Probably the active diff helps in this case?!? Meeke lost of traction was more due to loose surface outside of the corner by his own words IIRC.
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Things change when you’re on gravel. Forces, grip, lateral grip etc all very different on gravel compared to ass-fault. Applying NASCAR tech to safety would not work. Ever seen nascar door bars? Such a door bar would never work for rally cars.
Andreas Mikkelsen
#RallyPortugal The target today is to take as many manufacturer points as possible. We will be saving tyres and give it a big push on the Power Stage. Let’s see where the engine is also, they have tuned it up a bit today, yesterday it was hard to do anything at all. #WRC
All the Michelin #WRC drivers with 5 MICHELIN LTX Force S5 except Neuville with 6 S
So 11 secs covers 3rd to 5th. Drivers from 3 different teams so hopefully at least these guys wont just be cruising til the PS...
Sundays stages could be awarded for extra points (but not for rally2). That would prevent from just cruising.