At the end of this video there is a spin of Ciamin in a narrow place on stage Zvotoky on Friday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnnxCtOo2Xg
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At the end of this video there is a spin of Ciamin in a narrow place on stage Zvotoky on Friday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnnxCtOo2Xg
WRC2 title "fight" will be decided in Japan. Mikkelsen needs 1 point there.
Same 111 points but Andreas had more wins. So he champ.alreadyQuote:
Originally Posted by dupanton
Did Mikkelsen actually got it now as he most likely won the PS?Quote:
Originally Posted by dupanton
I think so.Quote:
Originally Posted by meh
Quite good by a driver to win with one less rally, even if he's not worthy a Rally1 seat...
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And he also missed two of his strongest events (Monte-Carlo and Sweden). That comeback in Greece was spectacular and clever drive combined with speed is what you need to be a champ.Quote:
Originally Posted by skarderud
I still would love to see him get one more chance in Rally1 car.
Although i feel like he has the speed needed to, and could probably do at least as good as suninen, there must be some reason why none of the factory teams have any interest in him at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lead
Yes correct. When I wrote this, Greensmith had 3th time and I somehow thought nobody would get in between themQuote:
Originally Posted by KKS
Its probably down to money, he refuses to pay/ can't put in those kind of money.Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
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Tweet as well: https://twitter.com/OfficialWRC/stat...09085698851076
To be honest, being so far away from the cars made me lose my interest.Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
This sport is so fabulous because it is spectacular to see from a logical and safe close distance. It is not so spectacular to see it …with binoculars. In my opinion, most spectator zones could be 10 meters closer.
There's no need for the recent hammering of Loubet. As they pointed out on commentary the other day, Loubet also brings funding for his M-Sport drive. If he stays in Rally1 next year it wont stop anyone else having a seat if they can do the same. Only an elite driver gets paid to drive for M-Sport in WRC1.
(Official Wrc's post with this hashtag)Quote:
Originally Posted by meh
#WORLDCHAMPIONS
So end of ,,aCtUaLLy WRC2 isn't world championship'' stories.
Congratz! They kept going after losing so much time in ditch and repairing the car.
I guess it's more about his age. He's not a long term prospect anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by skarderud
ThisQuote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
*Subject to FIA confirmation.Quote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
Let's wait and see. ;)
But yeah they never give in easily. Congrats.
Do you know that X account is managed by people, not FIA?Quote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
Didn't know that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
I thought it is also managed by the same aliens that ask donations for results and stats.
But from holygrail(FIA) web thry say so.
ANDQuote:
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen have become two-time WRC champions, clinching the title on Sunday by finishing second overall at Central European Rally
Both are world championships, just different car classes.Quote:
Andreas Mikkelsen and co-driver Torsten Eriksen are the 2023 WRC2 champions thanks to their Wolf Power Stage victory at Central European Rally on Sunday.
If not, why didn't FIA wrote WRC World Champions..
Maybe because it is obvious that there is no bigger championship in the world than that.
Oh g0d..
Some pictures: https://www.ir7.at/content/fotos_bes...llye_2023.html
For me it was a very promising first edition of the WRC Central European Rally. :up:
https://www.ir7.at/content/fotos/2023/central5/1.jpghttps://www.ir7.at/content/fotos/2023/central4/1.jpghttps://www.ir7.at/content/fotos/2023/central3/2.jpghttps://www.ir7.at/content/fotos/2023/central5/3.jpghttps://www.ir7.at/content/fotos/2023/central5/2.jpghttps://www.ir7.at/content/fotos/2023/central4/2.jpg
Oh god indeed. They literally wrote WRC2 champions....Quote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
Quote:
Originally Posted by meh
and they literally wrote WRC champions..Quote:
Originally Posted by becher
They wrote ‘champions’ of WRC2….Quote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
Sorry, that is BS.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
How old is sordo?
Thats right, well over 40.
He is not a WDC prospect any more, but potentially a pretty good and safe pointscoring 2. or 3. driver in any team, and in atleast 3-4 years from now.
A young talent should be in the 4th car anyway, well of the pressure of scoring points in the manu's championship.
Less crashprone than most of the drivers too, and still some good speed.
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I remember being told WRC2 has to mean World Rally Championship 2, as in "wHat DO YoU ThINk The lETtErs mEaN...". Now "World" has to be explicitly used.Quote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
Well, I have to say, having read the International Sporting Code, statutes of the FIA, General competition rules, general rally regs, WRC regs, etc, because I find it all interesting and enjoy the conversation surrounding that, and having it here with likeminded folk; I'm going to ignore it all.
Thanks for clearing this up and putting me right. Both are world championships, just different car classes.
Then care again to explain why in WRC sporting regulations, on FIA website and in FIA Ceremony bulletin there is category World Rally Championship for Drivers, and then WRC2 Championship for Drivers? So why they don't call it WRC Championship? There is it World Rally Championship 2 Championship? And why in W2RC there is writen World Rally Raid Championship at all categories and not something like W2RC-T4 Championship?
Explained in private message.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kenneth
It's not bullshit. It's how it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by skarderud
Sordo is in WRC because he has been there continuously for almost two decades. If Sordo was out for couple of years in WRC2, nobody would have signed him again either.
Rally1 must be boring like hell when after getting title done there are few comments about it but the main topic is how "legit" is the "world champion" title for WRC2 category :)
We can heat it up more - how legit for average spectator are WRC2 win, when there is faster guy in the same car and gets RC2 win? :)
I guess now we wait to find out if Kalle has the motivation to continue next year, and to what extent.
That should give something to talk about other than wording about WRC2!
I have to ask again, on what basis are you doubting his motivation? I don't see it written or reported anywhere else.Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
Maybe Ogier has not enough motivation?Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
Same here. Sounds like completely made up wishful thinking.
Even Ogier, who is inside the team, said yesterday that there's probably more championships to come for Kalle.
Kalle looks to me like an individual programmed to be a rally driver for long years. I'd be stunned seeing him anywhere else than full WRC season in the next 10 years.
They must do something for Sundays, its so boring, as for the rally i think that they must find other stages not like this with straights and junctions.I'm happy for Kale and for his futher ( didnt see him at the finish ) maybe with some luck he could break Loebs record.
i dont actually see Kalle going for such a long time. He has been doing this since 4 years old basically, he is just 23 and already has 2 titles and for me he doesnt seem to be a guy who cares to beat Loebs or Ogiers numbers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord_Shaitan
I personally can see him doing it until he is 30 years old MAX, maybe longer if he has some breaks between. Even if he retires at 30 he and wins all the titles by then, he would have 9 titles :D
Dirtfish jumpes on any opportunity to claim the he will be gone full time drifting soon. All BS I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by ouvreur
Similar stuff is (was about two years ago) going on about Verstappen in F1.
Guess that's what happenes when everybody is desperate to manufacturer some news about the current in vouge driver.
Jesus, he is a 23 year old young man and you are saying he has no motivation??
He is the best rally driver right now, he is so young, and he earns millions. This is enough.
I just think that he’s more likely to step back from full time earlier rather than later.
He has made a lot of money, and would like to do new things. Just because he was born in to this, doesn’t mean he wants to do it forever. He has nothing to prove.
No, he hasn't earned lot of money but he will start earn a lot of money next year, as the 2 times World Champion. Until now he has been paying back to mr. Timo Jouhki, around 50% of his earnings.Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
I feel like, with respect, this is you imagining what you would do in his shoes. Your assertion that he has made money and would like to do new things has zero basis in fact.Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
For all we know, he is just as likely to be desperate to smash Loeb's title record as he is to just go drifting for the rest of his life - that is to say, we don't know, he hasn't stated either way.
Speculating on what's going inside his head is pretty foolish. Let's just enjoy what he's able to do with a rally car steering wheel in his hands for as long as we can.
Well Kalle titel was not a big surprise for anyone here,. There woyld have been more fuz when he went of and Evans took the win i guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by meh
It got clear in the last races ho would win the title, so tension was already gone..
Lets hope that we get a big battle for the title again next year. Neuville whit a more trouble free season, Tanak up there to, and hope Evans gets in the mix also!