Munster, and also Taka are driving well, but you should not forget the road position advantage. It's also can be reason why Evans losing more and more compared to Neuville and Ogier.
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Munster, and also Taka are driving well, but you should not forget the road position advantage. It's also can be reason why Evans losing more and more compared to Neuville and Ogier.
Solberg retires for today...
Solberg retires for today...
Edit: Two punctures and one spare...
So you’re saying he is lying?Quote:
Originally Posted by CeskyOndra
A stage win for Tänak over two years in Monte Carlo shared with Neuville
Evans did not have hybrid in the last stage.
Evans with no hyrid this morning, managed the situation quite well in my opionion.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Neuville has more than joined the battle. A great run of times by him and now properly in the lead.Quote:
Originally Posted by CeskyOndra
Some would say here he is lyingQuote:
Originally Posted by seb_sh
But very nicely managed indeed. We will have a great battle afternoon for the win
Relax :) Tänak just says out everything as issues when things are not ideal. If there was some big issue, he could not fight for a stage win.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Nice battles both in rally1 and rally2
The only one with one spare....Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
I would say it's messing with the competition. Maybe he's not telling the truth, but i wouldn't call that lying.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Pajari quick on splits finally.
From watching the onboards, I think Neuville has been pushing a little harder and taking a bit more risk than Evans. He had the little half-spin, but no big off.
At the start this morning Neuville was a little behind, but he'd saved his tyres more. So that seemed very evenly matched, hard to say who would finish first.
So far today Evans has dropped off a bit, probably partly from the running order change and partly from his technical problems.
The issue mustn’t be big, it can cost also 2-5 seconds to you which can decide a lot.Quote:
Originally Posted by meh
Doesn’t mean he can’t drive fast still
a phone ringing...Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
"... hello?"
"moi Sami, Jari here... you know... we have clients canceling their orders for new car... can you please show some faster times".
Finally a decent time from Pajari!
Great to see
I wonder if he'll decide to go for it on that stage this afternoon.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Did you guys ever had a mic shoved into your face? Most people start talking. The thing that's on their mind will come out first. It doesn't matter if it results in big time loss or not.Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
It's actually a journalism trick to leave the mic there after the interviewee 'finished'. People have the tendancy to keep talking if the mic is there, they feel obliged.
Neuville does this as well. The pronunciation issues in the last stage between him and Martijn are something that is best left between them, I would've thought. But we know Neuville starts blabbering at stage ends and it's also nice to know what's on his mind. 😁
Put a lot of adrenaline into the context, just drive over the finish line and those are the first seconds to think about the finished stage. It's not some calm, calculated and PR-department validated text that comes out there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Integrale
I'm glad we have those interviews.
It's good to see Seb Loeb enjoying the rally at 1:41 :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6zEwBKVQsE&t=101s
Great morning by Neuville, he has to keep it on the road now though. Yesterday he was saying he would like to swap back to the old differential (that was changed because of gearbox leak) in service today... I'm not sure it's a risk worth taking.
So if Neuville wins 'the rally' this evening with 0.1 seconds ahead of Ogier. Then we got robbed from an epic fight, because why would Neuville risk it all tomorrow? Or am I missing something?
Following rallysport for 30 years now and couldn't explain the tactics to someone who's new to the sport.
So Evans Toyota with no hybrid... Hyundai had their diff and mapping faults.
M-Sport absolutely perfect. :D
I have resigned on the scoring system. I simply ignore it and just plan to follow the events as singular ones. For me the scoring system is complete BS.
Munster stuck in a wooden barrier. I fear the staeg will be canceled because there are no spectators to help him getting away...
Munster stuck to armco
Please don’t cancel the stage
If one is only coldly logical and just considers that part-time Ogier isn't a threat in championship race then yes - one wouldn't risk finishing and certain championship points.Quote:
Originally Posted by Integrale
But then again - they are competitive animals and the overall Monte Carlo Rally win is very appealing, being the most prestigious rally of the series.
I’m guessing the rest of the crews will get nominal times?
Yes. This is the best stage of today.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
They normally continue with starting. For me there is no reason for stopping or cancellation the stage.
I get terrified when looking Mikkelsen onboards
Pretty dangerous thing to get the car out of there.. one bad movement, armco breaks and car falls down..
(No seatbelt makes it worse also..)
Munster can attach a tow rope, abd tell the team that Fourmaux stop near him and try to kick of with prepare rope. This was 10-20sec lost and I think m-sport can afford that.
Great stage from Mikkelsen at last. On par with Tänak
Ogier flying
Thought he was obstructing the road more, my bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eli
Evans going backwards
I have to say the Hyundai livery looks really nice this year
I was torn between Msport and Hyundai but Msport looks kinda “basic” with the white