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    Quote Originally Posted by Hartusvuori View Post
    It is true.
    Rally Legend appears to have been an indicator for something at least.

    A shame, Paul's reactions are priceless. Hope he finds another ride to continue his career and that the person alongside Kris is a good fit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tomhlord View Post
    Rally Legend appears to have been an indicator for something at least.

    A shame, Paul's reactions are priceless. Hope he finds another ride to continue his career and that the person alongside Kris is a good fit.
    Meeke did Rally Legend with Brannigan last year already. He could be on the short list, who knows.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AnttiL View Post
    Would have taken again half a season for Juho to settle in and find the pace
    As far as I've been told, Juho was seriously considered for this. He has done his share of testing this season, with good testing pace, and on events he brings in his laid back and relaxed atmosphere to the team.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AnttiL View Post
    Would have taken again half a season for Juho to settle in and find the pace
    Probably the gap would not have been as big as it was at the start of 2017, but ok, that doesn't matter now. Interestingly the same could apply for Meeke as well - not to the same extent, but I wouldn't be surprised if Meeke himself had some ring rust to shake off during the first rallies of 2019.

    And just to make it clear, it wasn't the point to compare Juho and Kris directly against each other.
    ku ois neljä pyörää ku vetäis ni ois vähän eri sekunnit kyllä pätkillä, sen mä takaan

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hartusvuori View Post
    Meeke did Rally Legend with Brannigan last year already. He could be on the short list, who knows.
    Ah, fair enough, I guess another consideration would be recent knowledge of WRC events too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Allez Andruet View Post
    Probably the gap would not have been as big as it was at the start of 2017, but ok, that doesn't matter now. Interestingly the same could apply for Meeke as well - not to the same extent, but I wouldn't be surprised if Meeke himself had some ring rust to shake off during the first rallies of 2019.

    And just to make it clear, it wasn't the point to compare Juho and Kris directly against each other.
    But also, for Meeke, no knowledge of Turkey and missing any new stages in the second half of 2017 certainly won't help.

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    Quote Originally Posted by racerx1979 View Post
    Interesting they mention Juho. I think Juho would have been the perfect Sordo (points man) for Toyota.
    He's nowhere near Sordo's stability and never has been (even at Skoda). Last year he crashed in just about every round in first half of season, in Corsica even twice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hartusvuori View Post
    As far as I've been told, Juho was seriously considered for this. He has done his share of testing this season, with good testing pace, and on events he brings in his laid back and relaxed atmosphere to the team.
    I know, but it still would have been Juho's last season, and half of it would have been settling in for maybe a podium pace, like 2017. Had he continued to 2018, he could have kept that pace already from the start of the season. But it's if's and but's all over. Juho lost a lot of chances on his career before this as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hartusvuori View Post
    It is true.
    I can confirm. 100% true.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC View Post
    What about Red Bull... will they go with Ogier ? They always seem to back the champion.

    It'd be great if they stayed backing M-Sport but I cant see it...
    I wouldn't have thought so. They'll go where Ogier goes, which leaves M-Sport without a major sponsor, again. I can't figure out why they can't attract one.

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