Silly Season 2019

[deephouse]

I wrote some time ago about Ingram must being in Skoda colours and official site of Skoda Motorsport like it that post.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

I've not seen these social media posts re Ingram & Skoda Motorsport - are we talking a WRC-2 drive or something else (ERC, BRC) ?

Also, isnt the new ERC U28 champion Nikolay Gryazin likely to get a deal with them first ?

[sollitt]

No.
Paddon has been the slowest Hyundai everywhere except Finland.
The diff for Paddon that you talk about was introduced before Finland, so there were 3 gravel rallies where to use it, he wasn't slowest only on one of them.

If you think Paddon is the slowest of the Hyundai drivers you are delusional. Statistics and data only paints a part of the picture but without knowing the backroom conversations, workshop goings on and/or goals and targets set one cannot measure the performance.

[N.O.T]

If you think Paddon is the slowest of the Hyundai drivers you are delusional. Statistics and data only paints a part of the picture but without knowing the backroom conversations, workshop goings on and/or goals and targets set one cannot measure the performance.

most of the times backroom conversations don't bring points... only results do... and paddon after his win last year is nothing.

[mknight]

If you think Paddon is the slowest of the Hyundai drivers you are delusional. Statistics and data only paints a part of the picture but without knowing the backroom conversations, workshop goings on and/or goals and targets set one cannot measure the performance.

He has the worst visible results.

Could it be he was for example asked in Turkey to take it easy? Sure. He could have been asked before the rally, after first few stages or as late as saturday mid-day.
But lets turn this around. If you have 2 drivers than don't fight for the championship, which one would you as a team boss ask to take it easy and secure points.... surely not the one you believe to be faster.

[er88]

most of the times backroom conversations don't bring points... only results do... and paddon after his win last year is nothing.

That win is actually nearly two and half years ago now. Says a lot about his struggles...

[GravelBen]

Could it be he was for example asked in Turkey to take it easy? Sure. He could have been asked before the rally, after first few stages or as late as saturday mid-day.

In Turkey he said before the rally even started that his strategy was to hold back and protect the car, and you might remember that it paid off with a podium. Thats not being slow, its intelligent driving.

[Mk2 RS2000]

In Turkey he said before the rally even started that his strategy was to hold back and protect the car, and you might remember that it paid off with a podium. Thats not being slow, its intelligent driving.

He who pays the piper calls the tune. Manufactures employ drivers to win the Manufacturers Championship. That is the title the Board Room requires. Drivers Championship is nice but it is secondary in their quest. This season Hayden has put aside his personal goals so as to assist Hyundai achieve theirs.

When TN stuffs up who ever is nominated as the 2nd driver cannot chase the podium and risk the manufacturers points. Unfortunately Andreas has not proved to be reliable in that role.

[mufcAleksi]

WRC official Youtube channel suggests Breen is going to M-Sport! http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1TPh6OZ2-o

[AnttiL]

It’s just a section of the Catalynua WRC+ preview magazine, published already on friday. Just rumors...