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Yesterday, 22:45

focus206 replied to a thread Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread in WRC World Rally Championship

In an interview on leaving the Richard Mille Racing WEC Team, Ogier said that it was never his intention to contest the full WEC season (6 races) and...

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Yesterday, 13:12

focus206 replied to a thread [WRC] Safari Rally 2022 in WRC World Rally Championship

"I didn't expect such a comment from Ogier." - said nobody :D

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Yesterday, 12:03

focus206 replied to a thread [WRC] Safari Rally 2022 in WRC World Rally Championship

I clearly overestimated Hyundai's reliability yesterday...

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23rd June 2022, 18:19

focus206 replied to a thread [WRC] Safari Rally 2022 in WRC World Rally Championship

Predictions on which SS will Neuville's Hyundai fall apart? My instinct tells me SS9.

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23rd June 2022, 01:58

focus206 replied to a thread Hybrid World Rally Cars in WRC World Rally Championship

I can answer some of those GT questions: I wouldn't consider prototypes on the same ladder as GT cars, they're on a different ladder:...

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12th June 2022, 19:01

focus206 replied to a thread Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread in WRC World Rally Championship

Good enough result by Ogier's Richard Mille Racing Team at the 24 hours of Le Mans, finishing in P13 (9th in class). Ogier's best lap was 1,7...

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11th June 2022, 01:26

focus206 replied to a thread 2022 WRC News & Rumours in WRC World Rally Championship

WRC is a Euro-centric world championship, it has always naturally been like that. For many years the championship has visited NZ, Australia,...

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10th June 2022, 16:45

focus206 replied to a thread 2022 WRC News & Rumours in WRC World Rally Championship

"Few European entries" means few entries, because vast majority of overall entries on WRC events are European. "almost no European cars" (Toyota,...

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10th June 2022, 14:39

focus206 replied to a thread 2022 WRC News & Rumours in WRC World Rally Championship

Choosing a tiny event in USA with few international entries, almost no homologated local cars and almost no rally culture over Rallye Deutschland,...

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6th June 2022, 23:18

focus206 replied to a thread [ERC] Rally Poland 2022 in ERC European Rally Championship

Catalunya is in Spain, nothing weird. Sordo is always well cheered for in Rally Catalunya.

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5th June 2022, 18:50

focus206 replied to a thread Rally Italia Sardegna 2022 in WRC World Rally Championship

Hyundai's problem is reliability, and that has nothing to do with Neuville's input. They can start listening more to Tanak and improve driveability...

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5th June 2022, 11:53

focus206 replied to a thread Rally Italia Sardegna 2022 in WRC World Rally Championship

Good for Tanak, finally a win. But let's not forget he was extremely lucky for the 2 cancelled stages when he was having transmission troubles. If...

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4th June 2022, 11:23

focus206 replied to a thread Rally Italia Sardegna 2022 in WRC World Rally Championship

Even if Neuville still believes in the championship, he was 40 seconds behind Kalle, he was hardly going to finish in front. And if he did finish in...

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4th June 2022, 09:21

focus206 replied to a thread Rally Italia Sardegna 2022 in WRC World Rally Championship

And what would top 5 or few points achieve? He knows he can't win the championship nor have a podium after yet another Hyundai problem. Only more...

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3rd June 2022, 17:09

focus206 replied to a thread Rally Italia Sardegna 2022 in WRC World Rally Championship

If I recall correctly, Rally Sardegna organizers are not the same people as Ferrari team managers, could be wrong though ;)

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3rd June 2022, 15:14

focus206 replied to a thread Rally Italia Sardegna 2022 in WRC World Rally Championship

Seems like Hyundai's failure of choice this weekend is transmission...

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3rd June 2022, 11:55

focus206 replied to a thread Rally Italia Sardegna 2022 in WRC World Rally Championship

More like Hirvonen... Latvala barely ever challenged for a title.

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3rd June 2022, 09:27

focus206 replied to a thread Rally Italia Sardegna 2022 in WRC World Rally Championship

Hyundai's reliability strikes again... what a surprise.

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3rd June 2022, 08:35

focus206 replied to a thread Rally Italia Sardegna 2022 in WRC World Rally Championship

Is Evans' retirement the first (serious) Toyota technical trouble of the season, apart from when he retired in Sweden after an off?

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2nd June 2022, 09:36

focus206 replied to a thread Rally Italia Sardegna 2022 in WRC World Rally Championship

Kalle will finish ahead of Neuville, don't worry. It's basically expected of Hyundai to fall apart, at this point it would be an exception if it...

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28th May 2022, 17:07

focus206 replied to a thread Pirelli tyres in WRC World Rally Championship

I was thinking that it's strange as well. Are we sure it's the same spec Goodyear tyre? Honda and Lynk & Co were the ones who protested the unsafe...

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28th May 2022, 16:05

focus206 replied to a thread Pirelli tyres in WRC World Rally Championship

No doubt, there's no perfect brand/manufacturer. But when it becomes a regular thing I start to worry. I'm positive that in WRC many times drivers...

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28th May 2022, 13:47

focus206 replied to a thread Pirelli tyres in WRC World Rally Championship

Pirelli is not the only tyre manufacturer being criticized in motorsport in these days: the two WTCR (the World Touring Car Cup) races on the...

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