[WRC] XION Rally Argentina | 25th - 28th April

[dimviii]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D5GS2OnX4AEiTea.jpg

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[Lead]

nice second part of the stage by Mikkelsem, as fast as Ott
If not the puncture, he would lead the rally. Not a bad start after the break.

[Tauri_J]

Great time by Sordo here. You never know what he's going to do.

yes we know, he's not gonna win

[EstWRC]

SS7 is live now

[dimviii]

Fri 15:37 - Stage Info: SS7
Amboy - Yacanto 2, 29.85km Friday’s longest stage has been shortened by 3km at the finish. It is fast, but technical, initially before becoming narrower with plenty of tight corners. The test retains its pace throughout and a series of medium speed bends link extremely fast sections towards the finish. The surface is smooth and sandy, but with bedrock showing through in places.

[EstWRC]

i have to say it looks the best stage so far, conditions wise

[er88]

Stage doesn't look too bad early on. Will cut up though

[EstWRC]

Ott is fighting really hard with that Toyota

[Lead]

Dont have a wrc plus. So who is having advantage on the road? First drivers or later ones?

[er88]

On this stage genuinely wouldn't be surprised if the first two cars have the best conditions

[Lead]

Ok, it seems down the order everyone is slower.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Wow Tanak blitzed it.

And was down on power !

[EstWRC]

Tänak down on power for some time :)

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Evans getting no better.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Meeke down to 3rd o/a.

[dimviii]

Meeke down to 3rd o/a.

4th

[AnttiL]

Ferm said to Lappi before stop control something like "at least we got here"

And the Finnish comment was "that was a pretty terrible stage"

[EstWRC]

Vamos Sordo!

[Tauri_J]

Esapekka in shock, after hearing Tänak's time

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Sordo's been 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th & 7th fastest today.

[dimviii]

lol


Rallirinki / Teemu
‏

Esapekka Lappi SS7 stage end interview:
English version, two questions, word count: 6
Finnish version, one question, word count: 4
#WRClive #RallyArgentina @EsapekkaLappi

[Mirek]

FR puncture for Ostberg.

[AnttiL]

FR puncture for Ostberg.

Well, Bulacia was 5 minutes behind before this stage, and Greensmith went into Rally2, so...

[wrc2017]

neuville running very wide on many corners

[EstWRC]

the same handwriting as in the morning, Neuville just pulls away after second split

[EstWRC]

spin for Tänak

[mknight]

Yeah, looked very unnatural... driveshaft explains it.

[EstWRC]

broken driveshaft thats why

[cosmin_sb]

Neuville finished the first day in first position

[EstWRC]

Neuville finished the first day in first position

not a surprise for me at all considering the conitions, exactly what i imagined. this was his chance to get the best result and he did it well

[AnttiL]

Neuville finished the first day in first position

first on the road

Also just heard Sordo stopped

[Mirek]

Sordo reported to be stopped for a while.

[mknight]

Lost just 10s, prbly stall or spin

[er88]

Meeke had no 3rd gear for 2/3 of the stage. Unlucky.

Lappi stopped

[wrc2017]

Stop the stage!!!!

[dimviii]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D5GwXBfWAAE-dl4.jpg

[Mirek]

Latvala also hit a bank and spun.

[USER47]

Stop the stage!!!!
Why?:-o

[er88]

Bad stage for Toyota. Tanak broken driveshaft, Meeke with no 3rd gear and Jari makes a mistake

[EstWRC]

Tänak is very lucky it just happened in the end.

Very good day overall from the TOP3 again like always, Ogier has been very quiet but is still second in the overall again and just 11 secs from the lead.

Meeke was good in the morning but faded away in the afternoon.

the others, well...

[mousti]

Transfer to Citroën for Lappi is not going well. Slow pace and crashes.

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[dimviii]

https://m.twitch.tv/vlobdrn

[Essaj]

Was there a red flag?

[EstWRC]

stage red flagged

[wrc2017]

Stop the stage!!!!

i was only joking......................

[erikli2]

I saw Lappi exiting the car slowly and many spectators waving at the heli, so fingers crossed for Ferm not being hurt. Looked like a hard impact.

[Mirek]

Also Sordo said it was a place where someone could easily crash into the car.

