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4th May 2017, 19:58
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It says he was missing them OUT of service and...
It says he was missing them OUT of service and Nanda says that they forgot to put them on cause they had little time. Perfectly fine with a fine then.
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3rd May 2017, 14:00
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On SS2 Meeke and Neuville jumped very much the...
On SS2 Meeke and Neuville jumped very much the same... cause they had same speed yes. (small difference is due to braking, ref. picture) Which clearly was a bit too fast since the jump was close to...
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2nd May 2017, 22:35
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Attached are the screens from WRC+ onboard over...
Attached are the screens from WRC+ onboard over that spot.
Meeke left, Neuville right.
From bottom up:
1. Crest before bump:
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2nd May 2017, 22:30
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For some reason Paddon has nowhere near the...
For some reason Paddon has nowhere near the amount of people excusing his mistakes and when he crashes neither him nor his fans start blaming the car first.
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2nd May 2017, 22:03
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Monte - crash in 3rd stage, nothing to do with...
Monte - crash in 3rd stage, nothing to do with setup, just driving too fast on ice, after that mediocre results with only single 3rd place
Sweden - diff issue when he was in 5th place
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2nd May 2017, 10:08
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That's true, never claimed otherwise. What is...
That's true, never claimed otherwise.
What is also a fact is that on the two bumps it behaves similarly to I20. The small differences can be down to the different observed speed, braking and/or... -
1st May 2017, 21:35
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Yes. If you watch onboard from same spot...
Yes.
If you watch onboard from same spot Neuville's car behaves very much the same, even though he brakes down a little bit. Meeke is almost flat-out. Ogier's doesn't really lift cause he brakes... -
1st May 2017, 15:01
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It maybe be that they win a few rallies. But...
It maybe be that they win a few rallies.
But cmon it's the most successful manufacturer since 2000. Now we are 5 rallies into the season, and they have 0 chance for any of the titles. Their best... -
1st May 2017, 10:24
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Off course there are tire and road-cleaning...
Off course there are tire and road-cleaning effects that will influence this kind of statistics, specially as long as the numbers are low.
What I find really interesting is how Neuville has... -
30th April 2017, 22:18
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I said it before and I will say it again, I get a...
I said it before and I will say it again, I get a bad feeling about the whole Citroen effort this year.
Let's list it again:
- driver picks in November
- spend a year preparing then don't have... -
30th April 2017, 18:03
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Meeke's SS14 onboard is now on WRC+ Comparing...
Meeke's SS14 onboard is now on WRC+
Comparing with the first run he drives adifferent line and is 15 kph faster. Looks simply too wide touching the bank on left.
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30th April 2017, 17:41
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Actually Ogier increased his lead to 2nd placed...
Actually Ogier increased his lead to 2nd placed in champ. Though yes Neuville is now closer.
He does seem to have real issues driving the Fiesta on twisty sections though, corner turn-in is like... -
30th April 2017, 17:11
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Obviously there are 2 sides to this 1. Few...
Obviously there are 2 sides to this
1. Few people believe that Evans is faster than Ogier and Tanak on gravel given everything else equal
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30th April 2017, 17:04
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the bridge cost him at least 1s for sure
the bridge cost him at least 1s for sure
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30th April 2017, 15:57
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I'd call that the main issue yes. Too fast and...
I'd call that the main issue yes. Too fast and too wide, rear left touches and that moves weight (maybe with power or brakes as well) on front right, which hits the only small hole anywhere on that...
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30th April 2017, 15:29
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Note that this rally Hyundais have been breaking...
Note that this rally Hyundais have been breaking down about as often (Paddon, Sordo, Neuville with gearbox etc). Yet it gets nowhere near the attention the Fords get for some reason.Similarly Toyota...
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30th April 2017, 15:02
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Actually that would be following the order of his...
Actually that would be following the order of his boss. "Main priority is to finish and collect data" for all cars, that's what Tommi said in a recent press release.
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30th April 2017, 13:49
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You can see a bit of the car at 4:40 on Tidemands...
You can see a bit of the car at 4:40 on Tidemands vid. It matches with the GPS position and also with all the people moving that way on Tidemands vid.
There are some small marks on the road at... -
30th April 2017, 13:12
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Narrow twisty stages have been dominated by...
Narrow twisty stages have been dominated by Hyundai this year. I expect them on top of the power stage. Evans result will depend on the tires more than ever.
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30th April 2017, 12:37
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There is no reason to suspect that it's...
There is no reason to suspect that it's photoshoped. It's 150kph corner, the car is only some 1.5-2m meters in the air and seems to have gotten there due to the small hill on the left. It's just the...
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30th April 2017, 11:05
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I was almost as much shocked about the part where...
I was almost as much shocked about the part where he is not really that interested in Ogier.
Anyway at that point Breen and Lefevbre seemed pretty evenly matched. -
30th April 2017, 10:34
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Agree, but it again goes down to november last...
Agree, but it again goes down to november last year. Link to the comments at that time:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126956/?_ga=1.146963447.1577377818.1478205931
Matton told... -
30th April 2017, 10:29
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And then Citroen spend most of 2016 preparing for...
And then Citroen spend most of 2016 preparing for this year. Isn't working out very well.
After VW quit they could push hard for Ogier, tbh it didn't seem they were that much interested. Certainly... -
30th April 2017, 09:32
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The front left of that C3 doesn't look very nice....
The front left of that C3 doesn't look very nice.
The fall of Citroen is quite impressive tbh, from dominating for 10 years to not being able to compete with VW to now being clearly last in... -
30th April 2017, 07:59
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Meeke's off is not in the highlights and the...
Meeke's off is not in the highlights and the onboard is not on. Fearing it will end like Hanninen's 3rd day off in Corsica, no vids and no info.
Anyway the corner where it happened is at 4:20 on...
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