[WRC] Neste Rally Finland 1st-4th August 2019

**pantealex** · 3rd July 2019, 17:58

Originally Posted by Allez Andruet

We'll soon run out of drivers... or should I say drivers of WRC-caliber.

I have been thinking this a lot and not figured it...

Paddon and Greensmith would be best options if Östberg really isn´t coming.
But I still don´t believe Paddon rumours and Malcolm has said that Gus drives new R5.

**Allez Andruet** · 3rd July 2019, 18:10

Originally Posted by pantealex

I have been thinking this a lot and not figured it...

Paddon and Greensmith would be best options if Östberg really isn´t coming.
But I still don´t believe Paddon rumours and Malcolm has said that Gus drives new R5.

After the statements he made yesterday I'm pretty sure Östberg isn't coming. I hope I'm wrong though, such a shame if Mads won't be there. Especially after that magnificent performance last year.

Greensmith's WRC2Pro duties with the new Fiesta have already been announced (though he wasn't on the latest list of entries) and I sincerely hope it won't be Bertelli either. Paddon with a Fiesta sounds like an absolute joke, but I don't know if anything can be ruled out after we've seen Le Maestro himself in a Hyundai.

**meh** · 3rd July 2019, 19:14

Originally Posted by pantealex

Estonia theory is gone...

#21 is number of WRC19 drivers I have seen LIVE this year after RallyFinland. I´m now at #17
#18Virtanen #19Breen #20? #21?

How you got "the Estonia theory" at all? Just speculating or are there some facts also in place?

**cali** · 3rd July 2019, 19:22

Originally Posted by meh

How you got "the Estonia theory" at all? Just speculating or are there some facts also in place?

There's no one capable from Estonia excl. Tänak. So it was a very wild wet speculation

**HarriK** · 3rd July 2019, 19:24

#20 camilli?

**Tarmop** · 3rd July 2019, 20:18

Originally Posted by cali

There's no one capable from Estonia excl. Tänak. So it was a very wild wet speculation

I bet there are many capable people (moneywise) all around the world, including Estonia. And speedwise...we have/have had Bertelli, Serderidis, Block...

**AnttiL** · 3rd July 2019, 20:29

Paddon with M-Sport!!!

https://www.m-sport.co.uk/single-pos...STA-IN-FINLAND

**stefanvv** · 3rd July 2019, 20:35

Awesome

**steve.mandzij** · 3rd July 2019, 20:42

Originally Posted by AnttiL

Paddon with M-Sport!!!

https://www.m-sport.co.uk/single-pos...STA-IN-FINLAND

Best surprise of the year.

Latvala Evans Paddon Suninen at M-Sport 2020 pipe dream?

**doubled1978** · 3rd July 2019, 20:47

Yep good news, hope he can get a good feeling with the car and push hard...his statement had a bit of fighting talk about top 5 being the minimum, but pushing for more. Good to hear...