[mknight]

Is it just red flag from some section? Cause Mikkelsen was still at speed between spilt 3 and 4 long after Latvala slowed.

The notional times will be interesting.

[wrc2017]

jari was arguing with codriver.

[EstWRC]

SUninen just finished flat out, lol

what a mess

[er88]

Mikkelsen at full pelt still.

[Lead]

So who has the red flag? :)

[Tauri_J]

It was a sick dog with red flag

[RS]

Well, Bulacia was 5 minutes behind before this stage, and Greensmith went into Rally2, so...

Quite competitive event for WRC2 Pro, three entries and crews separated by only 14 minutes after seven stages.

[Allez Andruet]

Just what the fuck is happening?

[wrc2017]

how did mikkelsen not see lappi..

[Allez Andruet]

jari was arguing with codriver.

I didn't catch that. They were just chatting about slowing down due to the (maybe imaginary) red flag.

[tommeke_B]

how did mikkelsen not see lappi..

You know, sometimes spectators push crashed cars off the road...

[USER47]

Yeah, the car was moved a bit and I guess it was easy to miss among the crowd.

[Mirek]

Guerra also stopped for a few minutes.

[mousti]

Becs confirmed that Ferm is out of the car.

But anyways I miss Andrew Coley in the commentator booth. Getting tired of Becs.

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[mknight]

In the end for Latvala it's only a questions whether he will be ahead of behind Suninen or not. He will get that timeloss from the spin anyway and that drops him behind Evans.

[masa90]

What an exciting rallyseason sofar. But man, what a horrible season sofar to ALL finnish drivers.

Lappi been the dissapointment of the season sofar. Seems like a huge mistake to leave toyota.

[mknight]

Lappi been the dissapointment of the season sofar. Seems like a huge mistake to leave toyota.

Who knows how it will turn out in the longer run. So far it does remind me a lot about P. Solberg moving from Ford to Subaru.

[EstWRC]

Confirmed the red flag shown to Latvala was not commanded from the rally HQ. However, he must be given a notional time. It was clearly shown to him manually on the stage


lol

[masa90]

That would be great mknight. Lets hope for the best. He is my favourite of the finnish drivers.

[rp]

What an exciting rallyseason sofar. But man, what a horrible season sofar to ALL finnish drivers.

Lappi been the dissapointment of the season sofar. Seems like a huge mistake to leave toyota.

Before this season I was rather sure that next year there would be four drivers! Not anymore the same feeling, but at least Lappi had a two year contract and surely Suninen is there with the help of Jouhki. Rovanperä is not yet ready and Latvala might drive his last season.

[USER47]

They should give Latvala notional time, the red flag was quite clear, no matter if it was just a fault of some initiative idiot marshal...
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[dimviii]

Sordos spin
https://twitter.com/inforallyes/status/1121879129547333632


seems a hard crash for Lappi...
‏ @CitroenRacing

LIVE INFO �� In SS8 #C3WRC n•4 went off the road. @EsapekkaLappi & Janne Ferm are OK. They will go to the hospital for a medical check once back at the Service Park.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Maybe in panic the marshal was waving the red flag as a warning, not to stop the stage ?

[Fast Eddie WRC]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D5Gw0ohWwAA6t0G.jpg:large

[dimviii]

michelin video day 1
https://twitter.com/i/status/1121880243659321345

[AL14]

They should give Latvala notional time, the red flag was quite clear, no matter if it was just a fault of some initiative idiot marshal...
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As someone already said commenting the dog chasing his car.
"These kind of things have to happen to Latvala" lol

[Mirek]

As someone already said commenting the dog chasing his car.
"These kind of things have to happen to Latvala" lol

Actually this time he was probably lucky because he had a puncture.

[Morte66]

Maybe in panic the marshal was waving the red flag as a warning, not to stop the stage ?

I thought it might be that. And (I think) JML did slow down, and later Sordo complained about getting no warning that Lappi was in the road. If so, it wasn't ideal but it wasn't completely foolish either. And it's not the end of the world -- only JML was affected, and they can give him a notional time.

do give him a notional time, because otherwise drivers will have a reason to ignore manual red flags in future.]

[EstWRC]

everybody quite relaxed in the media zone...Ogier said it was a one wheel moment in the morning and he thought they will roll! Ott said they had brake problems in the morning after watersplashes and they discovered the driveshaft problem already after SS7 and it was just a matter of time when it breaks completely.

[dimviii]

Ogier lucky escape from outside
https://twitter.com/inforallyes/status/1121893561853784066

[dimviii]

Lappi incar crash
https://youtu.be/oYdbeqHyQ_A


Ogiers lucky escape from another angle
https://twitter.com/KiwiWRCfan/status/1121903084509077505

[mknight]

All I see in that Lappi onboard is wrong line over the small crest. He drove the first pass with puncture at that point so didn't know what it was like over there at full speed.

[steve.mandzij]

Absolutely exhausted after day one! We went to Santa Rosa-San Agustin for both runs, sitting right at the first corner on the first one and on the left right corners at the end of the straight past the first water splash. Tanak looked consistently fastest all day; Latvala, as always, the biggest crowd pleaser; all the other drivers looked fairly clean, except for Mikkelsen who chucked a huge stone at my head (luckily the visor on my cap, and my hand, deflected the impact) and Suninen who had a wild ride over the watersplash.

The stage was fuuuuull of drunk Argentines, and I had the pleasure of meeting a group of Bolivians going specifically to see Marco Bulacia, and I saw who are likely the only three Estonians in Cordoba again, with their signed Estonian flags :)

Those three pics are from SS7 and Tanak's massive run through that bit. He and Mikkelsen were the only ones who chucked stones and dirt at us in that place.

(And maybe it looks unsafe, but every safety car met us with thumbs up. If it was good enough for Mouton, I suppose it wasn't so bad).https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190426/be9b84e6008880ea238f8409440cce8d.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190426/1aa33a00d376657303c24e191febfb24.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190426/bc1cf73424e4433c2eaa2d2f9bc8baaa.jpg

[N.O.T]

the last picture is amazing...

[dimviii]

Hard crash of Lappi,....lucky spectators
https://twitter.com/carloszayasf/status/1121921730732281858

[N.O.T]

Look at the tyre...

https://i.imgur.com/AJMa2ge.jpg

[steve.mandzij]

the last picture is amazing...I do what I can with my phone camera :)

[cali]

Hard crash of Lappi,....lucky spectators
https://twitter.com/carloszayasf/status/1121921730732281858Spectators standing in a very dangerous and stupid place!

[EstWRC]

Another angle of lappi crash https://twitter.com/pepomatiauda/status/1121931108852088832?s=21

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D5H5GgSXkAEyBE4.jpg

[AnttiL]

A lot of luck in Lappi's crash.

Then his idiot comes over to the crashed car...and takes a selfie

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D5IBMZ8WkAcEjgw.jpg

[deephouse]

Another angle of lappi crash https://twitter.com/pepomatiauda/status/1121931108852088832?s=21

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D5H5GgSXkAEyBE4.jpg

to me it looks like Meeke's crash. Look at the shell! It's destroyed and even deadly. That thing wasn't supposed to destroy like this...

[Tarmop]

If you are talking about Meeke`s Portugal crash, then i can`t see any similarities. Quite different situatuions also, one being a direct hit with a large tree and otherone...
https://www.wrc.com/images//News/2018/May2018/13855_KrisMeeke-Portugal-2018_001_896x504.jpg

[AnttiL]

Lappi explained in a Finnish interview that it was the spectators' luck that the car bounced off the bank and rolled on the road, but in turn that wrecked the car badly

[deephouse]

If you are talking about Meeke`s Portugal crash, then i can`t see any similarities. Quite different situatuions also, one being a direct hit with a large tree and otherone...
https://www.wrc.com/images//News/2018/May2018/13855_KrisMeeke-Portugal-2018_001_896x504.jpg

I wasn't talking about the crash itself but shell of that ca. (my bad for wrong expression). When Latvala crashed at the Argetina 2016 with Polo he was rolled pretty much worse and practically destroy everything except the shell. Now you could imagine why Citroen don't work on safety over their egos about costs. I hope that Lappi & Ferm are all okay. And I really hope that if someone will hit the similar trouble that they will not hurt themselfs.

