Multiple reasons likely appart from him being very good tarmac driver:
- smaller/narrower car with very good handling
- more rubber on the stage (just check the vid)
- getting colder fast once the sun sets so a few more hp
No, he is the fastest guy. For sure.
"Reis vas pät pat kaar vas kut"
Tommi Mäkinen, back in the years...
I think we saw this one coming, didn't we? Like it was for McLaren in their boardroom battle in 2009 onwards, that decimated the potential of the team, and the consequential departure of key staff....
Wet conditions.
Portuguese Autosport brought something to the table... the WRC2 crews are using a WRC spec tyre that is harder than the spec Meeke and other CPR runners are using.
https://youtu.be/FtNH7gtRVpw
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