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Thread: Silly Season 2019
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10th October 2018, 15:37 #761
To hell with Ford and specifically Ford US. Other than the Mustang they will not be selling cars in the US and Canada and are gutting their staff in Michigan. If any money comes from there it's because someone in the Ford family is drunk and/or delusional, not with the personal enthusiasm that's driving Toyota. But if money comes take it, by all means. Malcolm has a lot of work ahead to stay in top rank of the WRC. Block turns 51 this year so don't expect much more than name recognition and some Monster money. Again, the money's not a bad thing, though.
Last edited by Gregor-y; 10th October 2018 at 15:50. Reason: Block, not bock.
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10th October 2018, 15:51 #762
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10th October 2018, 15:52 #763
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Well both Latvala and Lappi have made comments already around march that changes proposed by Tanak moved the car away from them. So there might be some truth in that.
Then again Lappi made comments about "seeing no reason to leave". Which now almost makes it looks like he got kicked by Makinen to get place for Meeke.
If Makinen is mostly focused on maximum manu chances+PR in next 1-2 years, then picking Meeke might be better option than Lappi. Obviously Lappi is now the most promising "new" driver. But might be that Makinen doesn't believe in him and wants to wait for others (Suninen, Rovanpera or the Japanese).
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10th October 2018, 16:06 #764
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10th October 2018, 16:15 #765
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As I understand it, Ford Performance are still to carry on supporting M-Sport with the car. Just maybe not as much as Ogier wanted.
They have never been paying driver wages so that isnt any different.
Evans is a Red Bull athlete, so is Suninen. They are sponsored independently from the M-Sport team deal.
I agree a new headline sponsor will probably be important to continue, but they have competed without one before..
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10th October 2018, 16:35 #766
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Mby Lappi is just not good enough? With Rovanpera coming, Tommi just don't care about him. He has the best driver/car builder at the moment. And prob best second driver that is accepting his role. Neuville or Ogier as second driver is obvious no go. So prob he sees some commercial value in Meeke to offer him a drive for a year until Rovanperä arrives.
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10th October 2018, 16:46 #767
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Lappi has more points than Latvala and has been regularly faster than him most of the season. It's Lappi's first full season (so he has not driven 1/3 of the rallies before in WRC). That's seriously early to think he is not good enough, though yes he might be slower on pure speed than Meeke atm, but likely getting better points.
Off course none of this means that Tommi "believes" in Lappi, which might be what you mean.
Btw. Ogier on his first full season (2009) was told to learn and take it easy and was basically the slowest factory WRC in all rallies. (He even had lass points than Matt Wilson overall)
Without discussing whether Latvala is best second driver (pretty close with Lappi and Mikkelsen there), I wonder how you get that he is accepting his role.
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10th October 2018, 17:20 #768
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Μeeke was faster from Loeb at just one stage at last day.At all other stages Loeb was faster.
https://www.ewrc-results.com/results...2018/?s=160648
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10th October 2018, 17:49 #769
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10th October 2018, 17:56 #770
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And go back and look at rally Mexico stage times.
More like 50/50 between the two.
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