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    Quote Originally Posted by N.O.T View Post
    Meeke has nothing to offer anymore apart from making the brits a bit more interested in toyota...

    His results don't matter, he cannot be champion and he will not give good points in the manufacturer battle... if he wins by luck or gets a podium or two the value of it will be that the brits who are not very bright to be interested a bit more in toyota...

    plus toyotas useless incompetent management can now say that they are no longer a full finnish village team of nobodies that are getting carried by an estonian... its a win win situation both for toyota and meeke but not for the sport.
    Lol. Us Brits, who are not very bright eh!
    Coming from the fella that has slated and written off the team that has won its second rally on returning to the sport, and is now leading manufacturers championship.
    I'm guessing a certain team principle that has won four world championships and seems to be making the correct decisions running a world rally team, just might be a little bit more intelligent and qualified to be a good judge of who to employ, than someone who may just about be qualified to type drivel on his computer/laptop/device using both hands instead of the one . . But fear you may only be capable of stabbing at it one fat finger at a time

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    Quote Originally Posted by Norm75 View Post
    Mentioned, but confirmed?
    I can't find the source now, but I think it was from Budar's interview. Anyone?
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    Alain Penasse actually confirmed that at the Rally Forum two weeks ago now...

    Quote Originally Posted by Simmi View Post
    In Motorsport News today there are quotes from Penasse at Hyundai all but confirming that Sordo will be back for a shared programme.

    Looks like the lack of a calendar until last week has slowed down talks with Paddon, as they didn't know which rounds were on the table to split.

    Malcolm Wilson also saying they are focused on this year's title fight and to not expect any announcements from them any time soon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hartusvuori View Post
    I can't find the source now, but I think it was from Budar's interview. Anyone?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Norm75 View Post
    Lol. Us Brits, who are not very bright eh!
    Coming from the fella that has slated and written off the team that has won its second rally on returning to the sport, and is now leading manufacturers championship.
    I'm guessing a certain team principle that has won four world championships and seems to be making the correct decisions running a world rally team, just might be a little bit more intelligent and qualified to be a good judge of who to employ, than someone who may just about be qualified to type drivel on his computer/laptop/device using both hands instead of the one . . But fear you may only be capable of stabbing at it one fat finger at a time
    no you are not very bright... to put it gently.

    Toyota are getting carried by tanak... their car is trash.

    When Latvala was in VW he was easily 2nd in the championhsip and mikkelsen 3rd... where is latvala now and last year if toyota is so much superior ? where are the other drivers with such a superior car ?

    Tanak carries that worthless village team... where was toyota without him ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by N.O.T View Post
    no you are not very bright... to put it gently.

    Toyota are getting carried by tanak... their car is trash.

    When Latvala was in VW he was easily 2nd in the championhsip and mikkelsen 3rd... where is latvala now and last year if toyota is so much superior ? where are the other drivers with such a superior car ?

    Tanak carries that worthless village team... where was toyota without him ?
    Have you seen the car in action live this year?

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    Latvala was fighting in the top last year, then came tech. issues and this season...who knows, probably his head. You will always be saying that, maybe just for trolling and irritating people, but deep down you know, that a car taking almost 4 consecutive wins.... its not just about the driver.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AnttiL View Post
    https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-10460210
    Miika Wuorela writing a sort of bitter column (in Finnish) about how senseless it is for Toyota to hire Meeke and how expensive it will become for the team.
    Once we see the results of the combination, we can speculate if Paddon, Evans, Breen, Tidemand, Hänninen or Huttunen would have done better.
    Signing Meeke can be risky but any of the drivers you’ve mentioned is far from Meeke raw speed; we keep complaining about how disappointing the drivers level sometimes is (behind the top 3 or 4) but Meeke is one of the few able to fight for the win in any event, which is great for the series. Besides, Makinen is not Matton and if Meeke starts behaving wildly it won’t probably take long to show him the exit door.


    Quote Originally Posted by Norm75 View Post
    Well, Budar speaking about signing Lappi saying things like, we were looking to sign two strong drivers, and together they will form a formidable pair (I may be paraphrasing) it looks probably just a two car line up, so Ogier will have to rely on Lappi as his wing man. Can't see that helping his cause.
    If Abu Dhabi stays, Citroen will likely have a 3rd car with a decent driver running most of the season (Al Qassimi has been doing only 4 events per year); if not, then it may be just a 2 car team, but a real strong one, with 2 of the current top 5 WRC drivers.
    Rally addict since 1982

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    Quote Originally Posted by N.O.T View Post
    no you are not very bright... to put it gently.

    Toyota are getting carried by tanak... their car is trash.

    When Latvala was in VW he was easily 2nd in the championhsip and mikkelsen 3rd... where is latvala now and last year if toyota is so much superior ? where are the other drivers with such a superior car ?

    Tanak carries that worthless village team... where was toyota without him ?
    There is actually some fact to this, without Tänak they would not have a single win this year and Lappi and Latvala combined would not have as many fastest stage times as Neuville and Ogier have on their own, I`m not saying the car is bad, it`s definitely not, but I wouldn`t say it`s by far the best either, the main difference seems to be Tänak and this is something he started to show last year in M-sport as well..

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    Yes us Brits are not very bright. By the way, that world wide web that you're using to communicate with us thickos on, British invention. And the telephone wire that you're internet is connected to, oh . . British invention.
    And, maybe, you watch rallying on your television . . . Guess what! Oh, you might be sitting in a house, held together with cement, which is . . Yes you've guessed it. And when it gets dark, you might want to turn that British invention called a light bulb on.

    And, just for sick dogs like you when you're feeling ill, thank the Brits for the antibiotics that help you feel better.

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