Otepää Winter Rally 2021

[Sulland]

Warm-up rally for Arctic WRC for Hyundai.
Why not more teams want to test the Pirellis and cars on snow is a bit strange, but might be Covid related.

Results here: https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries/69989-otepaa-talveralli-2021/

[AnttiL]

Toyota already tested enough in Arctic Lapland Rally, as well as two test days per driver in Finland (one Central Finland and one in Lapland). M-Sport probably cannot afford extra testing.

[Tanelv]

Four stages will be broadcast live by Delfi TV (needs registering and payment if you have not subscribed to Delfi):

https://sport.delfi.ee/news/auto/eesti/ott-tanaku-ja-thierry-neuvillei-kihutamist-saab-otsepildis-naha-delfi-vahendusel?id=92509803
https://tv.delfi.ee/live/

[EstWRC]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42ln14m5Z7I

[TypeR]

Reeallly nice photo
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EuCgQXVXYAMe-Y2?format=jpg&name=medium

[dimviii]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42ln14m5Z7I

is the sound at lift off totally different or is my impression?

[flat_right]

One more video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcZidKH-Qgo

[EstWRC]

Start list https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries/69989-otepaa-talveralli-2021/?leg=1

Neuville first and then Tänak.

GPS following http://gps.autorally.lv

[EstWRC]

Results also here, click on the stage name http://autosport.ee/results/?race_id=519&

[cali]

is the sound at lift off totally different or is my impression?I had the same feeling but you never know.

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[EstWRC]

132km/h average for second stage

[dimviii]

Κaur faster from Gryazin so far!

[SubaruNorway]

is the sound at lift off totally different or is my impression?

Looks slippy so longer braking and more off throttle maybe

[MartijnS]

Tanak posted a video in order to make sure spectators that are not allowed to go home, because the event can be cancelled due to spectators at the stages.

[EstWRC]

132km/h average for second stage

135.5 on second pass

[drive]

Gryazin out?

[EstWRC]

retired but no reason so far

[dimviii]

small clip with Neuville
https://twitter.com/paddocknews/status/1360484208527958016

[Tom K]

retired but no reason so far

Crashed. Heavily.

[dimviii]

from ewrc.cz
Gryazin Nikolay - Aleksandrov K.
Off road after a jump. Crew OK

[dimviii]

Tanak

https://twitter.com/paddocknews/status/1360486447506206727

https://twitter.com/paddocknews/status/1360512632650932224


Neuville
https://twitter.com/paddocknews/status/1360510674066153474

[Tom K]

2043

Foto: Robert Kikkatalo

[EstWRC]

https://twitter.com/rallyssimo/status/1360537525169840128?s=20

[dimviii]

pretty heavy crash..

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EuGjtsBWQAI4VNp?format=jpg&name=large

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EuGjtsBXAAAK1yO?format=jpg&name=large

[TypeR]

next weeks will be pretty busy for their team :D less than 2 weeks till Arctic.. rear end shouldn't be too difficult to repair, but front and engine..

[AnttiL]

pretty heavy crash..

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EuGjtsBWQAI4VNp?format=jpg&name=large

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EuGjtsBXAAAK1yO?format=jpg&name=large

Typical end over end damage. There’s no rollcage in the rear so it shortens quickly. Just like Veiby in Finland 2017.

[AnttiL]

next weeks will be pretty busy for their team :D less than 2 weeks till Arctic.. rear end shouldn't be too difficult to repair, but front and engine..

It’s a Printsport car (it even reads on the car). Maybe they can use their own instead?

[TypeR]

It’s a Printsport car (it even reads on the car). Maybe they can use their own instead?

oh, yes.. forgot that option..

[meh]

Neuville did good stage, 1st on the road (cleaning) and only 1 sec lost to Tänak.

[EstWRC]

Neuville did good stage, 1st on the road (cleaning) and only 1 sec lost to Tänak.

interesting to watch the times now in the sense that Tänak said at mid-day service they will change the gearboxes with Thierry, and now Thierry shows better speed but of course cant make any conclusions from this cause its pure testing rally.

other than that, they commented in the morning that the second passes were very hard with a lots of lines from the different cars and now on SS5 ja and SS6 they said it was also very difficult with loose snow on top, Thierry mentioning he had some "interesting" moments

[dimviii]

WRCWings
@llluis555

The 135.5 km/h avg. speed by Tanak/Järveoja at #RallyOtepää SS4 would be 2nd fastest stage in WRC Champ. (2017-21), after the 137.8 km/h by the same duo at @RallySweden
'17 SS9. But Rovanperä/Halttunen set 143.9 km/h at @Arcticrally
'20 SS9. - Data from @eWRCresults
@HMSGOfficial

[EstWRC]

Tänak won!!!

