WRC » Wilson Jr ready for 'big challenge'

Who cares about 5 year plans or how well he is doing. Everyone always complains about him but secretly everyone is jealous (I am). His dad owns a WRC team and gave him a car to drive in the championship, he is effectively a privateer. Matt is no different from Khalid Al Qassimi who basically bought himself a seat in the WRC. They are both extremely privileged and are taking advantage of opportunities available to them. Matt has the chance of a lifetime because Malcolm Wilson is his dad, and Khalid is super rich and decided he wants to go rallying.
They may both be average drivers at the moment but why should either of them give up ? Would you if you were in either of their places ?

Right, the WRC is difficult and believe me those cars are not easy to drive and they do take a lot of time to get used to so Matt has had a good approach building speed and confidence on the rallies. But... I agree with a lot of you here if matt is to challenge why not push now?

I don't believe he is at maximum attack I think he is preserving the car for finishes and that does lead to results for sure, Burns won the Championship without winning a rally. But he was a lot more competitive than Mark is currently so Matt does need to start proving he has the speed as well as consistancy because consistant seventh place wont win any one anything...

Oh and come on Meeke

@ Nick

Al Qassimi has no delusions of grandeur, I'm pretty sure he's aware he won't win a title/or an event.

Wilson (Malcolm and Matthew) think that they can win the title......delusional.

And that's why I don't like Matt.

pops, Richard Burns won Rally New Zealand in his champioship year.

Pops, Please don't compare Matt Wilson with Richard Burns. There is NO comparison.

Richard was a legend, who was always there or thereabouts, and up there with a chance of winning WRC rounds, thus making it exciting for us British WRC fans to follow.

Richard gave Colin a run for his money on more than one occasion on our round of the WRC, and as well as winning the championship in 2001, came close in other years.

Matt is typically four and a half minutes or more off the leaders on most rallies, and in his 4th year (of the famous 5 year plan.....), is yet to even get on the podium !

Know I het it! That is why FIA is making the 2011 WRC cars 1.6 Turbo engined, so that Mathew may be able to handle them...Mr Wilson Senior OBE had a hand in it!?
So it will be Fiesta Turbos for Stobbart/Mathew...