[WRC] News & rumours (part III)

[giu canbera]

when are we gonna see the Electric Peugeot 207 S2000 that Stohl Racing has built? FIA has approved the car to compete!

[EightGear]

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/119538

Hello again mister Capito. It's been a while, but good to see you're back in your usual form. We think it's nice to see you've finally managed to get support from a driver. Saying that, we're talking about a driver who's complaining most of the time as well, so we're still not impressed.

Kind regards,

A lot of rally fans.

[EightGear]

I would agree if all rounds would be about the same Km distance, but for the sake of variety I don't mind Sardinia's itinerary at all.

[AL14]

"What do we want? This is the only race this year where we have 400 kilometres - most of the rallies are just above 300 kilometres, because every extra kilometre costs so much money.

"Yes, this one [Saturday] was a long day, but it's a long day for everybody.

"We are only racing every three weeks and my reaction is 'if you cannot stand that then go back home.'

Well said Michele Mouton

[AndyRAC]

Just stop moaning and get on with it. The WRC has been dumbed down enough - we don't need it making any easier. However, what I would say; I can't see the point in 12 hour days when they only do 6 stages. There is too much 'dead time' were nothing happens, especially in the middle of the day.

It's funny people moan about endurance; the WEC is gaining in popularity more and more, and certainly here in the UK is blowing the WRC out if the water.

[dodge33cymru]

"It's just f***ing stupid to get up at five in the morning and go to bed at midnight - we don't see this in any other sport."

He says about a rally held the same weekend as Le Mans.

[N.O.T]

WEC is nothing, a dog show... and the target audience is not the of the WRC but those overweight girls that like F1 and go on a diet each monday to be able to match their favourite ladyboys physique.

WRCs format is fine, an endurance event (just one) like safari would be nice of course but apart from that if you increase the Kms you will end up with huge differences in a couple of stages and then cruising for the rest of the event like in the 80s were women could win events.

[AndyRAC]

WEC is nothing, a dog show... and the target audience is not the of the WRC but those overweight girls that like F1 and go on a diet each monday to be able to match their favourite ladyboys physique.

WRCs format is fine, an endurance event (just one) like safari would be nice of course but apart from that if you increase the Kms you will end up with huge differences in a couple of stages and then cruising for the rest of the event like in the 80s were women could win events.

Yeah, you keep you head buried in the sand.....

[AL14]

And by the way, Ostberg started complaining about the rally just after he made that mistake. When he was going serenely for the podium not a single word.

[Duvel]

Just stop moaning and get on with it. The WRC has been dumbed down enough - we don't need it making any easier. However, what I would say; I can't see the point in 12 hour days when they only do 6 stages. There is too much 'dead time' were nothing happens, especially in the middle of the day.

It's funny people moan about endurance; the WEC is gaining in popularity more and more, and certainly here in the UK is blowing the WRC out if the water.

I agree, both friday and saturday had a big gap. 2 extra stages, especially saturday would have been better, i actualy do agree on that point mister capioto makes, more stage km's makes it a harder event, not the road sections.