2023 rallying thread (WRC, ERC, national and historics)
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I bet things have been "interesting" at M-Sport since Tanak arrived - everyone alluded to it yesterday, including Ott and Malcolm!
I doubt he's making many friends there, but that's what winners do. They work until they win, and they expect exactly the same of others. I suspect he's already extracted 10-20% more effort from the team than Greensmith ever managed...
Loving it!
I doubt he's making many friends there, but that's what winners do. They work until they win, and they expect exactly the same of others. I suspect he's already extracted 10-20% more effort from the team than Greensmith ever managed...
Loving it!
Ogier is a class apart, isn't he?
He says he's doing the next rally in Croatia... another win there and I just wonder if we might suddenly find him on a full season WRC effort? I haven't googled what his official plans are for this season but I notice he was rallying rather than doing WEC Sebring, and it's probably fair to say that he hasn't (yet) set the sportscar world alight.
Oh, to be a fly on the wall in the M-Sport rally HQ last night...
He says he's doing the next rally in Croatia... another win there and I just wonder if we might suddenly find him on a full season WRC effort? I haven't googled what his official plans are for this season but I notice he was rallying rather than doing WEC Sebring, and it's probably fair to say that he hasn't (yet) set the sportscar world alight.
Oh, to be a fly on the wall in the M-Sport rally HQ last night...
ArnageWRC said:
WRC Rally Estonia has been and gone........and not one post.
1st - Kalle, 2nd - Thierry, 3rd - Esapekka; another dominating performance from Kalle, and a bit of a disaster for M-Sport/ Ott; an engine change after Shakedown resulted in a 5 min penalty......
As soon as I knew Ott's challenge had bit the dust that was it for me. Which was a shame, as the "new" TNT Sports (BT Sport as was) decided to show pretty much every stage live on its main channels, which meant HD pictures!1st - Kalle, 2nd - Thierry, 3rd - Esapekka; another dominating performance from Kalle, and a bit of a disaster for M-Sport/ Ott; an engine change after Shakedown resulted in a 5 min penalty......
Beethree said:
3 stages in and Tanaks Puma has died.
What are the chances of M sport withdrawing from Rally 1 at the end of the year? This can’t be good publicity for a team who have already openly struggled with the budget.
Oh, for crying out loud, what a shambles.What are the chances of M sport withdrawing from Rally 1 at the end of the year? This can’t be good publicity for a team who have already openly struggled with the budget.
After the demise of the Bentley programme this could be the end of M Sport as an outsourced race team.
Beethree said:
I think that’s actually a good thing for the championship battle, definitely makes it wide open for Neuville, Tanak or Evans and should be a competitive title fight.
Certainly feels like a pretty sensational opportunity for one of those, especially Elfyn in what's sure to be the strongest package...Gassing Station | Rallying | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff