2016 Silly Season

[Toyoda]

I must say you prove your unexperience in that quote. That´s for sure.

Im fairly sure he is being sarcastic, but then are you also...

[Munkvy]

I must say you prove your unexperience in that quote. That´s for sure.

I was just thinking the same, N.O.T showing his usual lack of experience at rallying. A co-driver is more important than your wife/husband when rallying, they are the one that keeps you alive in many ways.

[nafpaktos]

Of course co-driver is important but i suggest NOT means that a top driver can win no matter who is the co-driver, also a slow driver will be always slow no matter who is sitting next to him.Also EVEN management thinks the same with NOT when it hires such an INEXPERIENCED co-driver for Andreas.So dont blame NOT,blame EVEN management.

[N.O.T]

I was just thinking the same, N.O.T showing his usual lack of experience at rallying. A co-driver is more important than your wife/husband when rallying, they are the one that keeps you alive in many ways.

i was not referring to the work the co-driver does, but to the name... no matter who co-drives the speed is going to be the same if he is a professional.

Loeb has won rallies with his wife as a co-driver.

[rallyace]

i was not referring to the work the co-driver does, but to the name... no matter who co-drives the speed is going to be the same if he is a professional.

Loeb has won rallies with his wife as a co-driver.

Some of the essential elements of a successful driver/co-driver pair is a good relationship between the two, on and off the stages. It requires a strong bond between the two as well as complete and utter blind trust in your co-driver.

I don't think I'm wrong in my assumption that the relationship between Loeb and his wife would fit the bill regarding the description above, so to me it's no surprise that Loeb has won rallies with his wife as a co-driver.

Had he chosen a stranger (with the same co-driving skills or lack of such compared to his wife) it would certainly be up for discussion as to whether he would still have won those events or not. A good co-driver can give you an extra 5% when you need a boost the most.

[jonkka]

A good co-driver can give you an extra 5% when you need a boost the most.

I think that the saying goes like this: a co-driver won't win the event for you but he can lose it for you.

[rallyace]

I think that the saying goes like this: a co-driver won't win the event for you but he can lose it for you.

The mental state of the driver is very much dependant on his co-driver. They're together around 3/4 of the year. A co-driver will need to pick his driver up when he's down, cool him down when he's up and generally be a voice of reason in tough situations (for instance John Kennard's comments to Hayden when he encountered problems in Sardinia or Miikka Anttilla's peptalk to Jari-Matti before the power stage in Portugal).

So despite the saying might be like you mentioned it, I would consider it too simplistic and erroneous of a view to see the role of the co-driver as the person who might lose you the event. A co-driver is of utmost importance to a driver and his role shouldn't be underestimated.

[Rallyper]

The codriver is for sure essential for the driver. It´s really simplifying his role saying any topdriver would win no matter who´s codriving.
And mark my words - codriving in WRC is much harder than codriving in village events in slower cars. Going up to highest level isn´t every man is doing just like that.

[N.O.T]

codriving in WRC is much harder than codriving in village events in slower cars. Going up to highest level isn´t every man is doing just like that.

Of course..... but i can name 50 people who could win rallies with Ogier next to them but only maybe 2-3 who could win with Ingrassia next to them

[EstWRC]

http://beta.autosport.com/news/repor...meeke-deadline

about Meeke, Citroen and Toyota.