Rally Italia Sardegna 2015

[Mirek]

It does seem the pirellis are/were a big advantage in WRC2, Al-Attiyah is not close to Lappi here.

Also Kremer is on Pirelli and is surprisingly fast. Michelin have work to do!

Maurin is on Pirelli too. Together with Portugal it's very clear now that Pirellis are hugely faster in WRC2.

[wwbroe]

Another besttime for Andreucci on stage 3, but not such big difference with Lappi now.

[RS]

Maurin is on Pirelli too. Together with Portugal it's very clear now that Pirellis are hugely faster in WRC2.

I wonder how quick Lappi would be on Pirelli?

[wwbroe]

I wonder how quick Lappi would be on Pirelli?

I guess we don't know:D, but he is fast on the Michelins allready, so probably even faster on Pirellis?

[Mirek]

In Portugal Nasser was on Pirelli and slightly faster than Lappi. Here he is on Michelin as Lappi and is 1s/km slower. It's probably not all down to tyres but even if it's half of that margin it's still huge difference.

[wwbroe]

What happened with Mikkelsen, 1min45 down on split?

[Mirek]

Mikkelsen in trouble. Damaged suspension?

[wwbroe]

Mikkelsen with suspension damage

[wwbroe]

Mads Ostberg loosing quite a lot of time also

[wwbroe]

Rear right wheel broken for Mads

[Mirek]

What is with Evans? He had problem in the previous stage and now they seem to persist.

[wwbroe]

What is with Evans? He had problem in the previous stage and now they seem to persist.

Car is not pushing at all, electronic problem?

[Oliverk]

What is with Evans? He had problem in the previous stage and now they seem to persist.
Drive shaft

[wwbroe]

Did i understand it right, Evans said that he has only two wheel drive?

[wwbroe]

Neuville fastest trough !!

[Mirek]

Fingers crossed for Paddon to keep it like this and on the road till the finish!

[OldF]

iRally ‏@Official_iRally (https://twitter.com/Official_iRally)5m5 minutes ago (https://twitter.com/Official_iRally/status/609284707306602496)
Mikkelsen's strut has come through the top mount, they are changing the top mount on rear right suspension. Difficult repair to do. #WRC (https://twitter.com/hashtag/WRC?src=hash)

Hyundai Motorsport ‏@HyundaiWRC (https://twitter.com/HyundaiWRC)8m8 minutes ago (https://twitter.com/HyundaiWRC/status/609284206296977408)
End of SS4 @HaydenPaddon (https://twitter.com/HaydenPaddon): "We are trying to make the most of the road position.We had a puncture at the end of previous SS. Really happy!!"

Thierry Neuville ‏@thierryneuville (https://twitter.com/thierryneuville)14m14 minutes ago (https://twitter.com/thierryneuville/status/609282915017621504)
SS4 « This one was not so good. Stalled the engine in a hairpin. Tricky stage, could have done better but good pace notes I had fun! » #TN (https://twitter.com/hashtag/TN?src=hash)

iRally ‏@Official_iRally (https://twitter.com/Official_iRally)30m30 minutes ago (https://twitter.com/Official_iRally/status/609280423148060672)
Ostberg 10:41.4 'Some rocks on the narrow parts, I made a mistake in a right hand corner, I went wide. Hit the rock.' #WRC (https://twitter.com/hashtag/WRC?src=hash) #iRally (https://twitter.com/hashtag/iRally?src=hash)


M-Sport ‏@MSportLtd (https://twitter.com/MSportLtd)
Rear-left suspension damage for Robert #Kubica (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kubica?src=hash) having hit a bridge in SS3. The team will collect the car and make a repair for tomorrow #WRC (https://twitter.com/hashtag/WRC?src=hash)

BILLIOT Jérémie (https://twitter.com/planetemarcus) retweeted
M-Sport ‏@MSportLtd (https://twitter.com/MSportLtd)1h1 hour ago (https://twitter.com/MSportLtd/status/609270173137301504)
Rear-right driveshaft issue for @ElfynEvans (https://twitter.com/ElfynEvans). He and @danielbarritt (https://twitter.com/danielbarritt) will try to make it through the next two stages but will lose time #WRC (https://twitter.com/hashtag/WRC?src=hash)

[Mirek]

Lappi said he stalled engine in the last stage and now he had a spin.

[AL14]

What is with Evans? He had problem in the previous stage and now they seem to persist.
Just saw him live with a rear left puncture. Or at least it seemed so.

[RS]

Nice time by Kopecky on SS4.

[Muchonen]

Can Someone post overall times?

[Mirek]

They are for example here: http://rally-base.com/2015/rally-italia-sardegna-2015/?ssId=2957

[Vaggelis27]

No sp livestream..:(

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Hayden Paddon: "I'm really happy. I must admit the new paddle-shift on my car makes a big difference on these stages. The first stage win was a surprise, now we're just trying to make the most of our road position advantage."

That must be some paddle-shift !! :D Sounds like tyres and road position were the real reason for his pace...


The Kiwi enjoyed cleaner roads offered by a low start position to win Grighine Sud by 5.3sec in his Hyundai i20, before outpacing the field by 11.0sec in Grighine Nord.
“It was an advantage,” admitted Paddon. “We were surprised by our speed in SS2 so we calmed down in the next one and didn’t take big risks, just following the line. We hit a massive rock in SS2 that pitched us in the air and again in this one, so we were a bit lucky,” he said. Overnight rain left the gravel roads damper and cooler than expected and those who gambled on including soft tyres in their selection this morning benefited. One of those was Paddon, who had two softs on the rear of his car.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Looks like Mikkelesen now out with fuel pressure problem...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHSrSk8W8AI1J0b.jpg

After fixing the top mount ... :(

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHSpnWpXAAAYuqE.jpg

[Luijbregts]

Why don't you just follow wrc.com ? MUCHONEN

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Kubica after hitting bridge...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHSToWwWIAAHwKe.jpg:large

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Meeke

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHSolGxWoAAHp8e.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHSok8OXAAAVvPj.jpg

[Muchonen]

Have just enough internet speed to use tapatalk, accesing any site is impossible (~8kb/s)

[Mirek]

Aha...

1. Paddon, 2. Latvala +23, 3.Ogier +25, 4. Sordo +35 (10 pen), 5. Neuville +39, 6. Tänak +41, 7. Prokop +1:12, 8. Ostberg +1:29, 9. Andreucci +1:44, 10. Lappi +1:48, 11. Bertelli +2:07, 12. Kopecký +2:28, 13. Al Attiyah +2:37, 14. Kremmer +2:43, 15. Al Rahji +2:51

[N.O.T]

6 accidents in 5 rallies for Kubica.... wonder which team member is at fault this time.... useless.

