Quote Originally Posted by Rallyper View Post
It´s OT I know but Mirek - really? All dudes on this forum talks about complete drivers and you just sack snow and ice? Come on. And I didnt mention it because it´s obvious PT is of course documented good driver on both gravel and tarmac as well... Abbring fast in France and really a good competitor to all other youngsters, but it´s so much talk about French, Dutch, Belgish and German drivers without talking about PT and what he´s gonna do next year.
It's 'Belgian', from Belgian side there are no future WRC stars in my opinion, in my opinion, in the last few years there was only one guy well on the way. But somehow his career got ruined. What German drivers are we talking about? Everybody knows that Wiegand doesn't has what it takes... Talking about French drivers is absolutely justified. There are so many talented drivers there, and French federation + French car manufacturers have an eye on finding the right guys.

About Abbring, all talking is normal. He's driving since 2007 (started in some Dutch Colt-cup), and since 2009 you could really say he had more talent than the ones he was competing against. This year he is proving to be a different league than all the others in ERC, if you follow ERC even just a little bit, you know this. It's not coincidence that people are talking so much about him. He has been given a chance at VW Motorsport (without success), but he has been given opportunities with other teams (Hyundai, Citroën) as well. I'm sure he will be in a factory seat next year, only not sure where...

Tidemand is a great driver with lots of potential, he's probably capable of doing more than what current Ford/Citroën drivers (except Meeke) have been doing this year. But the question I'm asking myself... Why is he joining this rallycross-circus? Wouldn't a factory team give chances only to someone who focuses only on what really matters?