Quote Originally Posted by Jarek Z View Post
(...) What caught my attention are bad results from some well-known drivers - Charles Martin (former official Peugeot driver) only 5th, Nicolas Vouilloz only 10th, Pepe Lopez only 12th, Guillaume De Mevius only 15th, Francois Delecour 16th, Oleksii Tamrazov (in Ford Fiesta WRC!) 17th, Panizzi out, Loeb out...
On the other hand, plenty of positive notes, besides Loeb's amazing show: no mistakes and a fine speed from Salanon (despite having a WRC, he’s an amateur driver); strong perf from Michel; surprising speed from Margailland on his R5 debut, likewise Guillaume Sirot (usually competes in regional events); positive experience of Rossel in the i20; great speed from Junior champ Franceschi, winning R2 and staying only 0.9s behind 2wd winner (Guigou on a Clio R3T); nice times from Ciamin, till tech problems in the 124; and many others, notably top Gr.F (expired homologation and modified cars) drivers.

Btw, France rally series diversity of cars and drivers it’s a fine example of how it’s possible to have fantastic events without strictly following FIA tech rules.