Pons returns

[jonas_mcrae]

Also Amigo is retiring, got tired of the abuse?? Of course Xevi is not very good and I know a lot of people dont like him but still I think he is waay better that Wilson or Rautenbach. And he IS paying so he is not taking any body's seat. The only reason I kindda like him is because last year in Spain he was pushing as hell, really nice to watch!

[Roy]

Strange...he has been fired by Subaru(Prodrive)and he still wants to drive a Subaru ???

Fired There was no agreement yet. Now it is. He was always welcome, with his money.

[Josti]

People slag of Matt Wilson on here and yet this numb head Pons is welcomed back to WRC!!!!!

Aren't you kind of doing the same on Pons?

I don't see a warm welcome here btw, just a little newsflash.

[SubaruNorway]

bring him back, good fun to watch aint he?

[COD]

They probably made good decision to pay Subaru only when they get a competitive car. Besides, allways exiting in-car videos from tv when he is driving.

[WRXedUSA]

Strange...he has been fired by Subaru(Prodrive)and he still wants to drive a Subaru ???

He wasnt fired. He's buying his ride, like all the other rich kids do.

SWRT should understand that the doorknob is not a test platform, but rather a huge distraction.

Xevi Pons: "Largest Distributor of Used Subaru Parts. Since 2007"

[leno]

if i understand right he is paying to swrt for a seat and he chose which rallies will he drive???

[Mickey T]

They probably made good decision to pay Subaru only when they get a competitive car. Besides, allways exiting in-car videos from tv when he is driving.

you get the Most Insightful Post on the Thread award!

It's true that Xevi was a paying driver at Subaru, but i don't think he's a bad driver at all and, unlike other spaniards in the WRC, he's not a tarmac specialist.

the car he drove last year was difficult for all of its drivers to manage for reasons that have been well documented.

While he might see a future with Subaru for his own reasons, i can't blame him for not wanting to throw more money away on driving a current Impreza that he really doesn't like driving.

On the same topic, i'm really sorry to see Amigo retiring so young. I understand his reasons, but he's actually a pretty good guy and he will be missed in the service area.

[leno]

So we can't expect him on rallies before s14 comes out?

[tmx]

i think pons is a better gravel driver than sordo. but to get a good result, everything have to go perfectly for him. when he gets frustrated thing can go wrong. same for jari.