two long stages now, lets see if we have some drama or not
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two long stages now, lets see if we have some drama or not
Get over it, if it rained like it did yesterday he'd have a pretty good road position.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
But it didnt and opening the road is usually worse on gravel.Quote:
Originally Posted by GravelBen
http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/...89/439/d8a.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Latvala without 2nd split...
SAT 10:13 - SS11: MIKKELSEN
More problems for Mikkelsen, we're getting reports of problems for him on this stage.
Leferbve stopped. So Cruising mode for Kopecky for a rest of a rally
Honestly I thought it was about to happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by KKS
do we know the reason? mechanical,or crash?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Ogier showing the rest who's the boss again.
Citroën RacingQuote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Suspension damages for @SLefebvreRallye and @moreaugabin
#WRC2 #C3R5
Interesting, did Pierre will concern about Stephan safety?Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
After Paddons win in 2016 I didnt expect him to be on Ostebrgs level two years later. He need something new to get his career up and going again. Hope to see him in Citroen next year!
Neuville is pushing in this one.
Sunninen stopped
ah.. A BATTLE!
Mikkelsen with puncture too?
Total fail that hard tyre choice for Tänak but doesn’t make a difference anyway
Neuville has been amazing this morning
we are going to have an interesting 2nd loop,as all drivers reported that the stages will be very rough with plenty of stones.
Pretty exciting rally for Belgian fans...
It was so strange seeing Ogier wear such a big smile after Neuville took 14 sec out of him. Poker face or is he that confident he can turn it around again?
Neuville showing Ogier its still game on!
Another great time by Veiby. If things will remain same a rest of a rally it can be P2 for Veiby
Oooh interesting... how did Ogier lose 14 s in the last sage? He was on Neuville's times the first two of this morning. Let's hope they won't have troubles so we can have a battle.
well seems that the driving is not over... I think Ogier relaxed a bit too much.
Lets see what the future holds...
Could be Ogier want Neuville to push more and crash
yes like in portugal...Quote:
Originally Posted by rallye-vid
Tänak is saving those soft ones for Sunday, others have to take hard ones. Could be wise tactic ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Why the hell aren't they showing us live coverage????
Neuville taking further 2 seconds from ogier and the gap just 2.9.
Tänak already up to 11th and probably in 10th with next stage
Will Tänak catch Kopecky for 8th place finish and some salvage points? Suninen could also make it to top 10 but the puncture cost him 3 more minutes.
That’s his target according to his own words.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
#Tyre info: Day 2 - Afternoon:
WRC:
Citroën: 2 Michelin LTX Force S5 + 4 Michelin LTX Force H4
Toyota & M-Sport: 5H
Neuville & Mikkelsen: 5H
Paddon: 3H + 2S
WRC2:
Veiby: 3H + 3S
Kopecki & Tempestini & Loubet: 6H
Ciamin: 3S + 3H
#RallyItaliaSardegna ����#WRC
Gap down to 3 seconds between 1st and 2nd... but if Thierry is overpushing to get those times out, he'll have a hard time getting through the long stages. We'll see, fingers crossed!
During the morning loop Kopecky lost like 3 minutes to Tänak, so Tänak could catch him already todayQuote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
https://www.rtbf.be/sport/moteurs/ra...ges?id=9940778
https://www.rtbf.be/sport/moteurs/ra...ete?id=9940771
Ogier:
Can you explain the time gap in the last stage? "It's difficult to explain, no? I don't know, certainly a bad rhythm. I didn't feel the grip. It felt like it was slippery. I thought I was driving neat and tidy, but we didn't do enough. These conditions, when it's more slippery, are less suitable for me. I was under the impression that we lacked performance in these conditions, but we'll try to do better this afternoon."
With the championship in mind, can you win or lose more in this rally? "Pff, I don't ask myself this question, it's important for the both of us to score points like in every rally."
And then some stuff about the importance of tyre choice and how he likes the battle...
Neuville:
What was the objective this morning? "We wanted to reduce the gap to Sebastien little by little this morning, because we knew it would be difficult to achieve big gaps. But in the last stage we were able to deal a big blow. I think he wasn't very comfortable on that stage, a very difficult stage."
A big attack then? "Well, I wasn't feeling 100 per cent at the start, it felt better and better and I continued to up the rhythm until the end of the stage. I started to widen the gap, at the end 14 seconds. We know the stages well, that helps."
We know the championship standings. More to lose or to win? "Today we're in the same situation. It's true that I have a little bit of an advantage in the championship, but the objective this weekend is to take more points than them and be the leader of the championship. Up til now he's still in front, so we have to find some seconds this afternoon and take the lead."
You like the battle? "Yes, but it also brings pressure, there are a lot of traps. Sometimes it's warm, but we've been okay up til now."
Especially considering that now Kopecký has nobody around him in WRC2 and the only thing he needs is to cruise to the finish.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Veiby quicker than Slowgier in that one.
What is this stage schedule? You have a proper stage at 10 am, then a service (fair enough so far) but then a 1.4 km stage at 2 pm and then 2 hours of nothing?
Ittiri Arena is close to Alghero, but the start of Coiluna - Loelle is 100 km away. Also 100 km from the end of Monte Lerno to service.Quote:
Originally Posted by Watson
Fair enough I suppose :DQuote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL