[WRC] News & rumours (part IV) 2016

[Andre Oliveira]

My guess:

VW
1. Ogier
2. Latvala
3. Mikkelsen

Hyundai
4. Neuville
5. Sordo
6. Paddon

M-Sport
7. Tänak
8. Camilli
9. Suninen

Citroën
10. Meeke
11. Breen
12. Lefebvre/Al-Qassimi

Toyota
14. Hänninen
15. Lappi
16. Nikara

DMACK
17. Evans

Jipocar
18. Prokop

Fuckmatie
37. Bertelli

Come on M-Sport and Toyota don't screw my guess please

[WUff1]

I think Ostberg will stay at M-Sport as pay driver, so other drivers will be Camilli and Tänak, Suninen for WRC2 like Evans this year. Evans will be left over.

[Simmi]

I think Ostberg will stay at M-Sport as pay driver, so other drivers will be Camilli and Tänak, Suninen for WRC2 like Evans this year. Evans will be left over.

And Dmack? That is the big question for me. I'm wondering whether Suninen could take that drive? I'm also starting the think Evans will be left without a seat.

[focus206]

Shame, I wished for Neuville at Citroen. Glad for Breen and Lefebvre but no way Citroen will be able to fight for manufacturer title unless C3 for some reason is a rocket

[BigWorm]

I don't think Suninen will be in WRC next year, he's not better than Evans or even Tidemand for that matter. If he's going somewhere it's DMACK I would guess, but wouldn't a UK based team want a British driver like Evans(who is most likely to outperform him anyway).

[Simmi]

I don't think Suninen will be in WRC next year, he's not better than Evans or even Tidemand for that matter. If he's going somewhere it's DMACK I would guess, but wouldn't a UK based team want a British driver like Evans(who is most likely to outperform him anyway).

I don't think we know that Suninen would be out-performed by those guys at all.

I think Dmack want the quickest driver to show off their product. The biggest issue for Evans was he had two years at WRC level and he very rarely flashed pace. I don't think anyone is expecting him to be winning rallies but all the top drivers have shown more than that. And he himself has said that's he's not going to have developed this year in R5 cars.

Like I said earlier in the thread I think it depends what Dick Cormack wants.

[BigWorm]

I don't think we know that Suninen would be out-performed by those guys at all.

I think Dmack want the quickest driver to show off their product. The biggest issue for Evans was he had two years at WRC level and he very rarely flashed pace. I don't think anyone is expecting him to be winning rallies but all the top drivers have shown more than that. And he himself has said that's he's not going to have developed this year in R5 cars.

Like I said earlier in the thread I think it depends what Dick Cormack wants.

I don't rate Evans that much at all but I think he has been quicker than Suninen overall this year.

[AL14]

I don't think Suninen will be in WRC next year, he's not better than Evans or even Tidemand for that matter. If he's going somewhere it's DMACK I would guess, but wouldn't a UK based team want a British driver like Evans(who is most likely to outperform him anyway).

You should think in terms of potential. This guy is at his second year (first and a half to be precise) at WRC2 and he is going to win it.
It is very difficult to find one driver who got so fast so early in a 4x4 car at the maximum level. I think that among youngsters he is for sure the most interesting one so far.

[Thousandlakes]

For sure Suninen is big talent. Like AL14 wrote 1.5 years in wrc rallying. Lack of experience and like forexample Neste Rally he was driving some very good stage times. especially winning ss14, ss18 and ss19 I think norf stage times tells more about pure speed than some other rallies. Ok Corsica wasnt good but last day was ok already. Wait and see Catalonia He was no reason one of the fastest karting drivers in Europe and Finland. I think he needs his chance in top level if not next year then 2018. Hope Jouhki make good deal for him

[N.O.T]

why waste a car with useless Lefebre ? The guy is nothing. They should have invested full time on breen.