Rally Italia Sardegna 2022

[Danny0405]

Well, good job by Tanak and very important win for Hyundai, let’s hope they can make a good serie.
Important also for Breen to clinch such a result in a slow gravel rally; it shows he has some potential on this type of Rallye for the future.
Again good job by Sordo with this podium in a very Sordo-style rallye: 53th podium in career, equals Auriol in 9th position all-time.
And also good and important result for Loubet to show his potential with some good time and more than all, a consistent performance all over the weekend. For the moment, he has done the job in his first 3 rallyes.

Well, I found you are a bit harsh with Rovanpera. Sometimes you don’t find the good speed and you must be clever. Don’t forget also that he had a bad time during his first two outings in Sardinia in the last 2 years. So in the end, 5th + 4 power stages points is a good balance.
Katsuta, ok, it was difficult for him with 3rd position on the road (higher in career). Did the job to the end, nothing more nothing less.
Bit disappointing pace by Greensmith compared with his team-mates.

Lappi, well the speed was good but second mistake in 3 rallyes, not really good for a third driver ... all the more that Toyota list manufacturer points because of that. Huge pressure on his shoulders in Estonia.
Neuville and Evans, difficult to evaluate their performance.
Well, Fourmaux, one statistic sums up the disaster: after 5 rallies in Rally1, he is the second worst classified driver in the championship (above Kaur who did only a R5 outing in Sweden).

In WRC-2, good job by Gryazin to secure the win; beginning of maturity?
Great job by Jan Solans and Pajari considering their experience; good speed by Huttunen sometimes with the Rally2 but two punctures.
And Ingram, as I said, consistent.

[TypeR]

[Hüttünen]

I’m guessing once he saw he wasn’t comfortable with the car and he did mention a number of times that the car isn’t turning and isn’t doing what he wants, he just managed his pace and made sure he’d get to the end, and even pushed on the power stage and as a result came away with 14 points this weekend. If his rivals, A. had better (more reliable) cars and B. took that approach more often, when they see they don’t have the pace, then perhaps this year would’ve been a different story.

Besides Fourmaux, Evans was a bit disappointing this weekend, his driving reminded me more when he was back in M-Sport, too ragged, too scruffy. Back to Tanak for a second, this weekend felt like the first time ever since he left from Toyota like his old self, coming to the rally, fighting for the win, his rivals falter and then he comes and dominates the event with 10 stage wins; If the car now has the pace, I hope they get they’re reliability sorted out soon so we’ll get an emphatic battle in Estonia-Finland-Ypres, NZ (fingers crossed) & Catalunya.

Yeah. He didn’t felt comfortable with the car but on the other hand, choosing the right setup is one of the most important part in driver’s profession. Maybe he got just sloppy after 3 wins in a row.

Tänak was excellent. After long time. Kenya will be interesting to see.

Evans was surprisingly good after he moved to Toyota. But this season he has going many steps backwards.

[eib1]

Literally!!

Would also love to see them jumping in the harbor. It's been (almost) two long years since last time

gallery:
https://sport.delfi.ee/artikkel/1200...5-85a7f3bbea4d

[Eli]

Yeah. He didn’t felt comfortable with the car but on the other hand, choosing the right setup is one of the most important part in driver’s profession. Maybe he got just sloppy after 3 wins in a row.

Tänak was excellent. After long time. Kenya will be interesting to see.

Evans was surprisingly good after he moved to Toyota. But this season he has going many steps backwards.

Well I’m sure he’ll comeback stronger next time out.

[Eli]

gallery:
https://sport.delfi.ee/artikkel/1200...5-85a7f3bbea4d

Thanks!!!

[drive]

happy team gets refreshing dip to the sea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1S1mP9O5V8

[TypeR]

5 years apart

[EstWRC]

haha Martin with a backflip jump into the water! and familiar face there in the Delfi gallery besides Ott and Martin

[USER47]

If Kalle will continue this Greensmith-Katsuta level pace he showed in Sardegna, he will definitely face serious troubles. If he will focus more in driving, not talking, he should won Title easily.

Ogier has been off the pace in plenty of individual rallies, yet at the end of the season he came out on top more often than not. If anything, the fact Rovanpera wasn't going for some reckless push despite not being comfortable with the car, shows certain maturity. Ogier won the championship 8 times because he could pick his battles and sacrifice individual wins for safe point finishes. And he also won because his rivals couldn't do the same. So far it seems Rovanpera does, which can only help him in long term.