Come on Ott... you have a great chance here and help the team and Ogier.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
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Come on Ott... you have a great chance here and help the team and Ogier.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Just reading on Czech forum that FIA changed rules for WRC2 after Portugal. Now skipping mandatory round doesn't mean end of championship. Mandatory event just counts as zero. It means that Kopecký takes points in WRC2 (and so steals from others).
Intresting to see how will Ogier win this rally too...
Evans and breen starting tomorrow
You're forgetting Latvala.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
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The rally is Neuville's to lose...
monster is coming
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Hyundai team-orders coming to get Neuville ahead of Paddon tomorrow ?
Even though Italian Beer is mostly water they probably don't have enough of that to make Hanninen reach service.
So tomorrow's start order is as follows, am I correct?
1. Sordo
2. Raoux
3. Al-Rajhi
4. Mikkelsen
5. Lappi
6. Ogier
7. Hänninen (if he continues)
8. Østberg
9. Latvala
10. Tänak
11. Neuville
12. Paddon
13.-14. Breen, Evans
Hanninen is going again, but he is loosing coolant
Sordo should start first, he has not retired at any point.
Right of course, fixed it.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
Fri 19:37 - Hanninen update 1
Juho and co-driver Kaj Lindstrom have parked their Yaris close to the stage end and are making repairs. They have tried to repair a cracked cooling system pipe and have topped up the system using their drinking water. Lindstrom gives a quick explanation of what happened in stage: "Hit a bank."
Fri 19:41 - Hanninen update 2
Hanninen starts the car and sets off on the 50km plus journey to service in Alghero. The car is still spouting water as it pulls away.
I find it funny that people still go woooahhh when Meeke and Hanninen go fast for a while on the first day. They have no measure. Win it or bin it my ass they both go way too hard until it all goes tits up. You guys all know what Einstein's definition of lunacy is.Quote:
Originally Posted by abxyz
I get the feeling that they both can't go at 95%. They either drive at walking pace or straight into the next bit of scenery.
Neuville probably won't need team orders (but if Paddon stays in front Hyundai have to implement team orders). If Thierry doesn't bin it, we have one hell of a championship battle on our hands. Ogier already sounding a bit rattled with those stage end commentsQuote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
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Romagna also finished all stages he run so far normally and should start at some point around Sordo if he finishes the last stage.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
It's happened before... and if Tanak can keep the pressure on...Quote:
Originally Posted by macebig
Really cant blame him here. Being first car & sweeping the road has been a massive disadvantage.Quote:
Originally Posted by er88
yeap.125 stage km and lost only 41 sec.Good job at this terrain.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Tomorrow 143 stage km.
final day only 42 km
I think the wow factor from Hanninen is that he's actually doing well. General consensus says he's not that fast, so it's always surprising to see him near the top.Quote:
Originally Posted by Watson
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Hanninen is he still moving?
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Hanninen is moving!!
Tomorrow is crazy itinerary. First car out of parc ferme - 05:00 local.
Hanninen is about half way to service. Looking good 120kmh
time to go sleep soon! what is time in Kyiv?Quote:
Originally Posted by KKS
It's a proper long day tomorrow. I reckon around three of those top seven are going to be put out of contention by either a mistake, a rock, a puncture or technical difficulties.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Not only that, the midday service break will be huuuuuuuuuuuuuge. SS8 starts 9.20... SS9 starts 15.08 !!Quote:
Originally Posted by KKS
to reach the service is one thing,the other thing is to reach service without damaging the engine.Quote:
Originally Posted by satukata
Cross fingers.
Ss8 and 9 are drove today allready :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
No need for team orders. It’s great to see Paddon at the top again, but let’s be fair: he got a much favourable road position than Neuville and the Belgian is only 8s behind him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Great rally from Toyota guys (with Lappi confirming his amazing talent) and Tanak. Bad day for Ogier; the 41s lost to Paddon aren’t surprising, but the 32 to Neuville (2nd on the road) seem a bit too much.
But Ogier’s bad day is nothing compared to Citroen nightmare. Maybe the C3 really has some tech issues (it’d be nice to see Breen’s footage) but sadly there’s no room for doubts on Meeke’s driving issues: he’s a ‘crasher’. On the top there’s also this poor pace from Mikkelsen, the one that was expected to save Citroen…it’s getting hard to see how they’ll manage to turnaround current situation. Still, fingers crossed for them: WRC needs a strong and competitive Citroen team!
Would be nice to see a podium of the 2 Hyundai's & either Mads or Latvala on the 3rd step, would make the championship so much closer if Ogier finishes in the whereabouts he is now.
Oh and yes what only can be described as a dismal day for Citroen, and if we're honest it's really a continuation of a dismal year, don't see how they change things around at least not for this season.
Fantastic times from Lappi almost all day.
Surprise of the rally really!
Neuville only 8s behind after the first day...beautiful
I feared it would have been bigger
Luckily (for Europe events) we have +1 to CET zone and SS10 starts at comfortable 08:45 Kyiv time =)Quote:
Originally Posted by satukata
lol they skipped all the other P1s, gj
I really do wonder how that is possible. I do remember Gorban and the like going first on road previously this year.
Anyway I can already see SOrdo being late in first TC due to "technical problems"
Juho at service park
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