Rallye Wrc Monte-Carlo 2013

Kosciuszko at the end of SS6:

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Only a little knock.....!!

Kosciuszko comes to the end of SS6 with damaged rear right suspension.
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Photo: Julian Porter

Ford fightback :)

'Evgeny Novikov took full advantage of his decision to fit a new set of studded rubber to his Ford Fiesta RS this morning and duly delivered the first stage win for the Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team.


The young Russian was fastest by 4.9sec from team-mate Mads Ostberg and said: “I was on the limit. I was very careful in the braking areas. It was a difficult stage but I enjoyed it.”


Ostberg made some changes to the car before the stage and they clearly paid off for the Norwegian. “It worked better but I’m still not pushing,” he explained. “I didn’t want to push and I’m losing a lot of time in the high-speed areas.” Not that much though….


Juho Hanninen made it a Ford 1-2-3 in the stage, 8.3sec behind Novikov, although the Finn was slightly rattled after briefly sliding off the road on a fast right corner.'

IRC 2011 vs WRC 2013, close to the end of St Bonnet:

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Great different. The second is better. :-)

stage 7 irc 2011 vs wrc 2013
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My God, why I have exams? Conditions are unbelievable ! :) This is what i love in Monte

Kosciuszko out? No split times on SS7.

Novikov looks fastest again in SS7 !!

"Not a bad morning for us...this stage the worst for us, very slippery. Best gravel crew (Delecour and Giraudet!)" :)