[WRC] Ardeca Ypres Rally 2022

[Negaiss]

Exactly my thoughts too.

[Negaiss]

It is super hard to be Formaux fan, but he has to stay. He has zero results but he has that natural feel, natural capability, bravery and inner understanding about being fast in rally. If only there was a possiblity to give him a full season being allowed to go as fast as he can on every stage (=being allowed to destroy 13 cars), we would see surprises - new rally star.

[WRCStan]

5 second penalty for Lefebvre, on appeal from Toksport and Mikkelsen. https://data.app.sportity.com/79f7b9...20No.%2017.pdf

10 second penalty for Lefebvre, on appeal from Toksport and Mikkelsen. https://data.app.sportity.com/79f7b9...20No.%2018.pdf

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[AndyRAC]

I get the impression it's through his relationship with M-Sport rather than direct.

I also get the impression that if he was told to bring the car home without penalties or getting pulled over by the police - even if he finished last, he would still do his own thing.

Edit: Also, where is Loeb's 'coaching'? Being public might even help.

They provide some backing to M-Sport, however, he is a Red Bull athlete, and wears the coveted RB helmet.

https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/athlet...d-6f583c390553

[steve.mandzij]

It is super hard to be Formaux fan, but he has to stay. He has zero results but he has that natural feel, natural capability, bravery and inner understanding about being fast in rally. If only there was a possiblity to give him a full season being allowed to go as fast as he can on every stage (=being allowed to destroy 13 cars), we would see surprises - new rally star.

this reads as far-out as declaring the next world champion based on astrological readings and tarot cards...

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[TypeR]

5 second penalty for Lefebvre, on appeal from Toksport and Mikkelsen. https://data.app.sportity.com/79f7b9...20No.%2017.pdf

10 second penalty for Lefebvre, on appeal from Toksport and Mikkelsen. https://data.app.sportity.com/79f7b9...20No.%2018.pdf

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haha.. ,,I wiLl dOmInaTe iN WrC2!''
Beaten by almost 20sec.. I pRoTeSt!

After protesting still 3.1s behind and 2nd place 😁

[mknight]

5 second penalty for Lefebvre, on appeal from Toksport and Mikkelsen. https://data.app.sportity.com/79f7b9...20No.%2017.pdf

10 second penalty for Lefebvre, on appeal from Toksport and Mikkelsen. https://data.app.sportity.com/79f7b9...20No.%2018.pdf

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I smell bad blood from Liepaja last year, or maybe from Monte last year where got reported first for cutting, then subsequtenly 5 other cars got penalties as well.

Anyway good decision to keep results...

...unlike Liepaja last year.

EDIT: The place is at 4:50 in Lefevbres onboard of SS15, he has whole car of the road, but surely gained maybe 1s.

[mknight]

It is super hard to be Formaux fan, but he has to stay. He has zero results but he has that natural feel, natural capability, bravery and inner understanding about being fast in rally. If only there was a possiblity to give him a full season being allowed to go as fast as he can on every stage (=being allowed to destroy 13 cars), we would see surprises - new rally star.

It gets repeated forever that "it is easier to make fast driver reliable than a reliable driver fast"..... and then you look at Meeke and Duval who were as fast as anyone at that time and never got reliable.

[Eli]

Post-event Press Conference: https://www.fia.com/news/wrc-ypres-r...hallenging-one


“Can we know if you are at the end of contract this year?
OT:
No, I have a contract for next year.”

[SubaruNorway]

Lefebvre gained about 0.8sec in that one cut, adds up over an whole event
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/mikke...orner-cutting/