[WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017

[skarderud]

If Mikkelsen has know about VW exit before, he probably had a seat this year. With or without some sort of backing. If ogier had refused M-sport, Mikkelsen would been driving ogiers car.

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[jparker]

Is it common for driver's contract to have clause that require mandatory minimal performance, and if not met, contract to be terminated?

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Let's put it the way how it's in reality. Mikkelsen is not willing to pay unlike those lesser drivers.

You suggest he could pay but he wont. Is there any proof of this ?

I believe his family stopped paying for his rallying a long time ago.

[N.O.T]

is it common for driver's contract to have clause that require mandatory minimal performance, and if not met, contract to be terminated?

lol...

[Andre Oliveira]

No-one said any of the privateers should pay for a Mikkelsen drive.. just that it's a shame these lesser drivers have the money for a car and he hasn't.

BTW, with Ostberg, Prokop and Bertelli buying drives in 2017 cars, is the WRC Trophy dead ?

Like i said and (i think) N. O. T. said, the trophy is a farse. Better open the trophy to 2017 cars... privateer is the driver/team not the car.

[AL14]

Like i said and (i think) N. O. T. said, the trophy is a farse. Better open the trophy to 2017 cars... privateer is the driver/team not the car.

I don't agree. Privateer trophy have no reason to exist with official WRC cars imho. They're using the same car as the championship and there is already a trophy for it: the world championship. If they want they can win it. With 2016 cars is ok but not with new ones.

There is no reason to find more than one winner like in the kindergarten.

[SubaruNorway]

You suggest he could pay but he wont. Is there any proof of this ?

I believe his family stopped paying for his rallying a long time ago.

Veiby said so in an article on parcferme.no

[Andre Oliveira]

So Serderidis last and first in Monte Carlo is better? Privateers do a sacrifice to be there and no media attention. Not a championship, a trophy to they.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Veiby said so in an article on parcferme.no

Link ?

He has been a paid driver for many years now. Who would his source of support be ?

[Fast Eddie WRC]

So Serderidis last and first in Monte Carlo is better? Privateers do a sacrifice to be there and no media attention. Not a championship, a trophy to they.

I kind of agree, but the others have the money for 2017 cars so they dont really need the media/trophy for sponsors...