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15th December 2022, 12:52 #501
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Loubet confirmed in the second Puma
https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2022/wrc...e-for-new-duo/
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15th December 2022, 12:57 #502
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15th December 2022, 15:03 #503
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I digress on Skoda having reliable drivers now. Lindholm was first in the finish of a single rally this year and even there he wasn't fastest. Had fancy moments both in Spain and Japan when he "just" had to drive to finish. He only beat Mikkelsen who effectively had 2 less rallies by a few points and could have also lost to Kajo.
Solberg has similarly only been fastest Rally2 at the finish of a WRC rally once.
Suninen and Rossel are a real and tough competition. Maybe Paddon as well if he gets a program.
So Skoda could risk not winning the title with a new car, something I am quite sure they aim for. On top of that they also potentially risk him going to Toyota to develop the new car.
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15th December 2022, 15:10 #504
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Yes, if Toyota ends up with Mikkelsen develop theire Rally2, that was probably not in Skodas plans.
Give him some Rally1 drives too, to keep him warm.
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15th December 2022, 17:03 #505
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NEUVILLE ENTERS RACE OF CHAMPIONS FOR FIRST TIME
HYUNDAI'S WRC LEADER WILL TAKE PART IN THE ICE AND SNOW EVENT NEXT YEAR
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/neuvi...or-first-time/
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15th December 2022, 21:06 #506
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16th December 2022, 09:22 #507
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from ita and french media, delocour was supposed to contest monte with puma, but car is no more available.
info come from a social post directly from delecour, that was cancelled soon after, so maybe there's still hope?
supposed livery in the article:
https://www.rallye-sport.fr/f-deleco...u-monte-carlo/
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16th December 2022, 09:41 #508
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16th December 2022, 10:04 #509
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Good driver with some good speed, not too much works-oriented (to avoid VW mistake of a too complex car for common client), we can understand the pros of taking a local one but his experience in Rally2 is not that big (3 years and around 30 rallies, still reasonable) and over all, his experience outside Finland (and a couple of Baltic rallies) is extremely weak (less than 5 rallies with no big result).
Probably they will try to target a lot the Nordic countries but they should at least hire a Central Europa or Southern Europa counterpart (especially about tarmac) to have a more versatile vision and there are some interesting drivers not linked to any brand today and with some good Rally2/R5 experience (Nil Solans or Eric Camilli for example); it’s what Skoda did for example with a variety of drivers taken in the test (Mikkelsen, Lindholm) even if they had for sure one lead test driver (Meeke).Last edited by Danny0405; 16th December 2022 at 10:13.
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16th December 2022, 10:12 #510
It was on qualifying stage, he rolled the car and it was said that he won't be able to start the rally. But team managed to repair the car and he did start and dominated drivers like Rossel, Gryazin...
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