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23rd May 2018, 18:28 #871
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Remember someone saying they were a driver and would have avoided the rocks that Tanak hit ?
Colin Clark states today that he also thinks Tanak saw the rocks in time and decided to go over them... a bad and very costly decision.
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23rd May 2018, 18:57 #872
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It was NOT a decision. What the hell does Clark know about driving? Have you seen the footage of him trying to drive an M-Sport car on an open airfield?.... you wouldn't trust the fool to drive 100m in a straight line, never mind accept his opinion on a WRC car at full tilt and if the rocks could have been avoided. Tanak MAY have seen the rocks before he hit them, but he didn't have time to 'decide' not to.
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23rd May 2018, 19:04 #873
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Colin clark is one of those special guys that follow something for years and year and they still know nothing... useless !!!
wasn't he the one who said that Ogier would capitalise after corsica ?
ppppffffttt...
basic simpletons who think that because someone in on tv they know things better...
sheep attitude simpletons.
Tanaks retirement was because those brazilians of shit were sleeping on the job
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23rd May 2018, 19:13 #874
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23rd May 2018, 19:44 #875
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Armchair rallying at its best., but more like general driving ABC, against clock or on the streets, you don`t mess with the steering to avoid a small or smallish obstacle at high speeds, safer to hit it and hope for the best...at least not total it.
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23rd May 2018, 20:13 #876
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Actually from the outside fan footage it looks like nose went lower just before hitting the rocks (even compared to other Toyotas). Whether that was conscious decision (lift-off, brakes...) is something only Tanak knows.
Note also how other cars (Fiesta and i20) seemed to have higher rideheight during the whole sequence of corners. Lower rideheight can be good idea on smooth roads on first pass (3rd car on road) but clearly caries extra risks. Could be that he could have won the stage by a few secs more because of this, so it's calculated risk.Last edited by mknight; 23rd May 2018 at 20:15.
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23rd May 2018, 20:20 #877
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Colin Clark states that Tanak has admitted he saw the big rocks and elected to try to go over them...
If he did then it was understandable as he always wants to be fastest... but a more experienced driver like Ogier would've avoided them even if it cost a second or two.
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23rd May 2018, 20:29 #878
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23rd May 2018, 20:39 #879
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23rd May 2018, 20:40 #880
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In his latest "kitchen table"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sivoWyQ4Hwg
I mean, the size of those stones appears ~1 second before the hit. Trying to pass them would end with hitting the spectators in a worst case scenario.Last edited by Tarmop; 23rd May 2018 at 20:52.
These really are great videos.
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