After the Dakar 2006 it became exciting - does Volkswagen continue, does stop it? There were sufficient reasons for both decisions, but Volkswagen decided finally for continuing (marathonrally.com reported). Despite wall cashes an intelligent decision, because with the DAK acre commitment Volkswagen is for the first time successful for years again in the engine haven, gets properly good advertisement - and the Nobel SUV Touareg sells itself in the best way. But the means become also with Volkswagens scarcely and in such a way seem it, which one steps into the Fusstapfen Mitsubishis. So far not with a DAK acre victory (although from the outset vollmundig announced for 2006), but at least as a strong competitor of the Japanese and now also not more with the originally nearly inexhaustible means. With VOLKSWAGEN, in the current year 2005 the capital commitment of Volkswagen must be geknausert internally strongly was already criticized. Now itself the point teams came into things DAK acre engine haven thus also into Punkto finances also a piece more near. As also Mitsubishi might not not be able itself to carry it for Volkswagens out in the future any more to set on a large vehicle park only with point drivers. And as with Mitsubishi that could mean, which drivers own sponsors must bring along. How the on-line magazine noticed "rallye1" on Tuesday fast, also Jutta Kleinschmidt seems in its choice so far open. Rallye1.de quotes the web page Kleinschmidts in a report, in which the German Monegassin communicated clearly and clearly, which ran out its contract at the end of January and so far one did not extend. "what is that called? First of all it means completely simply that I rank no more among the Volkswagen work team, but since that time are contractually free "explains Kleinschmidt on its homepage [
www.juttakleinschmidt.com ]. "together with my manager Willi weber we look at ourselves now the different options, in order to be able successfully and professionally to deny the Dakar 2007. About all further steps and Rally employments in the next weeks and months I will inform you naturally like ever from first hand "so Kleinschmidt further. But German fans should not be concerned yet, would nevertheless be it of Volkswagens an extremely unfavorable chess move to set calculated the "German sign" and Race Touareg with Konstrukteurin Kleinschmidt before the door. But that the Wolfsburger in things PR not always tactically, are thus not meanwhile sufficiently admit... surprises think impossible. However a participation Kleinschmidts will appear, with your publication on the web page reacted the first female Dakar Siegerin amazingly unusually to the publication of Volkswagen, which only Carlo Sainz and Giniel de Villiers of far in the FIA Marathon Worldcup will participate for the time being. And like always marathonrally.com a little more knows: No smaller one than the Portuguese of Carlo Sousa is interested at present strongly in a Volkswagen cockpit. The discussions stand besides not only at the beginning. Sousa for Volkswagens from double view would be interesting: Beside an internationally well-known starter the Wolfsburger would get also a new sponsor. Sousa cooperates already for years with the petroleum company Galp Energia together and these financialstrongly into the Liasion would bring. Further Gag: With Galp Energia Volkswagen Mitsubishi also with sponsors competition would make. The Japanese are already successful with the rival business Repsol YF connecting ELT. And still something one whispers behind the window blinds, and which might make above all the Wolfsburger happy: "we had in this year condemn luck, perhaps more, than each spectator received" are called it on the part of Mitsubishi engine haven. "we need 2007 a new development. The current evolution is technically expenditure-provoked - if the Touareg pulls and we no new solution offers, stands the chances tight for the Wolfsburger 2007 rather well "such an Mitsubishi informant.