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19th August 2019, 17:13 #21
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Well, you showed your stupidity quite well...
Though yes, a not-paid place atm i also can`t see for them.
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19th August 2019, 17:41 #22
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19th August 2019, 18:34 #23
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Haha a new NOT has arrived? Smells troll all the way from Estonia/Finland...
There is no room for a JWRC/ 2 x WRC2 champion? Then I guess no room for Rovanperä neither if he doesn't IMMEDIATELY make top3 times in 1st and 2nd rally? Tidemand who beat your precious Tänak a couple of times in WRC2, to be current: he beat him 5 years ago in Rally Deutschland in the same car, (Ford R5) and has only had 2 outings in 2017-WRC-car... you already write him off?
YOU made MY day with that comment.
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19th August 2019, 18:37 #24
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Nothing worth speculating until Tanak's future is confirmed. Neuville and Ogier are staying put so any other changes will hardly be earth-shattering.
I hope any changes will be the 'old-guard' making way for those that have recently lost seats and some new faces. I'm not too confident though as the stakes are so high with the big Manu teams of Toyota & Hyundai and safe bets may still prevail.
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19th August 2019, 18:42 #25
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Agree completely. As much as i love seeing Sordo win in Spain, and Loeb coming back for a guest-run and winning, I'm hoping they move aside. Maybe to racing WTCC or DTM full time.
Give Breen, Paddon, Tidemand and Rovanperä a chance for a season or two, they are the ones most deserving given recent years results.
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19th August 2019, 20:53 #26
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Imagine next year silly season when Citroeners will retire because they haven't got the funds despite being all vocal about hybrid and other stuff. 2 shitty seats less
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19th August 2019, 20:59 #27
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I don't.
It's entirely possible to have "too young" team and it can lead to disaster. C3 with Lefevbre and Breen are perfect example that almost led to Citroen leaving WRC. Both got to full factory drives with limited to show for (Breen's 3rd place in Finland stands out though, but that was the only result). Neither had the pressing power and/or experience to press changes needed to the car. In the end Citroen went back to "proven" Mikkelsen, Loeb and Østberg who all were out of drive at start of 2017 (thought Loeb didn't want to drive at that point).
While I don't think Lefevbre had what it takes, this also almost destroyed Breen's career.
So one "young"/inexperienced driver in team is ok, but 2 is too much. Hence when I see proposals for Toyota with Tanak, Sunninen, Rovanpera and Katsuta it sounds crazy.
Btw. in terms of age it's Loeb>Meeke>Sordo>Latvala>Ogier>Tanak>Paddon>Neuvil le >Evans>Mikkelsen>Tidemand>Breen>Lappi>Suninen.
Out of these Loeb and Sordo drive part time and Ogier plans on retiring after next year. In terms of starts it's actually not very different, with the exception of Tidemand off course.Last edited by mknight; 19th August 2019 at 21:03.
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19th August 2019, 22:11 #28
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You do realize that the comparison in a R5 was not really a contest bcs of different tyre makes and DMack being not develeloped on tarmac? Your response sound as crazy as the guy to whom you were answering. Quite biased glasses you had there.
While I do like to Tidemand have a seat in WRC I really cannot see anyone's seat endangered by him. It's a tough competition at the top. Hopefully he is not a write-off and he does not run out of finances because occupying a seat in a WRC team could take for years...
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20th August 2019, 22:48 #29
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Hehe sure, I'll give that one to you, (although I dont see Tänak on Dmacks that year dominating away from tarmac, for example on gravel, except in Poland where he did good and won...was Dmack bad on all surfaces?) ...but you are kind of nitpicking and/or missing my point?
My point...Tänak had THREE FULL seasons in WRC-car before making a significant attack towards the top (2017) + stand in-rallies early in his career like Tidemand/Greensmith has now. During his first season he was WAY off the top and now he is arguably the best driver in the world.
To write off someone after two-three rallies is just plain stupid, especially now when the latest spec-cars are even faster.
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21st August 2019, 06:10 #30
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No I'm not nitpicking at all, just presented the facts for you.
You need to have several seasons at the wheel of a top class car to start playing with the big boys and threathening them, no doubt about it. And agreed, it's quite stupid to write-off someone when they are just about to start their career. Hopefully we'll see more of Pontus but as I said, it could take several years and you need to have the cash to do that.
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