Rally Italia Sardegna '16

[Fast Eddie WRC]

its just a shakedown and it took whole day for Ostberg to get there. We will see tomorrow who is fast and not.

So Ostberg ahead of Sordo, Paddon, Abbring (Hyundai factory cars), Tanak, Camilli (other Fords), only really beaten by Ogier & the clean road beneficiaries, JML/Neuville...
On a par with Mikkelsen (VW factory car).

[janvanvurpa]

Fast Eddie ol' bean, it's not "just road position"----they do have to press on some pedals and twitch the fingers at the right time too occasionally...eh wot?
And they're doing that better than 45 guys who they're sweeping the road for.

[Doon]

Oh yeh, sorry I'm an idiot. I was there and couldn't even remember it!

[Mk2 RS2000]

dont judge him so early.Paddon definetely has the most potential from any other right now.He has speed at every rally(ok except asphalt) works hard,but definetely last step is the most difficult.We have to wait for sure.
Other guys are plenty of years at wrc level and cant win a single stage.

Calm seas never produced a good sailor.

[dimviii]

His Hyundai i20 ran wide on the asphalt left-hander and swiped a tree, which ripped off a rear wheel and sent the car rolling end-over-end down a steep bank. It came to rest among trees and bushes 25 metres below the road.
http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/june-...5--12-12-.html

[hype]

Some photos from today. Hot... it was.

[AL14]

Hayden Paddon

"No words....incredibly disappointed and sorry that I let everyone down again from another silly mistake. A serious rethink and reset needed to learn and come back stronger, but I'm the first to admit this isn't good enough. We will bounce back and I hope this is just a small dip we are going through to help us to be stronger for the future."

[er88]

dont judge him so early.Paddon definetely has the most potential from any other right now.He has speed at every rally(ok except asphalt) works hard,but definetely last step is the most difficult.We have to wait for sure.
Other guys are plenty of years at wrc level and cant win a single stage.

In terms of long term potential you could be right, but i cant help feel some are getting a bit carried away with Paddon. He could still be compared with the likes of Andreas and even Thierry. All on one win and are all a similar age (Neuville could be on 2 wins after this weekend despite his shocking last 12months). Just seems because the WRC is so desperate for someone to rival Ogier that all the pressure is on Paddon after his Argentina win and that's a bit unfair. He's binned it twice since that win now! Hopefully he does fulfill all his potential but he's still a few years away yet, but at least he has time on his side.

As for someone with the potential to fight Ogier consistently in the next few seasons, Meeke is the only hope imo. I think he's ahead of Paddon as a driver speed wise and he's better across all the surfaces. He's shown that with an older car that's not been properly developed for a few years now too..., so with a C3 that's going to be quality let's see what he can do.




Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

[dimviii]

@er88 about Paddon i was talking among the new drivers.Definetely i rate Meeke higher too.But Paddon has his time with him.

[RS]

Last year it was Andreucci.
He is the proof that the three faster italian drivers (I put Basso on the same level), should have deserved an international chance and they could have had a role in the pinnacle of the sport. It is too late for all of them, and it is a big shame.
Maybe I think this only because I am italian. But, at least in the latest years, it has never happened in any other country that a local driver of the rally who never partecipate to WRC2, was among the best of that category

Maybe Rossetti too. Unfortunate that at the peak of their careers the WRC was in a downturn, and the Punto wasn't good enough for them to compete consistently in IRC, plus Anton Alen was clogging up a seat there.