Rallye Monte Carlo 2015

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Originally Posted by stefanvv

Yeap, seem Loeb didn't made mistake, he is just driving safely "nose end first in the middle of the road"...... and I should really stop this...... Loeb is human after all and humans do make mistakes sometimes.....

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Of course Stefan, Loeb is human. And he drove, according to his own words, with very high risk. Because of driving technique and risk level, he was the only one with such late start position that could match the speed of Ogier.
But high risk is high risk, even if Your name is Loeb.

But what one should recognize is that even if he had an off, it happen in the direction of travel, it was not an off where the car points in a very different angle than the road. I am not a big believer in luck, so I wouldn't say he was unlucky that he hit a stone, but an error of judgement/too high risk, could have ended in a small "moment" which he could have been able to continue unhurt from. But this time there was a stone in the ditch. Sorry for Loeb, but he took a high risk.

But he was the only one that could challenge Ogier, and that should be a wake up call for many a driver.

Loeb will run directly before Ogier tomorrow under Rally 2 ...

maybe they should try end nose first and can be champs... all of them... maybe.

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Originally Posted by stefanvv

Ogier haven't admitted anything today, just playing the game.....

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Does playing the game mean he has to admit to it?

"Its all Ogier"

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Originally Posted by Lundefaret

But he was the only one that could challenge Ogier, and that should be a wake up call for many a driver.

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Amen. I personally don't understand some driver's "misfortunes" at Monte (or may be I don't want to). But for me, Rally is not only about the raw speed through the corners, as many here would disagree. On the contrary, I think Monte is the only event where a driver can truly measure his skills. That's why Rohrl, Loeb, and now Ogier will be the greatest of all. YES, Monte IS about driving capabilities....

EDIT: I forgot to mention Makinen in this bunch, sorry......

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Originally Posted by AdvEvo

Wrong brand --> car
Wrong drink ---> poison
Wrong driver --> Ogier

Not my choice of pic

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Except this is Mikkelsen, not Ogier! #9 at the top left. ;)

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Originally Posted by N.O.T

maybe they should try end nose first and can be champs... all of them... maybe.

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Well, Ogier drives Nose End First, just not to the extreme of Loeb, and he don't seem to do such a bad job out of it.

But off course they all should do it, or You will be left behind. It is just like in the Moto GP, if You don't adjust Your riding style to emulate that of Marc Marquez, You won't challenge him anytime soon. And that is just what Valentino Rossi have been up to lately. Marquez prioritizes upright acceleration, and rides more "angled" than the others, and this is the same theory as Nose End First, not very strange because its the same laws of physics, and much the same challenge.

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Originally Posted by Mariusz

Onboards of Loeb and Meeke crashes: http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/media/vide...112--80--.html

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Meeke's crash is forgivable - tricky medium-fast corner, but loeb's is miserable. COnnecting it with the spin earlier can say that the pressure was too much for him. Ogier has massively grown up in this aspect, but some of his comments are still annoying. He should speak less at the stage-end interviews. At least until he becomes a father.

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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

Loeb will run directly before Ogier tomorrow under Rally 2 ...

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So will he throw snow on the road, Langdale?

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