WRC event Rally Estonia 2020

[AnttiL]

Toyotas are now within 8,1 seconds. Will there be team orders? Will we see the same as in Sweden with Ogier and Rovanperä?

[masa90]

It is now just a two horse race. Ford/msport is just loads behind. It is often like this with them, start well and fade out a bit untill the next rulechange.

[Eli]

I have to admit, I really miss the fact we don't have a fourth team. Since we had such a long break it kind of made me forget but as much as today was interesting, it is still a bit lacking. I'm not saying Citroen are the team that should necessarily comeback but boy I hope another manufacturer comes to the WRC fold...Well aware it's less & less likely with COVID-19 but honestly the state of the championship is looking bleak for the near (& far) future. As for the rally, great event, wish we had it some 2-3 weeks earlier, nice to see Breen do so well. It seems like we're heading to a two horse race in the championship between Tanak & Ogier, if things finish here as they are. Will be very interesting to see the last 3 rallies to end the season (4 if Croatia gets the go ahead).

[Eli]

It is now just a two horse race. Ford/msport is just loads behind. It is often like this with them, start well and fade out a bit until the next rule change.

It's hard when you don't have the full back-up from a manufacturer and missing a driver like Evans/Tanak/Ogier.

[the sniper]

I have to admit, I really miss the fact we don't have a fourth team. Since we had such a long break it kind of made me forget but as much as today was interesting, it is still a bit lacking. I'm not saying Citroen are the team that should necessarily comeback but boy I hope another manufacturer comes to the WRC fold...Well aware it's less & less likely with COVID-19 but honestly the state of the championship is looking bleak for the near (& far) future.

I'd be happy if we had three Manufacturer teams, rather than two and a half...

[tr4m]

Multiple cameras and the transmitter gear. No extra zeros.

I still find it hard to believe that the onboard kit comes up to 100k. Not going to argue though, just don't have the info. But I think that not showing "all" or at least more cars actually comes down to time between stages and keeping the transmission airplane up and running. And even when there was more time between stages to show more cars, I recall from one interview with NEP Finland, that aerial costs are the highest in production, so it might just not be viable.

[Eli]

I'd be happy if we had three Manufacturer teams, rather than two and a half...

Same here

[dimviii]

https://twitter.com/FIAJuniorWRC/status/1302253644780371968

[dimviii]

Damn, Thierry surely out of the title race again this year. Well now a tree way battle.

Did he crash or was it a technical error?

Ogier : 62 + 15 = 77

Evans : 54 + 10 = 64

Tänak : 38 + 25 = 63

Rovanperä : 40 + 12 = 52

Neuville : 42 + 0 = 42



Toyota : 110 + 15 + 12 = 137

Hyundai : 89 + 25 + 18 = 132

[dimviii]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EhJ-FU9X0AAH65Z?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

[flat_right]

I think this hasn't been shared here today but here it is. Georg Gross's massive off on SS2 today. In Estonian forums it is being deleted :D someone doesn't want you to see this

https://streamable.com/w3ghpz

[dimviii]

In a very fast and fairly deep left, we were thrown into the trajectory when we were in the rope, summarized Thierry Neuville at the microphone of Olivier Gaspard, the special envoy of the RTBF in Estonia. I tried to retrieve the car, but the rear went a bit wide, and obviously something was hidden in the grass. A stone, a tree stump ... We don't know! It damaged the suspension, and the rally was over for us. It is very expensive to pay, because until then, we managed perfectly and the car worked very well. It made us feel a little more comfortable than usual on this kind of terrain. We had the ambition to do well, we followed our objective, which was to keep Elfyn and Seb behind us, but we paid dearly for a small "mistake" which cost us a lot of points this weekend. We followed the tracks, we just got kicked out of the way. We hadn't put a wheel next to the road until then. We paid it cash. "

The Belgian driver will have three more rallies, in Turkey, Sardinia and Belgium, to try to catch up on his opponents in the fight for the world title. But the task now promises to be very complicated ...

"It is sure that the fight for the title will become much more complicated for us, with three races remaining to go, resumed the vice-world champion. But we must above all be positive and tell ourselves that there is a way to do great things there and take a lot of points. But like this weekend, we are never immune to a puncture, an error or a technical problem. be able to grab some big points and stay in the title fight until the last round. "

Even if anything can happen to his opponents by the end of the event, the Belgian vice-world champion will - in the best case - able to score five points in the Power Stage on Sunday.

"We are going to attack during the Power Stage, but with our position on the road and the conditions that we are likely to find tomorrow, it will not be easy. We will try to save our tires as much as possible because the loop will be long, just take a spare tire to be as light as possible, and attack. We'll see how many points we can get from here. "

https://www.rtbf.be/sport/moteurs/rallye/wrc/detail_neuville-on-s-est-fait-ejecter-de-la-trajectoire-c-est-une-petite-erreur-qu-on-paie-cher?id=10577127

[Jarek Z]

Damn, Thierry surely out of the title race again this year. Well now a tree way battle.

Did he crash or was it a technical error?

He says it was bad luck :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDierC0rCEY

[svstock]

I think this hasn't been shared here today but here it is. Georg Gross's massive off on SS2 today. In Estonian forums it is being deleted :D someone doesn't want you to see this

https://streamable.com/w3ghpz

Photos: Kaupo Kerge

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

https://i.imgur.com/raXL7WH.jpg

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

[dimviii]

Jonne Halttunen
@JonneHalttunen

Today we got 1min penalty from SS10 TC in - Start area. I took off the radiator blanking inside TC area, which is not allowed. Not more to say, we will drop two positions because of this. I feel really bad about it, but rules are rules. Fully my fault
Happy man raising one hand
Pleading face


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EhK98-TX0AUJhNk?format=jpg&name=large

[AnttiL]

:( :( :(

Only silver lining to this dark cloud is that it wasn’t a perfect rally to start with, would have been cruel to lose the win because of that penalty...

[olemann]

After lying in the middle of the tree for most of the rally, it is probably a bit one-sided to look at it.

