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Thread: Rallye WRC Monte Carlo 2019
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28th January 2019, 04:08 #1701
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28th January 2019, 04:37 #1702
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28th January 2019, 04:55 #1703
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28th January 2019, 05:03 #1704
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https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-10616497
Mäkinen not too happy with Latvala's perfomance in Monte, saying publicly that "our two other drivers were quite a lot faster".ku ois neljä pyörää ku vetäis ni ois vähän eri sekunnit kyllä pätkillä, sen mä takaan
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28th January 2019, 05:22 #1705
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Fuck...
With the Advent of Kalle and the [peculiar] emphasis on cultivating Katsuta as a future WRC talent I fear Latvala's days might be numbered.
Since Toyota returned I've always held Makinen in relatively high regard, as in, I felt he looked like a good leader for the village team to work together, especially with how well 2017 turned out, how happy Latvala and Hanninen seemed to have each other as teammates, and how instantly quick Lappi was in his first WRC runs.
But ever since Tanak joined the team I see cracks forming in the team. Lappi's whining and constantly depressed look echoed those of Meeke right before he got the axe, and it was clear that Makinen had Tanak as his God.
Obviously I'm not going to blame Tanak, but I wonder if maybe Tommi finds a way to do what he wants by playing dirty. After ignoring Lappi out of the team to bring in his near 40 year old Wonderboy from Dungannon, could he constantly telling the press Latvala is not meeting expectations to make an easy opening for 2020?
I might (likely) be overreacting as a Latvala fan, but I wouldn't be surprised if Tommi is looking to cause a little turmoil in the team to force his dreams into reality.
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28th January 2019, 05:46 #1706
Latvala is never strong at Monte. Let's see how things go in Sweden before jumping to any conclusions...
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28th January 2019, 06:37 #1707
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28th January 2019, 07:17 #1708
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I don't think Latvala ever had a future beyond 2019 with Toyota, as both Rovanperä and Katsuta are likely going to come up, and also I think it was said that Mäkinen didn't want to keep Latvala for this year, but the Toyota bosses liked him, so that's why he stayed.
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28th January 2019, 07:28 #1709
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Who the engineer working with Loeb at Hyundai?
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28th January 2019, 08:36 #1710
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If there are three nominated drivers and the top two in any race score manufacturer points... I think Latvala 2020 depends on Meeke 2019. Meeke is obviously faster, but if he goes off a lot then Toyota have a job for a driver who finishes almost every time (a bit like the job Sordo did at Hyundai). In that case an experienced driver like Latvala has his attractions. But if Meeke gets as many clean finishes as the average driver, there is room to bring on a new guy.
If we were on the "two drivers score manufacturer points" rules, it would be different.
Gotta say, really enjoying the rally, shame we’ve got to wait until October until the next tarmac event. Also, I really wish tomorrow at this time we’d still be rallying, so much fun, the best(!)...
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