[WRC] Rallye Monte Carlo 2022

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21st January 2022, 07:49
ouvreur

Quote:

Originally Posted by MentalParadox

RIP Fourmaux.

That's a bit excessive...
21st January 2022, 07:50
MentalParadox

Loeb still Loeb'ing
21st January 2022, 07:51
DoN_cz

Quote:

Originally Posted by MentalParadox

RIP Fourmaux.

dont do that. not everyone is watching and knows what exactly is going on.
21st January 2022, 07:51
MentalParadox

Quote:

Originally Posted by ouvreur

That's a bit excessive...

Excessive? He rolled and he's out of the car. Unless he makes it into the top 50, that's a DNF.
21st January 2022, 07:52
ouvreur

Quote:

Originally Posted by MentalParadox

Excessive? He rolled and he's out of the car. Unless he makes it into the top 50, that's a DNF.

DNF, yes. RIP? Come on now. Not everyone is watching live.
21st January 2022, 07:52
MentalParadox

Quote:

Originally Posted by DoN_cz

dont do that. not everyone is watching and knows what exactly is going on.

It's a figure of speech... kinda common in English internet parliance. I think you guys need to relax a little. You're sounding like a bunch of clueless boomers.
21st January 2022, 07:53
Fast Eddie WRC

Yes Seb Loeb !!
21st January 2022, 07:54
ouvreur

Quote:

Originally Posted by MentalParadox

It's a figure of speech... kinda common in English internet parliance. I think you guys need to relax a little.

In a sport like this, it's really not appropriate. Not trying to provoke you or start an argument, but having been at events where competitors have paid the ultimate price, I don't think you (or anyone else) should use expressions like that, where 'DNF' or 'big one' would do the job.
21st January 2022, 07:55
Norm75

Quote:

Originally Posted by MentalParadox

It's a figure of speech... kinda common in English internet parliance. I think you guys need to relax a little. You're sounding like a bunch of clueless boomers.

Well I’m English and I don’t read people type that in a sport where someone can quite easily be killed.
21st January 2022, 07:56
Fast Eddie WRC

Bad Puma damage. :(
21st January 2022, 07:56
Rallyper

MSporters are good mechanics but this one (Fourmaux) isn´t going to run anymore this rally...
21st January 2022, 07:56
René

The puma has taken out its fangs....
21st January 2022, 07:57
erikli2

That Puma wasnt pretty, but this might be how rolled Rally1-cars will look like now since they have a different chassis structures etc.
21st January 2022, 07:57
MentalParadox

Anyone who's spent longer than a day on Twitter or read YouTube comments knows "RIP" can mean anything from "a guy stubbed his toe" to "that guy's argument got destroyed". You're being hysterical.
I will not comment on this subject any more, this is a ridiculous thing to argue about
21st January 2022, 07:58
er88

Fourmaux setting good pace before that massive off.

He's a top prospect, no doubt.
21st January 2022, 07:59
EstWRC

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...7517b0449a.jpg
21st January 2022, 07:59
Rallyper

Quote:

Originally Posted by MentalParadox

Yes, I'm sure the improved pace comes from his co-driver being Swedish. His stage didn't end so well, though. Maybe a wrong note? Must be that Swedish co-driver.

Should´ve written "...not bcs of..." Because clearly it was only GG I was happy about. Honest.
21st January 2022, 07:59
svstock

LEGO™
https://i.imgur.com/ApnzpHw.png
21st January 2022, 08:00
doubled1978

Silly from Formaux, just didn’t need to push so hard so early. I’m a fan of him, but this was silly mistake at this point.
21st January 2022, 08:00
ouvreur

Sorry, no. Just because twelve year olds on gaming channels on YouTube or the long-term unemployed Twitter cave-dwellers use it, doesn't mean it's appropriate in this context. Nobody ever actually died losing a Twitter 'debate'. In a rally accident, is a completely different proposition. Please don't do that.
21st January 2022, 08:00
EstWRC

Quote:

Originally Posted by MentalParadox

Anyone who's spent longer than a day on Twitter or read YouTube comments know "RIP" can mean anything from "a guy stubbed his toe" to "that guy's argument got destroyed". You're being hysterical.
I will not comment on this subject any more, this is a ridiculous thing to argue about

I have been a long time in Twitter and also on YouTube and haven’t seen RIP used like that

And what are you ? A 5 year old? Stupid comments all the way since yesterday
21st January 2022, 08:01
Norm75

Quote:

Originally Posted by MentalParadox

Anyone who's spent longer than a day on Twitter or read YouTube comments know "RIP" can mean anything from "a guy stubbed his toe" to "that guy's argument got destroyed". You're being hysterical.
I will not comment on this subject any more, this is a ridiculous thing to argue about

And a lot of people a lot of the time call people a twat. I’ll say no more.
21st January 2022, 08:02
cali

Quote:

Originally Posted by EstWRC

I have been a long time in Twitter and also on YouTube and haven’t seen RIP used like that

And what are you ? A 5 year old? Stupid comments all the way since yesterday

Well the guy is Mental :D

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21st January 2022, 08:03
Fast Eddie WRC

Think these car panels come off easier from the chassis and make crashes look worse.
21st January 2022, 08:04
jonkka

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

Think these car panels come off easier from the chassis and make crashes look worse.

