[WRC] News & Rumours 2019

[racerx1979]

Probably coming from Ogier

[cali]

Asked if he could see Budar's perspective, Hyundai director Andrea Adamo told Autosport: "It's not that I understand or don't understand. I don't care.

LOL.


i dont get their whining either, they can do the same.

We need more guys like Adamo even if things start to get boring his comments usually light up the whole scene again

[Katvala]

I'm just glad I'm not the one doing the interviews with him lol.

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[racerx1979]

We need more guys like Adamo even if things start to get boring his comments usually light up the whole scene again

The guy is a true to the heart Italian... Mobster mentality! I love it.

[Ucci]

https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...llies-not-fair

I totally agree with Adamo and Lindstrom.

[Rallyper]

However, being a rallyfan since the 60´s for sure there has been dirty tricks.

But - today we find it done openly and more aggresive than I ever seen before. And that development is not good. Also ruins the spirit of sportmanship I always thought rallying was.
Remember like father like sons, meaning cheating and dodging might become even more aggresive on National basis, affecting the group of amateur drivers still wanting to follow the rules...

I don´t know. Maybe a bit naive.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Adamo:
"For sure, he has seen something, let me use the word 'aggressive', in terms of approach from Hyundai.
"We did it twice and this would make him nervous.
"We did not do this to make him nervous, we did this to help Thierry against the other."

https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...actics-tension

No comment on the story he asked Sordo to stop in the stage...

[Fast Eddie WRC]

However, being a rallyfan since the 60´s for sure there has been dirty tricks.

But - today we find it done openly and more aggresive than I ever seen before. And that development is not good. Also ruins the spirit of sportmanship I always thought rallying was.
Remember like father like sons, meaning cheating and dodging might become even more aggresive on National basis, affecting the group of amateur drivers still wanting to follow the rules...

I don´t know. Maybe a bit naive.

I agree. When Adamo is appointed to win the Manu's for Hyundai and says things like, "I'll do whatever it takes", then it's no wonder others are worried about what they might do next.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

i dont get their whining either, they can do the same.

That's not the point. It's about the number of test days.

[AL14]

My opinion is that this situation is just sad.

Where are the rally spirit and principles?
They're not in alleged leaks about a team principal making one of his guy deliberately stop in the stage to put more sand on a rival, they're not in drivers denouncing such things if they are not 100% true.
They're not in a team principal whining about another team making some rally outside the WRC.

Rallyper is right. It might be naive but these kind of controversies, even if are always been there, are not what I learnt rally was about. If they have to argue about rules all the time, putting more effort on trying to exploit them or whine about opponents rather then work on cars, driving techniques, challenges, mechanics, sweating on the last tenth of a second possibile then they can all fuck off.

Sorry for the language but that's what I genuinely think about this.