[WRC] RallyRACC Catalunya - COSTA DAURADA

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 21st October 2022, 20:36

Originally Posted by AnttiL

But for example in Monza 2020 and 2021 he was winning stages or getting constant top 3 times in the mountains

They were more the exceptions in his career than his performance here.

**Negaiss** · 21st October 2022, 20:39

After 20 kms of super high speed drive through unknown road with trees and rocks on the sides the reporter asks: "You are 4 seconds slower than xxxx. Whats wrong, where did you loose time ?" - ------------ like every rally driver is similar and has to do same times. ----------- One is payed million dollars, and another pays million dollars just to drive in a world class team. I did not loose any time, my time is very good, but his time is just better.

**HarriK** · 21st October 2022, 21:23

Today it was pretty wierd that nobody knew on stages whats gonna happen after erc cars.
Many suzukis(numbers from 130) and other cars right after erc crews. Still I do not have information of these Suzuki and toyota cars rally...

Then chequered flag car and a couple of other cars. Then we got info that historic cars have not driven ss1 (we were on ss3) and will not drive ss3 and we decided to leave. After 15minutes we heard historic cars passing by when we were still walking away.

Why is there so poor information on this rally?

Edit
Now I found more:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/results...trophies-2022/

**AnttiL** · 22nd October 2022, 05:20

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

They were more the exceptions in his career than his performance here.

Catalunya 2019 https://www.ewrc-results.com/results...2019/?s=239049

Drivers, including Sordo, reporting of dirt on the road, and he's winning the stage against Tänak in a Toyota going for the world title.

We can see the same parallel with his technical gravel performance, he used to be leading rallies after Friday but not anymore.

**TypeR** · 22nd October 2022, 05:36

team principal having a morning meeting while some drivers/co-drivers having breakfast and waiting for orders

**mknight** · 22nd October 2022, 05:52

Originally Posted by AnttiL

Catalunya 2019 https://www.ewrc-results.com/results...2019/?s=239049

Drivers, including Sordo, reporting of dirt on the road, and he's winning the stage against Tänak in a Toyota going for the world title.

We can see the same parallel with his technical gravel performance, he used to be leading rallies after Friday but not anymore.

I believe Sordo said multilple times he is struggling with the hybrid boost, making him spin his wheels often.
That can line up with him historically being a bit worse in low grip conditions, cause that's when you need to be carefully with throttle.
Hybrid boost just exaggerates this.