did you count Neuville for win?Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
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did you count Neuville for win?Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Can they drop Sordo without letting Ogier ahead as well? Because that would mean less manufacturer points? Of course there's still lots of stages until that decision...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
That would also mean helping Ogier in the battle for the championship, anyway too early to say what will happen. They'll probably let them all push on and see what's on the table before the powerstage.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
why?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Adamo doesnt care about drivers championship and like said here just now that would mean Ogier could get ahead of both.
And so far Sordo has earned this win 100%
Tommi wont definitely give any orders
Solberg after his puncture who dropped 3rd,with a faster time managed to climb 4,9 sec from Huttunen.
Excellent pace from Oliver at a slow technical rally.
Greensmith retired on the road section. :(
I was just thinking...
Yeah. manufacturers most important.
Please tell me someone has video of Pedro ending up on his roof at Micky's!!??
Solberg is fighting back after his puncture and only 4.5s off the lead of WRC3 / R5.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ej9aK_TX...jpg&name=large
Johnston roll
https://www.wrc.com/en/archive/videos/?videoId=249756
No way Ogier would accept that when he still has chance for the title himself, and Tommi has not shown any inclination to make team orders anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
The difficult one is if Hyundai ask Sordo to let Neuville past, but with such a small gap to Ogier would be dangerous now.
For Evans, 4th is good if Ogier is only 3rd and especially if Sordo wins..
Neuville HAS to go for it, he needs to increase the gap to Ogier if he wants Hyundai to drop Sordo behind him tomorrow.
With the gap between Neuville and Ogier so small, it's impossible for Hyundai to drop Sordo behind Thierry without losing a place to Ogier as well.
Media Zone: Sordo
"A really good feeling. The first stage was a bit more difficult but the second and fourth stages were quite okay.
"I am only watching the battle for the rally and trying to do the best as possible. I see Thierry and Seb coming quite fast, so we need to keep pushing to the end."
Media Zone: Suninen
"We had a few issues with the central diffs, so basically my handbrake was working for the front wheels and I couldn't rotate the car on the hairpins.
"The others are not too far away, but of course we have to have good stages and no mistakes to catch them. We will do our best."
Media Zone: Neuville
"We have a bit more tyre wear than the Toyotas, so I played it a bit safe. Maybe I struggled a little bit in the first loop - I expected to be faster - but we gave it a bigger push in the second pass and it worked quite well.
"The rally is still long with repeated stages this afternoon and a tricky day tomorrow."
https://twitter.com/bartolbia84/stat...857745408?s=21Quote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
Cheers Antti. Beat me to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Got to say he's pretty unlucky here.
#RallyItaliaSardegna
Michelin Tyre info - SS11/SS12
Toyota
Ogier: 3 MICHELIN LTX Force M6 + 2H4
Evans: 2M6 + 3H4
Katsuta: 4M6 + 1H4
Hyundai
Tänak: 1M6 + 4H4
Neuville/Sordo/Loubet: 5M6
M-Sport
Suninen Teemu 5M6
#MichelinWRC
Sordo and cows https://www.instagram.com/p/CGKYwQlI...d=1k3tcqkzqowv
So, let´s go!
(Already made the dishes for tonight, ready to eat just after these two stages)
Tänak is in pin-ball mode with those hard-tyres. Hopefully will not take any feel off somewhere.
Tänak all over the place with the hard tyres
Katsuta having serious problems
No brakesQuote:
Originally Posted by wwbroe
Evans showing very mature drive so far
rooting for him now after Tänaks title changes are gone
Thierry loosing it once again towards the finish of the stage.
Great Ogier - Neuville battle while Evans watches on.
the same pattern all day longQuote:
Originally Posted by wwbroe
No splits...?
Edit: My computer...
Just very late splits... Visible now...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Suninen wants 4th back from Evans...
If to take in account that Tänak is in no-mans-land, with no fight for position etc, then it's quite good time from that road position - only 3sec down on Ogier.
Ahh, I want Sordo to win, but should he drop to fourth and the rest stay in the same positions I've got the top 5 pickems settled!
I´m not arguing for this, but...Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
Letting Neuville win he gaines 7 points going from 2nd to 1st, and Ogier gaines only 3 points, from 3rd to 2nd...
If the WDC was the most important...
And he was the only one with four hard tyres on the car, makes it even better, struggling in the beginning but paying off in the end apparently.Quote:
Originally Posted by meh
Ogier in Castelsardo
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...49a2f74784.jpg
Great time by OC Veiby on this stage.
Solberg passed Gryazin who let him pass.
"Not bad, is it?" Oliver quoted... :)
Anyone with a puncture will end up about where he is. He is not 20 minutes or so behind, so he could still make up places.Quote:
Originally Posted by meh
Tanak is probably resigned that the title has gone so he's driving with little pressure and nothing to lose now.Quote:
Originally Posted by meh
Evans is playing the smart game. He's taking less risks and Ogier & Neuville could easily push too hard and have a problem.
Now there is more question do Tänak drives "with anger" or Taka made some good time.