[WRC] Tour de Corse 2019

[mknight]

Tyre or rim. If you run into a hole which most of the crews had "don't cut" it's drivers fault. Not team issues.

Exactly, see the onboards on WRC+ or the summary analysis I did here:
https://www.motorsportforums.com/sho...=1#post1213680

Yes it is possible/likely that the rim broke first, which means their rims are "softer" than other parts of the car. But it's not like all crews cut, most did not cut at all (including Meeke) and some cut (seemingly) much less.


It's a bit like the discussion when 2 Hyundais ripped off wheels on same spot in Spain in 2017 while Fiesta (Tanak I think) only bend the rim quite badly (could have easily been puncture). Since the cut looked similar for those 3 cars it showed that Hyundai suspension was the weakest part, while for Ford the rim was weaker. But other crews (6?) did not cut as much as the mentioned cars and got no issues at all.


So it's not like Tanak and Latvala drove exactly the same way like others now in Corsica and "weak rims" failed them. No, they cut more than all others (Latvala especially) and the rims were the first things to break.

[Japé]

So it's not like Tanak and Latvala drove exactly the same way like others now in Corsica and "weak rims" failed them. No, they cut more than all others (Latvala especially) and the rims were the first things to break.

Maybe it was driver error this time, but still Tanak and Latvala have probably kept their driving style similar in previous years and did we ever saw rim breaks when they were driving with Polo / Fiesta? They drive as they are used to understand that should be ok for car (rims) to handle.

[AnttiL]

Maybe it was driver error this time, but still Tanak and Latvala have probably kept their driving style similar in previous years and did we ever saw rim breaks when they were driving with Polo / Fiesta? They drive as they are used to understand that should be ok for car (rims) to handle.

We don't have to go further than last year and the one before. The only Toyota puncture we saw was Lappi in 2018 and he went wide into a curb.

[lnvs]

We don't have to go further than last year and the one before. The only Toyota puncture we saw was Lappi in 2018 and he went wide into a curb.

+ Only from tarmac 2018: In Monte Lappi had one. In Catalunya Latvala had one (hit guard rail) also Tänak had one.

[AnttiL]

+ Only from tarmac 2018: In Monte Lappi had one. In Catalunya Latvala had one (hit guard rail) also Tänak had one.

Lappi also had an off in Monte. Tänak in Catalunya 2018 was on the monsoon tyres which have a higher puncture risk?