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    Quote Originally Posted by Rally Power View Post
    According to sportmotores.com (quoting autohebdosport, the spanish leading motor magazine) Rovanpera may replace Latvala at Toyota next year. http://sportmotores.com/portal/!site...20055&id=51628
    Lol.

    Having a famous daddy with all the contacts and unlimited money helps only up to a certain point. To get the factory teams interested, he will have to show a lot more than he has so far.

    If he turns out to be impressive the next few years, he might get an occasional wrc drive and after that perhaps even a full contract. But thats not going to happen anyday soon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by denkimi View Post
    Lol.

    Having a famous daddy with all the contacts and unlimited money helps only up to a certain point. To get the factory teams interested, he will have to show a lot more than he has so far.

    If he turns out to be impressive the next few years, he might get an occasional wrc drive and after that perhaps even a full contract. But thats not going to happen anyday soon.
    Skoda is a factory team, he also drove tests for Toyota in 2016. But yeah rich daddy and his deep pockets

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    It is true that Rovanperä is "open card", no one knows final outcome.

    But it´s also fact that he is fast, is there rally (outside his Italy tarmac rallies) where he hasn´t setted fastest SS times ? (in R5 class, not overall)

    Latvala also had huge potential and started in WRC 17y old and is very fast, but probably never World Champion.

    Kalle has only driven 0,5 years in WRC, so we have to wait. I think he will drive R5 next year and WRC2020, but possible private one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by N.O.T View Post
    beating some garbage dogs in latvia is not a proof of pace... he is getting beaten like a dog without an owner in wrc2 so far.
    True. That win in Australia doesn't count at all. How can you win if you don't have opponents. And nearly lost it that too. He is too young to get full drive and trust from that big team. This could only makes sense if Wilson hire him. Hyundai clearly didn't see his big potential..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tarmop View Post
    There are drivers with bigger potential, only they can`t afford to be on this level. Even more drivers, who can go flatout and through miracles finish ahead of the rest, only to crash on the other one. It`s about experience. Toyota has those two Japanese, one of whom WON Sweden in front of factory- Škoda driven by a local guy, reigning champion. Although they also lack experience...and like history has showed us, when one has finally mastered WRC2, he could still be hopeless in WRC.
    Firstly i would go for Tidemand, if anyone from WRC2.
    Sorry but You named one guy who is more than 10 years older than Rovanperä, another who is 8 years older than Rovanperä and who keeps crashing or being badly beaten virtually everywhere except one event and some unnamed miracle drivers. Don't You have something more convincing?
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    Like it was said, what impressive has Rovanperä showed so far...i mean something that should put him in the WRC, especially to replace quite a solid points-scorer.
    He is young, he will learn, maybe he is another miracle, lets see how that Argentina crash affected him first...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mirek View Post
    Sorry but You named one guy who is more than 10 years older than Rovanperä, another who is 8 years older than Rovanperä and who keeps crashing or being badly beaten virtually everywhere except one event and some unnamed miracle drivers. Don't You have something more convincing?
    well you cannot find anyone at the age of rovanpera with his budget and promotion... for example Ogier Gronholm and Loeb came in the sport later than the age of that asian kid and we see the results.... the fact that none other 17 year old is well known because of youtube videos does not mean they are non existent.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tarmop View Post
    Like it was said, what impressive has Rovanperä showed so far...i mean something that should put him in the WRC, especially to replace quite a solid points-scorer.
    He is young, he will learn, maybe he is another miracle, lets see how that Argentina crash affected him first...
    No, You said this:

    There are drivers with bigger potential, only they can`t afford to be on this level. Even more drivers, who can go flatout and through miracles finish ahead of the rest, only to crash on the other one. It`s about experience.
    What have these unnamed drivers shown? What makes them having more potential than Rovanperä? Sorry but You contradict Yourself.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mirek View Post
    No, You said this:
    What have these unnamed drivers shown? What makes them having more potential than Rovanperä? Sorry but You contradict Yourself.
    where was Ogier when Latvalas daddy was pumping money on him to do events around the world when he was 17 ??? did you know of Ogier when he was 17 ? Of Loeb ? Of Grohnolm ?

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    You can find those unnamed drivers from your homeland for instance. I`m comparing his results compared to others in national events. He has been beaten fair and square by hobby-drivers in equal machinery, atleast one has been an Academy driver, almost won the title and then didn`t find the resources.
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