[EstWRC]

https://youtu.be/cEIB4lviPGE

[EstWRC]

#RallyEstonia - #tyre Info - SS12-SS17

All @Michelin @OfficialWRC drivers have chosen 5 MICHELIN LTX Force M6, excepted @OttTanak and @Craig_Breen: 6 MICHELIN LTX Force M6

[AnttiL]

Nice recce video from Neuville

[KKS]

Neuville with 60kph on this fast stage like a grandpa :(

[AnttiL]

Neuville with 60kph on this fast stage like a grandpa :(

Nothing to win except power stage points.

[Rallyper]

Morning boys and girls.
Watched whole day yesterday as well, but had no possibility to join this forum.
Today´s another day...

[steve.mandzij]

Nothing to win except power stage points.He's always so slow on Sundays when he's far from the points. I get why he does it but it's so boring and uninspiring.

[Rallyper]

Tricky righthander a few corners from finish...

[AnttiL]

He's always so slow on Sundays when he's far from the points. I get why he does it but it's so boring and uninspiring.

I think everyone would do it. At least Meeke did that last year.

[AnttiL]

Now the director at least chose not to even show Neuville and instead focus on Greensmith waiting to start

[Rallyper]

Do you have problems with WRC+ All Live?

[AnttiL]

Very technical now! But after that spectator arena it's a bit of "highway" straights

[Rallyper]

Loubet hit something with front right wheel. Now stopped.

[AnttiL]

The ending of this stage is one of the nicest roads in the whole rally

[atsiotras79]

Interesting will be if Kalle has enough kms to catch Taka (don’t think so, the way Taka is going), and if Tommi will do something about it...

[AnttiL]

Interesting will be if Kalle has enough kms to catch Taka (don’t think so, the way Taka is going), and if Tommi will do something about it...

I don't think he has enough stages to do it by driving. Having a good result for Taka would also be important for the Japan side...

[Portimao]

Why did Rovanpera receive a penalty?

[Rallyper]

Katsuta rolled!!!

[AnttiL]

Why did Rovanpera receive a penalty?

Taking the radiator blocking off in the start area. Not allowed to do servicing there.

[AnttiL]

Katsuta rolled!!!

It's quite rare we see live on the All Live. Seemed like they're not continuing.

[Rallyper]

Car looked like coupé. And deep in ditch.

[AnttiL]

What a stage from Kalle

[er88]

So disappointing for Katsuta. Was having a good event.

[Rally Hokkaido]

Nothing to win except power stage points.

Does anyone else see the irony here? Let's look at the history. Going back to when the rules were changed to limit manufs point-scoring crews to two (nominated before the season/rally), which reduced the number of works or works-assisted WRCars. A couple of manufs quit and then Organisers start to worry about no. of top cars competing on 2nd/3rd legs. SupeRally (re-starting) then introduced, but not with leg points like used in APRC, etc. Instead, penalty times added for missed stages (grrr!) as incentive for manufs to re-start their crews. Still not exciting enough on 2nd/3rd days so Power Stage is introduced to 'sex-up' at least one stage on the last day. After all these rule changes, we now have a situation where the number of WRCars 'competing' on the last day is basically the same as it would have been without them. Please discuss.

[jonkka]

After all these rule changes, we now have a situation where the number of WRCars 'competing' on the last day is basically the same as it would have been without them.

Even without these rule changes, WRCars competing on the last day would still be less than it is on first day. When one retires, one cannot remain in competition for the win.

[dimviii]

Solberg stopped?

[TypeR]

Solberg stopped?

all good, just time didn't come as fast as expected

[AnttiL]

Does anyone else see the irony here? Let's look at the history. Going back to when the rules were changed to limit manufs point-scoring crews to two (nominated before the season/rally), which reduced the number of works or works-assisted WRCars. A couple of manufs quit and then Organisers start to worry about no. of top cars competing on 2nd/3rd legs. SupeRally (re-starting) then introduced, but not with leg points like used in APRC, etc. Instead, penalty times added for missed stages (grrr!) as incentive for manufs to re-start their crews. Still not exciting enough on 2nd/3rd days so Power Stage is introduced to 'sex-up' at least one stage on the last day. After all these rule changes, we now have a situation where the number of WRCars 'competing' on the last day is basically the same as it would have been without them. Please discuss.

So you mean that Neuville driving flat out on two of the days six stages is better than him not starting at all? Remember also that this is very rare, we just remember it better when it happens. Just like WRC+ not working.

[AnttiL]

What a boring section to end the rally and show on television.

Problems for Lappi?

[dimviii]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EhNKNJiWsAg5q7J?format=jpg&name=large

[eib1]

https://scontent-hel2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/118898695_3319001528167914_2147467596012574268_o.j pg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=MpbwKrlCRAAAX-0NRPU&_nc_ht=scontent-hel2-1.xx&oh=1a16830965a9faf37661cb6a2c9ee18b&oe=5F797DF9

[Sulland]

all good, just time didn't come as fast as expected

Puuuhhh!

[AnttiL]

No problems for Lappi, just a bad stage. Weird.

[atsiotras79]

I so so so like this SS Kambja... spectacular!

[Katvala]

Just like normal then

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[HarriK]

Jeets stopped

[TypeR]

does it only seem so, or Gryazin has smaller steeringwheel than others? or is it just thicker?

[Rallyper]

What happened to Pietarinen?

[AnttiL]

What happened to Pietarinen?

https://twitter.com/EerikPietarinen/status/1302256490925957124

suspension broken on SS8

[doubled1978]

The terrain is really nice, good roads and not so many trees so the following footage with the helicopter is good.

[eib1]

Jeets off

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDI4u4-uIak&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR2UoPKTOrnGfVsxCrdE0B8Bmbtc3nqbknn7HT136 84aq76wjZydhjho6_s

[eib1]

Simaška SS 12

https://scontent-hel2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/118848342_3558513960848385_6341609232535479721_n.j pg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=h_CkcBTY49sAX-9mkmc&_nc_ht=scontent-hel2-1.xx&oh=784d3aa1ed7bcf00e2125be7daa8a42d&oe=5F79B56A

[dimviii]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EhN6M4bWAAcRHiI?format=jpg&name=large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EhN6QQtWoAEPinw?format=jpg&name=large

[dimviii]

Katsuta explaining his crash
https://youtu.be/d5GA4jG54so

[dimviii]

ss15 Arula2 , was the fastest till now with 128,88km/h average

[AnttiL]

ss15 Arula2 , was the fastest till now with 128,88km/h average

And likely will remain such. I have to admit the stages turned out slower than I thought.

