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Latvala going for it !
aaaand off !!!
Tanak doesnt know and flies through the stage ! :eek:
'I pushed like F**K !' :D
wow will Latvala make it to the finish
Latvala's Polo won't start. Will drop further behind the VW no.3 in the championship now..
Congratulations Tanak!
Top drive by Tanak, bring on Finland!
Latvalas engine temp is high,maybe cant reach finish.
Latvala will struggle with that damage
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loved Tanak's interview at the end. Great to see someone not speaking in advertising or managed drivel
Tanak - fantastic !!
Fantanakstic ! :D
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Yes, he was the man!
Lappi wins WRC2. He has been faster than a couple of WRC cars. Very very good job.
Men of the weekend: Tanak, Lappi and Paddon.
But the best performance goes to: Flowers.
Fantastic two cameras at the end of the stage that very well represented the difference - Prokop and Hyuhdai tourists then Citroens then the top guys. Ogi almost lost the win at the penultimate corner but he had probably collected enough advantage before that.
congratulations to Ogier, Mikkelson, Tanak. Sorry to Latvala. Will he make service? .If not then does paddon take 4th?, Neuville 5th?
tears of joy in my eyes, means so much to me. damn 0.1 sec on power stage :)
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The Skoda seemed to have a very clear advantage on this fast event, didn't expect to see Kremer 'battling' with Ketomaa.
Do VW can choose Mikkelsen as a manufacturer driver for next rallies? Or are they forced by contract to keep Latvala as second driver?
If Latvala makes it till the end with this car.. it is miracle. Radiator is basically twisted it is +34 outside.. and over 10 km to go, no way
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latvala moving
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Well done Lappi - another great result for the Skoda R5 !
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stopped again, very close to SP.
Ogier still puts the rest in the shade, even running first on gravel. Unstoppable now for title no.3.
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latvala made it back to service
Just before the service he reached to 128 km/h, seems he is late. I do not know how it is possible to drive that fast on this road.Quote:
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Ott Tänak @OttTanak
What a feeling !!!!! Thank you so much to the boss and MSport they given me and Raigo a great car to fight with !!
Latvala entered to service after Ott, but he should have entered before, seems that some penalties are coming
M-Sport are back in the game !
Return to SP video :) https://twitter.com/OttTanak/status/617657640399847424
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penalty is 10 secs per minute of latenes I think
THIS (what you say) plus the fact Lappi has spent thousands of kilometers during development of Fabia R5, so he knows better where to push...all and all it makes perfect sense and both are doing excelent job so far. Moreover Pontus should be this year APRC champion (Gill it not same level driver despite having more experience but also Gill has much more hot head) so there is no need to be sad :)Quote:
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How did Meeke ever get away with this ?? :eek:
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Neuville still finished !
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Real good performance by Tanak, finally. It was known he is capable of these kind of performances but this is the first time this season he showed it.
Also Paddon has definitely convinced me now, again outperforming Sordo and Neuville. Talking about Sordo, he was quite disappointing, like Ostberg. Both should be capable of more with their experience.
I have given up on Latvala for good now. Mikkelsen is getting close to his first victory but without Ogier getting into trouble he won't win yet.
Abbring had a steep learning curve, especially with no pre event test these kind of stages are probably the most shocking to get to learn a WRC car. Setting similar times to Prokop is not too bad considering that I think.
I agree. Latvala can be fast, but he will never be world champion. Sad but true. He doesn´t have head for it. And Mikkelsen could be this year´s vice-master. I bet he will be. He is fast, but without Ogier´s mistake he can´t win. Not yet.Quote:
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40 sec penalty for Latvala. 5th overall it is.