[wrc2017]

I wasn't talking about the crash itself but shell of that ca. (my bad for wrong expression). When Latvala crashed at the Argetina 2016 with Polo he was rolled pretty much worse and practically destroy everything except the shell. Now you could imagine why Citroen don't work on safety over their egos about costs. I hope that Lappi & Ferm are all okay. And I really hope that if someone will hit the similar trouble that they will not hurt themselfs.

Lappi crash... he was just too fast.. maybe tightened slightly.... https://twitter.com/pepomatiauda/status/1121931108852088832
If you watch the heli for Ogier on Amboy... the car is very very unsettled. Any less a driver that Ogier, would not have got the times from it.
Ogier even mentioned that in regroup. All is not well at Citroen... but still he is only 11s off the lead.
Lappi... well... the clock is starting to tick already.. At least Meeke was leading rallies.

[Tarmop]

It depends on the angle, again. A smooth roll on a large area doesn`t have a bad effect as something, a corner for example getting a direct and hard hit. I`m pretty sure Citroen knows how to build a NCAP 5* chassis and Citroen Sport knows how to improve it with a rollcage. One of the easiest jobs when building a competitive car...

[wrc2017]

It depends on the angle, again. A smooth roll on a large area doesn`t have a bad effect as something, a corner for example getting a direct and hard hit. I`m pretty sure Citroen knows how to build a NCAP 5* chassis and Citroen Sport knows how to improve it with a rollcage.

maybe... maybe not. citroen built a pig in the C3... and 3 years later its still not right.... despite being totally re-engineered... think the roll cage was the last thing on their 'to do' list.

[wrc2017]

Not sure if posted before.. but ogier near roll
https://twitter.com/pepomatiauda/status/1121894598824083457

[Norm75]

Lappi crash... he was just too fast.. maybe tightened slightly.... https://twitter.com/pepomatiauda/status/1121931108852088832
If you watch the heli for Ogier on Amboy... the car is very very unsettled. Any less a driver that Ogier, would not have got the times from it.
Ogier even mentioned that in regroup. All is not well at Citroen... but still he is only 11s off the lead.
Lappi... well... the clock is starting to tick already.. At least Meeke was leading rallies.

Ogier seemed in a jovial mood at media zone after last stage of the day, laughing while telling becs his wife had called him and said I'm no engineer but the car looks like it's moving around too much.
Guess he's happy to be in the mix when it's clear to see the Citroen is still a bit of a pig.

[Tarmop]

Because it`s the first thing in the list, usually done to the max, even for testing and also the easiest thing to build, especially for a division with such experience.

[dimviii]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D5Hs-dbUcAA2asb.jpg

[dimviii]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D5G3ejwXsAABO0E.jpg

[EstWRC]

Toyota #WRC drivers fortunate to survive potential rally-ending incidents in Argentina; Citroen driver Lappi is unable to resume

https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/toyota-argentina-rally-ending-problems/4376678/

[mknight]

Says Lappi got puncture before the off. Could explain the wrong line.

[AnttiL]

https://www.rallit.fi/tallipomo-kertoi-syyn-esapekka-lapin-onnettomuudelle-olemme-onnellisia-etta-heilla-on-kaikki-hyvin/

Budar says Lappi's crash was due to a puncture

EDIT: I was late :D

[EstWRC]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D5JKESaW0AAgvO6.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D5JKESUX4AAgoJX.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D5JKWVrXoAAmlOs.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D5JKWVtWkAA_Yuc.jpg


credit and more here https://twitter.com/WorldRallyFans/status/1122040702660218881

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Lappi
We are okay,
BUT SPECTATORS PLEASE!
Spectate safely ! Keep distance from the edge of road and stay safe. Our cars are very safe, but you were very lucky.... https://t.co/05YvnKXONu

[Sulland]

Spectators standing in a very dangerous and stupid place!

FIA need to have strickter rules for the safery cars to check the ss before the rally and before the start of the ss!

[dimviii]

Kajto will not restart

[Norm75]

Ogier minute late from service, time penalty?

[EstWRC]

nope, they just confirmed he was on time.

[dimviii]

start list

Suninen Latvala Sordo Evans Mikkelsen Meeke Tanak Ogier Neuville

[dimviii]

#Tyre info - Day 2 morning All the Michelin @OfficialWRC drivers with 5 MICHELIN LTX Force Medium (M6)

[EstWRC]

all drivers with 5 mediums

[cosmin_sb]

how are the roads today, muddy like yesterday?

