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Aug 22, 2003 | 10:58 AM

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dropkick_muppet

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i dunno if Lageman has the speed to run in a WRC car. it's a huge leap from a Group N car to a factory WRC ride. my guess is that we'll see an up and coming Fin in the driver's seat.

Aug 23, 2003 | 10:43 AM

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Originally posted by X1_SRT
yeah, and bringing in a lower class driver whom they think has the potential could pay off in the future, which is obviously the idea. let Petter and Burns get podiums, let the new guy learn.

-PJ

That's what Citroen is already doing. They signed some guy named Simon Jean-Joseph from Super 1600. The only driver that's for sure coming back to Peugot next season is Gronholm. Panizzi is probably going to drive for Mitsubishi. As these new drivers start to be competitive some hard decisions will have to be made concerning some real quality veterans like McCrae, Sainz, and others, who have alot to offer. I'm not sure I like the way the FIA is heading with WRC.

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Aug 25, 2003 | 10:13 AM

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i dunno if Lageman has the speed to run in a WRC car. it's a huge leap from a Group N car to a factory WRC ride. my guess is that we'll see an up and coming Fin in the driver's seat.

i didn't mean Lageman would be a wrc driver in 04, just that he could someday drive a factory ride at the international level. he seems quite promising for his age.

-PJ