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Thread: [WRC] Safari Rally Kenya 2021
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28th June 2021, 15:13 #961
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28th June 2021, 17:24 #962
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Reading the usual after-event Dirtfish articles I am slightly perplexed by the Katsuta and Fourmaux praise levels.
Yes they did great, I commented on Fourmaux especially during the event for his great approach for this kind of rally and on Katsuta for his development process.
But the reality is that no matter how well they did relative to their experience Katsuta was only faster than Greensmith and Fourmaux on speed and Fourmaux was the slowest WRC (after the deserved penalty).
With "normal" retirement rate this would put them on 5-6th place for Katsuta and 7-8 for Fourmaux.
Again great job here and great approach but just about all WRC rallies are won on speed and not due to retirements of others. Therefore I find it really strange when Dirtfish talk about winning a rally next for Katsuta and making him Toyota factory driver and about making Fourmaux MSport #1 next year.
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28th June 2021, 18:56 #963
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Rich Millener said if he was running Toyota, he wouldn't look outwith Toyota's current drivers for next years lineup. Either Ogier does a full season, or on the events he doesn't do, just promote Taka to pts scorer.
So clearly he rates Taka, or maybe it says more about what he thinks of Lappi/ Suninen/ Mikkelsen or any other drivers that are available. Which could hint worryingly towards Msport running Fourmaux and Greensmith as two of their 3 drivers for next year (nothing against Fourmaux)
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28th June 2021, 19:18 #964
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28th June 2021, 19:20 #965
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To finish first, first you need to finish. It's neither Takamoto's nor Fourmaux's fault, the i20s decided to show their fragility once again, Elfyn Evans did another silly mistake or Oliver Solberg and Kalle Rovanpera got caught out by inexperience. Both the Frenchman and the Japanese did the best they could, kept it mostly clean and got rewarded for it.
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28th June 2021, 19:56 #966
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I can't bring myself to agree with the ratings. I'd honestly have given Neuville a 10. He put in an exceptional, uncharacteristically mature drive and fully deserved the victory...
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28th June 2021, 20:02 #967
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The source regarding the number of viewers is from 2019 and is most likely the number of people who have the possibility to watch the stream in their country, not the actual viewers.
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28th June 2021, 20:15 #968
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[WRC] Safari Rally Kenya 2021
Tänak only 6?
Also, ridiculous statements from Clark once again why he gave this rating....
Don’t know why I even bothered to read#8 Ott Tänak - Martin Järveoja #8
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28th June 2021, 20:20 #969
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So you still wondering about Colin's ratings, still relevant?
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28th June 2021, 20:23 #970
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I don't see Verstappen joining Mercedes unless Newey goes there which has also a very low probability.
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