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    Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC View Post
    Did I hear something about Meeke offering to drive for free a while back ? Maybe thats the attraction to Toyota, or even if its a pay-by-results contract...
    C. Clark said it at a Kitchen Table not Long ago. People here said that was only valid for this year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira View Post
    Fredrik Gustavsson? He is not employee.
    Yes that's the fella. Thanks for clarification, I know he's professional golfer but I used to play golf with the brother of a pro golfer and he also had a day job so wasn't 100% sure. Certainly gives the impression he is part of the Citroen wrt team.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mknight View Post
    C. Clark said it at a Kitchen Table not Long ago. People here said that was only valid for this year.
    He really should not be considered as any kind of accurate information source. He's going to get himself into trouble with a manufacturer or a driver one day with his constant speculative babble.

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    Quote Originally Posted by T16 View Post
    He really should not be considered as any kind of accurate information source. He's going to get himself into trouble with a manufacturer or a driver one day with his constant speculative babble.
    And ppl complain and wonder why there is no "real" reporting in WRC, just press-release copying.
    When even "speculation" is supposed to "get you in trouble".

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    Quote Originally Posted by T16 View Post
    He's going to get himself into trouble with a manufacturer or a driver one day with his constant speculative babble.
    What he's supposed to do then? Read out loud press releases? Well that would make a fun KT, wouldn't it?
    ku ois neljä pyörää ku vetäis ni ois vähän eri sekunnit kyllä pätkillä, sen mä takaan

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    Quote Originally Posted by mknight View Post
    C. Clark said it at a Kitchen Table not Long ago. People here said that was only valid for this year.
    I've also heard that one attraction for Toyota to hire Meeke would be the cheap salary, but these are just nth generation rumors...

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    Well relative to Ogier and Neuville who also were available this year his salary will certainly be quite a bit lower.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Allez Andruet View Post
    What he's supposed to do then? Read out loud press releases? Well that would make a fun KT, wouldn't it?
    If it's fun you're after, then fair enough, the kitchen tables will give you that, but I would rather hear them far less often and also with maybe speculation that is actually closer to what is going to happen. He literally dismissed Meeke to Toyota the day before a major UK publication declared it was going to happen. I just think he has no, or very little, insider knowledge and he's just guessing scenarios that we could all make up.

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    [QUOTE=mknight;1194938]And ppl complain and wonder why there is no "real" reporting in WRC

    but what he's doing isn't 'real' reporting. It's guess work. And usually inaccurate too. The guy loves the sound of his own voice and he's built a following of fan-boys that probably don't really know that much about the sport, hooked onto his insights. Sorry, but for me, the guy is full of shit.

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    Is it possible that Makinen considered Meeke also because he has a degree in engineering so that he may contribute well to the development process? Is this a thing or Meeke is quite rusty as an engineer?

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