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Listening the interview I remembered an interview when he was competing with RRCQuote:
Originally Posted by marcosg
http://www.ewrc.cz/ewrc/show.php?id=...ms-v-roce-2014
he trasferred setup from his f1's experience
so maybe is referring to something extreme (caster angle?suspension?)
Puncture apparently.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
A bit off-topic but I'm quite disappointed by the photos that have been published so far. It's the rally of the 10 000 corners and apparently many "professional" photographers still don't manage to find them...
yes,i ve saw all photos till now and i can say i didn t find 1 photo i like.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
are you serious?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mariusz
True story, bro. Robert said that to polish jurno Gutowski. With the smallest budget in the field they have to do such a things. Thats how it is. So it was still his mistake, right ?Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
There is the interview (in Polish):
http://eurosport.onet.pl/motorowe/ra...umaczyc/dqysm5
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Originally Posted by maciotacio
Always budget, budget, budget. Do you know what is his budget?
I would like to know which team except Citroen, VW, Hyundai and M-Sport use new rims? I know plenty polish drivers from Polish Championship which are using used rims and they are happy and they don't have problems like this.
dont confuse ''used rim'' with ''refurbished rim'' Bartek.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bartek
borl video day 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_azowVpwq48
On the other hand fans want wrc events to be unique and this rally is unique with long stages only, some of them are run only once and services in different places.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
Really beautiful island though!
https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...f6&oe=5684B540
Everytime he has an excuse. Sorry, this could be rims fault, but what about him not destroying his car in previous rallyes? Maybe he could have had the budget to buy proper rims then. There are plenty of private drivers and teams that manage to reach the finish line in several rounds. He did never. Everytime it is something else fault: the brakes, the rims, the engine, the team, the bad luck. Or he is the most unlucky man in the world or he just have a problem himself that in 2 years he didn't manage to solve.Quote:
Originally Posted by maciotacio
what is the current situation with Fabia r5 new supplier? I read on r5 topic there were some issues and punctures because of rimsQuote:
Originally Posted by maciotacio
Amen! The other 9 to 5 rallys feels always short but this TdC schedule beat them ridiculously. With so many spare time drivers could apply for a Uber vacancy...Quote:
Originally Posted by Allyc85
Great perfs from Evans and Abbring. It would be amazing to see Evans winning it, but any podium finish will be a major achievement for him and MSport.
indeed!Quote:
Originally Posted by MartijnS
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CQZqL9oWoAE_BqI.jpg
Exactly. This year's Tour de Corse has been one of the strangest, shortest and most unpredictable events in quite a while. In some ways that's a good thing as we have no idea as to how the podium is going to look after SS9 tomorrow, but it also makes for quite a lot of boredom for us who aren't at the stages this weekend but follow the event at home. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rally Power
not to mention the 2 cancelled stages with over 85km length
hey rally expert how many stages have you win in WRC or how many teams did you manage that you can judge pro driver? Show me any other driver who in his first season won the title and in following two seasons won 12 stages as a privater.Or I make it easier for you, compare him to Raikonen or Bertelli or any other driver with 3 years experience in rallies.Quote:
Originally Posted by AL14
He doesn't need to be a WRC driver to judge Kubica's performance, discussion forums wouldn't exist otherwise. I think only blind fanboys deny the fact that Robert has a huge problem controlling his speed and crashes way too much, even more than Raikkonen, Block, Duval, Latvala or who else.Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfun
Did I missed something? Kubica crashed today?Quote:
Originally Posted by focus206
Even if he finishes this season without any crash, he crashes way too much.Quote:
Originally Posted by peter_85
Things happen for reasons, not excuses
I don't understand the bad feeling towards Kubica.
He is a privateer, paying to compete, and adding interest to the Rally. He can be very fast, and with that comes mistakes sometimes.
He has a background in F1, and after a major accident he decided he could compete in Rallies.
He can, and does, and does well.
Sometimes his budget (or lack of) lets him down.
He is a true competitor, competing for the passion of the sport.
All the best to him.
Tour de Corse 2015, (WRC) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07eC...&feature=share
That's the way of thinking by people which see only black and white color. He crashed a lot, but you can't blame him for things he can't affect like rims failure in this case.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mk2 RS2000
So why did the rims fail?Quote:
Originally Posted by peter_85
I think we need to take a closer look at the onboard footage from the moments they broke and the last kilometers before that, before we can judge... ;) I don't believe anything breaks without a reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by peter_85
I've seen it three times and didn't notice something which could cause any problems.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
and why did the rims of the other competitors didn't fail?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mk2 RS2000
a rim doesn't break if you don't hit anything. not even if they're not new.
Κubica incar from ss1 but its useless due to outside camera position.
https://youtu.be/NnO8PqHOy0o
Please explain then what was the reason of fuel injection failure in VWs in Argentina. Did drivers do something wrong?Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
Does a compression counts for a hit (not related to Kubica's problem, just a general question)Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
I say everything breaks for a reason, not that the driver is always the reason. Sure there was something wrong that caused the injectors to fail, otherwise they would keep functioning well... Sure people at VW will have done a lot of research to prevent it in the future, and so far it hasn't happened again... Also for Kubica's breaking wheels there must be a reason, at some point the stress on the wheel must have been bigger than what the wheel can handle. For example in Ypres Neuville retired with broken wheel some years ago (2011). It was on the very first stage. He took some cut that everyone took, but in the exit he was hitting the edge of the tarmac (getting back on the road with the wheel) quite hard, which caused the wheel to break, several other drivers took the same line there but got away with it. Do you blame the wheel or the driver? Or make it simple and call it "bad luck"? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mariusz
I think they changed supplier after thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Mariusz
Best words ever about Kubica. All is said :)Quote:
Originally Posted by bowler
Quote:
Originally Posted by bowler
We need a lot more passionate committed non works competitors like Kubica in our sport for it to progress into the future.
What we don't need is people making excuses for people such as him when they do not beat the works drivers. There is no disgrace in being the highest placed non-works competitor in any competition.
There is no disgrace in trying your absolute best to beat the works drivers either. To try and to fail is much better than to not try and then give up.
Kubica could never be accused of under achieving
So what exactly has he achieved?Quote:
Kubica could never be accused of under achieving
5 or 6 SS wins and a record of DNF in the season.
I think some other drivers could be much more successfull in this if they want to, or if the budget let them to.
Kris Meek would for example=)
Don't get me wrong I like Kubica but..... let's state the facts he is hottlapper, on a short distance, thats not a rally driver should be.