Jokes aside both said the conditions were difficult

[masa90]

Tänak won!!!

Jokes aside both said the conditions were difficult

Was any there any reason on why Tänak won with such a big margin? Or is Ott just getting the hang of the i20 better and better.

[TypeR]

Was any there any reason on why Tänak won with such a big margin? Or is Ott just getting the hang of the i20 better and better.
Some reasons may have been that Tänak driving ,,home'', Neuville starting first and parts exchanging.

After they swapped gearboxes for last 4 stages, Neuville was close to Tänak(except last stage).

[Sala]

And one little video also ;) www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBTfcGlOlEY

[EstWRC]

i wouldnt read much into the result, pure testing event...much clearer picture at Arctic Rally i think

some galleries https://sport.postimees.ee/7179103/tanak-voitis-otepaa-talveralli-ulivoimsalt-tiimikaaslane-neuville-lopetas-teisel-kohal?gallery=298585&image=13627587
https://sport.delfi.ee/news/auto/wrc/blogi-ja-fotod-otepaa-talverallit-valitsenud-tanak-voitis-neuvillei-ees-koik-kaheksa-kiiruskatset?id=92550227#!dgs=dgsee-266049:8dh_t12z4fsBTjsYEQiNm6

[Tauri_J]

Some reasons may have been that Tänak driving ,,home'', Neuville starting first and parts exchanging.

After they swapped gearboxes for last 4 stages, Neuville was close to Tänak(except last stage).

If there was home advantage it was first four stages. 5-8 were pretty much totally new stages mostly run on very narrow Forest roads.

[dimviii]

Gryazin crash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=195&v=KBsawRkO9RA&feature=youtu.be

[EstWRC]

https://youtu.be/IZtJh4JQIhg

https://youtu.be/21ywACTyjoU

[dimviii]

Tanak has "big job" ahead to beat Toyota in WRC's Arctic Rally Finland


"There was a test plan before the event and everybody respected it," he continued. "Everybody was able to try all the [new] parts which more or less had limited availability [previously], but now for the rally everybody knows what he [the driver] likes and what is going to be on the car."


https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/155036/tanak-has-big-job-ahead-to-beat-toyota-in-finland?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[EstWRC]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO11q_o2jLo

[faateris]

Otepaa Talveralli photos - http://janisasaris.com/en/portfolio/otepaa-talveralli-2021-otepaa-estonia

JA

[EstWRC]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB6Ac_6FQEQ

[AnttiL]

It’s a Printsport car (it even reads on the car). Maybe they can use their own instead?

Also interesting that Printsport has two Polo R5's but the other is likely reserved for gentleman driver Rakan Al-Ashed. Lappi was going to use another Finnish-owned Polo in the first place.

[pantealex]

Also interesting that Printsport has two Polo R5's but the other is likely reserved for gentleman driver Rakan Al-Ashed. Lappi was going to use another Finnish-owned Polo in the first place.

4 x Polo R5 https://www.ewrc-results.com/owner/1388-printsport/

Chassis #64 Al-Rashed
#7A #85 #87 also Printsport

[TypeR]

4 x Polo R5 https://www.ewrc-results.com/owner/1388-printsport/

Chassis #64 Al-Rashed
#7A #85 #87 also Printsport
#7A should be ALM Motorsport's car(with Estonian reg plate) since 2020 summer..

[pantealex]

#7A should be ALM Motorsport's car(with Estonian reg plate) since 2020 summer..

Yes, Printsport usually don´t own "their" cars.
#7A is Estonian car nowadays. #87 is "Kari Hämäläinen" car.

[Loikam]

My friend's (Jüri Melih) gallery: https://motorsport.ee/jmv-otepaa-talveralli-2021-galerii-2/?fbclid=IwAR1kOaMpueSNsZRcS-K0wVE5EZkL0-g9X8-i-LOFYVLxsJfDGRP8azER9dE