Obviously, Mads explained it very wellQuote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
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Obviously, Mads explained it very wellQuote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Strange to be putting on 1 winter tyre.
Must be better to have two of those in the back, so you get a good turn from the fronts, but similar input from the rear. Must be hard having 1 each and adapt the driving in right and left corners.
If you take two winter in the rear, I guess you can adjust a bit in balance front rear.
i wish he would commentate on every rally, amazing to listen his insights and he has a very good explanations also why some drivers are gaining and why some are loosingQuote:
Originally Posted by Tauri_J
superb stuff
Horrible tyre choice from Hyundai, on not just one car but two.
Been a poor loop for them, Kalle would be ahead of Ott as well if not for that penalty
3 correct tyres are faster than 2 correct ones.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
Think of it like this: would you like one flat tyre at the rear or would you prefer two?
Yes, it will be difficult to drive with one wrong tyre, but still faster than with 2 wrong tyres.
Whats wrong with Greensmitht's car? Why is he braking so much?
Dani is totally lost in this rally, I wonder how Craig would have driven.
To take in account road position, then Loubet is doing quite well. Hopefully is not doing Suninen here...
Wrong tyre choice - can't keep the harder compound in its optimal operating temperatureQuote:
Originally Posted by T16
Fourmaux doing well
Would be good, but he is not retired from the driving yet. He will be doing a full WRC2 series.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
But he really is very good at explaining advanced issues in a simple way, so more people than us, that are above average interested in Rally. That is a important skill to hold as a expert commentator.
And it is a good thing that it is not a nativ speaker in english, makes it easier for the rest of us to grasp the message!! :-)
Also he is great with catching stuff happening live and doesn't get stuck on the meaningless stuff like all the main commentators on WRC+ seem to do all the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
Bad tyre choice and intercom problemsQuote:
Originally Posted by wwbroe
No spare in car at this level? Mmmhh.Quote:
Originally Posted by dupanton
There is one. But it cuts from time to time. They thought it was solved but it started again on last stage
Tanak responding to Becs who asked why we haven't seen the usual Ott Tanak pace; "I've not been on pace for over a year"
Wow.. that the car or a legacy of the accident?Quote:
Originally Posted by er88
Definitely don't think it will have anything to do with the accident, so must be the car or his own driving he's not happy with.Quote:
Originally Posted by T16
He certainly isn't as crushingly fast as he was in the Yaris. And he gets just as many technical issues as he got with the Yaris too, which is ironic as one of the mooted reasons he changed team was because of reliability issues.
+ Adamo's answer that Ott is slow, should have been closer to the top..
Doesn't seem like the best relationship anymore.. smth fishy
Yep, a few interesting comments in this media zone.
Ok. Tanak to Toyota in 2022 then...
you guys are takng these comments too seriously and making drama out of it.....
Adamo just said he thought Ott would be faster and suddenly there is something fishy?
how was that story of hiunday development by tanak? :D
yesterday he said car is way better than last year, but time aren't there. still, i think atm biggest difference is made by starting position and tyre choice (only rov gaining a bit from behind)
on tyre choice: can understand hyundai gamble hoping for more ice, but what about greensmith 4 softs???
Can't overlook the fact Ott has just admitted he hasn't had his same top speed, since he moved to Hyundai.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Maybe the atmosphere in the Toyota team is now better...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Mads going in as mental coach for Gus.
But he is right, he can not dig himself down in negativity, He is still a freshman, and should not be a number 1 in a team quite yet.
Find one or maybe two things that you can influence, and focus on those only. Many things are beyond his control, so useless to spend energy on!
im not arguing against this. i think we can all see that, Ogier hasnt also been as fast and dominating as he was with VW, just some driver + car combinations work better than other combinations.Quote:
Originally Posted by er88
i havent also seen such a dominating speed from other drivers like Ott had with Yaris, only on couple of events like Evans in sweden last year and maybe Ogier in Mexico but he is always fast in Mexico no matter what car he is in.
anyway a long season ahead and we are just couple of stages in, too soon to tell anything.
Guys yesterday wasnt Tanak faster?
What are you talking about now?
Dude, he said himself that it surprised him how the car reacted, now you know better than Tanak himself?Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
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Originally Posted by er88
Hyundai today is very different car than at end of 2019, takes just a few corners to see the massive difference. Last year when Loubet was running the 2019 spec you didn't even need a corner to see the difference a single braking was enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by wyler
The question is obviously how far has the development gone. Yesterday in more "stable" conditions Tanak got 2/2 stage wins, while in Monza he did not get a single one. Today with more tricky stuff it might be that Hyundais sensitivity to perfect settings comes into play.
+ i would say it isnt Tänaks strongest and favourite event. His stage times have always been here up and down, fast on other, then not so fast on next stage
actually out of the bunch i would say Ogier and Neuville seem to really like and excel at this rally compared to others but thats just my feeling
I'll use recommendation from Ostberg here... breath, guys, breath! :)
If threre is problem with car, Tänak usually is not revealing it. Maybe only later. Comments from Adamo and Ott were a bit weird, but Adamo didn't have a chat with Tänak yet. It's more important, what is Adamo's opinion and attitude after chat.
Last year Tänak got 0 points from Monte and probably they all have learned - if you don't know how many rallies you will have, you better bring home whatever amount of points compared to 0.
Hyundai 2 slides (Tänak and Neuville) could ended up a bit worse also. So far it's relatively ok.
Don't forget, Tänak didn't complete the event last year, Neuville has a new co-driver, and Dani hasn't done the Monte since 2018; so as some of you said, still early days.
Ott said yesterday, that the Pirelli tire worked well on a clean tarmac, but on muddy places he got many surprises. It takes your confidence away and that's it. Might be the combination of tires, differentials settings and stiffness which is not suiting him at the moment with dirty roads.
calm down! listen to mads suggestion! : ) i've put a huge smile to show that it was an ironic comment. just reach the second line and you'll find a more serious and equilibrated response. i think road position and tyres are playing a big role. that's all.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
also there's no doubt that current car is different to previous years, but maybe this change works well on some condition and less on other. as u more or less are also saying!
Its raining... the stages will get even more muddy and slippery. A lot of spins incoming.
EDIT: and possible punctures also.
Gerbox change for Neuville, presumably for different gear ratios.
Guess it was right.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tauri_J
raining a lot now.
OGIER/KATSUTA/EVANS/GREENSMITH/ROVANPERÄ:
4x snow, 2x studded
SORDO/LOUBET/TÄNAK/NEUVILLE:
5x snow
Really wet now - yet another test.
What??Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek