Great footage, thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Allyc85
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Great footage, thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Allyc85
I don't know about this particular turn, but Kubica is doing this all the time, and I suspect that's with purpose.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
I actually timed few of his turns (enter/exit) with stopwatch, and yes he's slower by almost half second by going wide.
So, is it possible that he is exiting the turn faster, and gaining advantage after the turn, accelerating quicker?
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/...ZozCJU3JDWa8Mw
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/...tYo2Glac6tAC1Q
Is there any video of the press conference on Sunday morning?
Some small review
Had a great Rallye Monte-Carlo. Especially on tarmac it was very spectacular. Seen 9 stages (4 on thursday, 4 on Friday, 1 on saturday, we left after Turini 1 to avoid too much trouble with the snow). Pitty both Hyundai's were out so fast. After we've seen Neuville on SS1, we thought he had to crash, he was so fast, too fast...
These are the "splits" recovered from data in my photos, all in the apex of a corner 6kms into the stage (minutes/seconds), so regarding they start every 2mins you can calculate the differences:
25:15 - Ogier
26:54 - Neuville
29:12 - Latvala
31:12 - Hirvonen
33:20 - Sordo
35:06 - Ostberg
37:13 - Prokop
39:06 - Mikkelsen
41:17 - Evans
42:58 - Kubica
45:00 - Bouffier
47:02 - Meeke
I've seen a Hyundai go by only 4 times, but on one place (SS4) we were on a fast section, 2 fast corners following each other, and the chassis looked really good and stable. On the looks the car wasn't slower than the others, for sure not. I think (and hope) they can do something with this car this year... :)
First loop (SS1 and 3) was quite disappointing in fact, all drivers were on wrong tires and took it easy (except for Neuville and we know the consequences). On SS3 we've seen a huge crash of Augoyard (DS3 R3T), arrived too fast in a fast left corner, got out of the clean line on the ice and slid off, went off and the car ended up way below the road, when you were on the road you couldn't see the car anymore. Anyone has a video of this crash? There were at least 100 people who have seen it.
2nd loop was better. It was wet tarmac, but the drivers had the right tyres and looked much more confident. We were on 2 fast sections on both SS4 and SS6, very spectacular to see the drivers go sideways on tarmac at 130+kph. Pitty the spectators were incredibly dangerous, standing after the exit of these fast corners, just rows of people next to the road. When you arrive at a stage you have 5 Marshalls and 10 policemen, when you move on for 500m you don't see anyone...
On Friday we started off with the long Vitrolles stage, quite close after the start. We had a nice overview, could see the start and follow them for something like 2kms. We were closest to a very fast left corner with a little bump. It was interesting to see that the DS3's didn't cope as well with the bump, both Fiesta and VW very stable. Also the R5 (Protasov) was clearly less stable as well. After that we went to Selonnet, Some 5kms after the start. Nice overview, incredible landscapes. Same counts for SS Sisteron we did later. We were in a downhill section a few kms before the finish, JML was attacking like a mad man there, throwing the car sideways from one corner into the other, with Andreas Mikkelsen following 100m behind him with a much cleaner line... :D
On Saturday followed the big finale of course, the Col de Turini. Plenty of snow, we were in the downhill section, you could see 5 corners. A pleasant surprise was Jean Ragnotti driving some stock Clio as VIP car, throwing the car sideways from one corner into the other :D The WRC drivers themselves looked quite calm, they were clearly driving to survive those 6 kms of snow. Gilbert was very spectacular there, but the time didn't follow. After the first loop it never stopped snowing, at least half of the spectators left the stage, and we decided to do the same, so we wouldn't get stuck in the snow. Anyway it took us 40 minutes to get the car on the road and ready to go...
All in all a great event, my 7th different WRC rally so far, and I'm looking forward to return some day... :)
My photos are online on http://www.rally-image.be
i think he just often brakes too late. if it would be the faster way, all drivers would do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by jparker
It's a matter of driving style + road conditions. It's not an easy answer I guess who gains/looses where, but accelerating on straight line should be quicker on theory, and depending on how slippery the road is, the gain should be there.Quote:
Originally Posted by jparker
Kubica drives only by his left hand and he is pushing the handbrake lever, not pulling like others. It might be quite difficult to make it all right every time...Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
Yes, there should be a gain. Like in speedway, the outer line is longer, but quicker.Quote:
Originally Posted by stefanvv
But who knows, Mirek's suggestion sounds possible too.
Some of my photos from my trip to Monte Carlo - most taken with an iPhone but the quality was a peasant surprise! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 4745801a64
Video coming soon too.
no video,but i had posted this yesterdayQuote:
Originally Posted by noel157
http://www.fia.com/rallye-monte-carlo-p ... nference-0