[Vaggelis27]

any link for ss6???

[N.O.T]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aozohKhh1-k

crash kubica.. hopeless really...

[latek]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aozohKhh1-k

crash kubica.. hopeless really...
Those safety bales should have been put in front of that brick wall not behind, still stupid mistake though.

[N.O.T]

Those safety bales should have been put in front of that brick wall not behind, still stupid mistake though.

if they were put infront i doubt the cars would be able to go through...

[nafpaktos]

Can Nasser switch tyres for another legs or are they all sealed?

when you change tyre manufacturer you need extensive tests(to a similar road)if you want to take the maximum from your tyres,so i dont know if he change tyres now how much will help him.

[latek]

if they were put infront i doubt the cars would be able to go through...
Kubica has said they were in front during the rece. Putting them behind is pointless from safety point of view.

[Mirek]

when you change tyre manufacturer you need extensive tests(to a similar road)if you want to take the maximum from your tyres,so i dont know if he change tyres now how much will help him.

Pirelli are not new for him. He has a lot of experience with them. My question is about the rules. I guess it's not possible for him to switch during the rally but I don't know.

[nafpaktos]

I start to think that Robert should switch to racing.About meeke he is just a latvala version.
I was considering Lefebvre as a big talent but so far has not show somehing special with 4wd cars.Opinions??dont say he is on a learning curve.

[N.O.T]

Lefebre is nothing.
Meeke is Meeke
Kubica should go away before something serious happens.

[N.O.T]

Kubica has said they were in front during the rece. Putting them behind is pointless from safety point of view.

Kubica says a lot of things... most of them are of no value.

[Livewireshock]

Hayden's pace is due to the new car. He is more confident with the paddle shift and able to apply himself more than before. In the past he was hesitant in some corners due to limitations with the intercooler. This is what John Kennard was saying during service.

Sousa is out due to an electrical gremlin and his team is agitated because they can not track down a Peugeot engineer.

Scott Pedder is angry with himself for hitting a small bridge after getting offline by 6 inches.

[Mirek]

Andreucci surprisingly very slow in the short stage loosing first place to Lappi.

EDIT: Andreucci missed a junction and also drove the stage with bonnet up.

[6789]

Hayden's pace is due to the new car. He is more confident with the paddle shift and able to apply himself more than before. In the past he was hesitant in some corners due to limitations with the intercooler. This is what John Kennard was saying during service.

Sousa is out due to an electrical gremlin and his team is agitated because they can not track down a Peugeot engineer.

Scott Pedder is angry with himself for hitting a small bridge after getting offline by 6 inches.

Thanks for the update.

How does the intercooler limit cornering?

[Livewireshock]

Just reporting what John said. I am guessing it means the ability to cool and work efficiently when applying power

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[Fast Eddie WRC]

Shame for Kubica... thought he was getting better and not making such mistakes in recent events...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHTXsQ4UcAAgDUx.png

[Livewireshock]

Shame for Kubica... thought he was getting better and not making such mistakes in recent events...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHTXsQ4UcAAgDUx.png
Talking to some of the M-sport boys last night were praising Kubica for his attitude recently. He has been more hands on and involved with the new car and in how it is set up.

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[N.O.T]

Shame for Kubica... thought he was getting better and not making such mistakes in recent events...


By recent you mean just Portugal ... LOL kid.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Ogier tells the WRC TV crew at the stop control that he has a clutch issue...

[Mirek]

Splits seem to be drunk.

[JAM]

Sometimes you should think that some mistakes from Kubica are indeed the result of his handicaped right hand.

It's obvious that Kubica has some limitation driving that others don't have.

[Livewireshock]

Sometimes you should think that some mistakes from Kubica are indeed the result of his handicaped right hand.

It's obvious that Kubica has some limitation driving that others don't have.
Yes, he is definitely driving one handed. However he does not want to drive slower to match that with a go fast or go home attitude.

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[Fast Eddie WRC]

Tanak wow ! :)

[EstWRC]

Finally Tänak! Lets continue with with this. Started just now following the rally can someone sum it up for me please? Paddon leading, really? Wheres Meeke, Kubica, MIkkelsen?

[N.O.T]

meeke accident, kubica accident, mikkelsen suspension

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Tanak apparently gives M-Sport their 1st stage win of 2015 !!

[rp]

Finally Tänak! Lets continue with with this. Started just now following the rally can someone sum it up for me please? Paddon leading, really? Wheres Meeke, Kubica, MIkkelsen?

https://rallyparadise.wordpress.com/wrc/wrc-2015-round06/

[Mariusz]

Kubica says a lot of things... most of them are of no value.
The pot calling the kettle black.

[Mirek]

Lappi crashed.

[dimviii]

Colin Clark ‏@voiceofrally 29 λεπτάΠριν από 29 λεπτά Προβολή μετάφρασης
Small impact with wall in SS6 damaged the rad on Gorban's car and he has retired in road section before SS7


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHTlYWgWoAA6Os-.jpg

[makinen_fan]

Lappi crashed.

It's a shame, it was a good battle with Paolo

[RS]

Lappi crashed.

Damn, he was going well. He needs to stop doing that. He was lucky to win ERC last year because of Peugeot frailties and admitted so himself.

[dimviii]

Lappi at servce said about some gear shift problems.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHTHy2JWcAAmxN2.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHTFR_zW8AAxmXW.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHSezY6WgAAj05L.jpg

[dimviii]

Karlip ‏@Karlip1 9 λεπτάΠριν από 9 λεπτά Προβολή μετάφρασης
#RallyItaly - SS7 - Lappi has crashed into a wall and has thrown big rocks onto the road. Kremer says he had to stop and go around

[Mariusz]

Ott's avg speed on SS7 was 162.07. Nice one.

[Doon]

The organisers marked an access road to the stage on the maps for spectators that we could not find, and there were a fair few bemused looking spectators searching for it too. They needed a marshal on the entrance, or at least a sign.

A marshal moved us from a spot which wasn't unsafe, which he proved by letting some Italians stand there 5 mins later.

They seem to close off random roads around here, there is very little signage, and don't get me started on Alghero.....what a mess. We even saw a nav and driver out of the car with a map asking police for directions in the town.

The driving standards, on a road section from shakedown, we're pretty appalling by one wrc 2 driver. Maybe he was a local, because they are completely crazy on the roads too!!

Not a great rally in my eyes, as a spectator I'd take GB any day! glad Paddon is giving us something to cheer about!

[Mirek]

Ott's avg speed on SS7 was 162.07. Nice one.

There's wrong stage length on the result system :)

[N.O.T]

If Paddon can get a podium it will be nice.

[jarauto2]

WRC - Rally Italia Sardegna 2015: Stages 1-5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNq2Zp2f38A

[dimviii]

Ott's avg speed on SS7 was 162.07. Nice one.

108,1

[Mariusz]

There's wrong stage length on the result system :)
Thanks. I've recalculated with 14.08 km instead and it's 108.15. Look way more realistic.

[EightGear]

If Paddon can get a podium it will be nice.
I think that will be too much, top 5 and he should be happy I think. But he's doing great so far, his time on SS7 impressed me more than this morningsm times.

[Rallyper]

if they were put infront i doubt the cars would be able to go through...

Were they anyway? I thought rallies was driven on gravel stages, not in labyrints.

[dimviii]

do we know what kind of problems has Ucci?

[Mirek]

do we know what kind of problems has Ucci?

Both Ucci and Kopecký complained that they hit some big stones which were thrown on the road by Lappi's crash. In the stage before he had opened bonnet and missed a junction.

[N.O.T]

I think that will be too much, top 5 and he should be happy I think. But he's doing great so far, his time on SS7 impressed me more than this morningsm times.

with meeke and mikkelsen out i think he should try for the podium...

[Mariusz]

Actually it's Armin Kremer who drives after Lappi so they were doing most of the rock cleaning.

[denkimi]

I think that will be too much, top 5 and he should be happy I think. But he's doing great so far, his time on SS7 impressed me more than this morningsm times.

if he doesn't crash, a podium is the least we should expect.

[N.O.T]

if he doesn't crash, a podium is the least we should expect.

the least ? what is the most ?

[AP-Racing]

Kremer

https://scontent-cdg2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/11407311_970845066282211_5924416705571050420_n.jpg ?oh=b85004be7754a8e02389a7b39250063d&oe=562F725F

[dimviii]

iRally ‏@Official_iRally 3 λεπτάΠριν από 3 λεπτά Προβολή μετάφρασης
SS8 with a slight delay, will inform you as soon as we get news #WRC #iRally #RallySardegna

[EightGear]

if he doesn't crash, a podium is the least we should expect.
I think you may underestimate the cleaning effect.

[N.O.T]

is there a delay ? or the splits are off ?

nvm

[jarauto2]

Lappi completed SS7. His time is 30 minutes.

[dimviii]

Kopecky and Nasser half minute behind Ucci after his problems

[denkimi]

I think you may underestimate the cleaning effect.
no, i'dont. i just expect a few more crashes/technical problems.

i estimate that 5 or less factory drivers will make it to the finish without any major problems.

[Rallyper]

No splits for Ogier. The usual way of behavour?

[N.O.T]

No splits for Ogier. The usual way of behavour?

they work fine.

[Livewireshock]

Come on Hayden, Give it some Jandal!!!!

[Mariusz]

Yeah, still going strong on 3rd split!

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Paddon 0.3s lost only to Ogier !

[N.O.T]

The biggest dissapointment this year has to be Neuville...

[Mirek]

Lappi on first split of SS8 driving slow.

[AP-Racing]

https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/11422678_10152884886421304_7244160213781736563_n.j pg?oh=b6b290c79898e5b4f7fdbe03341bf6ee&oe=55EAC62D

[Mirek]

Kopecký starting 6 minutes late behind Carchat. Seems like there was some damage from those Lappi's stones...

[dimviii]

The biggest dissapointment this year has to be Neuville...

yes,but just for reference he had gearbox problems at this stage.

[Mirek]

Andreucci only without splits or is he out?

Lefebvre stopped?

[AP-Racing]

Lefebvre stopped?

Oui

[Mirek]

Ucci in finish in a good time after all. So only split failure.

[dimviii]

FRI 18:37 - UP NEXT: SS9
The schedule is bumped forward by 20 minutes - so the stage will start at 1846hrs

[SkodaR5]

what happen to Lappi .. did he crash ? :(

[Mariusz]

He hit a wall, but was able to repair the car. Lost a lot of time though.

[Mirek]

Kopecký lost probably some time in the dust behind Carchat. He finished only 14 seconds behind him.

[SkodaR5]

ohhh bad luck ...he was the first :(

[N.O.T]

LoL at Latvala... go home boy.

[Mirek]

ohhh bad luck ...he was the first :(

And his crash caused that some big stones got in the line and Kremmer, Kopecký and Andreucci hit them. It looks like Kopecký was affected the most as he started late into next stage in which he moreover caught slower driver infront of him. Therefore Lappi's crash effectively caused a real disaster in the team effort.

[Mirek]

Is there even anybody interested in this rally? Now Latvala got a puncture and there is no reaction here...

[SkodaR5]

and Nasser is the beneficiary ..!

[SkodaR5]

anyone has free link of live stream

[dimviii]

Is there even anybody interested in this rally? Now Latvala got a puncture and there is no reaction here...

Nasser vs Ucci

[Mariusz]

Is there even anybody interested in this rally? Now Latvala got a puncture and there is no reaction here...
It's a little hard to type when keep your fingers crossed :)

[focus206]

Looks like the """miracle""" that Ogier needed to win the rally might as well happen... but well, early to say

[Rallyper]

no, i'dont. i just expect a few more crashes/technical problems.

i estimate that 5 or less factory drivers will make it to the finish without any major problems.


Is there even anybody interested in this rally? Now Latvala got a puncture and there is no reaction here...

Well NOT just did. React I mean. JML to go home after one puncture...

[dimviii]

Ucci comments after ss7
(48 - Andreucci Paolo / Andreussi Anna): I have seen Lappi stopped on the left. This stage was not great as I had a power-steering problem early on, but in the last 3kms I had no problems. For the moment the car is OK.

Nasser after ss8
(42 - Al-Attiyah Nasser / Baumel Matthieu): We changed what we needed for the afternoon and the tyres are working. It is a difficult rally. We will try to get through all the stages.

[EightGear]

Okay Paddon really is having the pace this weekend.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Its up to Paddon now - Ogier now to 2nd...

Been a great day for him anyway , hope he keeps the lead.

JML has blown his chance I think.

[AL14]

Crazy day.
I got stucked on SS5 because silly organizers didn't stop cars arriving from a very narrow street in the middle of nowhere. The result was that people could no go ahead or back and they just let their cars in the middle of the road so that my car and all the cars of media guys and other spectators that arrived before was literally stucked.

We manage to go out by calling ALL the people that stopped the road.

