2016 Silly Season

[OnlyRally]

After reading here for a few years, from when I was even active driver and now. Then there are a lot of things that are being claimed. But rarely is correct

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll

[Simmi]

13 rounds for Bertelli. Everywhere but China.

http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/novem...8--12-12-.html

Will be a new team name. Will probably be a new livery? Will there be a team-mate?

[Arnold Triyudho Wardono]

If he win the championship,he is not going to sell/rent even 1 more car,than now.So there is no reason to spend millions for drivers.

:ehem:VW:ehem:

[N.O.T]

After reading here for a few years, from when I was even active driver and now. Then there are a lot of things that are being claimed. But rarely is correct

how do you know what is correct and what is not ?

[dimviii]

:ehem:VW:ehem:

we are talking about M-sport rally cars sales,not vw or hyundai.

[RAS007]

The thing is if Camilli does turnout to be a star M-Sport won't be able to afford to keep him in 2017 anyway. With the supposed return of two manufactures in 2017 they'd surely snap him up if he's any good. M-Sport will be nothing more than a place where manufactures let them develop drivers and offer them a seat if they're any good or if you're steady and got lots of cash.

Best of luck to him anyway as he'll need it!!!

Remembering Petter said that the only time he had to take money from his own pocket for a seat was at the 2012 “Factory Ford” M-Sport team… I guess Mads has to bring a £ or two...

Why does Malcolm refuse to put his hand in his pocket to pay for a decent driver? He could easily afford to. If he's going to bitch about being frustrated at the potential of the Fiesta, then he only has himself to blame for the distinctly mediocre results; a quite bizarre philosophy, given everything else he has done with MW Motorsport/M-Sport. It would be like building a competitive WRC car and then putting shitey tires on it. Oh, wait…..

[dodge33cymru]

Once again though, like who? He got Ostberg, who's almost certainly the best on the market, but all other contenders are under contract to Hyundai, VW or Citroen already. This year he tried paying for two drivers, but they hardly repaid him. Next year, there's every chance they'll get trounced by the two main teams anyway and he's got the best driver for points scoring and getting good finishes in Mads; from all the names mentioned, is there really anyone worth paying more for?

[Simmi]

Malcolm also could not have been clearer that he wanted Neuville this year. He literally came right out and said it in a bid to tempt him over. As dodge33cymru said it's hard when everyone is under contract. Malcolm's certainly not going to buy out a contract and then pay a driver on top of that.


In Motorsport News today he is quoted as saying on Elfyn:
"We're working on keeping Elfyn involved. It looks like it's going to take a few weeks, but we definitely want him around and we want him in the car. I can't talk about what sort of programme it would be, but it's possible we could switch drivers around in the main team and he could be there on some of the events.

"For example in the second half of the year there are four asphalt events and Elfyn goes really well on that surface."

[EstWRC]

lol, Wilson has now so many drivers that he cant decide which one will be driving or not. Camili seems to be better on tarmac and Mads isnt very good on tarmac, so... AT the same time Ostberg's management said that he will do all rounds. It means then that Camili has to leave for 4 rallies?

i dont believe Wilson.

[Simmi]

A really good, reasoned post on M-Sport/Elfyn/Ott/Malcolm etc by Jerry Williams - http://jezzarallyblog.blogspot.co.uk/

As Colin Clark said on Twitter there's been a lot of crap written about the whole thing - mostly from people with short memories.