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Originally Posted by Steve_PPP
hah good point  Think he's worried about being beaten fair and square for the first time? He knows how quick Ogier is from his time at Citroen, so if the VW is *that* good, he must be concerned! |
Exactly! I hadn't really thought about it that way until I read the comment, but considering how fast Ogier was in a Citroen (and how much they have put into the VW) he surely has to be considered a serious threat by Citroen.
If Loeb starts the season as a "part timer", loses a few rallies and then goes off to other things mid season, he doesn't really lose any face. If he started the season as a full time driver though, then leaves after a defeat or two it'll make him look like a bit of a bad loser!
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Originally Posted by belliott
The only way it'll pick up is if they actually make it a test again, none of this couple of days of the same stages.
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I both agree and disagree with this. Although I think longer (and more varied) stages would be better, I can see the reason(s) for re-running some stages.
Sort of related though, but I think the restriction of stages to a small area is one of the major factors responsible for the decline of Rally GB: a rally confined to a small corner of Wales is not representative of "GB".