Then, going from SS5 to SS7 I just met casually Mikkelsen on the road. He was stopped because he had gearshift problem in normal street (at least it is what people said). I took a picture but didn't bother him too much, just said hello :)

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/?ui=2&ik=e1ad33f469&view=fimg&th=14de8d38237e6264&attid=0.1&disp=inline&realattid=1503794547733299200-local0&safe=1&attbid=ANGjdJ_zlyTtydjhLdoNatXe2tu13dkJddsv-kj8j93eQyl_ht2yU84rClef9oS-S7bWHnYOWotYXOlYbc4bIG41T_s5hLkQ0syChO_QL4pZ7ksIeY 9SM2Dl3c3qQO8&ats=1434130837855&rm=14de8d38237e6264&zw&sz=w1576-h665

[dimviii]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHUUVXlWEAAXAcb.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHUUVYWWsAAkV25.jpg

[dimviii]

Lappi
"I hit some rocks, broke the steering arm and then went across the road and hit some more. We fixed it. It was not so bad. My mistake though. All that's missing is a front drive-shaft - that's somewhere on the stage. We have only rear-wheel drive now."

(42 - Al-Attiyah Nasser / Baumel Matthieu): It was not easy but we tried and we kept improving all afternoon. It is still a long rally and a difficult one. We will try not to make mistakes. Here I was not pushing but before I was. We are at the limit with the tyres now.


Camilli stopped



Ucci took 15 sec from Nasser.

[SkodaR5]

Kopecky 1:40 Penalty ?!

[AL14]

What a great pace by Andreucci by the way. Stages of today are not those one of the Italian champioship but it must be said that Sardinia has always been a round until 2014.
By the way it's a pity he is 50 and he has never tried an WRC career...

[bluuford]

Is there even anybody interested in this rally? Now Latvala got a puncture and there is no reaction here...
I think that this is so normal for Latvala that nobody is surprised and have nothing more to say :-P Lappi made a real "favour" to Skoda team. All SKodas were more or less affected...

[AP-Racing]

Kopecky 1:40 Penalty ?!

He late on previous stage

[Mirek]

Kopecky 1:40 Penalty ?!

Yes, I told You, it's probably another result of the Lappi's accident...

[Mariusz]

Sordo is out. Lost wheel.

[dimviii]

Lefebvre
Unfortunately we must abandon after going off road. The car is not damaged but we are stuck in the bushes. I am very disappointed, our sensations were improving ...

[dimviii]

borl day1
https://youtu.be/o3y_1zzEXig

[Mirek]

Sordo is out. Lost wheel.

He finished the stage one minute down. Maybe he can make it to the service.

[mousti]

He finished the stage one minute down. Maybe he can make it to the service.
will be difficult..

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHUfMA3WEAAUxzM.jpg

[dimviii]

He finished the stage one minute down. Maybe he can make it to the service.

dont think so...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHUfMA3WEAAUxzM.jpg

[Mariusz]

But Hayden is through although with some problems with the car. Hopefully he'll do it to the service! It's not far.

[dimviii]

(20 - Paddon Hayden / Kennard John): We were a little lucky, something is broken or a flat tyre on the rear right. A corner threw us into a bank so we took it easy from there. Tomorrow stages are stages that Ogier and Latvala know well.

[Rallyper]

So let us close the book for this time. Ogier wins and nothing more to say. I´m leaving I think...
Waiting for NORF.

[Mirek]

Nasser crashed...

[dimviii]

Nasser crashed...

he has a 7 sec slower 1st split from Protasov,at 2nd split almost equal,3rd no time due to crash.
Seems like he had a spin before 1st split?,he managed to gain 7 sec to Protasov,but never reached 3rd one.

[dimviii]

to many cars abandoned cars to clean the road tomorrow

[denkimi]

i estimate that 5 or less factory drivers will make it to the finish without any major problems.
sordo out, that's 6 left and 2 days to go.

[marcosg]

Yes, I told You, it's probably another result of the Lappi's accident...

kopecky said that they stopped after the stage to service the car after hitting a stone left by lappi's crash, and then they did a mistake with the control times and arrived 10min late to the next ss

[Mirek]

Fuchs, Kremmer and Al Rahji also in troubles. WRC2 about survival as always...

[dimviii]

43 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): The incident is part of motorsport, these things happen and they happened to me. I can drive faster. There is big potential on the car. This rally is not finished, the result is not going to be so good but we will try to learn until the end.

[WUff1]

Lefebvre
Unfortunately we must abandon after going off road. The car is not damaged but we are stuck in the bushes. I am very disappointed, our sensations were improving ...

He didn´t loose much. One of the dissapointing performances in rallying this year.

[AP-Racing]

I think something happened. Every crew - lost 5-10 minutes

[EightGear]

He didn´t loose much. One of the dissapointing performances in rallying this year.
I wonder if it will be wise to put him in a WRC car for a few events already this year. Looks like he isn't ready yet.

[dimviii]

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[dimviii]

I wonder if it will be wise to put him in a WRC car for a few events already this year. Looks like he isn't ready yet.

i dont want to be harsch,but i dont think he has even wrc2 or erc potential.

[Mirek]

I think something happened. Every crew - lost 5-10 minutes

Yellow flag according to wrc.com. Let's wait how stupid the notional times will be this time.

[dimviii]

wtf !!!!! Ucci lost 10 minutes to Kuwari.

edit time mistake

[Mirek]

Which genius made the decision to run 1,5 km long spectator stage at 6:57 a.m.? :eek:

[EightGear]

i dont want to be harsch,but i dont think he has even wrc2 or erc potential.
He was great in FWD cars, but showed nothing in 4WD so far. Let's see Ypres, he should be familiar with those kind of stages.

[dimviii]

incar of Kubica crash,watch the position of straw bale.Also Mikkelsens and Ostbergs errors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBjBo7PS96Y

[dimviii]

Camilli
The second stage ends prematurely for us ... We are forced to give in SS9 for mechanical cause. We are really disappointed ... We were brought up to the 3rd place after signing a WRC2 Scratch time in our class before giving up. We hope to start in Rally 2 tomorrow to continue our learning!

[Lundefaret]

Every WRC driver except Ogier should be spectators for at least one rally, and see for them selves how different his lines is compared to the others. This is just... Mrphhhh....!

Meek of in the first corner. (He is the most charismatic guy in the whole of WRC, he is smart, he can be brilliant, but oh how he f**cks up.)

Mads out of it. (Set up problems on the first loop again (and probably som technical problems), he must learn to lower his treshold on the set up from test to the rally proper.)

