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8th September 2017, 07:26 #381
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Another interesting factor was posed by the Absolute Rally podcast. If Ogier goes to Citroen, will he hang on to the massive Red Bull sponsorship like at VW and M-Sport? And how would that fit in with Abu Dhabi? Would it just give Citroen more budget or would Qassimi take Abu Dhabi money to M-Sport?
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8th September 2017, 07:49 #382
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Isn't Red Bull just his personal sponsor? Not sure what the problem would be.
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8th September 2017, 08:02 #383
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1. Not going to happen
2. Possible
3. Also not true
4. This is also possible but I don´t want it to happen.
5. Ogier and Tänak to Toyota, my personal favourite
6. No Ford return, Tänak goes to Toyota and Ogier stays M-Sport
For those original 4 options my answer is 2.
and reserve answer is 6. Number 5 maybe only my dreamLast edited by pantealex; 8th September 2017 at 08:06.
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8th September 2017, 08:24 #384
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Would you drop Latvala or Lappi?
6. No Ford return, Tänak goes to Toyota and Ogier stays M-SportLast edited by AnttiL; 8th September 2017 at 08:29.
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8th September 2017, 08:51 #385
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As numerous times before I am not in on the Suninen hype just yet.
- for money reasons it's probably more likely Camilli drives at M-Sport (but who knows how much Joukhi can bring for Suninen)
- for sporting reasons Tidemand is just as likely
It is entirely possible to get to WRC too early.
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8th September 2017, 09:18 #386
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8th September 2017, 09:33 #387
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Camilli definitely has money. Apparently a backer in Monaco.
My bet is there won't be a Ford return, Ogier will go to Citroen, Tanak will go to Toyota.
It leaves MSport in a bit of bother as there aren't many rally winning drivers available. Evans and Ostberg are definitely reliable finishers but not going to win any titles with that line-up.
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8th September 2017, 09:56 #388
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Again I just don't think there's much point speculating too much until we know 3 vs 4 cars. That literally changes everything.
I've seen a few people naturally assuming Paddon and Sordo share a car. Do you think Paddon will accept having to share a car for a season? I don't see that happening at all - but again, a fourth car solves everything.
Do people think that Loeb would still do 3-4 rallies at Citroen if Ogier is there? To what extent has time healed their relationship, and also, would Citroen still need that PR boost if they had Ogier and a #1 on the door?RS Motorsport Media - Follow me on Instagram: rsmotorsportmedia
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8th September 2017, 10:07 #389
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It doesn't really change that much anymore. Like said, Hyundai has four drivers. M-Sport has been regularly showing up with 4-5 Fiestas even though not all of them have been manu points scorers. Toyota has Hänninen and Citroen Lefebvre to put in the fourth car or to put aside if the rules allow only three cars.
What other options does he have? Leave and go to New Zealand to have fun in an AP4 car? Get a budget for an M-Sport Fiesta?
Of course sharing the car could mean occasional four car outings in selected events, but still no full season for either Sordo nor Paddon.
Also interesting question considering it's nowhere near confirmed that Loeb would do any competitive WRC rallies anymore. But if he will, I don't think Citroen finds a problem with that, as it will still be a big PR boost even if Ogier is driving for them.Last edited by AnttiL; 8th September 2017 at 10:15.
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8th September 2017, 11:34 #390
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Hyundai should wake up and realise they need an official r5 asia pacific team (with hankook rally tyres http://www.hankookmotorsport.com/) to take some of the attention that the skoda mrf team gets for winning all the time.
I think hyundai might find it might take at least a season to gain the experience of the asia pacific rounds to compete with settings, conditions, logisitics etc
http://dealers.skoda-auto.com/663/en-IN skoda monte carlo etc
https://youtu.be/M-bQyZ7ZpNA mfr tyre tv ad
Paddon and reeves and an asian driver for the local fans. run the team out of aus where there are engineering facilities.Last edited by Zeakiwi; 8th September 2017 at 11:36.
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