[WRC] News & rumours (part III)

[Mariusz]

Let's get some facts about Kubica straight.

Apart from Lotos don't think he has many funds, he is just very rich, this is form his F1 days, I suspect him raising the full throttle from insurance after his crash.
Yes you get screwed if you pay cash to M-Sport and the team decides to witch car the money goes to...If you pay the top price for parts you suddenly are a very important customer and gets proirity treatment. And with own team you are independent and able to choose own engineer and tyre supplier, both are crucial for a good season apart from finishing the rally.

According to his website he has four sponsors; Lotos, Grupa Azoty (a huge chemical consortium), Pirelli and OMP. Yes, Pirelli is his sponsor, not just his tyre supplier. And I think this was one of the main reasons why the talks with PH-Sport failed. Kubica wanted to drive on Pirellis this year and as you could have seen the tyres allowed him to set great times on Monte. So you were wrong with the first part, but exactly right with the last part.

How can someeone be sure that a part is brand new and not just excellent rapaired-rebuilt?we are talking about msport guys.i am still a bit biased towards msport after antony's revelations in his blog.

There is no reason why M-Sport wouldn't want Kubica to succeed. The better results Fords make the more cars they sell and rent.

Originally Posted by wrc1600
Because he spent 20+ in motorsport, good few years in top category and knows better how to do things unlike you.

spending your time in something doesn't make you an expert (especially when you have to pay most of the time)...on the contrary spending that much time on something without any notable achievements shows lack of skills.

I think you should check with google about his achievements in his last 20 years in motorsport.

[AndyRAC]

Must be a different Robert Kubica to the one who was in F1; won the Canadian GP, won the Bandini Trophy - and was feared by Alonso & Hamilton......

[N.O.T]

Must be a different Robert Kubica to the one who was in F1; won the Canadian GP, won the Bandini Trophy - and was feared by Alonso & Hamilton......

Oh you are of those guys who take womens sports seriously... it is ok, i am not prejudiced against your lesser kind... it is a good thing the F1 starts soon, less people in here.

[AndyRAC]

No, I'm a Motorsport fan!! WRC, WEC, DTM, Super GT even F1......

"If it has wheels, and they keep score......."

[Ounin]

I'm not F1 fan either, but in the world of lesser kind the word salary is much higher lever indeed. Robert Kubica's salary in 2009 was 4,5 million and in 2010 it was 7,5 million euros. Let alone secondary earnings like sponsors and insurance he must have got after accident. In other words Kubica is financially completely independant he has the money to pay a WRC team within a whisper. Hope he makes optimal use of this, together with his added finances of the sponsors.

[Ounin]

No, I'm a Motorsport fan!! WRC, WEC, DTM, Super GT even F1......

"If it has wheels, and they keep score......."

Ahhh hat's Radiolemans Midweek stuff... Great but not rally fans

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[KiwiWRCfan]

Ken Block has announced on FB and twitter that he will reveal his 2015 livery and plans on Feb 2nd, USA time. Entries for rally Mexico close on Feb 3rd. Could this be just a coincidence or is Ken about to announce he will enter Rally Mexico 2015

[MartijnS]

Abbring will contest in 4 rounds this year.

[N.O.T]

Ken Block has announced on FB and twitter that he will reveal his 2015 livery and plans on Feb 2nd, USA time. Entries for rally Mexico close on Feb 3rd. Could this be just a coincidence or is Ken about to announce he will enter Rally Mexico 2015

nobody cares about his plans... notify us when he finds a chin transplant donor.