Neuville had better pass from this point imho
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C'mon, Ogier has won Sweden 3 times and had nearly same road position as Tanak with the same car. Still, he didn't win any stages, with Tanak going from one best time to another. I don't think Tanak is better than Ogier overall, even more so in Sweden. So, where lies the problem? Is it just that the Fiesta was molded around Tanak and Ogier still hasn't figured out how to extract the best out of it? Is he driving safe to collect as many points as possible until he's more confortable? The last point is in contrast with his many mistakes in Monte as well as in Sweden. So, what is it?
Neither of Latvala's performances were flukes. Rallying isn't a race where everyone needs to finish, otherwise the results are scrapped. If a driver makes a mistake and the people below benefit, those below deserve what they get.
Latvala managed MC perfectly, knowing when to push and when to back off. In Sweden, he dealt with the pressure from Tanak, got in the zone, and beat everyone at their own game under the same circumstances.
If you're so keen on flukes, Burns' and Solberg's WDCs were purely lucky then.
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There's no denying that when looking at numbers Mikkelsen was far superior to Latvala last year. His massive slump really brought him down. What also has no denying is that Latvala has historically been better, and when he can focus like he did on day 3, he's as good as Ogier, or better.
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I compared them not only for last year, because as i said, Latvala had a slump in performance and confidence. Comparing them to each other and Ogier, using him as a benchmark, from all 3 years, kind of proves my point.
Pretty much what I meant was that nothing what we have ever seen from Mikkelsen compares to an on form Latvala, what he undoubtably is at the moment.
From this video many would say that this car is slow...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6Q2YJJQEZ8
but we know the results.
Ogier just didn't have speed and he himself admitted it at the end of vargasen 2 . Looked very frustrated actually
Still missed to get our first victory @RallySweden , but we keep pushing! 👊 https://t.co/bOFo6kmDKY