[dimviii]

how are the roads today, muddy like yesterday?

https://m.twitch.tv/vlobdrn

[EstWRC]

very nice and sandy at the moment so far

[Rallyper]

Good day, chaps!

Also wonder what happens to Lappis start in Chile...?

[AnttiL]

I like this stage and the next one, quite wide and firm road, alternating between technical and fast. Even the tarmac section at the beginning of this one seems like it adds something to it, another rhythm change.

The third one will be narrower and rougher with river crossings.

[EstWRC]

Sordo has lost a chuck with final split. 9 secsonds, fog? Evans had little fog at some place


E: he just said he had to stop couple of times, tehcnical issues

[Fast Eddie WRC]

This looks more like Argentina after yesterdays mud.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Not bad start by Evans taking time off rivals Mikkelsen & Sordo.

[EstWRC]

Neuville fastest so far

[dimviii]

Neuville with fastest 1st split

[EstWRC]

and has grown, 1.4 faster than Tänak in second split

[EstWRC]

uuhhhh, just 0.4 in the end!

[Fast Eddie WRC]

And we didnt see him...

[EstWRC]

the conditions looking very good one again. totally different to yesterday

[Rallyper]

What happened on SS9?

Looks like Bulacia hindered others and stage cancelled...

[dimviii]

Bullacia rolled

[EstWRC]

very wide and flowin, should suit the Toyotas

[dimviii]

amazing stage!

[EstWRC]

it seems the beginning is getting worse, the late starters are losing in first split


E: Evans stopped

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Is this the tv stage ?

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Evans off

[er88]

Evans Evans Evans....

Tough luck.

[KKS]

HUGE OFF! For Evans

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Thats what you call hitting a rock !

[BigWorm]

That was some impact

[EstWRC]

very strange, drive shaf too maybe? the rear just stepped out

[er88]

Stage cutting up a lot in places

[dimviii]

Kris drove amazingly at last part the opposite from Mikkelsen

[EstWRC]

Neuville losing already 2.5 secs in second split


Ott said he is not pushing the limits yet

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Ogier's going to have to rely on problems for Tanak & Neuville here.

[EstWRC]

and Thierry said he was on maximum, this will be interesting

[Fast Eddie WRC]

M-Sport
⚠️ @ElfynEvans and @scottmartinat stopped in SS10 after an impact with a boulder. They are both okay, but they’ll go no further today #WRCLive #FordPerformance

[dimviii]

Neuville fastest at last wide part.

[EstWRC]

Evans off https://twitter.com/OfficialWRC/status/1122111359339171840

[Fast Eddie WRC]

No luck for Evans at all.

[EstWRC]

Neuville fastest at last wide part.

i think he mostly won it by making a huuuuge cut with one of the corners, basically made two corners into one.

it seems there is a delay with the long stage

[dimviii]

i think he mostly won it by making a huuuuge cut with one of the corners, basically made two corners into one.

it seems there is a delay with the long stage

Tanak while he was fastest with good difference till last split,at this spectacular last part was slower from Meeke,Ogier and Neuville.

[dimviii]

Sat 09:25 - SS11 Longest of the rally
There is a 5m delay to the start of the longest stage of the event. New start time: 9:30

[EstWRC]

Tanak while he was fastest with good difference till last split,at this spectacular last part was slower from Meeke,Ogier and Neuville.

yep, very bad last two kilometres from him, went wide at the same corner where Neuville made that cut.

[er88]

No luck for Evans at all.At the end of the day this was his mistake. Yeah he got unlucky with the huge rock being there but he might have got hooked on the bank or gone down it anyway. He lost the rear in a big way.

[EstWRC]

whats the problem i dont understand?

One guy was running with battery there, lol

[dimviii]

whats the problem i dont understand?

One guy was running with battery there, lol

Sat 09:36 - SS11 Start postponed again
There are safety issues in the stage, so no start time is yet known.

[EstWRC]

went live now, SUninen on stage

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Only hope they have contingencies in place, and can get Evans car sorted for Chile. Fingers crossed.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Citroen will fly in a new car for Lappi.

