True, but while the previous Rallies the leadership has changed 1st day, here at the beginning it was obvious Citroen was the better prepared car.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
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True, but while the previous Rallies the leadership has changed 1st day, here at the beginning it was obvious Citroen was the better prepared car.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Basically it is like this every year in Finland...From the first stages you know who has the upper hand,unless the cars are close to equal...Quote:
Originally Posted by stefanvv
some foto from NORF 2012
samzon.kuvat.fi
:eek: World Rally Championship - Results - Rally FinlandQuote:
Originally Posted by stefanvv
I believe this page backs up your statement, if you look at the teams section on the right of the page!
When you think about it, Citroen are manufacturer champions, they are first in the manufacturer table and ford are second, so Citroen 1-2 and Ford 3-4, kind of go-figure!
I think it has to do with the nature of the event as well... in events where drivers care only about driving like finland and NZ for example and not avoiding stones and other problems you rarely see changes in the leaderboard because everyone gives their maximum from the start to finish and the fastest ones shine...Quote:
Originally Posted by stefanvv
In events like acropolis for example where speed doesn't play an important role drivers tend to choose where to attack and where to be careful... so the places change a lot during the rally.
I dont think there's much difference in the cars. I find it curious how last year Hirvonnen was by far the fastest after his crash while Loeb was still being pressured by Ogier, and with the Fiesta.
The biggest difference is in the drivers. You can clearly see in the interviews with Latvala that he dosen't really feel motivated anymore, he knows that the "young crazy fast finn" cliché does not work anymore.
Some memories from this week in "Suomi" :)
Czech can fly...
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8003/7...c10beb01_c.jpg
Russian too...
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8165/7...e41c64c2_c.jpg
My Pictures : Collection: Rallye de Finlande 2012
my pictures of the rally : Collection: Rallye de Finlande 2012
Some photos from Koukunmaa, Leustu and Ouninopohja:
nutspix.com - rallikuvia
http://www.nutspix.com/2012/neste/neste1204t.jpg http://www.nutspix.com/2012/neste/neste1215t.jpg http://www.nutspix.com/2012/neste/neste1217t.jpg http://www.nutspix.com/2012/neste/neste1220t.jpg http://www.nutspix.com/2012/neste/neste1237t.jpg