Anyone got a link where we can watch the official podium?
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Anyone got a link where we can watch the official podium?
But why did they ask/hint in the end interview that "we won`t be seeing you in next few events"? Same was told before that interview in one national broadcast.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigWorm
I also remember something like 4 cars in Portugal.
@MSportLtd
Four additional points in the Power Stage, and @SebOgier and Julien maintain a 10 point lead at the head of the Championship standings. Bring on @rallydeportugal where we will be as determined as ever to be back on top! 💪
#WRC #FordPerformance #RallyArgentina https://t.co/JQhwamPXnp
Maybe the reporter had not done the homework, but of course it could change. What I've read from Hyundai is that they want to give both Sordo and Paddon 7 events this year, that means they will have to field 4 cars in one event and that event is planned to be Portugal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tarmop
But with Sordo's form on gravel and Portugal being one of his strongest events it would be crazy not to nominate him.
From Hyundais final press release today:
"....Hyundai Motorsport finished 2-3 in Portugal last season and will field a four-car entry into this year’s event with Hayden Paddon/Seb Marshall returning to action... "
@planetemarcus
#WRC 2017 vs 2018 points : After 5 events in 2017 (2018)
Ogier 102 (100)
Latvala 86 (31)
Neuville 84 (90)
Tänak 66 (72)
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Someone should complain to FIA, there were innocent bystanders nearby (taking photos) who could have been hit if he had lost control over car :D https://twitter.com/Miguelamotta/sta...927040/video/1
Bulacias crash
https://twitter.com/Miguelamotta/sta...21259492462593
Two youngsters had a quite hard ones this weekend :DQuote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Michelin video
https://youtu.be/jQ2RTumNzJE
Did Tanak or Toyota ever say what his issue was ?
"I'd rather be on the podium and get a better result, but those are good points we're getting in. Thanks to the units in the Power Stage, it's more or less equivalent to a podium place. At least, this result will prevent Thierry from crying because he does not have the best car.Well, he will cry anyway because the Toyota was faster.We know that Thierry and Ott are my two rivals for the Ott has made a great rally, the battle will be tough, "detailed Ogier at the microphone of our colleague RTBF Olivier Gaspard, special correspondent in Argentina.
"Our Ford has been less efficient, I have to find the reason, I have my idea, the rally, anyway, it's always a compromise, we're aiming for the best package everywhere. season, but as in Argentina last year, we were not very fast here, we lack grip, we have to work on this point.In Portugal, we will try to do better than here.If it is completely dry there is a good chance we will suffer, we look at the general picture and we will try to do the best, "concluded the defending champion.
https://www.rtbf.be/sport/moteurs/ra...05491#comments
In terms of total PS points collected so far:
Neuville - 14
Ogier - 12
Mikkelsen - 11
Tanak - 9
So, Mikkelsen has the speed, but probably taking safe approach so far.
Team orders/strategy could be another reason.
Maybe Ogier's total will go up by 4 more on Friday when the appeal is heard...Quote:
Originally Posted by jparker
Congrats to Tanak/Jarveoja and Toyota for this fantastic win. The WRC title fight between Ogier, Neuville and Tanak looks promising, but the French seems always to be in control of it. Sad for Meeke; there’s little doubt that the C3 is now fixed and at the same level of the others, but Citroen drivers have been quite unlucky. A shame to see the Tidemand/Rovanpera fight ending with the young Finn crash, still he continues to impress all with his amazing speed. Next one it’ll be here in Portugal; hard to wait for it!
Hard to expect anyone else to win the upcoming gravel rallies as much as Tänak. Quick in Portugal and even won Sardegna last year. If the car holds up, nothing is stopping him.
I fell asleep last night during the Powerstage... Epic win for Tanak and Toyota! Congrats!
Non-eligible? I thought that any three of the four drivers can score?Quote:
Originally Posted by BigWorm
Team can nominate a maximum of 3 drivers. Best 2 of the nominated drivers score manufacturer points.Quote:
Originally Posted by GigiGalliNo1
4th driver can collect drivers points and power stage points. Fourth driver increases potential for team orders that influence drivers championship points only. The 4th non nominated driver cannot have any effect on manufacturer points.
Quote:
Originally Posted by GigiGalliNo1
In Wales last year Hyundai entered four cars with Sordo getting dropped for manufacturers points. Mikkelsen-Neuville-Paddon was nominated for the manu points.
naaah, careful with that, you never know...last year a lot of people expected him to win Poland and Finland after Sardegna win but he messed up both of those.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Ogier at his bestQuote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
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I think the only reliable thing about trying to predict rally results is that anything can happen and the prediction is usually wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
:)
Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
+1
we cant extract conclusions,even we have to admit that Tanak is maybe the most formed driver at the moment.
Rallies will be won, by the driver who will setup his car, in that way that he can trust to push at 100%
We saw Ogier at previous rally,untouchable.
At this rally he was lost.
the driver who will setup properly from stage 1 have the most chances.
trying to setup correctly the car at day 1,the rally is lost.Tanak (or whatever driver)build half minute difference,and you cant do something but to settle for 2nd/3rd etc.
Differences at cars are minimal imho performance speaking.
thats at his best.Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DcBw7EhWAAEWhTM.jpg
lol
OT:
Yes, definitely I would say more or less that maybe for the first rally in my career I never changed anything. I did a small adjustment during the shakedown, after the first run, but after this everything was exactly the same. Sometimes it was difficult to come back to Service without any complaint! It’s not an easy feeling.
https://www.fia.com/news/wrc-tanak-i...fident-feeling
They are entering four cars in order to give Paddon and Sordo equal amount of rallies this year. Of course the drivers and fans would love to have more of four car entries, but in practice, having the fourth car is just an expense and won't help the team in any way, except by the fourth driver helping their title contender by taking points off other drivers.Quote:
Originally Posted by KiwiWRCfan
I have predicted the winner in the last four rallies. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by GravelBen
And he came close to messing up Sardenga (missing junction on last day), Germany (hanging in the ditch for a long stretch) and Argentina (hitting a stone, spinning and breaking the steering). All of those could have ended worse, or the Poland and Finland incidents could have been nothing. There's always an element of luck when driving on the limit.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
”Kalle’s speed and analysis show unique potential. Nobody could have driven faster in a WRC2-car than Kalle did on SS17. Sadly it ended in a spectacular crash..” concludes Kalle Rovanperä’s Manager Timo Jouhki.
Well, you have to find positives and he was going really fast, but in the en, even he himself couldn`t go that fast, as the result shows.
"But then it all went wrong, after one flatout left hander following right was a lot tighter than we had in our pace notes and in that moment there was absolutely nothing I could have done to safe it anymore, we hit a rock which send our car flying over the rock fence, hit a tree and finally stopped in couple of parked cars." Kalle's comment from his facebook
Well I guess a lot of drivers could even driven faster, but shouldn´t as a consequence not even have come that far. The statement should be about his perfomance on the other stages. Not SS17. At that stage he was way beyond his ability.Quote:
Originally Posted by Essaj
I think Germany was also in the plans, as he got the permission to drive there.Quote:
Originally Posted by rp
Happy moment for one Incurable EnthusiastQuote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
So the only one you did not predict correctly this season was probably the easiest winner to predict :D?Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
I thought Neuville wouldn’t be so stupid again...Quote:
Originally Posted by krissucool
spectators helping Veiby
https://twitter.com/RafaMSport/statu...73027718156289
Rovenperas shunt from another angle https://www.instagram.com/p/BiN1fhRlFht/
So lucky there weren´t any spectators at the crashspot. Soft landing though (on the car)Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC