88. Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2020

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Originally Posted by SubaruNorway

Could have been something wrong with the wheel alignment, very strange for one tire to be like that when the road wasn't even fully dry

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from live stream we saw totally dry asphalt and that not only for few km.Super softs,and only 5 instead of 6 harder compound tyres for other competitors.
i dont see something strange in this photo,just totally wrong tyre choice

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EPNxwJqX...pg&name=medium

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Originally Posted by dimviii

from live stream we saw totally dry asphalt and that not only for few km.Super softs,and only 5 instead of 6 harder compound tyres for other competitors.
i dont see something strange in this photo,just totally wrong tyre choice

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Loeb's tyres were shot by the end of SS13.

He was running 4 x SS6. Most other crew were running 3 x SS6 + 1 x S6.

Other crews had no problems.

I think he has run out of allocation of SS6 (24 tyres) and taken a 'best of' used tyre in a risky tyre gamble.

Either that or team have screwed up.

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Originally Posted by dimviii

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EPNxwJqX...pg&name=medium

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Is Gwyndaf driving?

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Originally Posted by Got Mail

Loeb's tyres were shot by the end of SS13.

He was running 4 x SS6. Most other crew were running 3 x SS6 + 1 x S6.

Other crews had no problems.

I think he has run out of allocation of SS6 (24 tyres) and taken a 'best of' used tyre in a risky tyre gamble.

Either that or team have screwed up.

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And only about 7min of that first stage was dry, if it was just the tires shouldn't all of them have been like that after the stage just not one of them...? Looks like it's had too much air if you look at the middle, did Elena grab a smoke before the stage and forgot to lower the air pressure... :)

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Originally Posted by Got Mail

Loeb's tyres were shot by the end of SS13.

He was running 4 x SS6. Most other crew were running 3 x SS6 + 1 x S6.

Other crews had no problems.

I think he has run out of allocation of SS6 (24 tyres) and taken a 'best of' used tyre in a risky tyre gamble.

Either that or team have screwed up.

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Loeb had today morning 5 super softs,while all the others had 3 super softs + 3 softs.
the problem for Loeb was that he had to used these tyres for all 4 stages,while the others could rotate with softs
except that running a car with 3 softs and 1 ss doesnt slide so much,its much more grippier,so you protect better that 1 super soft you have on the car.

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Originally Posted by SubaruNorway

And only about 7min of that first stage was dry, if it was just the tires shouldn't all of them have been like that after the stage just not one of them...? Looks like it's had too much air if you look at the middle, did Elena grab a smoke before the stage and forgot to lower the air pressure... :)

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how you know that the other tyres are ok? wehavent seen any photos from other tyres.
7km are not few kms at dry for super soft.
When a tyre overheating this drives to inreases air pressure,so maybe this we see at the photo is not due to starting with high air pressure,but the result of overheated tyre.

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Originally Posted by dimviii

from live stream we saw totally dry asphalt and that not only for few km.Super softs,and only 5 instead of 6 harder compound tyres for other competitors.
i dont see something strange in this photo,just totally wrong tyre choice

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if tyres are looking like that after just one stage, something is wrong.

even with the wrong tyres, loeb should know how not to destroy them.

Mighty impressive from Neuville today....but honestly I think the top 5 can all be pretty satisfied with the result.

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Originally Posted by denkimi

if tyres are looking like that after just one stage, something is wrong.

even with the wrong tyres, loeb should know how not to destroy them.

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Indeed.