[WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017

[Mirek]

What did I said

Sorry, I posted that from my phone and I'm obviously not that good with it...

[Mirek]

Whoever in VW decided to withdraw winning car from WRC is a moron. This is not cost saving, it's a waste of spent money.

It was a decision forced by the labor union facing a situation when some 20 thousand VW employees were about to be fired. In my opinion the VAG leadership didn't really have a choice.

Does it really need explaining for the thousandth time that their withdrawal had nothing to do with cost-saving.

No matter how strange it sounds it actually was partially a cost saving measure.

[macebig]

As I said before VW didnt want the 17 Polo to run.Everything else is just beating a dead horse.

[Mirek]

As I said before VW didnt want the 17 Polo to run.Everything else is just beating a dead horse.

That's not true. If there was a meaningful program the car would compete. 2-3 events with one car is not the case.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Mikkelsen's got to look for a way into a 2017 Fiesta now if he wants any WRC action..

[Rallyper]

Mikkelsen's got to look for a way into a 2017 Fiesta now if he wants any WRC action..

No, he´ll end up in a Citroen. Wait and see. (Crystal Ball 17)

[macebig]

That's not true. If there was a meaningful program the car would compete. 2-3 events with one car is not the case.

If they really wanted a full program, they could have easily worked with Al Attiyah,Red Bull and a private team(Prodrive for example) and get the cars running.They werent happy with any compromise so the blame is on them.

[Mirek]

If they really wanted a full program, they could have easily worked with Al Attiyah,Red Bull and a private team(Prodrive for example) and get the cars running.They werent happy with any compromise so the blame is on them.

Sorry but You see it way too simplified. It is not easy at all to prepare such venture in such a short time.

You keep blaming VW while You have no information about what was actually happening during the winter pause.

[macebig]

Sorry but You see it way too simplified. It is not easy at all to prepare such venture in such a short time.

You keep blaming VW while You have no information about what was actually happening during the winter pause.

It was all on them.The car was there, the personnel was there, sponsors were there, drivers were signed.Only for PR and manpower relationships they decided to quit, having spent pretty much 80% of the money needed to run.It was their decision, so they should deal with the consequences.

[Mirek]

It was all on them.The car was there, the personnel was there, sponsors were there, drivers were signed.Only for PR and manpower relationships they decided to quit, having spent pretty much 80% of the money needed to run.It was their decision, so they should deal with the consequences.

Now You jump from one subject to another (from blaming them for not establishing a private venture with RedBull and Al Attiyah to the WRC exit of the works team) and add a baseless claim on top (80% of budget spent which is of course nonsense).