Lopez and Rossel not far off from Mikkelsen on this stage.
I didn’t expect him to come and win stages but this is too slow IMO
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Lopez and Rossel not far off from Mikkelsen on this stage.
I didn’t expect him to come and win stages but this is too slow IMO
True, but Monte is THE worst rally to come and "be on pace" with rally1 car. It's like Lappi last year... I wrote him off after Monte but he actually did really well after that.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
And Lappi had Rally1 experience.
Also bear in mind he hasn't done the Monte since 2019 with the previous i20 Coupe WRC and even then he took off a wheel on the first stage of Saturday. His last tarmac event in a WRC car was back in Germany 2019 and the last event he did with that car was Wales Rally GB 2019. Since 2021 he's only driven R5/Rally2 cars so it's better for him to gain experience for Croatia rather than binning it after just one day.Quote:
Originally Posted by flat_right
A traditional monte with snow perhaps, but the dry surface we have today makes this just another tarmac rally.Quote:
Originally Posted by flat_right
So far so good but I am worried about Seb. I dint like him in the past but now i have a lot of respect.
Could be good advert for the road car engine as well. Otherwise, I believe that is the only applicable engine they have for Rally2 rules.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
in this interview Pajari gave some infos about inline 3 engine:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
- good torque
- lower weight
- small and position low and back in the car
https://www.youtube.com/live/34b_sPb...rJQY0DM&t=3426
his interview starts at about 57:00
People coming with the excuses for Mikkelsen are all well and good, but remember for his sake/future events that Hyundai have Lappi and Sordo sitting in reserve instead.
Andreas isn't a kid. Only ogier has probably done more events in his career. As Est said above, nobody expecting stage winning pace or consistently in the same ballpark as top3/4, but hes miles off. Outpaced by a rookie msport pay driver. Suninen had decent enough pace in his first events in a rally1, but Hyundai signed mikkelsen to be their tarmac"expert" and ditched any idea of developing a younger driver.
And as far as Monte Carlo rallies go, this is about as kind conditions as you could ask for besides a few hellish corners. He simply will have to up his pace by a lot.
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Originally Posted by EstWRC
Drivers probably need to get used to the new car and don't have much knowledge about setup possibilities:
Lefebvre Stéphane: I have no confidence with the car.
Lefebvre Stéphane: I need to learn the car. After previous stage we have changed the setup, I never drove with it before.
Fabia was immediately fast with several drivers last year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
Pajari missed Monte last year though through illness but i expected more from Lefebvre.
Mikkelsen close call
https://x.com/paddocknews/status/175...C1kV5QC61vX5Xg
You're right and I also don't understand Hyundai's strategy for the 3rd car this year, they could've used Sordo, who is also slow but he has the experience from last year whilst giving Mikkelsen the gravel events (where he'd also have a better road position). Honestly a weird strategy and I hope they change it as the year goes by.Quote:
Originally Posted by er88
I'm just glad he didnt come to M-Sport. I can imagine the almighty slagging you'd be giving him, the car and the team then...Quote:
Originally Posted by er88
For WRC events (these figures do not include 2024 Monte):Quote:
Originally Posted by er88
Sordo 189 WRC starts
Ogier 182 WRC starts
Neuville 155 WRC starts
Tanak 149 WRC starts
Mikkelsen 132 WRC starts
And how many of those are in a WRC car? (I’m curious).Quote:
Originally Posted by jonkka
Ice has melted now.
Don't know without counting manually.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eli
Malcolm has never, ever rated him otherwise he would've been in the car long ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Tänak used two super softs on this run compared to others
He had an offer from MSport for full season this year but he chose Hyundai as he thought there are better future prospects there. He said so in an interview before the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by er88
Saving for Sunday I guess, as I predicted before. Without mistakes from top3, he can not catch them by pure speed only. So, if he wants more points, he needs to catch them from Sunday.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Hyundai should have had Sordo in the car here and give Mikkelsen more tests and then gravel events.
I dont know if its onboard camera, but you can see Mikkelsen is really struggling with the car.
EDIT: Much better already on 2nd loop. Beating Fourmaux and not far from Katsuta.
I see, really strange driving through the cuts, big movement with steering wheelQuote:
Originally Posted by Lead
SS6 Mikkelsen: "It was better, the feeling is coming. Still a bit on the safe side, I can go a bit faster. But going in the right direction"
Mikkelsen time-loss per km for the fastest:
* SS1 1.57
* SS2 1.43
* SS3 1.64
* SS4 1.10
* SS5 1.65
* SS6 0.83
Sensible words from Fourmaux showing the right attitude and how he's matured.
What happened to ingram?
Fourmaux seems nice and relaxed. Hopefully can keep it up and the car on the road
Tanak confirmed that Hyundai has solved the throttle issues he and his team-mates were battling last night.
He also revealed that he is feeling relatively comfortable in the upgraded i20 N on his competitive return with the brand following a year at M-Sport.
"This morning it [the car] has been running smooth," he said.
"It is actually quite comfortable, and I would say I'm 80%. It is driving quite nicely, and I'm relaxed.
"The last part I don't have yet it takes a bit more driving to get and understand the last push."
I guess Mikkelsen has orders to get to the chessflag, and drive as a libero, to pick up points if others goes off.
He need ss km in the car to understand settings vs behavior and get the car under his skin before pushing 100%.
Lets see where he ends up speedwise when the process is done, if he get close to the top drivers or not.
Its seems he doesnt trust the car yet, and is correcting the lines too much.Quote:
Originally Posted by CeskyOndra
Fourmaux is shining and deservedly so, otherwise Mikkelsen is delivering the insurance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
Another issues, this time techical glitch in service, left 30 minutes later.Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/neuvi...tial-headache/
Apparently a leakage in his gearbox caused him to change his differential.
https://www.ewrc-results.com/video/4...te-carlo-2024/
(sry, if repost)
But it has made him actually faster at the momentQuote:
Originally Posted by Eli
Neuville in typical fight-back mode this afternoon.
If it continues tomorrow, then we have 3-way battle for the win.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Small fire last night after the fireworks, sorry if repost https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGerx5R7f/