Re: 918 latest news
fritz:
m4ever:
When someone above is saying that he is a fading star because he prefers the CGT to the 918 that it is truly disrespectful to a person that dedicated an important part of his life in developing Porsches and in the process doing this extremely well.
I think that Wonderbar was just suggesting that that there might be a little dissonance between Porsche and Walter for him to express views which might not exactly correspond with the "party line", but the fact is that he has always been his own man and spoken his own mind with only limited regard for what PR people might ideally like to hear coming out of his mouth.
The bottom line is that the people who pay him know how much he really is worth because journalists respect him both for his plain speaking and his ability to demonstrate what cars are capable of, and they have to accept his independent attitude.
Fritz : I believe so, no offense meant to Wonderbar of whom I enjoy reading posts. The fact that Walter Röhrl expresses candidly his views adds to the value of his contribution to the Porsche brand and does not detract (in my opinion) . He is an immensely successful racing and development driver and his perspective is a very unique one and it would be pity to taper it because of corporate PR reasons.
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