[AnttiL]

Close call for Tänak, almost ended up like Neuville

[jonkka]

Lappi spins and loses a place to Suninen.

[er88]

Lucky escape for Ott

[EstWRC]

oh man my heart skipped, how he didnt know Lappi had moment there

and why the hell was he coming so fast anyway

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Just shows the fine margins if Tanak can nearly go off here when he's not even pushing.

[dimviii]

a bit damaged Tanaks i20

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EhOGlIKXkAEgoFb?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

[Fast Eddie WRC]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EhN6M4bWAAcRHiI?format=jpg&name=large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EhN6QQtWoAEPinw?format=jpg&name=large

Another Toyota WRC destroyed after Evans on the S.Estonia rally.

If that happened to M-Sport they would be finished.

[dimviii]

we will have a wonderfull power stage.
All 5 top crews seems able to push,and need the points.

[EstWRC]

we will have a wonderfull power stage.
All 5 top crews seems able to push,and need the points.

not so sure about Ott now after that moment and without rear aero.

[lankey555]

Any links for live power stage?

[dimviii]

Pierre-Louis Loubet
@PL_Loubet
We stopped just after the start of SS13 after a mechanical component broke. I will give you more precise news soon. #WRC #RallyEstonia

[eib1]

G. Kruuda

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EhOH-BjXsAEkFYb?format=jpg&name=small

[KKS]

Didn't know what game are Huyndai now playing. Got a two car comfort advantage and pushing this tricky stages... WHY? Ott seems controlling situation better (before this stage) but if you look at Breen it's a very scary drive. And what real reason do that? any... in one stage it could convert to triple Toyota podium!

[KKS]

G. Kruuda

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EhOH-BjXsAEkFYb?format=jpg&name=small
And Virves got some problems at SS14... not so good Sunday for Estonians

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Didn't know what game are Huyndai now playing. Got a two car comfort advantage and pushing this tricky stages... WHY? Ott seems controlling situation better (before this stage) but if you look at Breen it's a very scary drive. And what real reason do that? any... in one stage it could convert to triple Toyota podium!

Often driver's prefer to stay driving normally and in their fast rhythm than to back off.

[eib1]

And Virves got some problems at SS14... not so good Sunday for Estonians

Kaur also looses time...

[dimviii]

Didn't know what game are Huyndai now playing. Got a two car comfort advantage and pushing this tricky stages... WHY? Ott seems controlling situation better (before this stage) but if you look at Breen it's a very scary drive. And what real reason do that? any... in one stage it could convert to triple Toyota podium!

man Ogier is 11,7sec behind Breen,they cant afford a slower pace.They are already enough slow
watch leg2 times
https://www.ewrc-results.com/leg/61497-rally-estonia-2020/?leg=2

[GigiGalliNo1]

Some great video

https://www.youtube.com/embed/cEIB4lviPGE?autoplay=1

[KKS]

Often driver's prefer to stay driving normally and in their fast rhythm than to back off.
Seems Ogier driving according to overall standings. He always do that and rarely doing mistakes with that approach.
Two nearly identical calls for Breen and Ott on one stage - that not a they rhythm

[KKS]

man Ogier is 11,7sec behind Breen,they cant afford a slower pace.They are already enough slow
watch leg2 times
https://www.ewrc-results.com/leg/61497-rally-estonia-2020/?leg=2
With Ogier pace seems he not really want to catch Breen and not taking huge risks. But Breen really do that.

[EstWRC]

so many smartasses always here who know exactly how everybody is (should be) driving and who should be in the team for certain rallies.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EhOOMcSWsAImDwb?format=jpg&name=large

[dimviii]

Veiby rolled

[dimviii]

Any links for live power stage?

you have pm

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Re very poor M-Sport times...


I was expecting exactly this.

Well you thought they'd beat Katsuta...

Pickems: 1 Tanak 2 Rovanpera 3 Ogier 4 Evans 5 Neuville 6 Lappi 7 Suninen 8 Katsuta (AnttiL)

And you weren't expecting exactly this re Breen's performance.

[er88]

Re very poor M-Sport times...



Well you thought they'd beat Katsuta...

Pickems: 1 Tanak 2 Rovanpera 3 Ogier 4 Evans 5 Neuville 6 Lappi 7 Suninen 8 Katsuta (AnttiL)

And you weren't expecting exactly this re Breen's performance.He literally has the Msport cars 6th and 7th......, and they are currently....., 6th and 7th

[KKS]

so many smartasses always here who know exactly how everybody is (should be) driving and who should be in the team for certain rallies.
Calm down. Ott became a champion only cuz working with Ogier and knew that 'smartasses' without that - see 2012

[dimviii]

Power stage predictions?
Tanak,Rovanpera,Ogier,Breen,Evans for me.

[dimviii]

power stage start order

- Fourmaux.
- Gryazin.
- Ostberg.
- Solberg.
- Neuville.
- Greensmith.
- Lappi.
- Suninen.
- Rovanpera.
- Evans.
- Ogier.
- Breen.
- Tanak.

[Katvala]

Glad that we are able to see Solberg on a stage for once!

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[Fast Eddie WRC]

He literally has the Msport cars 6th and 7th......, and they are currently....., 6th and 7th

The question was the size of the gap to the top guys and being beaten by Katsuta's times.

[AnttiL]

Re very poor M-Sport times...



Well you thought they'd beat Katsuta...

Pickems: 1 Tanak 2 Rovanpera 3 Ogier 4 Evans 5 Neuville 6 Lappi 7 Suninen 8 Katsuta (AnttiL)

And you weren't expecting exactly this re Breen's performance.

Well I was expecting M-Sport to be slow but not Katsuta to be as fast as he was!

[AnttiL]

The helicopter camera is slaying so many bugs this weekend

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Good job by Formaux in the Fiesta R5 Mk2 here in Estonia when he's not a gravel expert.

[AnttiL]

Not a good home rally for RedGrey, Veiby rolled and Gryazin is going slow

[dimviii]

Thierry Neuville
@thierryneuville

Full focus on the
5️⃣
points of the Power Stage!

