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Thread: Rally Mexico 2018
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12th March 2018, 13:04 #1411
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Some thoughts on the drivers' performances
I knew Loeb could still do something, but I was still blown away by his pace that could have been enough for a rally win. Also, I was expecting Ogier to be good in these conditions. Also, it was easy to expect Meeke to be fast but prone for errors. One of those spins or his half-roll could have ended worse with less luck.
Evans was disappointing again, although his shakedown pace was promising, especially on the first runs. I'm also disappointed in Suninen's performance, he didn't really get even good stage times down (only 4th in Alfaro where Meeke rolled and many were in tyre save mode). Same goes for Lappi. Also disappointing for the Toyotas to overheat again, although Neuville's fuel pressure problem on a super special was reminiscent of last year's failures.
Mikkelsen was also a bit disappointing, but he was lucky to survive his small off. Sordo did also a good rally, although I knew he could do well in this rally especially with that starting position.
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12th March 2018, 13:20 #1412
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12th March 2018, 13:36 #1413
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Originally Posted by steve.mandzij
example ....if top 3 crews have small gaps at day 2 and 3,they cant cruise,but push till the last stage.Have almost all of their tyres used hard.A rally 2 crew can cruise 2 days,and have almost new tyres at power stage.
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12th March 2018, 13:38 #1414
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12th March 2018, 13:45 #1415
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12th March 2018, 13:54 #1416
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For once I can't agree with you on multiple points.
Loeb was surprising yes and hats off to him, but I won't say he had rally winning performance. Saturday morning he was clearly slower than Ogier and about same speed as Meeke. And it was at this point under pressure that he got puncture. Friday he was behind Sordo with same starting position.
This was first time since Portugal last year that Ogier actually had dominating rally winning performance on gravel. (and in Portugal Tanak seemed as fast or faster).
Meeke imo showed again what he lacks for WDC, consistency under pressure. 3 or 4? spins, at least 3 times very wide (2 times on the Saturday SS with his carpark) and completely unnecessary off on sunday causing him to also loose PS chances.
Sordo typical good rally for him, fast and all but not enough to charge for win.
Evans actually had quite good performance over the few stages he ran. Way too few for any judgment though.
Sunninen and Lappi were pretty much invisible whole rally yes. Mikkelsen was very disappointing, only performance on "expected" level was Friday afternoon. Don't agree on the severity of the off though, it was one wide corner with some small panel dmg. Discounting Meeke both Neuville and Ogier had at least 2 such moments.
Hard to judge Toyota's much with the issues, but would say Latvala was again consistently behind Tanak in speed.
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12th March 2018, 13:58 #1417
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12th March 2018, 13:59 #1418
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mexicans... whats their use apart from selling drugs to the US ?
whats the point of having that chicane there is you do not fill the barriers with sand or water or something that will at least show some retention ?
and ogiers penalty is justified... 10 seconds is of course not the amount of time ogier gained but you penalise the infringement, you do not try and do justice.Last edited by N.O.T; 12th March 2018 at 14:01.
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12th March 2018, 14:02 #1419
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agree with all you wrote,except Loeb not winning pace.You cant max the output of these cars at your first rally at just first 6-7 stageswhile you have to drive at gravel 5 years.
Except that we saw how he upped his pace from shakedown to the first stages.
Also his puncture was with a stone at racing line,as he said(same as Sordo)Last edited by dimviii; 12th March 2018 at 14:09.
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12th March 2018, 14:03 #1420
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TBH I dont get why some places have anti-cut devices when other identical kind of places allow huge cutting and the throwing of dirt all over the road.
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