Indeed, that's a spaceframe accident for you, panels all over the landscape and a skeleton of a car. On the upside, car is also easier to fix if frame and internal components just survived the roll.
21st January 2022, 08:05
EstWRC

A stage win for Ford!
21st January 2022, 08:05
AnttiL

Fourmaux's Puma is looking a bit like Vatanen's car in Argentina 1985. Although nice that the safety equipment has come a long way.
21st January 2022, 08:05
wyler

Quote:

Originally Posted by MentalParadox

Anyone who's spent longer than a day on Twitter or read YouTube comments know "RIP" can mean anything from "a guy stubbed his toe" to "that guy's argument got destroyed". You're being hysterical.
I will not comment on this subject any more, this is a ridiculous thing to argue about

nope. ur being just childish.
21st January 2022, 08:05
rpzcs

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

Think these car panels come off easier from the chassis and make crashes look worse.

Yeah about that. Definitely the damage looks worse than than it really is. I started to think about branches, trees and stumps. If the bodywork (especially doors) come off so easy then there is nothing that can stop these kind of things penetrating the cabin. But lets hope that FIA knows what they are doing and the regulations have taken this in consideration.
21st January 2022, 08:07
Mackie

Somebody found a video of the crash?
21st January 2022, 08:08
MentalParadox

Quote:

Originally Posted by Norm75

And a lot of people a lot of the time call people a twat. I’ll say no more.

I called no one a twat. In fact, I insulted no one.
21st January 2022, 08:09
MentalParadox

Quote:

Originally Posted by wyler

nope. ur being just childish.

Says the guy getting his panties in a twist over a single word that wasn't even an insult and wasn't even aimed at you.

Also, it's "you are".
21st January 2022, 08:10
rpzcs

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mackie

Somebody found a video of the crash?

https://twitter.com/PHN16/status/148...e_id%3D7432493
21st January 2022, 08:11
EstWRC

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21st January 2022, 08:13
AMSS

Quote:

Originally Posted by EstWRC

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...7f9d32d0e2.jpg

Looks like the rollcage is bent at least between he rear strut towers so probably game over than
21st January 2022, 08:14
bandit12

Quote:

Originally Posted by MentalParadox

I called no one a twat. In fact, I insulted no one.

Shut up allready, Boris
21st January 2022, 08:14
Salist

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mackie

Somebody found a video of the crash?

. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=12...71&ref=sharing.
21st January 2022, 08:14
jonkka

Wheels seem to be intact, must have taken the initial impact and armco roll into chassis instead of wheels.

EDIT: Having seen the facebook video, seems Fourmaux rolled straight over the armco after having catapulted off from the slope.
21st January 2022, 08:18
Sulland

Quote:

Originally Posted by MentalParadox

RIP Fourmaux.

So what did you mean with your comment then?
Pls explain us golden oldie boomers.
21st January 2022, 08:21
becher

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnttiL

Last night I was speechless.

The two retired Sebs, awesome, especially for Loeb to just come from Dakar and a year off WRC. And we were ready to write him off after the Hyundai years.

The Fords were amazing, I'm so happy to see them back at the pace. And nice to see Greensmith so high on the stage times although he had different tyres. In fact Breen was slightly disappointing by being the slowest one. Fourmaux doing more or less what I expected.

As for Toyota, it seems the car is fast but doesn't fit Kalle's driving style. As he said at the end of SS2 it understeers and it's difficult for him. Hopefully he can learn to change his style quickly (as he has done before) or they can do something about the setup (now with no centre diff it's difficult to make changes). Also interesting that they've agreed to do the whole year with that diff setup that's so hard for him, the must have noticed this time loss on the tests? But apparently it fits Elfyn (and Seb) better. Based on what happened with Citroen in 2019, this setup will not fit Esapekka.

Hyundais...they were the slowest but then again all cars had issues. Hopefully they can get the package together, shakedown pace was promising but like I said, it was a very slow stage so it didn't tell anything about corners with higher speed, long straights, big accelerations and brakings.

And finally, none of the cars retired! And Rally2 cars didn't win stages!

PS: I won a beer from Miika Wuorela because back in May (when Compact Dynamics pulled back their hybrid units from tests) he wanted to bet big money on Rally1 hybrid cars not happening in 2022. I agreed but I said I never gamble on bigger bets than "a beer" so that's what we agreed on. :D

If it really is such an understeering car there team principal might be quite fast in it.

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