Mikkelsen with his normal outer rear end misshap. (The dire combination of non optimal pace notes and a hack for late braking is dangerous for the outer rear wheel. He can drive the most perfect lines when on it, but he is easy of it. This is a guy that could easily challenge Ogier on every rally if he got his shit togehter. He is a huge talent.)

Latvala with his usual outside rear puncture. (Hmmm... Well, at least he is trying. The best wheel man in the whole of the WRC, but oh so high risk. A small adjustment on his exits would scare the shit out of Ogier, but who will tell him?)

Sordo... (Well, he is fast when his car is "to understeered" and slow when his car is perfect. Maybe he should start taking notice? If he suddenly unlocks the mystery of why he as a tarmac specialist is so fast on the loose stuff, he could be a steady top performer. But thats not likely to happen.)

Kubica... (Well. Well. His WRC rallying has to be one of the longest ongoing and most public suicide attempts in modern history.)

Neuville on and off... (Finland 2013. I was sure we had a new challenger. Damn sure. But Nose End First-Professor Olav Bodilsen said that, although Neuville was fast, and driving proper Nose End First lines, he had seen some things that made him believe that Neuville was not conscious of how and why. Well, that turned out to be the truth. Now clearly outperformed by Paddon, AND Sordo. Well whats the secret: On low grip surfaces You try to hard Neuville.)

Haydon Paddon has shone a light on the WRC during this rally, hope he keeps it up. He represents a hope hanging on by a shoe string, that the master Ogier can be challenged.

So what should the drivers learn from this:

Lesson 1) If You try to go as fast or faster that Ogier by turning in earlier, and/or going on the throttle earlier in a combination with an earlier turn in, than Ogier: You will be punished.

And how do we stop this French dominance?

We outlaw the Auto de Junes. When only one country in the world do a proper talent scout job within motorsport, and back the winners all the way to the WRC, only one country can become World Champions.

[EightGear]

Every WRC driver except Ogier should be spectators for at least one rally, and see for them selves how different his lines is compared to the others. This is just... Mrphhhh....!

Meek of in the first corner. (He is the most charismatic guy in the whole of WRC, he is smart, he can be brilliant, but oh how he f**cks up.)

Mads out of it. (Set up problems on the first loop again (and probably som technical problems), he must learn to lower his treshold on the set up from test to the rally proper.)

Mikkelsen with his normal outer rear end misshap. (The dire combination of non optimal pace notes and a hack for late braking is dangerous for the outer rear wheel. He can drive the most perfect lines when on it, but he is easy of it. This is a guy that could easily challenge Ogier on every rally if he got his shit togehter. He is a huge talent.)

Latvala with his usual outside rear puncture. (Hmmm... Well, at least he is trying. The best wheel man in the whole of the WRC, but oh so high risk. A small adjustment on his exits would scare the shit out of Ogier, but who will tell him?)

Sordo... (Well, he is fast when his car is "to understeered" and slow when his car is perfect. Maybe he should start taking notice? If he suddenly unlocks the mystery of why he as a tarmac specialist is so fast on the loose stuff, he could be a steady top performer. But thats not likely to happen.)

Kubica... (Well. Well. His WRC rallying has to be one of the longest ongoing and most public suicide attempts in modern history.)

Neuville on and off... (Finland 2013. I was sure we had a new challenger. Damn sure. But Nose End First-Professor Olav Bodilsen said that, although Neuville was fast, and driving proper Nose End First lines, he had seen some things that made him believe that Neuville was not conscious of how and why. Well, that turned out to be the truth. Now clearly outperformed by Paddon, AND Sordo. Well whats the secret: On low grip surfaces You try to hard Neuville.)

Haydon Paddon has shone a light on the WRC during this rally, hope he keeps it up. He represents a hope hanging on by a shoe string, that the master Ogier can be challenged.

So what should the drivers learn from this:

Lesson 1) If You try to go as fast or faster that Ogier by turning in earlier, and/or going on the throttle earlier in a combination with an earlier turn in, than Ogier: You will be punished.

And how do we stop this French dominance?

We outlaw the Auto de Junes. When only one country in the world do a proper talent scout job within motorsport, and back the winners all the way to the WRC, only one country can become World Champions.
I believe Rallye Jeunes is gone now, or at least Citroen has stopped supporting it. I could be wrong though.

[dimviii]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHUwVltWIAAgVHM.jpg

[stefanvv]

Every WRC driver except Ogier should be spectators for at least one rally, and see for them selves how different his lines is compared to the others. This is just... Mrphhhh....!

Meek of in the first corner. (He is the most charismatic guy in the whole of WRC, he is smart, he can be brilliant, but oh how he f**cks up.)

Mads out of it. (Set up problems on the first loop again (and probably som technical problems), he must learn to lower his treshold on the set up from test to the rally proper.)

Mikkelsen with his normal outer rear end misshap. (The dire combination of non optimal pace notes and a hack for late braking is dangerous for the outer rear wheel. He can drive the most perfect lines when on it, but he is easy of it. This is a guy that could easily challenge Ogier on every rally if he got his shit togehter. He is a huge talent.)

Latvala with his usual outside rear puncture. (Hmmm... Well, at least he is trying. The best wheel man in the whole of the WRC, but oh so high risk. A small adjustment on his exits would scare the shit out of Ogier, but who will tell him?)

Sordo... (Well, he is fast when his car is "to understeered" and slow when his car is perfect. Maybe he should start taking notice? If he suddenly unlocks the mystery of why he as a tarmac specialist is so fast on the loose stuff, he could be a steady top performer. But thats not likely to happen.)

Kubica... (Well. Well. His WRC rallying has to be one of the longest ongoing and most public suicide attempts in modern history.)

Neuville on and off... (Finland 2013. I was sure we had a new challenger. Damn sure. But Nose End First-Professor Olav Bodilsen said that, although Neuville was fast, and driving proper Nose End First lines, he had seen some things that made him believe that Neuville was not conscious of how and why. Well, that turned out to be the truth. Now clearly outperformed by Paddon, AND Sordo. Well whats the secret: On low grip surfaces You try to hard Neuville.)

Haydon Paddon has shone a light on the WRC during this rally, hope he keeps it up. He represents a hope hanging on by a shoe string, that the master Ogier can be challenged.

So what should the drivers learn from this:

Lesson 1) If You try to go as fast or faster that Ogier by turning in earlier, and/or going on the throttle earlier in a combination with an earlier turn in, than Ogier: You will be punished.

And how do we stop this French dominance?

We outlaw the Auto de Junes. When only one country in the world do a proper talent scout job within motorsport, and back the winners all the way to the WRC, only one country can become World Champions.

