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    Oliver Solberg

    I guess Oliver will be interesting for WRC2 Pro teams (If it continues) in 2020.

    Who will snap him first in your opinion?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sulland View Post
    I guess Oliver will be interesting for WRC2 Pro teams (If it continues) in 2020.

    Who will snap him first in your opinion?
    Probably Papa Petter pays a princely pile of Pounds which will prompt a "upp-snapping"
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    Quote Originally Posted by janvanvurpa View Post
    Probably Papa Petter pays a princely pile of Pounds which will prompt a "upp-snapping"
    Don't think Solbergs has tons of cash to send in, but Oliver's talent alone should be more than enough to put him in Skoda WRC2 Pro for a season, like Tidemand/Rovanperä. But ok, if Petter decides to call it a day on motorsports alltogether..

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    He doesn´t go same place where Kalle goes ...
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    well, there isnt room for everybody in Toyota.
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    Quote Originally Posted by EstWRC View Post
    well, there isnt room for everybody in Toyota.
    What teams? How many are there? (I mean factory ones). M-Sport are money making. Citroen doesn't want any extra costs just free marketing. Hyundai lost interest doing it. Toyota can't have it since they have not made a car yet. Only Skoda remains and also they are not sure if they will stay in WRC2 Pro.

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    Quote Originally Posted by deephouse View Post
    What teams? How many are there? (I mean factory ones). M-Sport are money making. Citroen doesn't want any extra costs just free marketing. Hyundai lost interest doing it. Toyota can't have it since they have not made a car yet. Only Skoda remains and also they are not sure if they will stay in WRC2 Pro.
    M-Sport also make money investing in drivers and then taking a portion of their income for many years afterwards (Neuville, Tanak....).

    Oliver would be a good target for this.

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    Oliver is a good driver. He has experience with 600 hp supercars in rallycross, I dont think Kalle had that, but he had at least one full season in WRC2.

    Oliver might fix Rally1 power, and be competitive next week, but imo he need more Rally2 experience. He should drive and learn as many rounds as he can, to get own notes, and learn the courses.
    But if he is not ready and does not match the best, he might ruin a bright future.

    One option is to connect the Solberg Klan to Ford, as a test driver, and compete in Rally2.
    But again, they do not currently have competitive cars in either of the top two classes, so could be a double-edged sword.
    He is also under Skoda contract until new info on that comes.

    My guess is that he will continue as planned with the two VAG cars.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sulland View Post
    I guess Oliver will be interesting for WRC2 Pro teams (If it continues) in 2020.

    Who will snap him first in your opinion?
    Most likely there will be no more wrc pro farce next year, so it's no issue which car he will ride. The only issue is who will pay for it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by denkimi View Post
    Most likely there will be no more wrc pro farce next year, so it's no issue which car he will ride. The only issue is who will pay for it.
    Hopefully no more Pro series.

    Solberg Clan is currently mostly using VAG products. Subaru as they use in the US, have no model apart from BRZ (GT86) that can be used for Rally, even that one has some limitations.

    If VAG has plans for Rally, once it turns Hybrid/Electric, they should sign Oliver now.
    If not, I would say that Ford should sign him, thinking future WRC drive.

    The Hyundai R5 also need to be evolved to be a winner, they could also be in the market for a two step program for Oliver.

    My bet as of today would be VAG as number 1, and Ford as number 2 in low odds!

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