Rally Liepaja 2021

[dupanton]

FIA should review the COVID timecard system.


With the "normal" writing system there was written evidence and therefore strict timepenalties.
As shown by both penalties here when there is a misunderstanding it's word against word with no evidence on either side. Either the penalties can't be strict or the system needs to be changed so that there is hard evidence and clear signals that can't be misunderstood

In Mikkelsen case, they watch his onboard camera as evidence and decided on that base not to accept the appeal.
In Franceschi his case it was word against word.

That can happen when you write it down as well.
If you give your time card and it's 15 for you, but the guy says it's 16 and writes down 16, it's also word against word...

[mknight]

On the board they can't see what is happening outside and they say Floene "lifted his arm" for confirmation (of something they can't see).

The other strange thing is the second part, they agree that the crew asked for starttime/confirmation when it was 15s to go (to the time marshalls said they gave) and that they were then given time one min later. Which matches what Mikkelsen says. Why couldn't they just tell them/confirm the time that starts in 10s or so? If they don't confirm it and instead give them new time one min later then why penalty?

[Lead]

That episode about Mikkelsen's penalty sounds really confusing from both parties. Maybe in his vlog he will explain more details what happened (at least from his point of view).

On side note, I really liked Chris Rawes stage end interviews this weekend. Very professional, with humor (in the right places) and he knows when to back off. WRC could use a guy like him.

[RS]

Very nice hybrid onboard/heli with Lukyanuk:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvR_-xVmYIM

Citroen seems quite short geared, only tops out at around 175.

[KKSF]

KKSF HD video from FIA ERC Rally Liepaja 2021 with jumps, mistakes and off: https://youtu.be/9J4u6pimM0o

[tommeke_B]

Nice video, but my ears are bleeding after hearing the Subaru with BMW engine (after 2min33).

[Jarek Z]

This season for Veiby has been brutal so far...

This rally has verified Veiby's real speed, hasn't it? 5 years in WRC and he can't even get into top 6 in ERC. I can't uderstand why Hyundai chose him to drive their WRC car over Huttunen or Gryazin...

[mknight]

Well Veiby isn't om the level of the top 4 here. But he had pop-off issues whole rally.

Hyundai "choose" to let him drive for same reason MSport chooses Greensmith...money.

[the sniper]

This rally has verified Veiby's real speed, hasn't it? 5 years in WRC and he can't even get into top 6 in ERC. I can't uderstand why Hyundai chose him to drive their WRC car over Huttunen or Gryazin...

Money talks, surely?

[pantealex]

If A driver rents a car from a team to participate in an international series, and The car does not pass tech check after the race.
Is it then correct to disqualify the crew is punished for a tech issue that the team is 100% responsible for?

If someone is to be punished it should be the car owner. Driver and codriver has no possibility to check everything on a car, before they start.

Or am I missing something?

Veiby was using "his own" i20
https://www.ewrc-results.com/carinfo...8455&a=1#start
50% of service crew was his and 50% from Printsport (including Jari Huttunen)