Ogier may talk too much about this and that, but at the end of the day he is doing his perfect job after all. No matter how fast he has been. Other drivers probably should not pay too much attention about his talks and do their job in the best possible way they could. Paddon did that excellent today....

[kirungi okwogera]

Every WRC driver except Ogier...


All good points Lundefaret. I'm not sure if I can see/analyze driving style in as much detail but it sounds about right from what I do see.

I disagree with Rallye Jeunes FFSA needing to be banned - I would rather other countries did a "proper talent scout job". Motorsport (not just rally) has for a long time always been based on money/access to money/family name, and for a long time that was enough for success, and even if only one country is investing in getting talent from a larger pool of people than the moneyed classes, it means an improvement in the overall quality of drivers. I'd rather see one country with a semi-meritocracy in motorsport than no countries. If that means French WRC champions for a while then I can live with that.

Speaking of that - Paddon is showing that a guy without much money (and therefore without much consistent training, time to test, etc.) can excel even from outside France. I'm really impressed by his pace, obviously in the morning with the sweeping advantage, but in holding it consistently when he wasn't the only person benefiting from roadcleaning, and indeed holding it through the afternoon when he didn't have much advantage. That seems like less of a fluke than a newcomer randomly winning the occasional stage.

While it felt to me that it was sooner than I thought he would perform so well (and more sudden, not much buildup) I think it is no coincidence that his (basically) one-year anniversary in a WRC car is showing him to jump from 7-8th positions to higher contention - this is an established pattern with frontrunners who don't have the advantage of five year plans. We shall see though.

[AP-Racing]

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[nafpaktos]

I wonder if it will be wise to put him in a WRC car for a few events already this year. Looks like he isn't ready yet.
totally agree

[kirungi okwogera]

Ogier may talk too much about this and that, but at the end of the day he is doing his perfect job after all. No matter how fast he has been. Other drivers probably should not pay too much attention about his talks and do their job in the best possible way they could. Paddon did that excellent today....

I remember in Paddon's NZ national rally days, he'd sometimes say at a midday stop "we decided not to get splits or find out even where we were in the standings" - always when he had built up a huge lead and demolished the rest of the field. Maybe he's trying that technique again?

[N.O.T]

I remember in Paddon's NZ national rally days, he'd sometimes say at a midday stop "we decided not to get splits or find out even where we were in the standings" - always when he had built up a huge lead and demolished the rest of the field. Maybe he's trying that technique again?

no splits allowed this year in the car for everyone.

[kirungi okwogera]

no splits allowed this year in the car.

Exactly! May play to his advantage given he seems to like to drive that way. I guess the stage-end interviews would've blown the secret that he was leading though, even if his co-driver kept quiet.

[N.O.T]

no splits were allowed since the start of the season nor just for this event....

[nafpaktos]

i dont want to see lundfaret's posts,is it possible????????i am tired with nose end first technique analysis and what his teacher-authority(Nose End First-Professor Olav Bodilsen) says.ΟΧΙ ΑΛΛΟ ΚΑΡΒΟΥΝΟ

[stefanvv]

I remember in Paddon's NZ national rally days, he'd sometimes say at a midday stop "we decided not to get splits or find out even where we were in the standings" - always when he had built up a huge lead and demolished the rest of the field. Maybe he's trying that technique again?

It's not just about You see splits or not, it is the whole package of a driver approaching his own rally. But my comment anyway was mostly the disappointment of some other challengers, namely Meeke and Neuville. I don't know what the problem with Neuville was today though. Mikkelsen was also little trying too hard and had another suspension damage, he has enough experience with this rally so it is pure driving error. Probably Latvala's mistake was not so big, but lost some precious seconds, it is a pity, I was expecting good fight tomorrow with Ogier.

[N.O.T]

i like his posts for example today we learned that paddon was more nose end first than anyone, a technique that he did not use in portugal, Ogier tomorrow will be more nose end first though and maybe latvala will also follow with a bit more nose end first and they will fight. and as usual the most nose end first wins... i wish i was a bit more nose end first then i could be champions of everythings.

[kirungi okwogera]

yeah - obviously I am not claiming he's only driving well because of that - his car's had an upgrade too, and who knows what other factors, but I was responding to the quote saying the other drivers need to focus on driving and ignore Ogier's constant stream of dramatic talk while undramatically beating everyone. I only mean I expect Paddon might be good at this.

nafpaktos I'm pretty sure that's easy, but even easier than finding out how to ignore somebody on a forum is to actually just ignore them with your brain and not read them.

[nafpaktos]

i like his posts for example today we learned that paddon was more nose end first than anyone, a technique that he did not use in portugal, Ogier tomorrow will be more nose end first though and maybe latvala will also follow with a bit more nose end first and they will fight. and as usual the most nose end first wins... i wish i was a bit more nose end first then i could be champions of everythings.
Ι am sorry,i have only one like for each post. ;)

[dimviii]

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[AL14]

Curb your enthusiasm with Paddon. He showed great stuff today and I'm very happy for it, but a good rally happens to everyone. The day before yesterday he was lying in 7th-8th positions.
Don't misunderstand me, I'm very happy to see a guy with so little experience leading a rally, but before referring to him as a possible Ogier-beater we will have to wait.
I'm pretty sure the posts about Paddon tomorrow night will be different than today.

[AL14]

It's not just about ...

Hei stefan! Nice to read you again, I was a bit worried because you didn't post lately :)

[nafpaktos]

but before referring to him as a possible Ogier-beater we will have to wait.
No one said that.

[N.O.T]

Curb your enthusiasm with Paddon. He showed great stuff today and I'm very happy for it, but a good rally happens to everyone. The day before yesterday he was lying in 7th-8th positions.
Don't misunderstand me, I'm very happy to see a guy with so little experience leading a rally, but before referring to him as a possible Ogier-beater we will have to wait.
I'm pretty sure the posts about Paddon tomorrow night will be different than today.

someone has to tell Paddon to be as nose first as he was today and then everything is easy...

[nafpaktos]

someone has to tell Paddon to be as nose first as he was today and then everything is easy...
True

[kirungi okwogera]

Didn't read the whole thread but I didn't see anybody say that Paddon could challenge Ogier - I think there's excitement whenever someone new leads. He's performing above expectations of 7th-8th, which means it looks like he's still got room for improvement, unlike, say, almost every driver on the top level.

[stefanvv]

Paddon is still learning. Too early for any challenge. Only time will tell...

[EightGear]

The onboard's on WRC+ won't work on my phone. Is anyone else experiencing problems?