[AnttiL]

Gryazin would have been already faster by changing the wheel

[HarriK]

Gryazin would have been already faster by changing the wheel

If he had any spares left?

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Well I was expecting M-Sport to be slow but not Katsuta to be as fast as he was!

Or Breen. ;)

[eib1]

Neuville slow

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Pure disaster of a rally for Neuville.

[dimviii]

Karl Kruuda roll

https://twitter.com/alekslesk/status/1302545597594062848

[TypeR]

Karl Kruuda roll

https://twitter.com/alekslesk/status/1302545597594062848

Gustav* Kruuda

[dimviii]

Mads Østberg
@MadsOstberg
"A good weekend. We've been where we want to be. We have to remember that we've been first R5 all weekend, so we've set some good pace. Thanks to @CitroenRacing
for their continuous development. We have some new bits to come that will make us even faster"

[Jarek Z]

Good job by Formaux in the Fiesta R5 Mk2 here in Estonia when he's not a gravel expert.

Good job? He can't even keep the pace of WRC3 drivers...

[AnttiL]

Rovanperä flying

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Good job? He can't even keep the pace of WRC3 drivers...

Solberg beat them all.

[dimviii]

Rovanperä flying

-14,5 sec from morning Ogiers pass(stage win)

[Rally Hokkaido]

Gryazin would have been already faster by changing the wheel
Normally, yes if you puncture in the first 5kms of a 20kms stage, however Jules made a point that he was with a new co-driver and may not have practised a tyre change before the rally.

[Katvala]

Breen and ogier down on Kalle on splits. He was not joking about saving for the power stage...lol

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[Rally Hokkaido]

Slow corners are really rutted up now - Ogier quite slow.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Brilliant rally by Breen. Fully justified his drive in the i20 WRC.

[dimviii]

Breen just 4,7 sec from Ogier at finish.

[T16]

Another Toyota WRC destroyed after Evans on the S.Estonia rally.

If that happened to M-Sport they would be finished.

Are you being serious Eddie?

[GigiGalliNo1]

Congrats OTT!!

[EstWRC]

Get in my mannn!!!!!

Won on 4th rally with Toyota and now also on 4th with Hyundai on a fast rally!!!!

Breen also superb.

Adamo is definitely smiling.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Are you being serious Eddie?

Yes T16. Losing 2x €800,000 cars after losing 1 €800,000 in Mexico would be inpossible to cope with.

[dimviii]

Are you being serious Eddie?

yes he is!


Rally Paradise
@rallyparadise

#WRC points after #RallyEstonia:
@SebOgier 79
@ElfynEvans 70
@OttTanak 66
@KalleRovanpera 55
@thierryneuville 42
@TeemuSuninenRac 34
@EsapekkaLappi 30
@Craig_Breen 25
@OfficialWRC

[mknight]

Estonia outtakes:


The good:

- Nice stages (looked nicer than on the event here last year), specially the variation both between stages and within them was nice
- Breen finally with good speed and result for Hyundai
- Both championships open, on paper Hyundai even seem to have an advantage. But still Toyota and Ogier/Evans have the points in the box now.

The bad:

- Sprint format, especially on a fast rally like this any position changes were essentially over mid way trough first day. A small isue (like a tire for Rovanpera) and it was over. While I am not a fan of very long rallies, below 300 km is clearly too little.

The ugly:
- Competition is down to two teams. Sure on gravel with lots of cleaning MSport might do some better results but I just cant see how they magically catch up with development. Off course its not their fault in the first place, but this is just how it is. In 1,5 years we went from 4 cars that could win a rally to 2, and next year is not looking any better.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Awesome must-win performance by Tanak and PS pts off Ogier. Perfect.

[AnttiL]

Yes T16. Losing 2x €800,000 cars after losing 1 €800,000 in Mexico would be inpossible to cope with.

Evans and Katsuta crashes weren't total write-offs. You can salvage many parts from the car and just put in a new bodyshell. Fire is always the worst because it destroys everything.

Someone on this forum asked Rich Millener about Paddon's Finland 2019 test crash and he said most of the parts were reusable.

[T16]

Yes T16. Losing 2x €800,000 cars after losing 1 €800,000 in Mexico would be inpossible to cope with.

It really wouldn’t.
Even if the cars aren’t insured.
Think about how much cash and assets they have.

[HarriK]

Kajto stop?

[Fast Eddie WRC]

It really wouldn’t.
Even if the cars aren’t insured.
Think about how much cash and assets they have.

They were really troubled just losing Lappi's car in Mexico. Then the lockdown - no rallies, no car sales, no parts sales, people made redundant.

If they were to lose or very badly damage two more cars on top of that it would be super-tough for them to continue and justify it, unless Ford put some money in.

[AnttiL]

Kajto stop?

rolled. Now Huttunen claims P2 in WRC3 and also the WRC3 lead.

[dimviii]

Yes T16. Losing 2x €800,000 cars after losing 1 €800,000 in Mexico would be inpossible to cope with.

who told you that at Msport the cost is 800.000?

[flykas]

Estonia outtakes:




The bad:

- Sprint format, especially on a fast rally like this any position changes were essentially over mid way trough first day. A small isue (like a tire for Rovanpera) and it was over. While I am not a fan of very long rallies, below 300 km is clearly too little.



Actually Rovanpera would have recovered fine and hypothetically could have been 3rd or 2nd if not for the 1 minute penalty.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Millener after Mexico said. “Losing a car is never nice to see for any team but that’s going to ask some serious questions of us for the remainder of the year.”

[Fast Eddie WRC]

who told you that at Msport the cost is 800.000?

The cost of new hybrid WRC cars threatens to price young drivers out of the top of the sport, Malcolm Wilson has warned.

As it stands, each of the new generation of cars will cost around €1m (£850,000); five times that of a feeder series WRC2 car, according to the M-Sport boss.

[dimviii]

Rally Paradise
@rallyparadise

#WRC points after #RallyEstonia:
@SebOgier 79
@ElfynEvans 70
@OttTanak 66
@KalleRovanpera 55
@thierryneuville 42
@TeemuSuninenRac 34
@EsapekkaLappi 30
@Craig_Breen 25
@OfficialWRC

Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team 137
Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team 132
M-Sport Ford World Rally Team 83

[dimviii]

The cost of new hybrid WRC cars threatens to price young drivers out of the top of the sport, Malcolm Wilson has warned.

