Rallye WRC Monte Carlo 2019

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28th January 2019, 04:08
dimviii

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN7...ubscribe_title
28th January 2019, 04:37
AnttiL

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Originally Posted by janvanvurpa

If Tanak is blinding amazingly fast!!!! and Loeb is just 13 seconds after in 3H23m31.1s of SS....then Loeb is 99.999% as fast and Latvala about 99.998% as fast
How in the real world is that "speed not there' and "not show some solid performance"?

We talk in too too much extremes...too often..

Tänak stopped to change a wheel in a stage and was still faster than those guys.
28th January 2019, 04:55
Allez Andruet

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Originally Posted by dimviii

https://twitter.com/rally_analyst/st...97968712417280

Nice graph, but why in the world it's "Munari Sandro"?
28th January 2019, 05:03
Allez Andruet

https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-10616497

Mäkinen not too happy with Latvala's perfomance in Monte, saying publicly that "our two other drivers were quite a lot faster".
28th January 2019, 05:22
steve.mandzij

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Originally Posted by Allez Andruet

https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-10616497

Mäkinen not too happy with Latvala's perfomance in Monte, saying publicly that "our two other drivers were quite a lot faster".

Fuck...

With the Advent of Kalle and the [peculiar] emphasis on cultivating Katsuta as a future WRC talent I fear Latvala's days might be numbered.

Since Toyota returned I've always held Makinen in relatively high regard, as in, I felt he looked like a good leader for the village team to work together, especially with how well 2017 turned out, how happy Latvala and Hanninen seemed to have each other as teammates, and how instantly quick Lappi was in his first WRC runs.

But ever since Tanak joined the team I see cracks forming in the team. Lappi's whining and constantly depressed look echoed those of Meeke right before he got the axe, and it was clear that Makinen had Tanak as his God.

Obviously I'm not going to blame Tanak, but I wonder if maybe Tommi finds a way to do what he wants by playing dirty. After ignoring Lappi out of the team to bring in his near 40 year old Wonderboy from Dungannon, could he constantly telling the press Latvala is not meeting expectations to make an easy opening for 2020?

I might (likely) be overreacting as a Latvala fan, but I wouldn't be surprised if Tommi is looking to cause a little turmoil in the team to force his dreams into reality.
28th January 2019, 05:46
racerx1979

Latvala is never strong at Monte. Let's see how things go in Sweden before jumping to any conclusions...
28th January 2019, 06:37
AnttiL

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Originally Posted by racerx1979

Latvala is never strong at Monte.

In 2017 second, in 2018 third. Never strong?
28th January 2019, 07:17
TWRC

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Originally Posted by steve.mandzij

Fuck...

With the Advent of Kalle and the [peculiar] emphasis on cultivating Katsuta as a future WRC talent I fear Latvala's days might be numbered.

Since Toyota returned I've always held Makinen in relatively high regard, as in, I felt he looked like a good leader for the village team to work together, especially with how well 2017 turned out, how happy Latvala and Hanninen seemed to have each other as teammates, and how instantly quick Lappi was in his first WRC runs.

But ever since Tanak joined the team I see cracks forming in the team. Lappi's whining and constantly depressed look echoed those of Meeke right before he got the axe, and it was clear that Makinen had Tanak as his God.

Obviously I'm not going to blame Tanak, but I wonder if maybe Tommi finds a way to do what he wants by playing dirty. After ignoring Lappi out of the team to bring in his near 40 year old Wonderboy from Dungannon, could he constantly telling the press Latvala is not meeting expectations to make an easy opening for 2020?

I might (likely) be overreacting as a Latvala fan, but I wouldn't be surprised if Tommi is looking to cause a little turmoil in the team to force his dreams into reality.

I don't think Latvala ever had a future beyond 2019 with Toyota, as both Rovanperä and Katsuta are likely going to come up, and also I think it was said that Mäkinen didn't want to keep Latvala for this year, but the Toyota bosses liked him, so that's why he stayed.
28th January 2019, 07:28
Zeakiwi

Who the engineer working with Loeb at Hyundai?
28th January 2019, 08:36
Morte66

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Originally Posted by TWRC

I don't think Latvala ever had a future beyond 2019 with Toyota, as both Rovanperä and Katsuta are likely going to come up, and also I think it was said that Mäkinen didn't want to keep Latvala for this year, but the Toyota bosses liked him, so that's why he stayed.

If there are three nominated drivers and the top two in any race score manufacturer points... I think Latvala 2020 depends on Meeke 2019. Meeke is obviously faster, but if he goes off a lot then Toyota have a job for a driver who finishes almost every time (a bit like the job Sordo did at Hyundai). In that case an experienced driver like Latvala has his attractions. But if Meeke gets as many clean finishes as the average driver, there is room to bring on a new guy.

If we were on the "two drivers score manufacturer points" rules, it would be different.

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