[WRC] News & rumours (part III)

[Toyoda]

Kinda looked like Sordo if you pause it, Like a double digit 20?

[Barreis]

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/120840

[Eli]

didn't they have the WMSC meeting today to discuss next year's calendar or did they delay it and just have the final draft on the 30th of Septmeber?

[Munkvy]

Some serious tall poppy syndrome going on here with people's comments on Ogier. He is the best get over it, he thinks he can get better, if he did not then there would be a problem.

I also completely agree with Ogiers complaints amount the road order, penalising the person in the lead of the championship is just nuts. But what is worse is why the hell they got rid of the Shakedown qualifying stage.
Also if you had a strong opinion on your life's sport why would you not voice it, this is what Ogier is doing, some one asks a question and he answers it honestly.
It's not arrogance, it's its competitiveness and passion and confidence always with a hint of self doubt. It's what all high performing athletes and to that extent musicians have when striving for perfection and growth in their discipline.

There is a point though where it gets boring, hearing the same BS over and over again. He needs to move on... Loeb just got in there, did the job, won from the front, over and over again. So as long as Ogier is a whiner, people are going to compare him to the other person who has done the same in even more difficult circumstances, without whinging constantly and judge him accordingly.

[Eli]

http://m.autosport.com/news/report.p...omote-lefebvre so both Meeke & Ostberg will stay? And does it mean Citroen won't be in the WRC beyond 2016?

[Simmi]

http://m.autosport.com/news/report.p...omote-lefebvre so both Meeke & Ostberg will stay? And does it mean Citroen won't be in the WRC beyond 2016?

Difficult to draw any conclusions from that piece. The quotes don't even really support the headline so who knows.



On the subject of Lefebvre. This is not a criticism of him, but it's interesting to see everyone in the WRC media core raving about his last two performances. He set a couple of nice times in Germany - but have the days gone now where a driver could come in and instantly impress with eye-catching speed/stage times?

Or is it all about consistency, building, learning and not making mistakes now? Genuine question.

[Mirek]

http://m.autosport.com/news/report.p...omote-lefebvre so both Meeke & Ostberg will stay? And does it mean Citroen won't be in the WRC beyond 2016?

You are searching for something what is not in the article. Matton said earlier that the driver line-up for 2016 will be different than in 2015 but he also said it was too early to promote Lefebvre to the works seat. He also said that DS will end in WRC at the end of 2016 but strongly indicated that Citroën will continue in 2017, likely with new C3.

[Andre Oliveira]

According autosport.pt China had bad feedback on candidate rally. No WRC on china next year.

[Simmi]

Better to wait a year and get the event right. Hopefully that is enough for Citroen. Although it does put the challenges of an event into perspective when you see a spectator somehow walking down the track at the Singapore GP.

[Rally Power]

http://m.autosport.com/news/report.p...omote-lefebvre so both Meeke & Ostberg will stay? And does it mean Citroen won't be in the WRC beyond 2016?

Tavares, PSA boss, was in Frankfurt Motor Show in the company of Citro WTCC and DS FE drivers...no WRC allusion.

Btw, at the some time Ogier was in VW's stand celebrating their new titles! Besides Hyundai's i20 presentation, Opel put Bergkvist ERC Junior winning car in a noticeable way!