Silly Season 2022

[mknight]

some reason must be.Do you think any?

Must be because whatever result he does you are disappointed. No drive without pleasing Greeks.

[dimviii]

Must be because whatever result he does you are disappointed. No drive without pleasing Greeks.

seems that except Greeks,he doesnt please Italians English,and Fin managers too.

[Eli]

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/loeb-...puma-in-spain/
Silly season continues.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Great to help develop the car and as a mentor for Fourmaux. But a comeback as a driver, I doubt it.

[AnttiL]

Wuorela suggesting Huttunen would be testing the Puma on Thursday

https://mobile.twitter.com/miikawuor...980388871?s=21

[seb_sh]

Great to help develop the car and as a mentor for Fourmaux. But a comeback as a driver, I doubt it.

That's already a good + for MSport. Maybe he does a rally or two for fun.

About Mikkelsen it's weird that after VW he can't keep a proper factory seat. Even now he is still in the VW family. Is it a money thing?

[denkimi]

Great to help develop the car and as a mentor for Fourmaux. But a comeback as a driver, I doubt it.

Indeed. The man retired in 2012, that's 9 years ago.

He might still be a good driver, but he is no longer the one to challenge for the win.

[Andre Oliveira]

Huttunen?

[macebig]

So, Huttunen traded the i20 Rally for the Fiesta Rally 2 and the promise of a Puma Rally 1 opportunity... ?Kinda far fetched...

[er88]

Must be because whatever result he does you are disappointed. No drive without pleasing Greeks.

Don't be silly. Mikkelsen has had *almost* 5yrs at championship winning teams, with great salary, and hasn't gotten anywhere near Ogier or Neuville in championship standings. He has proven emphatically that he is a level below. That cannot be denied.

He has also shown since 2018 he has either stagnated or is on the downturn. Unfortunately this season in wrc2/erc turned off team bosses even more (maybe for good).

Ideally Msport would've signed him alongside Breen and Fourmaux ( and that wouldve been much better than Greensmith), but clearly they dont think he is worth a little extra investment compared to Gus. I would have much rather seen Mikkelsen involved with Msport in whatever role, but you have to wonder/ or either accept Malcolm's viewpoint that he doesn't have a big enough upside - compared to Greensmiths money.

The likes of Breen etc also deserve the same chances Mikkelsen got throughout his career, and Breen is clearly on an upward trajectory. Fourmaux also has huge potential and has backing ....