WRC drivers as personalities

[AnttiL]

I don't want to get into this discussion, but if you want to know more about Teemu Suninen and his personality, watch this youtube-documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI4LOGjImd8

[Crazy J]

Sometimes there might be a relation between driver's nationality and audience nationality, how interesting audience finds some particular driver, but I could believe in most cases it is not defining. In Finland Suninen could be higherly rated character than Al-Qassimi or Bertelli. Then if you ask from Italians or UAE it might be the different case, but who knows. Yet drivers who aren't driving full season are often without pressure to behave according to team instructions, and because of the costs of WRC these drivers nowadays often present something different. These might increase WRC interest also in other groups than just hardcore rally fans (with some of them naturally included) and that is why it would be important for WRC to give some screen time and interviews for them as well.

[dupanton]

I think this thread is made only to annoy NOT

[dimviii]

[Norm75]

Awaiting crazy j's follow up thread, which dwilf* do you rate the most (*drivers wife I'd like to . . . )

[Rally Power]

Well, if someone from above did not understand, this thread is not about the fastest driver (there is other topics from that). Ultimately rallying is interesting because of other dimensions included. If only the fastest stage times would matter, rally could be as well driven with drivers being anonymous and everyone would present UN. Many times respect from audience comes because the driver character as a whole. Often from the most respected drivers there are books and documentaries made, etc. Those would probably not being made if the driver would be total shithead or fast but just too dull character. (...)

Sorry mate, but you’ve completely missed the rally spirit. In our sport drivers popularity cames from the magic moments they provide behind the whell of a car on a rally road. No one really cares about their PR skills in front of a camera or a microphone. Once they’ve proved to be talented, brave and fast on a SS they will always be respected by the fans, no matter how dull they may look on an interview.


PS: who’s the blondie, dimviii?

[dimviii]

PS: who’s the blondie, dimviii?

Latvalas wife.

[stefanvv]

I wish it's Thursday night already.

[Crazy J]

Sorry mate, but you’ve completely missed the rally spirit. In our sport drivers popularity cames from the magic moments they provide behind the whell of a car on a rally road. No one really cares about their PR skills in front of a camera or a microphone. Once they’ve proved to be talented, brave and fast on a SS they will always be respected by the fans, no matter how dull they may look on an interview.

Following may sound provocative but that is not the purpose: If in the other words you would be saying that in your opinion, mainly driver input inside the car matters to drivers popularity, then let say that when having equally good drivers - does it matter who the driver is? For example would you be as satisfied whom wins, or would rallying become less interesting if drivers would be anonymous or driven by AI as long as rally driving would remain spectacular? I believe for many the same factors are highly important as what you mentioned, the priority in tight competition and brave driving, but e.g. when you have multiple equally spectacular drivers, people start to have favourites where distinction between the drivers is made from drivers actions, presence and character outside of the car. For sure if you are absolutely the best in car then it matters less what you are outside of the car, except financial side.

[Rally Power]

Latvalas wife.

Wow…no wonder he’s always trying to get home sooner! Just kidding…he’s a fantastic driver; fingers crossed for him on MC!