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Thread: Silly Season 2019
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6th November 2018, 09:14 #1261
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Even maybe before Australia decision taken and negotiations including Mikkelsen to leave on beforehand? Just my own speculation.
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"Reis vas pät pat kaar vas kut"
Tommi Mäkinen, back in the years...
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6th November 2018, 09:49 #1262
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I would say it's the other way around. Waiting how MSport turns out with Loeb, Greensmith, Evans, Breen and Paddon all getting mentioned.
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6th November 2018, 13:24 #1263
Repeat with me:
MikkelsEn, MikkelsEn, MikkelsEn, MikkelsEn, MikkelsEn, MikkelsEn, MikkelsEn, MikkelsEn, MikkelsEn, MikkelsEn.
Why lot of people like calling him Mikkelson? haha
Anyways, I think that Hyundai is fully focused on winning the championship and it's not announcing big changes before the championship ends.
For sure any result from Mikkelsen in Australia will not change what he has done thruougout all the year.
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6th November 2018, 13:35 #1264
Wouldn't Mikkelsen himself want to break his contract and leave. I mean the car and setup does not suit his style one bit. Paddon has clearly stated he wants a full drive....
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6th November 2018, 14:00 #1265
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6th November 2018, 14:04 #1266
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He can drive it fast on gravel, there is no doubt about that. But there's also the other side.
From his view:
- car let him down 4 times this year (from 1st (2x), 3rd and 4th place), that's a lot
- car has never been competitive in Finland (not a single Hyundai podium, ever)
- he can't drive it fast on 3 tarmac rallies, changes are not getting made to the tarmac car and they only test minimal on tarmac
At this point it's probably better to stay in the contract as seemingly the only available seats are at Msport where Malcolm isn't really eager to pay salary to people and they are likely to fall behind in development in 2019.
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6th November 2018, 15:21 #1267
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Nowhere to go. Toyota/Makinen don't seem to rate him and have no space, and Citroen turned down the chance to sign him twice - end of 2016 and in 2017 when he was available. His only option is Msport but he'd be leaving a big salary at Hyundai, to go to a private team which will lack development (unless big money can be found - maybe Abu Dhabi)
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7th November 2018, 12:23 #1268
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Preparing the stars of the future... @GreensmithGus had an opportunity to test his skills behind the wheel of our top-specification Ford Fiesta WRC last month ⭐ #WRC #FordPerformance https://t.co/0lW2lTH9K8
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7th November 2018, 22:00 #1269
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7th November 2018, 22:15 #1270
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What? Imho quite normal promo.
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