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Evans faster than Ogier...
Nice split from Thierry, just 0.2 down from evans
Exactly https://twitter.com/Motorsport_FR/st...098319363?s=20Quote:
Originally Posted by jonkka
from estonian friend - Tanak's PR guy said, that even all the hybrid packs can be a bit different and some work better, some not so good. + there seem to be problems getting new hybrid packs/systems from the manufacturer.
Others have also had issues and changed them.
Sounds promising!
I just signed up for AllLive and watching SS4.. do they not use a helicopter much? Disappointing to have only onboards on this stage.
It depends on region, weather, and 100 more thingsQuote:
Originally Posted by RS
Quick learners, aren´t they. All started from zero, now we see who are the top dogs...
Hyundai are either more comfortable going uphill, or have smoothed out some of the bugs in the system...
Very good second half of stage from Tänak.
The Hyundai is moving!
Well it's not too cloudy or foggy today.. hope for more from other stages.Quote:
Originally Posted by meh
https://youtu.be/xTvImA_iTBo
Great atmosphere from the fans!!! This is what brings fans to a sport.
This is an angular, very hybrid favourable stage. Long accelerations and heavy brakings.
Also it seems the surface is more consistently slippery so it favours Hyundais, even Rovanperä said it's more comfortable to drive on slippery.
Really? I thought he would also have problems with it...Quote:
Originally Posted by becher
The Master has spoken again...
How many picked Loeb to win (in pickems)? :)
Total Legend !
Especially noticeable is how slow the two golden sons of are.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Getting beaten by katsuta, greensmith and loeb is not good when you want to become champion one day.
One has no confidence. The other had technical issues and in RMC to learn....Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
One point to remember: Monte Carlo, even dryer that usual, is a special rally and it is too early to think it will be representative of the quality of the car in a season, all the more with the 7-out-of 8 gravel rallie series between Portugal and New Zealand that can change the situation. And Sweden also is special so difficult to have a real opinion before having at least one standard tarmac and one standard gravel rally (so Portugal or Sardinia).
The system is all new and they can improve things: for example, Hyundai’s leaders are close from M-Sport drivers (except Loeb) now so the car might not be that bad (okay, Hyundai’s driver are better also but probably Hyundai’s preparation was slighter so the improvement margin through the season is higher). Probably M-Sport is higher to their final version (I mean by this when you reach the level where no major evolution is forecasted for the rest of the season) than the others considering their strategy.
In 2017, after two rallyes (MC and Sweden), JML was the championship leader
Loeb showing his talent.
I feel the ford could be the best car out of the box here.
I think we can dismiss fears that the Hyundai is slow now.
Both Neuville and Tänak that has a shed load of experience are right up there on this last stage and the first one they were all everywhere.
Solberg should not be expected high up.
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Lacking confidence is not an excuse, it only shows a lack of skill.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Personnally, on the small amount we have seen, I think it is the best balance speed/reliability at this stage of the season, as in 2017 (but as I said before, it is a special rally and above all, the stage of development of each brand is not the same so they might have less improvement margin).Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
Their issue, compared with 2017, should be the quality of the drivers which is not a surprise:
- I’m not sure Breen is a championship-material driver (I hope for him he can reach this level but I’m a bit skeptical on him since his 2018 Citroen season) even if it was the most consistent choice as far as big names prefered to stay in Toyota and Hyundai and they did not reach an agreement with Lappi.
- Greensmith is better than some expects but at best, he can become a Ostberg-type driver (except in snow where he is quite bad)
- Fourmaux has great potential but his consistency is clearly short at the moment (maybe normal, it took a while to Tanak to become consistent)
The Toyota is probably also very close.
The Hyundai seems to have some issues in reliability of the hybrid system but are they at the same level of development? Probably not considering the rumors so a top4-top5 performance with Ogier-Loeb in 1-2 would not be a bad result for the championship.
Why do they cut away from SS4 without showing any Rally2 cars when there is 35m to go until the next stage?
Didn't expect better from Solberg but Kalle is a big worry. We know he has undoubted talent but he will be shocked how slow /lost he is....Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
Not sure. Sometimes they show a fair amount of the wrc2 crews and then randomly on other stages they just cut as soon as the main class is finished.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Watch Astiers time at previous stage
We have pickems in our own group and friends and my pick was Loeb Ogier Neuville.Quote:
Originally Posted by jonkka
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Those plastic cars sure look bad after crash. Not sure that is good for the image of rallying
Surely all that matters is the support sell keeping the crew safe? Then a distant second is that some key components aren't totally a write off.Quote:
Originally Posted by COD
Neuville and Fourmaux have had absolutely huge offs now and walked away fine, and the battery hasn't been an issue either.
Good notice. Superb time. Dry condition with 2wd is working well. Alpine is lighter and little bit more power than rally2.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
,,Take off'' camera angle
https://www.facebook.com/fredrik.del...84453656244164
Wow scary!
Christ! Looks worse the more videos and pics you see of itQuote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
Can´t see. It´s on FB...Quote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
No Latvala needs a car with understeer built into it so he "doesn't have to worry about controlling the front end" and is able to drive the car via the rear axle. It's quite interesting, someone who drives with lots of oversteer isn't necessarily a oversteer driver.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Interesting. But I thought that he struggled at VW with a car that was suitable for Ogier (and now we have an understeering car with no center diff and the car definitely suits Ogier)Quote:
Originally Posted by becher
Well there are obviously more elements than just a simplistic view at over/understeer, so none of as can make a proper assumption, but the understeer thing is just something he explained once in an interview and it didn't sound like he made it up.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Go Elfyn !!
That's one hell of a time for Elfyn!