As it stands, each of the new generation of cars will cost around €1m (£850,000); five times that of a feeder series WRC2 car, according to the M-Sport boss.

i didnt asked how will cost the new generation car,but how you know that a wrc COST at msport 800.000 euro

[AnttiL]

The cost of new hybrid WRC cars threatens to price young drivers out of the top of the sport, Malcolm Wilson has warned.

As it stands, each of the new generation of cars will cost around €1m (£850,000); five times that of a feeder series WRC2 car, according to the M-Sport boss.

That’s the retail price, not the price to build one

[T16]

They were really troubled just losing Lappi's car in Mexico. Then the lockdown - no rallies, no car sales, no parts sales, people made redundant.

If they were to lose or very badly damage two more cars on top of that it would be super-tough for them to continue and justify it, unless Ford put some money in.

You’ve gone from saying it would be impossible for them to continue (which is utter crap) to saying it would be super tough, which is different.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

A Fiesta WRC cost of £675,000 was confirmed by M-Sport 2 years ago (€750,000).

[dimviii]

hmsgofficial
@HMSGOfficial

UPDATE @thierryneuville
After experiencing some electronic glitches in the Power Stage which didn't allow the engine to run properly the team decided to retire #Neuville's car in the road section to avoid any damage to the engine. #HMSGOfficial #RallyEstonia

[Fast Eddie WRC]

You’ve gone from saying it would be impossible for them to continue (which is utter crap) to saying it would be super tough, which is different.

So you say M-Sport can sustain any loss and just carry on unaffected.

[T16]

So you say M-Sport can sustain any loss and just carry on unaffected.

No. where have I said that?

I said losing two cars wouldn't make it impossible for them to continue.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

6 years ago:

The devastating fire which destroyed Mikko Hirvonen’s Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Car at Rally Italia Sardegna will cost his M-Sport team more than £400,000, team boss Malcolm Wilson revealed.
The Finn’s car caught fire on the road section between stages three and four on Friday afternoon and within minutes it was a blackened shell. Flames spread to the surrounding forest and the event was delayed for 80 minutes as fire crews fought the blaze.

“The financial implications to replace it are huge. You’re looking in excess of £400,000 and we don’t insure the rally cars, so that’s a big hit,” Wilson told wrc.com.

[Tarmop]

That is, if you were to become a M-Sport customer. That is the price tag, not the cost of producing one car. If you take out massive expenses that go into development, then putting the already-developed pieces together into a car cost probably 2x less.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

No. where have I said that?

I said losing two cars wouldn't make it impossible for them to continue.

Pedant. You just want an argument (again).

[T16]

Pedant. You just want an argument (again).

No, I just don't understand statements like 'it will be impossible for them to continue' when we are talking about the cost of two cars. It's a forum Eddie, so debating something is fair enough.
Fact - M.Sport would be able to continue if they lost two cars.

[wyler]

No, I just don't understand statements like 'it will be impossible for them to continue' when we are talking about the cost of two cars. It's a forum Eddie, so debating something is fair enough.
Fact - M.Sport would be able to continue if they lost two cars.

Fact? same logic: how can you tell?

no one here can be sure of this or that way. let's bring out some reasoning. in general, probably they would end the season, but maybe stop there? (as for many years now they are late on confirming their seasons.)
This year particularly, Millener said lots of time they are too tight on schedule. they ll do service on the road between rallies. are we sure they would rebuild a new one (or two?). they couldn't bring a spare part for lappi private race test...

[Tarmop]

That spare part was needed instantly, i wouldn`t take this as an example. They also have some Fiestas sitting in the garage...

[T16]

Fact? same logic: how can you tell?

no one here can be sure of this or that way. let's bring out some reasoning. in general, probably they would end the season, but maybe stop there? (as for many years now they are late on confirming their seasons.)
This year particularly, Millener said lots of time they are too tight on schedule. they ll do service on the road between rallies. are we sure they would rebuild a new one (or two?). they couldn't bring a spare part for lappi private race test...

Because simple business sense dictates that a company with as much cash in the bank and as many assets as they have would not cease if they lost two cars.
They have a business to protect and they would not stop rallying because that’s what they do.
Also, like a few have said, Eddie seems to be fixed that the cars are totally valueless after the smashes they have had, but they’re not. New shells maybe and good to go again.
And again, I thought then cars were always insured, but I might be wrong on that.

[wyler]

That spare part was needed instantly, i wouldn`t take this as an example. They also have some Fiestas sitting in the garage...

not instantly, it broke on pet.
still thinking the manus team could do that replacement, if needed. m-sport not.

[Tarmop]

Which happened a day or something before...M-Sport for sure had it on their shelves.

[dimviii]

not instantly, it broke on pet.
still thinking the manus team could do that replacement, if needed. m-sport not.

they couldnt bring it in time.Not that they didnt afford it.

[wyler]

Because simple business sense dictates that a company with as much cash in the bank and as many assets as they have would not cease if they lost two cars.

they made workers redundant. that's enough to say they're not so stable and sound at the moment.

They have a business to protect and they would not stop rallying because that’s what they do.

that's it. they're selling cars and expertise as a business, not doing competition as a primary resource. protect the business may be meaning drop competition as well. we can't be sure.

Also, like a few have said, Eddie seems to be fixed that the cars are totally valueless after the smashes they have had, but they’re not. New shells maybe and good to go again.

yeah, i don't really care much who said a thing. on the thing said: most probably they can save some, may be not enough, or not in time.

And again, I thought then cars were always insured, but I might be wrong on that.

Wilson said the opposite in past interviews (maybe because of the money needed to). but maybe he is not reliable. ; )


..

[wyler]

they couldnt bring it in time.Not that they didnt afford it.

most time is the same issue. one day is enough to send things troughout europe, if you can afford it.

(i'm off now, will reply next days, sorry!)

[T16]

..

Just check out what they are worth. It definitely would not be impossible for them to continue of they lost two cars, even if they were at full 'retail' value.

[Rallyper]

Congrats to Ott and Oliver.
Tidemand just collected points. Rumours says he had turboproblems.