[WRCfan]

Anyone know where to watch Day 1 highlights? People upload them on the motorsport torrent sites although 4GB is excessive, online streaming link anyone knows of?

WRCfan

[GigiGalliNo1]

WRCfan, you cheap and can't buy a season pass of WRCPlus?!

Also, only two stages this weekend are LIVE. Isolated island and SIT having timing issues...

[WRCfan]

WRCfan, you cheap and can't buy a season pass of WRCPlus?!

Also, only two stages this weekend are LIVE. Isolated island and SIT having timing issues...

No because I don't want to sit up at crazy hours watching 'live' WRC. Also I torrent it for nothing, today's urgency is I want to see Paddon. Any other rally I am happy to wait.

[Lundefaret]

All good points Lundefaret. I'm not sure if I can see/analyze driving style in as much detail but it sounds about right from what I do see.

I disagree with Rallye Jeunes FFSA needing to be banned - I would rather other countries did a "proper talent scout job". Motorsport (not just rally) has for a long time always been based on money/access to money/family name, and for a long time that was enough for success, and even if only one country is investing in getting talent from a larger pool of people than the moneyed classes, it means an improvement in the overall quality of drivers. I'd rather see one country with a semi-meritocracy in motorsport than no countries. If that means French WRC champions for a while then I can live with that.

Speaking of that - Paddon is showing that a guy without much money (and therefore without much consistent training, time to test, etc.) can excel even from outside France. I'm really impressed by his pace, obviously in the morning with the sweeping advantage, but in holding it consistently when he wasn't the only person benefiting from roadcleaning, and indeed holding it through the afternoon when he didn't have much advantage. That seems like less of a fluke than a newcomer randomly winning the occasional stage.

While it felt to me that it was sooner than I thought he would perform so well (and more sudden, not much buildup) I think it is no coincidence that his (basically) one-year anniversary in a WRC car is showing him to jump from 7-8th positions to higher contention - this is an established pattern with frontrunners who don't have the advantage of five year plans. We shall see though.

To Kirungi Okwogera, the suggestion of banning the Autos de Junes was a joke :) I STRONGLY support Your point regarding that these kind of talent competitions should be present in more countries!

Loeb and Ogier and the total French domination for the last 10 years has proved that talent wins over money (off course it has to be talent in combination with money, opportunity, and dedication.)

The "problem" for Ogiers competitors is that Rally is off course highly professional from the technical side - but an amateur sport regarding the athletes.
I do not mean that the atlethes them selves are at fault, only that there has been an extreme focus on the technical side, and almost no focus on the athletes, except having them physically fit.

Lets say You where an investor, and that You just bought a Premier League Soccer team.
And lets say You immediately started practicing the same strategy as is common in the WRC.
And lets say You had 100 million pounds to spend in one season.
This is what You would do:

- You would use 99.5 millions developing the shoes, the shirts and the shorts.
- You would only arrange 10-14 practice sessions a year.
- Those practice sessions would be 80-90% about the performance of the shoes, the shirts and the shorts.
- The athletes input would only be about how the shoes, the shirts and the shorts could be changed to work better for the individual soccer player.
- The trainers would be engineers.
- The trainers would only be present during the practice and the games.
- You would play 12-14 matches a year.
- The only thing You would demand of Your soccer players is that the should use some of their free time staying in shape.
- You would take Your team around the world on marketing events, taking up almost as much time as the soccer playing.

So, now You have soccer players with specially made shoes, shirts and shorts worth 400.000 pounds EACH, that practice 10-12 times a Year, and plays 10-14 matches, have engineers for trainers, do A LOT of PR work, and keep fit.

How well do You think they would perform in the Premier League?

[stefanvv]

That is quite extreme comparison Lundefaret, football and rally have nothing in common from technical point of view and the teams hardly spend 99.5% of their budget for developing the cars. Also I don't agree teams don't invest in their driver development, I'm taking VW as example though, Latvala has personal mental trainer assigned by the team, Mikkelsen has been guided sometimes also when mistakes happen too many (ref. Mexico last year).

[AL14]

No one said that.
Ok but there is still too much excitement.

[AP-Racing]

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[Mirek]

That gold-coloured air intake... omg, like some Mexican mafia.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Paddon still leads after 2 stages today.. Great job !

[Francis44]

That gold-coloured air intake... omg, like some Mexican mafia.

All new Fiestas have one just like that, quite interesting to find out why they made them that way.

[EightGear]

No because I don't want to sit up at crazy hours watching 'live' WRC. Also I torrent it for nothing, today's urgency is I want to see Paddon. Any other rally I am happy to wait.
You can watch WRC+ daily highlights anytime you'd like, you don't have to see it 'live' or anything. :)

[Mirek]

All new Fiestas have one just like that, quite interesting to find out why they made them that way.

Really? Than it's probably kind of heat shielding.

[AP-Racing]

Andreas stopped

[RS]

Is monte di ala' a very rough stage? RRCs seem to have an advantage over R5 today?

[Fast Eddie WRC]

SS13 small delay & 3 min gaps..

[6789]

Latvala stopped :/

[AP-Racing]

Prokop stopped

[AP-Racing]

JML & Martin change wheels. Puncture

[Fast Eddie WRC]

JML out of it now...

3m33s slower than Ostberg. That's third place gone. What happened? "We came over a jump and landed a bit sideways and the tyre came off the rim - perhaps there was too much load on the tyre. I wasn't sure if it was just something wrong with the damper, so I drove for a while. Then I realised it was time to stop."

[dimviii]

Paddon 24:05.9 'I never thought i'd hear that this year [a battle between you and Ogier]!' #WRC #iRally #RallySardegna

[Mirek]

It's real carnage there now.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Neuville - No power steering and oil on the windscreen

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHXeYN-WIAAICYz.jpg

[dimviii]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHW-e0TWcAAxnF9.jpg

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Tanak up to 3rd now & with a decent time in SS13 :)

[sete]

What about Prokop?

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Really? Than it's probably kind of heat shielding.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHXYD3zWIAAoJ__.jpg

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Paddon 1.4sec quicker than Ogier on stage to extend his rally lead to 8.5sec.
"That's a surprise. We struggled in there - it's quite damp and we were on on hard tyres. We should have been on softs. Okay though, no moments, we took it easy on the rough stuff. We knew weren't going to win the rally in there." And without Latvala it's now a straight battle with Ogier? "That's not a question I thought I'd hear this weekend..." :D

[dimviii]

What about Prokop?

double puncture and no oil pressure

[Medved]

Prokop: "Over for today! An oil leak is forcing us to retire from Day 2. We hope to be back tomorrow."

