[WRC] News & Rumours 2018

[mknight]

Maybe they traded Latvala for Suninen? Lappi can bring solid points so it wouldn't affect manu battle too much, especially given Latvalas form and trend so far in Toyota.

Possible, but then they will have 2 "coming" drivers. Lappi is still nowhere near stable points scorer imo. Speed yes, consistent results not yet.

[AL14]

Latvala is not a good deal nowadays, I don't think any team is willing to bring him in. I think it's very good for him to have extended his contract with Toyota. He will drive at maximum level once again, will be paid well, and will have a quite hot woman waiting for him at home every day.
He is a happy man, I would not worry about him.

[Tauri_J]

Maybe they traded Latvala for Suninen? Lappi can bring solid points so it wouldn't affect manu battle too much, especially given Latvalas form and trend so far in Toyota.

lol, why would Wilson do that? never gonna happen

[mknight]

Latvala is not a good deal nowadays, I don't think any team is willing to bring him in. I think it's very good for him to have extended his contract with Toyota. He will drive at maximum level once again, will be paid well, and will have a quite hot woman waiting for him at home every day.
He is a happy man, I would not worry about him.

Latvala looked similarly "finished" at end of 2016 though. Slowest of the team with crashes. That's when most people (including me) didn't understand why Tommi picked him instead of Mikkelsen.
And then he won Sweden and was in title fight until mid-season technical issues.

[skarderud]

If Tidemann is not at any discusions about a seat in an WRC next year, it's for sure that Skoda is back in 2020.

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[wrc2017]

Latvala looked similarly "finished" at end of 2016 though. Slowest of the team with crashes. That's when most people (including me) didn't understand why Tommi picked him instead of Mikkelsen.
And then he won Sweden and was in title fight until mid-season technical issues.

Latvala has been on the cusp of something big from 2002.. and driving a WRC for 16 years. it's not going to happen. ever.

[AL14]

Latvala looked similarly "finished" at end of 2016 though. Slowest of the team with crashes. That's when most people (including me) didn't understand why Tommi picked him instead of Mikkelsen.
And then he won Sweden and was in title fight until mid-season technical issues.

Yes, he touched his peak in 2014 when he won 4 rallys, his first on tarmac, and in 2 of them he beat Ogier fair and square. Also after Alsace he was in a sort of title fight with only 3 rallys to go.
From 2015's Sweden off onwards it has been a slow descent, only interrupted as you said by his 2017 season, which I think it's his best perfomance wise. I don't think he will recover again from this season though.

[AnttiL]

https://www.rallit.fi/tallipaallikol...ien-odotukset/

This news bit in Finnish says that Suninen will do all the rest of the rallies in a WRC Fiesta. Originally Australia wasn't a part of his program, and Wilson said he might skip some events at the end of the season if the manufacturer championship couldn't be won anymore.

[ESTR]

https://www.rallit.fi/tallipaallikol...ien-odotukset/

This news bit in Finnish says that Suninen will do all the rest of the rallies in a WRC Fiesta. Originally Australia wasn't a part of his program, and Wilson said he might skip some events at the end of the season if the manufacturer championship couldn't be won anymore.

Yes but now they could be even 3rd, Toyoda is one dangerous man

[jbmarcus21]

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