[dimviii]

most time is the same issue. one day is enough to send things troughout europe, if you can afford it.


so you say that Msport couldnt afford to sent the part? lol
its clearly you havent got a clue what you are talking.

[RS]

Mads Østberg
@MadsOstberg
"A good weekend. We've been where we want to be. We have to remember that we've been first R5 all weekend

No he hasn't.. maybe a misquote?

[Franky]

I think there's one thing all of us can agree and that is that M-Sport is on a tight budget.

[RS]

Kajto stop?

What a shame after he was surprisingly fast all weekend.. maybe pushing too hard to try and overhaul Mads?

[HarriK]

What a shame after he was surprisingly fast all weekend.. maybe pushing too hard to try and overhaul Mads?

Pushing to keep Huttunen behind most likely

[Augury]

Quote Originally Posted by dimviii
Mads Østberg
@MadsOstberg
"A good weekend. We've been where we want to be. We have to remember that we've been first R5 all weekend


No he hasn't.. maybe a misquote?

First R5 as in road order.

[dimviii]

Quote Originally Posted by dimviii
Mads Østberg
@MadsOstberg
"A good weekend. We've been where we want to be. We have to remember that we've been first R5 all weekend



First R5 as in road order.

always searching for an excuse,when he is slower.

[Eli]

IMHO, I think we had a great weekend all in all, yes I too wish it was at least 70 kms longer with Friday having proper stages, and yes I still don't see why we didn't have this rally back in August...and yes I know Hyundai said they weren't ready (and I'm guessing we might've seen a different result) and yes I'd love it if we had another team in the WRC but as it now stands, it is what it is.

However, it is up to the FIA & the promoter to make sure the WRC isn't being mistreated, they should've organized a new calendar much sooner (I mean come on, the Olympics in Tokyo got cancelled back in March, who in their right mind thought a rally could take place in November back in July..they should have cancelled it in July...and not wait for the last moment).

When you have a championship like the ERC running before you as the first non-local rallying event, it should turn on a red light... All in all though, back to the rally itself, it was really nice seeing all those battles at the sharp end, and it looks like we're going to have a thrilling last hurrah for this year.

[dimviii]

what does Kajto saying?
https://twitter.com/Kajto_pl/status/1302580374699225089

[PLuto]

what does Kajto saying?
https://twitter.com/Kajto_pl/status/1302580374699225089

That root, which was made by WRC cars, "catapulted" them to jump and they went out of road.

[Morte66]

* comes out of hibernation *

Well, I think Breen's job prospects just improved. He has always struck me a driver who could come together, given a solid run of a season or two in a decent car. Evans was like that, a couple of years ago.

If my maths is right, Rovanpera was 51.8 seconds behind Ogier after a 1 minute penalty. If he hadn't had that penalty, things could have been very interesting... Maybe some team orders, because Ogier is ahead in the championship. Maybe a fight, which I suspect Rovanpera could have won given his sensational powestage.

Loubet... is not another Rovanpera, but he could maybe turn into another Suuninen (i.e. decent speed and dependability). Hyundaui should keep him in the oven.

This year I found it hard to get into WRC, even before Covid. I am/was a Meeke fan, and I don't really care about the results anymore. The only driver who really caught my imagination lately was Oliver Solberg, because he's doing well and I liked his dad, but this was all very vague and I didn't even see his face until today. Well, he needs to do something about that hair if I'm to become a Solberg fan.

Edit: bravo the organisers for putting a rally on. Seemed like a good set of stages, though maybe the rain flattered it.

[PGrally]

Rally Estonia 2020 WRC, Crash, Close Call, Moments
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTUf95q62dU

[Jarek Z]

That root, which was made by WRC cars, "catapulted" them to jump and they went out of road.

Not the root, but the rut :)

Kajto also said that he was in the 2nd position in WRC3 and tried to push to keep this position until the finish line. The next rally for him will be Turkey.

[Jarek Z]

In WRC3 the favourites must be Oliver Solberg and Huttunen. Kajetanowicz and Pietarinen could also be in the mix.

Solberg won WRC3 and Huttunen was second. Kajetanowicz was second until the penultimate stage. Your prediction was right. Congratulations! :)

[Jarek Z]

My dark horse pick for WRC3 win would be Egon Kaur.

Good pick! Kaur finished in the 3rd position, but was driving in the second position for a long time!

[Tauri_J]

Egon is the 2nd fastest driver in Estonia. If you guys remember, he is the guy who competed with Breen in WRC academy series. They both had same amount of points, Kaur even had more wins but a driver who had more stage wins with even points won the trophy. That was the point where Kaur's career stalled. His last R5 start was in 2014.

Too bad he had a puncture. Could of been 10th overall.

[EstWRC]

https://youtu.be/yRr75UjbuLU
https://youtu.be/zohamRxpgqM
https://youtu.be/NS70ueoCwzY

[Rally Power]

Congrats to Tanak, Jarveoja and Hyundai for the win and to the Estonian organizers for providing a nice WRC restart; well done! Hat off also to Breen and to Solberg (the kid doesn’t cease to impress!).

[dimviii]

fia press conference
https://www.fia.com/news/wrc-o-tanak-we-had-quite-many-surprises-we-didnt-expect

[PLuto]

Egon is the 2nd fastest driver in Estonia. If you guys remember, he is the guy who competed with Breen in WRC academy series. They both had same amount of points, Kaur even had more wins but a driver who had more stage wins with even points won the trophy. That was the point where Kaur's career stalled. His last R5 start was in 2014.

Too bad he had a puncture. Could of been 10th overall.

Yes, his season has stalled after 2011. After that WRC Academy loose, he has stayed only in national championship with production/proto cars. He completely given up to any international series...

[EstWRC]

Our spectating places werent nothing spectacular but still, it was so good to see WRC cars in action after such a long break and the last time i saw them with my own eyes was Finland last year. and cmonnnn, WRC rally in my homeyard, still cant my head around that.

No complaints from me, everything worked so smoothly and i have nothing but only praise for Aava and co. The huge screens at every spectator area was just brilliant, you didnt miss any action. Funny story also with that, we were at the famous Alaküla jump on the first pass in the morning. So, we were watching the huge screen and waiting Ogier to arrive on the jump. But the sound was so loud from the speakers and i had forgotten the fact that the live picture is behind the real time, the next moment Ogier flew past us and we basically completely missed him :D

Really surprised by the speed of the Hyundais. I mean, Im not surprised that Ott was fast, it was expected but they all were fast, Breens effort and praise about the car says a lot.

