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Thread: road position/stopping on stage
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25th June 2008, 07:16 #1
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road position/stopping on stage
I noticed that the last thread on this ended with "mud slinging" at different nationalities, I don't want that, please lets be friends.
What I would like is a clarification on the WRC rules.
My understanding is that you can't deliberately stop on stage unless you have a problem, eg a puncture and the like. If this is true, then why wasn't Jari-Matti penalised in Turkey for doing exactly that, stopping on stage with no problem.
I was watching the coverage on Sunday (have to wait a week to get free-to-air TV coverage where I live) and I couldn't believe what I saw and heard, as Mikka actually said stop in english. I consider stopping on stage certainly stretching the rules to the maximum, border line cheating. But slowing down is in my opinion tatical. And in the TV coverage there was an interview with Loeb in which he implied that if he was in situation he would do the same.
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25th June 2008, 10:03 #2
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Well, Latavala "spun" in the second to last corner in Turkey, which can be defined as a "problem". He didn't just stop like Sainz did in Australia 2000. I have asked myself before, why don't more of the drivers fake a spin, stall etc. instead of just slowing down? Yes I know they need to get the time right, but with a little co-ordination from the co-driver, this can be done.
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25th June 2008, 10:18 #3
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Originally Posted by Tassie
19.10 Special stages end in a flying finish, stopping between the yellow warning sign and the stop sign being forbidden; any breach will be reported to the stewards.
My understanding is that this is the only section in a special stage where it is forbidden to stop. I don't remember if JML was already pass the yellow warning sign but I was wondering also when they stopped if it is ok or not.There are two rules for success
1. Never tell everything you know.
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25th June 2008, 10:58 #4
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Originally Posted by DonJippo
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25th June 2008, 11:38 #5
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As far as I could see JML stopped prior to the yellow board. This was what caught Sainz out when he did it in Australia - stopping between the yellow and red boards.
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25th June 2008, 22:47 #6
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Originally Posted by rwssportRule 1 of the forum, always accuse anyone who disagrees with you of bias.I would say that though.
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26th June 2008, 04:25 #7
Another thread .... omg
We have already agreed that FIA should change the rule.
No more flaming "Ford cheat0rz !" or "hey Loeb cheat0rz too in Mexico !" please, it's so annoying.
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26th June 2008, 04:38 #8
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Originally Posted by Helstar
But I agree, no more stupid comments.
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26th June 2008, 10:30 #9
*rolls eyes*
Right, as I've said before, how many of you emailed Ford and Citroën and complained?
I assume you all did, and so you probably had the same extremely enlightening (and disturbing) replies that I got, in which case, why is this being discussed?
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26th June 2008, 13:21 #10Originally Posted by cosmicpanda
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