[mknight]

Sadly it looks more and more like Atkinson in 2009.
Used a lot of money early in the season without a clear plan for the rest hopping some miracle funds will arrive.

[Barreis]

yeah, i remember that Ireland and telegraph pool hit with c4

[AnttiL]

It's behind a pay-wall, can't read the link.

Without the information in above linked article, I would assume and hope Pontus aims for 2-3 more WRC-rallies this year with M-sport:
Germany and Spain I would believe are good targets, and maybe maybe perhaps Turkey.

- Germany? Yes, he has won here before once or twice, even beating Tanak in the WRC2...
- Spain? I think he likes this one too, with mixed surface and he has a good history here.
- Turkey? Relatively new rally to all of the drivers, more equal terms, good training for writing pace notes.

Wales? No, that M-sport-seat is probably in Greensmiths hands here - for many clearcut reasons.
Finland? Naah, unfortunately , Pontus has never been dominant here and it was a long time since he drove the rally.
Australia? Uhm no.

Germany and Turkey must be extremely difficult events to start on a WRC car for the first time, although in Turkey you could probably secure a top 5 position by just cruising through, if you're lucky...I would choose Spain and Wales. I don't think M-Sport would have an issue to set up two customer cars on one rally if someone's paying. Also, Finland was already written off in an earlier interview.

[masa90]

Hoping all the best for Tidemand. Not sure why he has looked so slow in a wrc of this generation. He drove really well in wrc2 and also in older wrc in Sweden.

[AnttiL]

Hoping all the best for Tidemand. Not sure why he has looked so slow in a wrc of this generation.

Too expensive to bin it, I guess.

[cali]

Hoping all the best for Tidemand. Not sure why he has looked so slow in a wrc of this generation. He drove really well in wrc2 and also in older wrc in Sweden.

These 2017 spec cars seem to be bit difficult to adapt I guess

[the sniper]

I recall Tidemand struggled quite a lot on Rally GB last year, he wasn't comfortable, and got beaten by Rovanperä by a good margin. As such I can't see him wanting to do GB.

Funnily enough at the time I was surprised by that result. I like Tidemand, but that result seemed a bit surprising/unpromising.

[SubaruNorway]

Remember that the conditions in Sweden were very hard this year, TV images didn't show it at all how big the slush ruts were with a little stream of water running in them some places. He looked pretty quick where i was though. Better to judge after a more normal gravel rally i think.

[Rallyper]

Remember that the conditions in Sweden were very hard this year, TV images didn't show it at all how big the slush ruts were with a little stream of water running in them some places. He looked pretty quick where i was though. Better to judge after a more normal gravel rally i think.

Yeah. People who judge him only from two rallies this winter don´t know much what it takes to be fast on top WRC level.