[WRC] News & Rumours 2018

[jbmarcus21]

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[T16]

Ogier risks chasing things, while his best days are maybe past him.

I think he’s getting better at winning championships (maybe not necessarily faster outright).

[Norm75]

Good timing by Citroen after disappointing Rally Finland for Ogier and better speed shown by the C3 WRC ...

Bit of a double edged sword for Mads. Does he carry on trying for great results like Finland and risk losing his ride to Ogier, or relax a little to hide the potential of the C3 but risk losing out to another driver anyway?

[Allez Andruet]

Not really the same...Kankkunen went to the team which was a 3 time champion and left a team whose car failed to finish rallies, but would get the issues solved for the following year.

Not literally the same ofcourse. The point was about making a hefty decision based on x amount of rallies or a rally instead of seeing the so-called big picture.

And I must stress that I don't believe for one second that Ogier would do such thing.

[AnttiL]

Bit of a double edged sword for Mads. Does he carry on trying for great results like Finland and risk losing his ride to Ogier, or relax a little to hide the potential of the C3 but risk losing out to another driver anyway?

Why so you think he would lose his ride to Ogier? Ogier-Breen-Østberg would be a nice team

[Norm75]

Why so you think he would lose his ride to Ogier? Ogier-Breen-Østberg would be a nice team

Yes, it would be great from a consistency point of view, three drivers that rarely crash. Question mark over budget though, would Ogier bring redbull money, would Abu Dhabi then pull support etc. They really should be running a three car team, but on the strength of the last two seasons I have my doubts.

[Andre Oliveira]

[spiderem]

https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/augu...4--12-12-.html

Glad to read that Jari Matti got his confidence back.
Honestly i wonder how his wife is copping living with such an emotional roller-coaster beside her!

[spiderem]

No offense to Jourdan, but is it not a bit crazy to give this beast to a "not so experienced driver"? Rally is on a slow recovery with regards to general public acceptance, 1 major off with injuries or fatalities and the whole thing will be in jeopardy again... I guess we got away with Paddon's off in Monte 17 by the fact that it was the very first stage of the first rally of the new wrc era... Hope my fears won't materialize.
PS i like the car livery though.

[Mirek]

I have no problem with him driving. I'm only afraid of repeating last year's Catalunya when the starting order with Serderidis ahead of Kopecký virtually destroyed Kopecký's victory.