Silly Season 2020

[EstWRC]

while we wait, some more fun reading...

"Former rally driver Marko Märtin, who still plays in the background Tänak, disagrees. In his view, Tänak is such a special kind of jockey that the teams have to bend to his will."

"The trick could even pay Tänak a spot on Toyota's next season's crew. Mäkinen will have three tough drivers for the next season without Even Tänak. Kalle Rovanperä is the hottest rookie of the series next season, while Kris Meek and Jari-Matti Latvala are experienced and still hungry victories. This trio is sure to fight for victory in every competition."


taken from finnish sport reporter, Jari Porttilas blog https://www.maximusport.com/post/sah...nak-omaa-oksaa

[AnttiL]

taken from finnish sport reporter, Jari Porttilas blog https://www.maximusport.com/post/sah...nak-omaa-oksaa

Wow, Jari Porttila is a some sort of....legend within Finnish sports reporters. That text seems like a rant after not sleeping for 48 hours, which is also how Jari Porttila usually looks like.

[mknight]

"The trick could even pay Tänak a spot on Toyota's next season's crew. Mäkinen will have three tough drivers for the next season without Even Tänak. Kalle Rovanperä is the hottest rookie of the series next season, while Kris Meek and Jari-Matti Latvala are experienced and still hungry victories. This trio is sure to fight for victory in every competition."

While indeed able to score multiple single-rally wins, this trio is also very unlikely to be able to fight for any of the two championships.

[Katvala]

Latvala and Meeke on their best could easily challenge the Manu championship.
Them being able to do their best for a full season though, that's not as likely.

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[Allez Andruet]

Wow, Jari Porttila is a some sort of....legend within Finnish sports reporters. That text seems like a rant after not sleeping for 48 hours, which is also how Jari Porttila usually looks like.

That was a bit rude

But yes, Jari Porttila is mainly famous for blaiming Norwegians for every single problem there is in The World as well as entering the field DURING a football match between Finland and Turkey (and being very upset when thrown off the field by the officials).

[bandit12]

We do not know how much of it is true that Tänak talks directly to the Japanese... But if that is the case, then it seems to me that the gentleman is already behaving like a princess.

[Legendaarne]

https://www.is.fi/ralli/art-2000006277478.html

Mäkinen saying it's not true that Ott & Markko went behind his back

[meh]

https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/octo...7--12-12-.html

even wrc.com want to get own piece of Silly season cake.

[mknight]

https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/octo...7--12-12-.html

even wrc.com want to get own piece of Silly season cake.

I think it's nice they join in, instead of just posting pointless PR releases.

Interesting things in the article:
- rumors that Wilson had a five year deal ready for Tanak. I somehow doubt that's true, but then again Wilson did talk about trying to secure "long term" future.
- when mentioning drivers that wait for Tänak's decision the list is: Breen, Latvala, Meeke, Mikkelsen..... no Evans?? (Suninen I can understand but Evans is less obvious). Off course this could be just innocent ommision.

[Allez Andruet]

Never believe a word Mäkinen says in public. Never.