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11th October 2018, 07:13 #791
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11th October 2018, 07:35 #792
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If I remember well, there was a story that when he came in to the VW team, he proposed very different development ideas to Sainz's, and the argument was settled when Latvala came in and said that Ogier is right. Also, he was involved in the DS3 development before too. We will see.
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11th October 2018, 08:51 #793
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well he is a five time champion, of course he is a good developer.
#8 Ott Tänak - Martin Järveoja #8
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11th October 2018, 09:18 #794
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11th October 2018, 09:21 #795
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One thing I am looking forward to is Meeke being interviewed at stage end and he's smiling, basically saying "I'm getting paid for this! Can you believe it?"
Most of the interviews during RGB the drivers were mostly as miserable as sin, especially Lappi. Hopefully Lappi will be a lot happier in a C3.
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11th October 2018, 09:28 #796
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11th October 2018, 10:18 #797
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I am not saying Ogier was as slow as Wilson, but he was slowest of the "normal" factory cars and on points even lower than Wilson. And this was alright for Citroen in his first full season, next season he was faster...
My point was the contrast to today when drivers are expected to mix in on the top basically from the very start. Compared to Ogier's first season, Lappi s doing extremely well this year.
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Paddon has been the slowest I20 in 4 rallies, fastest in 1. Portugal is hard to judge with only some road-cleaning stages.
Yes there could have been teamorders on some rallies. But I doubt they were "be slow", more like "make it to the finish". I also doubt they do teamorders before the rally, more likely after friday or after first section.
Anyway why would Toyota hire him?
- Certainly not for speed/ fighting for wins, cause he has not shown that for quite long
- With the reliability he has this year (compared with last) he could be a "points scorer", but can he be that on tarmac rallies?
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11th October 2018, 11:51 #798
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No, he's just a very knowledgable rally fan.
On the subject, at the rally forum M.Wilson seemed to suggest he may personally retire. But that doesnt mean the team will pull out...
His son Matt was at the SP with Red Bull TV and very into what was going on at the M-Sport service area. Maybe he could take over ?
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11th October 2018, 13:00 #799
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Already a title contender, lol
https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...toyota-pay-off#8 Ott Tänak - Martin Järveoja #8
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11th October 2018, 14:16 #800
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M-Sport Ford Puma has received a significant improvement this season. Ford has been able to test its car in a simulator in North Carolina, USA. This has brought a significant improvement in the...
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