Disappointment of the rally for me was Gryazin, and apart from Kaur and Virves (who were really good), i kind of expected a little bit better performance from our other locals as well i guess? or maybe my expectations were too high, dont know. Loubet and Katsuta were also good, especially Katsuta, such a shame about that roll but the speed was very good from him.

Anyway, Ott is back in the title hunt now, although that Monte 0 point rally is hurting him a lot with such a short season. 4 different winners on 4 rallies this season. Its gonna be a tight fight until the end.

And he has now won rallies with 3 different manufacturers.

https://scontent.frix7-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/119018845_3257994630947083_4507654864630313570_o.j pg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_sid=0debeb&_nc_ohc=qqtUYjDX6LoAX9yJYvQ&_nc_ht=scontent.frix7-1.fna&oh=536f3edefa796902ea047053197ddec1&oe=5F7CA869


source of pic https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=timoanisphotography&set=a.3258013010945245

[flat_right]

EstWRC said it all basically. Rally was organized super well, big screens with All Live in every spectator area was just brilliant. That meant that no one was in their phone looking for split times info, watching all live and this meant that you had internet for other important things (checking your route for next stage etc). Also even if you didn't have any info about where to go, there were bookmarks? (don't know how to call them) in Waze so you just had to search your stage and it directed you to the correct parking lot. Also big praise for spectators - everything was so calm, people were friendly, no problems at all. There will always be some dude who has drank too much but this I saw so few it wasn't a problem for me.

Very well thought and organized event! Hopefully this won't be just one time event! :)

[flykas]

What do you thinks is the chance of it becoming a regular WRC event?

[DoN_cz]

Just out of curiosity, how did it work with the spectator restrictions? Was there any chance to spectate "illegally" (either without ticket, or outside the desiganted spectator area)? To me it seems almost impossible to close and control all of the access roads to the stages. On WRC Live I've seen several smaller groups of people in the middle of the forests, so perhaps these people were "extra" above the 16000 tickets?

[MartijnS]

I watched online too and looked like there were very little spectators outside the spectator areas.

[drive]

In comparison to 'normal' wrc events, watching wrc+ onboards its looked like rally going through 'desert' ... ok, there were few spectators outside zones, but very few if you compare with any onboard from the past.

[rpzcs]

Organizers did good job to hold any unwanted people out - there was a bunch of guys with dirt bikes who scanned the areas day and night and lot of surveillance personell and equipment (helis and drones) from police and border guard.

Organisers have indicated that they found some people that were ignoring those restrictions but they all were escorted out of the area with no bigger incidents. Those scattered groups of people that were visible from the live feed was most likely locals who live around the stages and their visitors or accredited media personnel. Afaik every local inside the perimeter was contacted and they had an opportunity to register some friends and family members who got access to the stages while the event was running.

Edit: While scrolling Instagram I found this account of one of the bike guys. You can get a glimpse of the job they did + one good video about a disguised camper van that they found: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17881128886782326/

[EstWRC]

What do you thinks is the chance of it becoming a regular WRC event?

really hard to say, i doubt it but Aavas dream to have it every two years should be possible i think.

found this from twitter:

"A long time member of the FIA said that Rally Estonia was the best WRC event of all time. The FIA implied that finally someone understood - we live in 2020, not 1978."

Quotes from Tarmo Hõbe, one of the main men behind RE.


i guess with this is meant the technical solutions and stuff like that.

E: btw, the Rally Estonia crew is also helping Ypres rally organizers.

[dimviii]

Adamo: "Thierry Neuville deserves to be World Champion, he goes fast everywhere"

2192/5000
"What does Ott bring us? One more victory !, smiled Andrea Adamo at the microphone of Olivier Gaspard, RTBF's special envoy in Estonia. He brings us more than that obviously, because he has not signed with us for a piece of bread! All the drivers who work with us bring something. He has the experience of having driven cars from other manufacturers (the Ford Fiesta WRC and the Toyota Yaris WRC, editor's note), and when you have in your team the technical experience of two guys like Thierry and Ott who work together, in the same direction, it is very precious. If we had two idiots who fight and who do not say things to each other, It would be different! For me, our team's season has changed in Mexico, where on Sunday we did a very long debriefing of ... six hours, I think. We put everything on the table, we got together. telling all our truths, we made a list of everything that needed to change from a technical point of view on the car. "

The Italian boss of the Hyundai team also returned to the weekend of Thierry Neuville, in a fight for the podium before being thrown out of the line in a bend that had widened, tearing a wheel and to abandon. A disaster in the race for the world title?

"For me, a disaster is something else, it's the Covid-19 pandemic, underlined Andrea Adamo. Thierry had a difficult weekend, it's one thing, a disaster, it's another thing. In Turkey, he will have a favorable starting position, because the sweep will be important. I remind you that we are here above all to win the Constructors' World Championship, and he was the fundamental person last year. to allow us to win it. He is going all out for that. For me, Thierry, he is top. He demonstrated again this weekend that when he has a car that allows him to go fast on roads like in Estonia or Finland, he can fight. He was third, next to the others! I will tell him again: he deserves to win the World Championship, because he goes fast everywhere. "

https://www.rtbf.be/sport/moteurs/rallye/wrc/detail_adamo-thierry-neuville-merite-d-etre-champion-du-monde-il-va-vite-partout?id=10578258&fbclid=IwAR3iwPHUYXeNJAnT_WC8TaZWbWMp05m9PXalAkD_p tPuj_Axp0VPnhMLU5Y

[Garais1983]

Is it possible to see full article??

https://tartu.postimees.ee/7056518/tarmo-hobe-uks-fia-meeskonnaliige-nimetas-rally-estoniat-ajaloo-parimaks-wrc-etapiks?fbclid=IwAR0PAtsGIOU_2oSYHM8lekIHF8H01N-MUkdEzJaH0V06pLXBS8Q5RfT_kvU

[dimviii]

big bravo to Neuville
https://twitter.com/thierryneuville/status/1302997268824555521

[dimviii]

