Deutschland rally 2016

[cali]

That is no secret that VW tested basically everything first in a Fabia S2000. Fabia was a mule car.

Danon no more drinks for you.!

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[Simmi]

Breen needs Germany and Geramny needs Breen... That is why i hate with a passion this limited program bullshit.

A driver needs constant rally time to develop, Breen has the momentum from Finland and Germany would suit him perfectly.

and no Meeke as well.

No Germany is down to Meeke going to China. That's what I heard over the weekend anyway.

[Simmi]

I don't either. VW is not optimized for tarmac, it's more a gravel car. It's just so powerful it has dominated tarmac events in the past years. I think the winner chances are 75% Sordo, 20% Neuville and 5% someone else.

When has Sordo ever gone into a rally with a 75% chance of winning? I think Ogier will destroy the field.

[liposh]

That is no secret that VW tested basically everything first in a Fabia S2000. Fabia was a mule car. Danon no more drinks for you.!

Yep, that´s not a secret. The only person surprised by that fact is danon. We don´t blame VW from anything. it is logical process. I would do it same way having such possibilities. I would copy what can be copied and improve what can be improved. On the other hand I think VW WRC engineers shared a little bit of their "magic" when Skoda was building R5 car. Just a few infos, because WRC and R5 are different cars. (f.e. SACHS dampers)

[TWRC]

When has Sordo ever gone into a rally with a 75% chance of winning? I think Ogier will destroy the field.

Ogier has the best starting position now, and I'm sure he'll try to drag as much dirt onto the road as possible. Unless the Polo gives up or a very unlikely error occurs on his part, he's the clear favorite.

[b3637853]

When has Sordo ever gone into a rally with a 75% chance of winning? I think Ogier will destroy the field.

Agree. Ogier is fastest driver in WRC on tarmac and has the best starting position. Sordo and Neuville can fight for the podium, but I don't how narrow roads and tight hairpins will suit 4-door i20.

[tc10a]

Germany is moving next year.
Probably why they opted to skip it: limited gains.

The "move" is mostly the location of the servicepark, headquarter, shakedown and ceremonial start - the stages will not be much different than now.

"New" servicepark 2017 at Bostalsee will be located where it has already been until it moved to its current location in Trier (2007).

[pantealex]

Didn´t you notice that Lefebvre is PRIVAT entry, not AbuDhabi entry.

[Simmi]

Didn´t you notice that Lefebvre is PRIVAT entry, not AbuDhabi entry.

Yep, will be interesting to see the livery now he's lost Red Bull.

[rallyfiend]

Yep, will be interesting to see the livery now he's lost Red Bull.

When did he lose Red Bull? He still had them in Poland not so long ago.