[dimviii]

Sordo has not started SS14, cannot start his car


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[Mirek]

Either splits are wrong or Lappi did second split faster than Ogier... anyway he will catch Padilla after few more kilometers so it doesn't matter...

[Eli]

Sordo out for today...

[Mirek]

Kubica stopped again.

[dimviii]

Kubica stopped

[dimviii]

Ostberg 4,3 faster from Ogier at split 2

[MartijnS]

Shit! We're locked in at about 5 km into Monte Lerno close to Monte Ala stage, nice spots but not much left like this...

[MartijnS]

Neuville just passed.

[Mirek]

Splits showing some bullshit again.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Paddon up on Ogier again ... :)

[stefanvv]

Paddon up on Ogier again ... :)

I guess You don't need Ogier to tell why?:) He is praising Paddon's drive though

[EstWRC]

Tänak with a spin and had to reverse but just 12 secs to Latvala, damn!

[Fast Eddie WRC]

A spin for Tanak in SS14, but recovered well, still third overall ..

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Paddon 6.4 slower than Latvala but 1.4 faster than Ogier ... decent time despite some issues.



Start them fans young in Italy !! ;)

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[Eli]

400th stage win for Polo R.

[Mirek]

With the current trend Protasov will catch Andreucci.

[dimviii]

i dont think that today Ucci is pushing 100%

[dimviii]

Andreucci still in front, but there's a switch behind when Protasov moves ahead of Al-Rajhi into second. Al-Rajhi is furious at being held up by dust clouds from Armin Kremer's damaged Skoda running ahead of him.

[Mirek]

i dont think that today Ucci is pushing 100%

Me neither but he IS the lader and his lead is in imminent danger if he continues like that.

[dimviii]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHX1yVAWgAArZiw.jpg

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Memories ...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHXbAvmW8AERUNS.jpg:large

[dimviii]

Me neither but he IS the lader and his lead is in imminent danger if he continues like that.

i think he will be faster at evening loop.Watch Kopecky is 20 sec faster than Ucci at last stage..

[Mirek]

Watch Lappi instead of Kopecký ;)

[denkimi]

no, i'dont. i just expect a few more crashes/technical problems.

i estimate that 5 or less factory drivers will make it to the finish without any major problems.

so that's paddon, ogier and tanak left. without problems, second place should be safe.

[OldF]

Really? Than it's probably kind of heat shielding.

I read in the yesterday newspaper (Helsingin Sanomat) that the WRC cars have some heat shield tape in the cockpit on the transmission tunnel to keep the heat out of the car. They said that the floor could reach a temperature as much as 100 degree Celsius (feet heater;)). But that was said to be silver-colored. Could someone that have the opportunity to have peek in cockpit to check this?

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Micky's Jump clip:

https://twitter.com/vwrallytheworld/status/609658551540281344

[Mirek]

Lappi again fastest on stage in WRC2 even with overtaking Padilla.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Ostberg SS14

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHX722AWIAA7ZKm.jpg

[dimviii]

Watch Lappi instead of Kopecký ;)

nice drive at this one,about 1,2 sec/km from stage winner.

[RS]

Lappi again fastest on stage in WRC2 even with overtaking Padilla.

It seems the car is pretty fast when it is fully unleashed and the drivers don't crash.

[dimviii]

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Andreucci 4:27.9 'For the moment, we're in control, but now we have a problem. My notes are no good.' #WRC #iRally #RallyItalia

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impressive pace from Paddon again today.Like his attitude too.

Paddon 4:03.8 'It's really, really good. We had a small advantage over Seb this morning with road position.' #WRC #iRally #RallyItalia


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Kremer 4:52.7 'We have a problem. The suspension, the front, the rear, everything. No brakes.' #WRC #iRally #RallyItalia

Al Rajhi 4:17.0 'I am angry, on the longer stage, the guy in front of me, I lose 45 seconds & my position, that isn't fair.' #WRC #iRally

Protasov 4:13.0 'Where is Yazeed? What's his time? I'm pushing again, the fight is on, much more interesting!' #WRC #iRally #RallyItalia

Protasov 4:13.0 'For me, it's a good fight with the drivers, but sometimes Yazeed drives slowly!' #WRC #iRally #RallyItalia

[Livewireshock]

Prokop's car is being taken back to the service park after sitting at the petrol station in Budduso for ages.

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[N.O.T]

very impressive job by Paddon.

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Citroën Racing ‏@CitroenRacing
#WRC2 @SLefebvreRallye had to retire before the start of SS15 (electric failure)

[Livewireshock]

Scott Pedder is out due to electrical issues too.

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so after 110 stage km Paddon almost have the same difference with Ogier after yesterday evening.(8,8 sec yesterday vs 9,2 today)
Lets see what he can manage today evening.
Yesterday at evening stages he could hold the difference,except last stage (lost 11,2 sec)he had a problem with rear handling of his i20.

Also lets see if Ucci can react against the bullet proof rrc at rough repeated stages.
(he had and some intercom problems)

[Livewireshock]

It was a slow puncture that caused Hayden's time loss last night.

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[Fast Eddie WRC]

Ott Tänak sounds like he's seeing some progress now:

"The feeling has been better than yesterday. The stages have more of a flow which suits us a bit better and I think we've been able to continue at a good, solid speed.
"We had a few little set-backs with a slow puncture at the end of SS12 which meant we had to use the softs for SS13 and a spin at the start of SS14, but I'm really starting to enjoy myself out there."
"We can't think too much about the position at the moment though. We just have to think about our own driving and remain positive."

[GigiGalliNo1]

So on Day 3, Sunday.. what will the starting order look like?

Ogier second last in the WRC class to start stage and Paddon very last in WRC class?

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Nice police cars they have over there... :eek:

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[AP-Racing]

Al Arabi - 3rd in overall on SS16

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Hayden Paddon (Hyundai / rally leader): "Sebastian is still in front, but it's a matter of time. I would like to win, but we must keep our feet on the ground. It will surely pass us this afternoon, but I do not panic because a podium would be a great result for us. That's why our biggest challenge this afternoon will be to take care of the car in these special looming very difficult. "
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Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen): "Another good morning. We no longer had to open the road because the drivers who left yesterday are gone before us this morning. With four cars, that was good. It has become more complicated with the drop of Sordo and Mikkelsen: with only two cars in front of us there was still a lot of '' gravette 'under our wheels and we lacked traction. I made some mistakes but overall the results are good. We will try to lead this afternoon and beat Hayden. It will not be easy, because it is a great race, without fail until then. "