McKlein photos

https://www-dirtfish.imgix.net/2020/09/04_Evans04EST20cm363.jpg?fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=760&ixlib=php-1.2.1&q=70&w=1139&wpsize=gallery-carousel
https://www-dirtfish.imgix.net/2020/09/02_Rovanpera04EST20cm366.jpg?fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=760&ixlib=php-1.2.1&q=70&w=1140&wpsize=gallery-carousel
https://www-dirtfish.imgix.net/2020/09/03_Suninen04EST20cm370.jpg?fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=760&ixlib=php-1.2.1&q=70&w=1140&wpsize=gallery-carousel

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/mcklein-gallery-the-best-images-from-rally-estonia/

[dimviii]

Henry Lääne
@henrylaane

Tänak and Neuville race in the same team. After Rally Estonia, they both have 13 event wins, they both have won 10 different WRC rallies and they both have 234 stage wins. Looks like a draw, but only one is a world champion...
#WRC #WRClive #RallyEstonia #rallye #rally #ralli

[EstWRC]

Tänak airlines https://twitter.com/mundorallyes/status/1303050095835873282?s=21

[EstWRC]

https://youtu.be/m1vc-68ODro
https://youtu.be/wmu4JvTRY-U
https://youtu.be/UxsKSlEJLSE

[HarriK]

Veiby roll
https://www.instagram.com/p/CE2NNFdqwTi/?igshid=igfqwzubfvuu

[EstWRC]

#WRC team bosses believe Rally Estonia deserves to be a regular fixture on the calendar following its debut last weekend:

https://t.co/Ga6aesLGwZ

[gorganl2000]

#WRC team bosses believe Rally Estonia deserves to be a regular fixture on the calendar following its debut last weekend:

https://t.co/Ga6aesLGwZ

that's good its getting some positive feedback.
i followed it online and i think it was a great event. i really liked the roads and surrounding scenery.
i think the organizers really did an amazing job to be able to host this event at this time. i would also like to see it back on the WRC calendar (next year if possible )

[EstWRC]

good video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4oRhtlMt_I

[dimviii]

from Esthonian police according to French site

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200908/f800489ae9945719fe5b38515e92c0a9.jpg

[EstWRC]

Yes and everyone behaving, 90 km/h is allowed, plus 2-3 or smth like that.

But there was a lot of misbehaving from spectators, over 304 infringements, mostly speeding.

[dimviii]

government invested 2,5 millions to protect household.
https://www-dirtfish.imgix.net/2020/09/IMG_8056.jpg?fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=570&ixlib=php-1.2.1&q=70&rect=199%2C149%2C3832%2C2874&w=760&wpsize=gallery-carousel
https://www-dirtfish.imgix.net/2020/09/IMG_7940.jpg?fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=570&ixlib=php-1.2.1&q=70&rect=0%2C1379%2C3024%2C2268&w=760&wpsize=gallery-carousel
https://www-dirtfish.imgix.net/2020/09/IMG_8337.jpg?fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=570&ixlib=php-1.2.1&q=70&rect=0%2C0%2C4032%2C3024&w=760&wpsize=gallery-carousel
https://www-dirtfish.imgix.net/2020/09/IMG_8220.jpg?fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=570&ixlib=php-1.2.1&q=70&rect=442%2C337%2C3581%2C2686&w=760&wpsize=gallery-carousel
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/behind-the-scenes-on-rally-estonia-with-dirtfish/

[GigiGalliNo1]

from Esthonian police according to French site

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200908/f800489ae9945719fe5b38515e92c0a9.jpg

So Rovanpera won? :D

[TypeR]

Clearly Toyota is the fastest WRC on straights..

[rpzcs]

So Estonian Healt Board has announced one of the visitors has COVID and was attending the rally with RP6 pass:
SS1 (Tartu vald), SS3 (Karste), SS10 (Kääriku) ja SS14 (Nõuni) . Lets hope that it won't lead to a bigger outbreak!

[Indreq]

So Estonian Healt Board has announced one of the visitors has COVID and was attending the rally with RP6 pass:
SS1 (Tartu vald), SS3 (Karste), SS10 (Kääriku) ja SS14 (Nõuni) . Lets hope that it won't lead to a bigger outbreak!

It was highly probable that among those 16K people attending plus hundreds organizers and volunteers someone will have it. Thats the reason for all this hand sanitizing, mask wearing and splitting into smaller groups. Lets see how it developes, hopefully it will not lead to another major outbreak.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

"Takamoto Katsuta had just cartwheeled close to a million Euros worth of car through woods, just over there."

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/the-estonian-adventure-to-find-crashed-katsuta

[AnttiL]

"Takamoto Katsuta had just cartwheeled close to a million Euros worth of car through woods, just over there."

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/the-estonian-adventure-to-find-crashed-katsuta

Just a mood piece or meta journalism, nothing about rally itself.

[Hartusvuori]

Just a mood piece or meta journalism, nothing about rally itself.

Walking through forests, bushes, streams, wet shoes, thorn wounds. It's actually very much related to experiencing rallying.

[GigiGalliNo1]

Clearly Toyota is the fastest WRC on straights..

Bring on Ypres!

[EstWRC]

Heli footage https://youtu.be/KJapzZnzT6w

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Gus Greensmith told the AR Podcast he was out of a rally car for 5 months. He confirmed that M-Sport was hit hard by the lockdown. Therefore rally testing which is paid for by Malcolm (Wilson) himself had to be cut.

And even his (pre-Estonia) test in Greystoke Forest was badly disrupted by technical issues.

Thus his drive on Rally Estonia was vitually just for 'seat time' and no risks.

[Indreq]

So Estonian Healt Board has announced one of the visitors has COVID and was attending the rally with RP6 pass:
SS1 (Tartu vald), SS3 (Karste), SS10 (Kääriku) ja SS14 (Nõuni) . Lets hope that it won't lead to a bigger outbreak!

I guess now it is certain that this one infected visitor was all the covid we had on this event. No new infections reported, no spread inside RP6 group or in any other group. So all these measures seemed like they worked as intended. Sure you cant be absolutely sure that all visitors are "clean" when they come, but you can make efforts to prevent or limit the spread when infected people come. Others should learn from it and organize more rallies :)

[EstWRC]

https://youtu.be/xiNfkeurWso