Silly Season 2019

[N.O.T]

How about another angle on the Meeke testing Toyota rumors.

Why should Toyota offer/let him test?

1. So that he can find out if Toyota is good => nope, clearly it's good when it has most rally and stage wins in the season.
2. So that he can find out if Toyota suits him => while you can find that out in short test you can never test all possible settings or use different diffs etc.

Common background for 1. and 2.: Meeke is in no position to demand a test before signing.

Turning it around, if Toyota wants to "test" Meeke:
3. To find out if Meeke is fast => He has been driving for so long that he has shown he can be fast multiple times. It's keeping it on the road that is a problem, can't test that.
4. To find out how good Meeke is setting up a car => Two things here, a) he has been around for so long that if he is very good or very bad they would know already trough gossip, b) Judging by C3 experience setting up the car for test and for rally is a different thing.

For these reasons I find it quite unlikely there was a test. Only remaining credible option is they would let him test (semi-secret) to put more pressure on Lappi or Latvala to sign.

if you were any more basic than this we would have to water you twice a day...

are you joking ? go back to school kid...

[wrc2017]

how about another angle on the meeke testing toyota rumors.

why should toyota offer/let him test?

1. So that he can find out if toyota is good => nope, clearly it's good when it has most rally and stage wins in the season.
2. So that he can find out if toyota suits him => while you can find that out in short test you can never test all possible settings or use different diffs etc.

Common background for 1. And 2.: Meeke is in no position to demand a test before signing.

Turning it around, if toyota wants to "test" meeke:
3. To find out if meeke is fast => he has been driving for so long that he has shown he can be fast multiple times. It's keeping it on the road that is a problem, can't test that.
4. To find out how good meeke is setting up a car => two things here, a) he has been around for so long that if he is very good or very bad they would know already trough gossip, b) judging by c3 experience setting up the car for test and for rally is a different thing.

For these reasons i find it quite unlikely there was a test. Only remaining credible option is they would let him test (semi-secret) to put more pressure on lappi or latvala to sign.

stfu

[Allez Andruet]

How about another angle on the Meeke testing Toyota rumors.

Why should Toyota offer/let him test?

1. So that he can find out if Toyota is good => nope, clearly it's good when it has most rally and stage wins in the season.
2. So that he can find out if Toyota suits him => while you can find that out in short test you can never test all possible settings or use different diffs etc.

Common background for 1. and 2.: Meeke is in no position to demand a test before signing.

Turning it around, if Toyota wants to "test" Meeke:
3. To find out if Meeke is fast => He has been driving for so long that he has shown he can be fast multiple times. It's keeping it on the road that is a problem, can't test that.
4. To find out how good Meeke is setting up a car => Two things here, a) he has been around for so long that if he is very good or very bad they would know already trough gossip, b) Judging by C3 experience setting up the car for test and for rally is a different thing.

For these reasons I find it quite unlikely there was a test. Only remaining credible option is they would let him test (semi-secret) to put more pressure on Lappi or Latvala to sign.

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[AnttiL]

http://www.marca.com/motor/rallies/2...0258b466d.html

This Spanish article suggests that Ogier's Citroen contract would be announced between Wales and Catalunya. There is again talk of Loeb doing rallies. Sordo is also mentioned, but so is Lappi.

[denkimi]

I have been wondering about testing with current cars. teams are allowed to sell their cars I think, right? If a team sells 17'-18' car to a driver, then I'm sure he can drive his own car in free time(read: test it outside given test days)?
Although it's not a great sportsmanship, but I'm just thinking if it could work that way.

They can also just participate in smaller rally's and use those to test.

[racerx1979]

http://www.marca.com/motor/rallies/2...0258b466d.html

This Spanish article suggests that Ogier's Citroen contract would be announced between Wales and Catalunya. There is again talk of Loeb doing rallies. Sordo is also mentioned, but so is Lappi.

Good article basically saying Ogier for sure at Citroen, Lappi very likely based on Veiby breaking Skoda contract and jumping to a C3 R5 (Veiby is also managed by Even so this link could be the sign). Sordo will stay at Hyundai.. Loeb to take part in a few rallies maybe to facilitate Ogier.

So the real question will soon be who takes Lappi's and Ogiers seats. Ostberg should be dusting his 2017 Ford WRC in hopes he can grab a seat at MSport.

[mknight]

The Veiby link is quite weak imo.
Veiby got kicked from Skoda and then uses Citroen which is maybe the best non-Skoda R5 now, VW is an unknown and Fiesta doesn't really need more PR (and he would have to pay) while Citroen might even pay him something or let him drive for free.

His father is manager for more drivers than Lappi.

Doesn't mean Lappi is not going to Citroen, but don't think Veiby driving the R5 is much related.

[Hartusvuori]

The Veiby link is quite weak imo.
Veiby got kicked from Skoda and then uses Citroen which is maybe the best non-Skoda R5 now, VW is an unknown and Fiesta doesn't really need more PR (and he would have to pay) while Citroen might even pay him something or let him drive for free.

His father is manager for more drivers than Lappi.

Doesn't mean Lappi is not going to Citroen, but don't think Veiby driving the R5 is much related.

Veiby has used Printsport's services in the past. Printsport will get Polo R5s among the first.

[AnttiL]

The Veiby link is quite weak imo.
Veiby got kicked from Skoda and then uses Citroen which is maybe the best non-Skoda R5 now, VW is an unknown

VW is still unavailable as well, as regarding to Wales Rally GB. PH-Sport can hire a Citroen C3 R5 for anyone who pays for it.

[pantealex]

Veiby has used Printsport's services in the past. Printsport will get Polo R5s among the first.

I´m pretty sure that EVEN management owns 1 or 2 of those Printsport Skoda´s.