(I bet Meeke is having a laugh at them) :D.

[deephouse]

Citroen will fly in a new car for Lappi.

(I bet Meeke is having a laugh at them) :D.

They don't have any other choice, do they? At the start of the season they enter both championship and as far as I know they must be on every rally with two cars.

[dimviii]

did you see Bulaccias roll?
https://twitter.com/ram_yashiri/status/1122120233827872772

[Lead]

Not so good splits from Ogier so far

[EstWRC]

Neuville and Tänak neck and neck so far

[Danny0405]

Only hope they have contingencies in place, and can get Evans car sorted for Chile. Fingers crossed.

Maybe they could have an agreement with Bertelli (Let his car to Evans on exchange for one or two free rallye in Europe) or FIA (count Bertelli for manufacturer Championship) as Bertelli is on Chile’s entry list

[Fast Eddie WRC]

did you see Bulaccias roll?
https://twitter.com/ram_yashiri/status/1122120233827872772

Wow... end over end. Nasty.

[er88]

Meeke not having the best stage but taking time out of Ogier.

[N.O.T]

Bad splits by Ogier so far Meeke might be very close after this one.

[deephouse]

Maybe they could have an agreement with Bertelli (Let his car to Evans on exchange for one or two free rallye in Europe) or FIA (count Bertelli for manufacturer Championship) as Bertelli is on Chile’s entry list

Nice try. He will roll or damage suspension on first corner of first stage. If he will be lucky on second.

[EstWRC]

every going wide before that waterplsash!

[mknight]

So who will rip a wheel off on that rock?

[er88]

Meeke had no brakes for 5k. Could've got near Ogier otherwise. That rock could take someone out, nearly everyone hitting it

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Stunning time by Tanak !

[EstWRC]

did Ott also hit that rock? did get it if they showed Meeke or him

[er88]

Superb from Tanak. Ogier must have an issue? 5 down from Meeke on split despite Meeke's issues

[KKS]

Ogier splits starts to be even slow than Suninen

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Ogier struggling badly now...

[mknight]

wtf Ogier, looked like he couldnt decide which way to go around the rock. Surely he watched vids from recce?

[KKS]

Powersteering problems for Ogier

[KKS]

hydravlic problems cuz he change gear manualy

[er88]

So lucky not to rip his wheel off there

[EstWRC]

very good time from Latvala here

[er88]

Mikkelsen could get into 3rd before service if he drivers the super special like he did yesterday

[EstWRC]

Now comes the super special which Ott doesnt like no matter what car he has and Neuville has been always very fast on it!

[Morte66]

Fair gap before stage 12, I wonder if Meeke and Ogier can do some useful roadside repairs.

[er88]

Would be nice to have a two way fight for the lead for the rest of the rally, and a 3 way battle for 3rd until the end.
But I doubt it.

[mknight]

Now comes the super special which Ott doesnt like no matter what car he has and Neuville has been always very fast on it!

Same SSS last year:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/results/44259-ypf-rally-argentina-2018/?s=167923

Not much of drama in terms of gaps

[EstWRC]

Same SSS last year:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/results/44259-ypf-rally-argentina-2018/?s=167923

Not much of drama in terms of gaps

yesterday he lost 5 secs to Neuville there and in 2017 i also remember he lost chunck of time on this one.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Here's the massive rock that brought @ElfynEvans' morning to an early end. The luckless Welshman had the ability to gain some positions today, before oversteering into a slide and impacting with the fateful boulder. We now await the return of the car to assess the damage...
https://twitter.com/MSportLtd/status/1122132642328190976

[steve.mandzij]

did you see Bulaccias roll?
https://twitter.com/ram_yashiri/status/1122120233827872772Damn, reminds me of Martin's roll in Argentina, in the focus.

[dimviii]

Sat 11:34 - SS12 Meeke
His car has a broken rear right wheel which he moved to the left because his spare wheel was broken, too.

[Morte66]

Sat 11:34 - SS12 Meeke
His car has a broken rear right wheel which he moved to the left because his spare wheel was broken, too.

Well, damn.

[er88]

Meeke in trouble then?

[Tauri_J]

Show us stage not desborough's mumbling

[deephouse]

No picture because heli needs to refuel...

