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  1. 17th September 2018, 09:44 #151
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    Quote Originally Posted by bearclaw View Post
    The first double champion Walter Röhrl did it. He won in 1980 with fiat (fiat 131 abarth) and 1982 with opel (opel ascona 400).
    You got that wrong. Kankkunen won with three manufacturers (1986 Peugeot, 1987/1991 Lancia, 1993 Toyota), but no one has managed multiple championships with two manufacturers. So you would need at least four titles in total, at least two with each manufacturer.
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  3. 17th September 2018, 10:21 #152
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    Quote Originally Posted by AnttiL View Post
    You got that wrong. Kankkunen won with three manufacturers (1986 Peugeot, 1987/1991 Lancia, 1993 Toyota), but no one has managed multiple championships with two manufacturers. So you would need at least four titles in total, at least two with each manufacturer.
    ah, i got it...
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  5. 17th September 2018, 10:37 #153
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    The Citroen C3's chassis may be more sorted now but they still seem less reliable than the others.

    I would still back the Fiesta for 2019 as the better choice with more upgrades are coming via Ford Performance.
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  6. 17th September 2018, 10:40 #154
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC View Post

    I would still back the Fiesta for 2019 as the better choice with more upgrades are coming via Ford Performance.
    I think it was mentioned somewhere that a promised engine upgrade was delayed into 2019, and not even to the beginning of the season. Also, the rear aero upgrade didn't really go as planned.
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  8. 17th September 2018, 11:01 #155
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    Delayed updates, I think that tells you the priority of the WRC programme for Ford Performance....

    Is there a better sound than that of Porsche engined Flat-6 ???
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  10. 17th September 2018, 11:06 #156
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC View Post
    I would still back the Fiesta for 2019 as the better choice with more upgrades are coming via Ford Performance.
    Are they really coming...? I think Seb mentioned in some interview that he was somewhat disappointed (not sure if used exactly that word but anyway) in Ford's support to M-Sport, so it might be tempting to switch over to Citroen, where there's direct link between the car manufacturer and the motorsport department.
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  11. 17th September 2018, 11:34 #157
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    The latest info I have is that Toyota squad remains as is, but Citroen really wants Lappi in addition to Ogier and Breen for next year.

    Ogier to Citroen seems like a very strong possibility.

    Meekes team has reached out to Ford and Hyundai and not sure why they left out Toyota.

    Question is whether Evans and Suninen to remain and Paddon/Sordo situation at Hyundai?

    Where does Ostberg go? Does Tidemand move up to WRC or will he just head the VW R5 program in another team?
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  13. 17th September 2018, 12:10 #158
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    Looks like Meeke will drive McRae's 99 Focus at RallyLegend, so there is the connection with Ford /M Sport.
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  15. 17th September 2018, 12:31 #159
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    No, someone here at this forum yesterday told me that M-Sport will never hire Meeke. He was talking like that he is Malcolm Wilson itself...
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    If DMACK comes back in with Meeke as a driver, MSRT will probably just look the other way.
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