Silly Season 2015

[Hartusvuori]

I think he is with Skoda next year, but besides he is not ready yet. I still believe he will win this years ERC title but crashing on Ypres and Barum has set him back somewhat when he has been given an open goal by Peugeot.

I can't remember reading anything comfirmed for Lappi for next year, but I too believe he will stay with Skoda. This year has been good for him despite odd crashes in Ypres and Zlin. However the pace he has been showing is good and once he gets more experience, it'll be time for him to move forward. I hope to see more WRC starts for him next year, though.

[RS]

I can't remember reading anything comfirmed for Lappi for next year, but I too believe he will stay with Skoda. This year has been good for him despite odd crashes in Ypres and Zlin. However the pace he has been showing is good and once he gets more experience, it'll be time for him to move forward. I hope to see more WRC starts for him next year, though.

I was impressed with his pace in Ireland, definitely improved a lot on tarmac in the last year. Let's see how the end of the season goes, I guess he will start on Valais and Corsica.

[Mirek]

I can't remember reading anything comfirmed for Lappi for next year, but I too believe he will stay with Skoda. This year has been good for him despite odd crashes in Ypres and Zlin. However the pace he has been showing is good and once he gets more experience, it'll be time for him to move forward. I hope to see more WRC starts for him next year, though.

This season was a lot up and down. He showed great pace in Ireland but also surprisingly bad results for example in Estonia where it was not only an issue of the top speed. Besides that it was his decision to have both sealed gearboxes with short ratios and that's really weird.

[bluuford]

This season was a lot up and down. He showed great pace in Ireland but also surprisingly bad results for example in Estonia where it was not only an issue of the top speed. Besides that it was his decision to have both sealed gearboxes with short ratios and that's really weird.

Yeah... it was really strange. He told in the commentaries that he is taking time in the corners.. It was big lie. I was in a very slow place on two stages (blind corners and small crests). Lukyanuk was approximately 2-3 seconds faster than him in one 1km long section there. He was on the pace of 2WD there. Wiegand was way more impressive there with the same car.

[Eli]

Wiegand was way more impressive there with the same car.

how come Wiegand wasn't given a chance in the WRC yet? just to see if he's any good.

[EightGear]

how come Wiegand wasn't given a chance in the WRC yet? just to see if he's any good.

Because he has never proven anything to deserve it. He didn't really develop during recent years and I doubt he ever will.

[Mirek]

Because he has never proven anything to deserve it. He didn't really develop during recent years and I doubt he ever will.

He will probably never become the very top driver but it's harsh to say he is not developing. For example his three starts in Barum.

2012 - 10th, +7:21, average 1,94 s/km
2013 - 4th, +3:04, average 0,78 s/km
2014 - 2nd, +51, average 0,22 s/km

[RS]

This season was a lot up and down. He showed great pace in Ireland but also surprisingly bad results for example in Estonia where it was not only an issue of the top speed.

I also expected a fightback from him on the second day of Acropolis, but it didn't happen. And he used the shorter gearbox on the faster asphalt stages on day one there too.

[pantealex]

how come Wiegand wasn't given a chance in the WRC yet? just to see if he's any good.

He started 6 times last year in WRC2 and was 6th (MC 1, SWE 3, POR 3, ITA Ret, GER 4, ESP Ret)

[EightGear]

Colin Clark via twitter:

"VWs with Seb and JML dominating the WRC right now. My 5 to challenge them in 2015. @thierryneuville @krismeeke @OttTanak Novikov and Solberg."


So Tanak, Petter and Novikov back in WRC cars. I like Petter, but I'd like to see a new guy get a chance. Petter has had loads already.