WRC 2021 • Silly season

[mknight]

That sounds like a horrible lineup to be honest for a "factory team".

Similar to their 2016 lineup (with Tanak on DMACKS)

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If given given free choice I would always pick Lappi over Suninen. But I think Suninen has more money behind him to pay for the seat.

[AndyRAC]

That sounds like a horrible lineup to be honest for a "factory team".

2005; Gardemeister, Kresta For the same team.

[mknight]

2005; Gardemeister, Kresta For the same team.

Yes and both times they used these years to develop championship winning cars for the year after. So there is a pattern.

You could also look at the fates of Garmeister, Kresta, Østberg and Camill, at leasts half of them did "decent" results during those seasons with cars that were likely very undeveloped...and all got rewarded by getting kicked after that year and never really getting another chance.

That's a real risk for Lappi/Suninen. Maybe better to run in Rally2 car after all.

[masa90]

Yes and both times they used these years to develop championship winning cars for the year after. So there is a pattern.

You could also look at the fates of Garmeister, Kresta, Østberg and Camill, at leasts half of them did "decent" results during those seasons with cars that were likely very undeveloped...and all got rewarded by getting kicked after that year and never really getting another chance.

That's a real risk for Lappi/Suninen. Maybe better to run in Rally2 car after all.

Gardemeister I think at the time was better than his replacement Hirvonen. But surely he had a bigger "upside" so in the end it was the right call from Malcolm to replace him. But I was pretty dissapointed as a young fanboy lol.

[Sulland]

Since Malcolm have had two finns for a peeiode.
In my mind it is time for more nordic.

My dreamteam would be:
Mads Østberg
Andreas Mikkelsen
Youngster: Oliver Solberg WRC2 + 3 rounds in WRC1.

Hardly realistic, but this time of year its the time for wishlists.
But I dont think I have that nice this year, for that to happen...

[Andre Oliveira]

I would like the same team Teemu and Esapekka with Grus + Fourmaux at some rounds.

[pantealex]

I would like the same team Teemu and Esapekka with Grus + Fourmaux at some rounds.

You are FORD fan so:

Why you want Gus when there are faster options available ?

Østberg? Loeb? Latvala? Mikkelsen? Paddon? Lukyanuk? Breen? Sordo?

You don´t want fast FORD team?

[Andre Oliveira]

Cause i wrote the most plausible. Not the team i want

Dream team by now: Sordo, Lappi and Oliver

[Portimao]

Isn't Greensmith paying for himself?

[pantealex]

Isn't Greensmith paying for himself?

Daddy yes.