[Fast Eddie WRC]

It's onnnn :)

[er88]

Mikkelsen laughing. Meeke loses 18s. Now Ogier to come

[Fast Eddie WRC]

PAS still broken for Ogier.

[KKS]

Sat 11:34 - SS12 Meeke
His car has a broken rear right wheel which he moved to the left because his spare wheel was broken, too.
Toyota and undamaged wheels - not a friends anymore :/

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Down to 6th for Ogier...

[Morte66]

Not as bad as I feared for Meeke. Hopefully service will fix it, and he's fast enough to catch Mikkelsen if nothing else goes wrong.

[er88]

Did Mikkelsen get a puncture when he hit the rock in the previous stage?

Or was it just another example of the Toyotas being flimsy, as both Jari and Meeke got punctures/broken wheels from the same incident before the watersplash.

[dimviii]

Bulaccias cage

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D5K4mRtXoAIO25v.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D5K4nRpW0AUtfVC.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D5K4nvCXoAUs2NO.jpg

[dimviii]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D5KaprLXsAMPEH3.jpg

by the way Katsuta from morning stage without power steering

[steve.mandzij]

Huge risk of cancellation of stage 13 because of the spectators; Mouton has stopped a few times, and so has the police and the 000.

[dimviii]

Kris Meeke
·

Hi everyone,

This Rally Argentina continues to be one full of twists and turns. We've got to lunchtime service on the second day in fourth position overall, having enjoyed highs and lows this morning.

In general I've been enjoying the driving so far today. The rhythm has been good and the speed quite okay; Seb Marshall and I have been targeting a podium place, of course, and we've been taking some seconds out of Seb Ogier.

Then on the long stage, unfortunately about 20km into the test I went though a small watersplash and lost the brakes completely. Literally on the next corner, when I braked for it, the pedal went straight to the floor.

That was bad enough, but it meant I ran a little bit wide later on in the stage, just at the entry to another watersplash, and touched a rock. That broke the rim and gave us a puncture, and it also pushed the front into the water - where there was yet another rock, which punctured that wheel as well! We did a bit of swapping around before the superspecial but even so, we had to do that stage - which is a longer superspecial than most - with one flat tyre, so we lost a bit more time.

So the end result of it all is that we're still fourth - ahead of Ogier now but behind Andreas Mikkelsen, who had a bit of a cleaner run this morning. The gap isn't so big and we were quicker than Andreas before, so I think a podium is still possible; I'm going to try my best to secure that, while keeping in mind that we need to bring points home for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRC.

Thanks, as always, for your support,

Kris

[denkimi]

Bulaccias cage

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D5K4mRtXoAIO25v.jpg
I hope they will have a serious look into that. Steel tubes are not supposed to crack.

[mknight]

Ogier basically saying they want to get others penalized for not following the route trough gates....

[N.O.T]

Ogier basically saying they want to get others penalized for not following the route trough gates....

we do not care what Mrs Kaisers pet dog cries about.... we have a rally to follow

unless of course it wants to discuss what those border jumper organisers did to save him from the flat tyre in mexico as well...

[EstWRC]

More
#Tyre info - Day 2 afternoon:

All Michelin @OfficialWRC drivers with 5 MICHELIN LTX Force Medium (M6)

#RallyArgentina #MichelinWRC

[dimviii]

Latvala 10sec faster from morning pass.

[dimviii]

i wonder if Tanak and Neuville touched this stone at the river pass ,the stone where had puncture Meeke and Latvala

[dimviii]

Mikkelsen 13 sec faster from morning pass

[EstWRC]

Ott slow for some reason

[dimviii]

Ogier fastest at 1st split

[krissucool]

Something must be wrong with Ott. His never this slow.

[atsiotras79]

Did anybody else see the backflip of a spectator from the onboard of Ogier now? 😂

[wrc2017]

has toyota made a mistake with setup for 2nd loop?

[krissucool]

Absolute snail pace. Wtf Ott

[EstWRC]

he cant match neuville this time, Neuville is so good and Ott not so dominant this year

[dimviii]

he cant match neuville this time, Neuville is so good and Ott not so dominant this year

maybe preserve tyres for the long one,where he can take much time?

[TypeR]

still too much.. 7.2s slower than Ogier

[N.O.T]

Ott slow for some reason

because opening the road in portugal is not ideal...

