[WRC] News & rumours (part III)

[AL14]

I'm curious to know who Wilson is talking about 'potential for other drivers to come onto the market' beacause I'm not seeing any.

With "potential" he does not mean driving skills but the money on their pocket.

[EightGear]

Meeke, Ostberg maybe?

That might be, yes. But then I don't see anyone capable of replacing one of them at Citroen.

Maybe Breen will put his dad's money somewhere else instead of Peugeot next year?

[christy but]

id be thinking breen aswell

[WUff1]

Don´t think Breen will do ERC again next year, too.

[Rallyper]

Meeke, Ostberg maybe?

For sure no. They already reached their potential.
I´m optimistic and would like to say there are few drivers with a potential except from Emil Bergkvist atm. Yeah, I know I´m swedish. And yes. He hasn´t showed anything yet in a 4WD.
But still. If he succeeds in RIV things might be temptating for MW to take him under his arms and swop Evans.

[pantealex]

For sure no. They already reached their potential.
I´m optimistic and would like to say there are few drivers with a potential except from Emil Bergkvist atm. Yeah, I know I´m swedish. And yes. He hasn´t showed anything yet in a 4WD.
But still. If he succeeds in RIV things might be temptating for MW to take him under his arms and swop Evans.

if VW is ready to take Lappi, why not faster Tidemand to M-Sport...

[Mirek]

if VW is ready to take Lappi, why not faster Tidemand to M-Sport...

Speedwise only Lappi was everywhere faster than Tidemand except Catalunya.

[EstWRC]

Yeah sure I just read this article now. Wilson basically said that they have no one signed yet for next year and that he thinks that there's potential for other drivers to come onto the market. So he is choosing to wait and he said he will speak to both Tanak and Evans about their futures after Rally GB. He called it a harsh reality of rallying but intimated that they are fighting for their futures.

Interestingly in a column which accompanied the piece - David Evans wrote the exact phrase I used on this forum last year when M-Sport confirmed Tanak for 2015.

"Insanity is doing the same thing twice and expecting a different outcome."


Latvala is doing the Lausitz Rally driving his Quattro. He said that because VW are not doing a gravel test before Wales he wants to get the feeling of gravel driving back before he heads there.

thank you! im also curious who Wilson sees as a potential driver instead of Tänak and Evans, im sure he is just bluffing.

Tänak still has a lot of potential, not so sure about Evans.

[Rallyper]

For sure Tanak will stay at MSport. EVerything else would be maniacs.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Tanak sounds concerned for his 2016 seat... http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/octob...1--12-12-.html