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26th July 2017, 22:42 #191
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Do you really believe Latvala has a say about Ogier going or not to Toyota? Any manu that wants to become WRC champ will be looking for Ogier, because he’s really a game changer and letting another manu to have him in the squad is a hell of a disadvantage.
On Citroen case what puzzles me is this Loeb reappearance; is the anti Ogier lobby still active inside Citroen? It’d be a waste, and a shame, if Matton doesn’t, at least, tries to sign Ogier.Last edited by Rally Power; 26th July 2017 at 22:55.
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26th July 2017, 23:34 #192
Tell you what....It's a hell of an interesting situation regarding Ogier and Toyota. It appears that the culture inside Toyota Gazoo Racing is golden. Do you screw with that? Certainly, signing Ogier would upset the Jari-Matti apple cart? I think it is fair to say that Toyota has had a better year than expected. Momentum into '18 could be significant, but if that culture erodes....Don't know....I think I would like to see Latvala, Lappi, and Tanak.
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27th July 2017, 10:15 #193
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I just don't see Ogier in a Toyota. I can't say why, but don't see it happen.
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27th July 2017, 11:04 #194
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Matton IS the anti Ogier guy. That's why they ousted Quesnel and put him in charge in the first place...
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27th July 2017, 12:01 #195
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27th July 2017, 12:28 #196
Ogier is “condemned” to stay in M-Sport, with Ford or big sponsor or not... Hyundai don’t have place to him, Citroën no way to he go there and Toyota, well big Ego Tommi and Ogier not match. More, Ogier to Toyota would “kill” good moment of Latvala.
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27th July 2017, 13:01 #197
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27th July 2017, 13:30 #198
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Guys, I’m not saying a Toyota/Ogier deal will happen, just that it doesn’t make sense to discard it because it’d possibly ruin Toyota’s drivers ‘harmony’...winning team managers always try to have the best resources available and Makinen doesn’t seem to be an exception. ’86 cames to mind: Kankkunen beat Allen in a quite stressful way for Allen and Lancia, but that didn’t restrained Fiorio to sign KKK alongside Allen the next year.
Time will tell, but to think that Ogier has no alternatives to MSport seems more like a wishful thinking exercise from Ford fans than anything else.
Btw, about the ‘ego sizing’, can anyone honestly say that Wilson has a smaller ego than Makinen?Rally addict since 1982
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27th July 2017, 13:43 #199
Yes! Mr Wilson put Sébastien Ogier in altar.
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27th July 2017, 14:34 #200
Great that Kopecky finally has some competition in the Czech Championship, Barum should be mega!
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