[EstWRC]

maybe preserve tyres for the long one,where he can take much time?

i hope so

thats a huge loss considering the stage is only 13km, basically 0.5 per kilometre

[krissucool]

When Ott loses 5 sec on a short stage to Latvala, then something must be seriously wrong...

[EstWRC]

we will see, i hope it isnt something technical.

he lost a lot in the beginning of the stage and then in the end, in the middle part he only gave 0.5 secs away, weird

[AnttiL]

Great pace from Ogier. I wonder where he found now that extra gear.

[EstWRC]

lol https://twitter.com/Umlaut_doubleN/status/1122159281799925765

[EstWRC]

First split okay for Tänak

[EstWRC]

Tänak stopped

[EstWRC]

a huge gap in the championsip again


shit, like he says in his movie, everything comes hardly for him

[krissucool]

Wtf how always wtf why how????

[KKS]

What again?

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Wtf !?

[Allez Andruet]

Did that Yaris once again broke down?

[krissucool]

This fucking yaris.

[EstWRC]

Neuville lucky once again second rally in a row already


huge boost for him the in championship now

[N.O.T]

Neuville lucky once again second rally in a row already


huge boost for him the in championship now

he lost a 25+ championship lead last year... its neuville you never know when his potato genes will kick in and start acting like a nobody.

[cali]

Neuville lucky once again second rally in a row alreadyI think it's nothing to do with luck anymore. This is poor quality from TGR. Nothing else. These cars just keep breaking down.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Slow last stage must've been an issue already ?

[EstWRC]

I think it's nothing to do with luck anymore. This is poor quality from TGR. Nothing else. These cars just keep breaking down.

agreed, this breakdowns are too much now and it will ruin his title once again. im so fed up now.

with the luck i meant that last time Evans had puncture and now Ott has technical.

[cali]

agreed, this breakdown are too much now and it ill ruin his title once again.

with the luck i meant that last time Evans had puncture and now Ott has technical.I get it :) but luck always favours the strongest and with Neuville it's the combination of both.

[krissucool]

Yeah, Tänak will be out of the championship fight soon like this. He can win 5 in a row at some point but the car will break down on the others, just nothing to do.

[dimviii]

agreed, this breakdowns are too much now and it will ruin his title once again. im so fed up now.

with the luck i meant that last time Evans had puncture and now Ott has technical.

lets wait a bit to know what happened guys

[N.O.T]

I just laugh at how useless the toyota big heads are...

they have hired a useless nobody as a team manager who just has as a goal for him and his close friends to become as rich as possible until the japanese autists wake up and hire someone with actual skills...

The car is 3 years old now and its still unreliable and has the same issues in setup as year one... a random person picked up from tokyo streets eating noodles would achieve exactly the same results as those idiots in gazzo rally team.

what a laughable joke...

[dimviii]

another angle from the huge roll of Bulaccia
https://twitter.com/ma_ipp/status/1122188541872758784

[dimviii]

flagMeeke Kris - Marshall Sebastian
"My car is leaking some oil, yet we are able to keep an interesting pace"

[deephouse]

That's rallying. This thing happens. On rough stages like that you drive a little bit steady than without head. That's why Ogier always survive. And almost everytime get to the podium without pace.

[dimviii]

Ogier now 4 sec from Meeke and 15,5 from Mikkelsen
Can be 2nd imho

[wrc2017]

flagMeeke Kris - Marshall Sebastian
"My car is leaking some oil, yet we are able to keep an interesting pace"

its mikkelsen losing oil

[N.O.T]

flagMeeke Kris - Marshall Sebastian
"My car is leaking some oil, yet we are able to keep an interesting pace"

lol...

finish engineering rally excellence....

[EstWRC]

he said Mikkelsen is losing oil not him

[EstWRC]

[B]
That's rallying. This thing happens. On rough stages like that you drive a little bit steady than without head.

WTF!

Ott said he wasnt on his maximum while Neuville said he was in the morning.

Always this accusations for Tänak driving without his head, that was in 2012.

[deephouse]

lol...

finish engineering rally excellence....

Lol, the only wrong decision they made is to let go Lappi out of the team. For me Citroen is shitty team, not Toyota who by the way won the title straight away.