[WRC] Rally Italia Sardinia 2023

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Originally Posted by meh

Rovanperä: "this kind of micky mouse shit I don't like"

https://twitter.com/KalleRovanpera/s...16007666831361

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This kind of comment is unworthy for a world rally champion, especially when the former World Champion and team mate took a commanding win on that very same SS10 stage ..

No tv from SS18?????

20% water, 80% Diesel
https://twitter.com/sebstianscott/st...065963008?s=20

I'm guessing Lindholm was rear crossmember mounting or something like that, maybe they have to remove the fuel tank to fix it properly?

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Originally Posted by Rallyper

No tv from SS18?????

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Plane refuelling or smth..

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Originally Posted by TypeR

so Fourmaux up to 5th place with rally2 car :D

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His best result in Rally1 is 5th place lol

Sundays are just a discrase.
They really have to change PS rules. Fresh tires for everyone. Shuld´ve been done long time ago.

Extra tyres for sure. But furthermore xtra points for each stage or sunday leg.

We can create any kind of artificial rules to improve some situation, but the general problem is lack of competition which is base reason for the cruising situation - there is no need to push and fight for position.

My heart stopped when they switched to Neuville and he was going slowly :D

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Originally Posted by meh

We can create any kind of artificial rules to improve some situation, but the general problem is lack of competition which is base reason for the cruising situation - there is no need to push and fight for position.

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This time it´s also factor.

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Originally Posted by meh

We can create any kind of artificial rules to improve some situation, but the general problem is lack of competition which is base reason for the cruising situation - there is no need to push and fight for position.

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Which is exactly like it was 40 years ago as well in the last few stages. Of course they can remove the tyre saving, but you won't see them fighting for position on a 60km sunday when the gaps are one minute or more, not even a longer sunday would change that to be honest.

A tyre change zone before PS would help sometimes and more Rally1 cars would always help, the first one is easy to do from the next rally even. Both should be done really.

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Originally Posted by becher

Which is exactly like it was 40 years ago as well in the last few stages. Of course they can remove the tyre saving, but you won't see them fighting for position on a 60km sunday when the gaps are one minute or more, not even a longer sunday would change that to be honest.

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But if gap is one minute more or less, you can´t stop fighting. Wkat do you as a competitor know what happens to other crews/cars? You never give up fighting if there´s a chance for better positions, just because anything can happen.
Slowing down an then loose a podium with a couple of seconds bcs you didn´t fight. Nah. No competitor does that.

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Originally Posted by Sergiow

Already during the SS11 Tempio live stage there was an animated discussion right in front of us between a stage marshall and someone with a photo jacket who kept on saying in broken english that he was just doing his job. The photographer had positioned himself between the spectators/fence and close to the stage. Some spectators complaining that the photographer was blocking their views. But luckily the marshall got communicated (by the Media/Stage Marshall?) through his walkie that the photographer was allowed to be just in front of the fence, but not in between. Can someone explain what the stage reglementation says about this kind of situation. At some point the stage marshall was treathening to halt the stage because the photographer wasn't listening but luckily both kept there cool and no interuption occurred ...

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Where they are allowed to go/stand and where they are not for every stage is explained (with diagrams) in the Media Guide given to all accredited media personnel.

There can be some "a bit cruising mode" for Rally2 also, but Pajari has shown really good times.

RC2 leg 3 only (SS16 + SS17 + SS18) before PowerStage.

1. Pajari
2. Solberg +17.4
3. Grazin +21.7
4. Fourmaux +25.9
5. Mikkelsen +31.2
6. Suninen +31.8

edit: better/fresh tires?

Maybe a repost, but this is how Virves lost wheel just driving through water:
https://www.facebook.com/1573726984/...2422780446426/

Not nice place for Estonians.

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Originally Posted by meh

There can be some "a bit cruising mode" for Rally2 also, but Pajari has shown really good times.

RC2 leg 3 only (SS16 + SS17 + SS18) before PowerStage.

1. Pajari
2. Solberg +17.4
3. Grazin +21.7
4. Fourmaux +25.9
5. Mikkelsen +31.2
6. Suninen +31.8

edit: better/fresh tires?

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Maybe. And nothing to go for actually. Solberg though needs PS points.

Some weather randomness into the game - heavy rain on powerstage

Proper rain on PS

This is gonna be interesting now. Katsuta has proper changes for 5 points

This gonna be a lottery, Who gets the most driest conditions.

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Originally Posted by Tauri_J

This gonna be a lottery, Who gets the most driest conditions.

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If it stops raining it could be a later Rally2 driver.

Raining heavier now

Hyundai boss probably is not very calm at the moment watching this weather...

At least no dust problem

Someone going to bin it on this PS.

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And it seems now rain stopped again

This will be such a lottery

It seems like the top of the pack will get favourable conditions.

Sucks for Tanak, oh well

Absolutely chucking down for Mikkelsen

Sorry but Fourmax is an idiot

Fourmaux stopped - off.

Mikkelsen just sent it there. Really well driven

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Originally Posted by skarderud

Someone going to bin it on this PS.

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First victim. Very sad...

Great weekend for Msport

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Originally Posted by Kras

Mikkelsen just sent it there. Really well driven

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but Rossel was still faster

The Marshall is filming instead of helping ? Wtf

The position of that car is gonna ruin the whole stage

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Originally Posted by malscar

but Rossel was still faster

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Much better conditions for Rossel

hero to zero very quickly..

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Originally Posted by Kras

The position of that car is gonna ruin the whole stage

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But it will be same for everyone.