Nope, the drivers I listed should be somewhat available for the last 2 months or so and MSport have publicly stated multiple times that they would be ready to "pay for a title challenger".
So that lineup is within MSport PR possibility ;)
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Well, let be honest, if they finish with Tanak-Greensmith in the first two cars and a decent solution with the 3rd car registered in all rounds (Loubet, Loubet-Loeb or something like this), it would already be good considering the situation.
The important is to have them competitive on every round and only Tanak can bring it. And if they can help a young driver (even if I’m doubtful about Loubet’s potential) in addition to that, it is not bad considering their financial means.
Clearly I’m much more critical about Toyota not giving his chance to a young driver with the rest of the 4th car for example.
Nothing new, whaT Happened here?
Adamo was at clark's podcast, saying that rally1 hybrid is a miss, should have a Rally2+ solution instead.
Interesting..
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Good! Adamo is on the same page as every 'real' motorsport fan:
"I dont know whats going on with motorsport since F1 did the netflix show. I love racing but Im not as happy as I was a few years ago but i dont know why"
https://uus.autosport.ee/ralli/eesti...s5vTAbYY5Y9zDc
Martin Järveoja and Kuldar Sikk starting a training program for codrivers….
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Most people can barely get a full WRC2 season together, not sure many would be able to do a full WRC season anyway, it's nice to dream but it won't happen.
1987-89 were dull in terms of results (Lancia, Lancia, Lancia) but remember nobody save Lancia was ready for the switch from Group B, everyone was working on Group S. Yet in terms of factory teams involved, they were aplenty : Lancia, Mazda, Ford, Opel, Subaru, VW, Renault, Toyota, Nissan ... Of course many would run only a few events but still, this was jobs for drivers who also competed in other series (APCR, British Open, ...)
Then came the nineties and boy - this was a hell of a period with the Ford, Subarus and Toyotas that would be run by the dozens at every event. Look a the entry lists, sometimes 25+ top cars. Not to mention te "F2" kit cars who were also factory-backed. So many drivers rose to the top by starting as privateers in equal machinery. True to say factory teams were mostly on top but the gap to the best privateers/importers was not that large and you could shine and attract attention.
In the end, this is very similar to WRC2 today, isn't it ? The only difference is WRC2 cars are running 20+ minutes behind the Rally1 cars, so nobody notices ....
It’s not that simple imo. If Rally2 cars or something like them were the top class then they become more visible, and therefore more attractive to sponsors/manufacturers. At the moment you are only really guaranteed any significant tv coverage in WRC2 if you are in the first few crews and sometimes even then not very much.
The world has changed, less money in car industry to use for marketing and rallying is not seen as important. Also less sponsor money to use.
Furthermore, we can only guess whether someone was actually paid to drive or had to bring budget. It's reported that someone like Armin Schwarz often had German dealer money to bring to teams. Andrea Aghini had to pay for his Lancia drives in 1993 etc.
And you mention teams like Opel and Renault...those guys were like the WRC2 (or even WRC3) of today, not fighting for rally wins.
Another thing is that a Group A car could be anything from a top spec factory car to a Group N car that had one part changed to make it past Group N limits. At least in Finland we had many of these "N+" cars because factory cars were hard (and expensive) to obtain.
I won’t believe until it’s official (I just don’t want to be disappointed later on) but this is amazing news
Back to home finally!
Great news!
it is now
Yes, M-sport has confirmed it.
The stress I didn't know I had :D Feels like holiday season has started.
It's now three teams, NOT two-and-a-half. . .:)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc2n...ature=youtu.be
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kc2nHr...ature=youtu.be
Little clips put together by M-Sport
ouaou best news this year, i hope he 'll do well with puma.
Most of all I hope they will resolve silly technical problems which have no impact on how fast is the car - power steering problems, wipers not working properly, dust inside, fogging of windshield etc.
But for sure, this is big relief for all involved in this sport.
Which new aero are you referring to? I haven't seen anything new from them so far...
I think we can all be relived that this is the outcome. I hope it also means that there is some backing financially to be able to develop the car to match his ambition.
I’m happy that each team has at least 1 elite level driver, who knows if Loeb again drives selected events they might have 2 in Puma’s.
Its so good and funny to see Malcolm smiling and giggling next to the track like a little kid when Ott drove the car
That is same bumper they use in japan i think only with out sticker it's look like new
Best thing that could happen for the WRC. Now if/when Loeb is also there MSport will look quite strong, maybe stronger than Hyundai.
Attachment 2334 I discoust with wrc wings and this is the main difference only edge is more sharp but all main part is most the same
Also this feels like when Ogier joined MSport for 2017.