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18th February 2019, 17:32 #11
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So Loeb did two rounds and has a break now, how do people think he did relative to the expectation when he was signed. I have a few quotes to help some remember:
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Obviously it's very easy to point out these in perfect hindsight.
On the other hand the difference between his C3 outings last year and I20 this year is huge.
In C3:
- top 3 speed in all rallies, leading 2 of 3
- fastest or equally fastest C3 in all of them (in Mexico he was about same speed as Meeke, Corsica faster, Spain fastest but only Breen to compare with)
Remember that C3 was still considered a difficult car to master on gravel when he drove it first time in Mexico (before suspension changes) and he was immediately fast.
I20:
- top 4-5 speed in Monte, only faster than Tidemand in Sweden
- clearly slower than Neuville on both, same speed as Mikkelsen in Monte when both competed, slowest in Sweden
- slower than Suninen on dry tarmac with same tires when he said he was pushing max!
I don't think he forgot how to drive in a few months. Sure there are factors that can explain why he is slower (new car, not enough testing, dakar before monte, long time since driving on snow etc. etc.), but the difference is imo so big that it can't be only down to those. Clearly the performance is very different compared with the expectations quoted above.
G'day mate, or Bungiuno? I guess a good day for both countries. I actually found it rather compelling near the end as Max, and to a lesser degree Osc' made a push for an overtake. 'los (Buenos...
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