[WRC] Rally Italia Sardegna 2020

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Originally Posted by AnttiL

BTW, an interesting note about Oliver Solberg, he hasn't yet done a technical gravel rally (I'm not sure what kind of roads they drive in America). In Mexico he retired on the first proper stage.

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https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/kalle...inia-struggle/

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“That was the hardest event I’ve done,” he said quietly. “It was complicated. I didn’t have so much confidence in the car, the notes, nothing. It was tough. Places where you would think the grip could be quite nice, there was none.”

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At least Kalle found Sardegna hard last year, and he had done Mexico, Argentina, Portugal and Italian national rallies by that point. Let's see what comments Oliver gives at the stage ends (if we hear any...)

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Originally Posted by AnttiL

At least Kalle found Sardegna hard last year, and he had done Mexico, Argentina, Portugal and Italian national rallies by that point. Let's see what comments Oliver gives at the stage ends (if we hear any...)

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Let´s wait and see... could be everything...

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Originally Posted by Rallyper

Let´s wait and see... could be everything...

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https://twitter.com/oliversolberg01/...200235520?s=21

;)

However this is not the time to compare these two guys. What they do in same rally but different year.

They soon willl be judged together driving same class and that happens soon, but in the future. Not now.

So let´s wait and see in a couple of years. Can´t wait.

https://twitter.com/colmcklein/statu...390882816?s=21

Colin McMaster
@colmcklein

This SS1/3 of @OfficialWRC
@Rally_d_Italia
. I did a ��
recce today and my notes say:
"Gnarly, sketchy, bumpy, steep, dark, fast, rough, sandy and sinuous."
Whoever is leading after SS3 deserves to win this rally, IMO.


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Originally Posted by Rallyper

However this is not the time to compare these two guys. What they do in same rally but different year.

They soon willl be judged together driving same class and that happens soon, but in the future. Not now.

So let´s wait and see in a couple of years. Can´t wait.

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It wasn't my point in the first place to compare Oliver and Kalle or anyone else or to badmouth him. More like "I'm not expecting much from him this rally because technical gravel rallies are new to him, it's OK if he's slow this time. If he's fast, I'm positively surprised".

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Originally Posted by AnttiL

It wasn't my point in the first place to compare Oliver and Kalle or anyone else or to badmouth him. More like "I'm not expecting much from him this rally because technical gravel rallies are new to him, it's OK if he's slow this time. If he's fast, I'm positively surprised".

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Ok. Every new rally is interesting in many ways, but as you supposely mean, Oliver is our latest coming star and we are happy to see him perform on a new stage...

BTW.

Pickems is closing 6 hours from now (1700 CET)

Don´t forget!

Shakedown live now!

https://youtu.be/C2HblUncOmk

Shakedown now. Live on WRC+ 1200 - 1230 CET.

Kalle rolled!!

what the hell kalle

After finish...

But it was fastest time :D

It was a slow roll after the finish (let's wait for the explanation but it looked like a novice mistake of lifting off the throttle).

Well, drama from the very start of this rally...

Unacceptable mistake by Kalle. WRC+ totally missed it. I was like how can you miss that Becs looool

I have to admit I yelled "IDIOTS" at the screen because Becs and Julian didn't notice at all the car went off the road

yeah. They were already looking for times or whatever. I saw it too and wondered why they didn´t tell...

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Originally Posted by Rally Hokkaido

It was a slow roll after the finish (let's wait for the explanation but it looked like a novice mistake of lifting off the throttle).

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It's a quite twisty section after the finish, maybe they didn't have it in the notes? Or just pushed too fast over the finish?

everybody talking about tomorrows stages, i dont remember Antti you mentioning the SS1 so much in your blog

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Originally Posted by AnttiL

It's a quite twisty section after the finish, maybe they didn't have it in the notes? Or just pushed too fast over the finish?

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Yes, it is a tight and narrow corner. However, watching the other drivers' in-car footage there appears plenty of distance to reduce speed after the flying finish, so either Kalle was carrying much more speed at FF or he just didn't switch off enough when he passed the boards.

Loubet's time?

EDIT: now it came. Fastest of the rookies.

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Originally Posted by EstWRC

everybody talking about tomorrows stages, i dont remember Antti you mentioning the SS1 so much in your blog

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It's a new stage and I wasn't able to get a recce video, nothing I could say in advance.

Rovanperä
https://www.wrc.com/?proxy=redaktion...Rov_crash.jpeg

the choice of car nr ,,finally pays off'' :D
https://scontent.frix7-1.fna.fbcdn.n...9f&oe=5FA3DC5E

Greensmith is now fastest :D

I think his fourth run was around the same time as Tänak's second, so conditions were similar.

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Originally Posted by AnttiL

It's a quite twisty section after the finish, maybe they didn't have it in the notes? Or just pushed too fast over the finish?

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Very tricky corner actually, when you arrive it's very steep downhill (steeper than you'd expect judging onboard videos), the corner is blind and tighter than you would expect. Very important to have it good in the notes, apparently even if it's after the finish... :D I was there in 2017 when it was included in the shakedown stage. Prokop and some others went off there, it was quite a mission to get Prokop's car out, as he was parked on top of a huge boulder :D In 2015 when it was included in the stage of Monte Baranta, Yazeed Al-Rahji went off on the same spot.

Evans champion on sunday? https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/fears...-this-weekend/

Oliver Solberg
@OliverSolberg01
Crashing on Shakedown...? Been there, done that last weekend!
See-no-evil monkey
Smiling face with open mouth and cold sweat

hopefully not.. 6 rallies isn't enough for giving out WRC title to me..

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Originally Posted by AnttiL

Greensmith is now fastest :D

I think his fourth run was around the same time as Tänak's second, so conditions were similar.

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Gus actually 6th fastest by the time others had done their own 3rd/4th runs.

hahaha new term from Kalle.... rolled gently

Kalle Rovanperä
@KalleRovanpera
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Bit of an oopsie in the shakedown. We carried too much speed through the finish line and I couldn't get the car slowed down enough for the following corners and we rolled gently.
Sorry to the team for the extra work
Flushed face

Car should be okay for tomorrow!

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Shakedown complete:

1 Tanak 2m13.6s
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Evans +0.0s
3 Ogier +0.8s
4 Sordo +1.1s
5 Loubet +1.3s
6 Neuville +1.6s
7 Lappi +1.7s
8 Greensmith +1.8s
9 Katsuta +2.5s
10 Suninen +2.6s

Gus Greensmith @GreensmithGus

“If there is anyone left after SS1, then sure it’ll be a really enjoyable autumn rally”.

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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

Gus Greensmith @GreensmithGus

“If there is anyone left after SS1, then sure it’ll be a really enjoyable autumn rally”.

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https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/25-pl...ys-brutal-ss1/

10 mins before closing Pickems thread.

where is Petter and Andreas

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Originally Posted by 1988senna

where is Petter and Andreas

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Andreas drove the Shakedown stage.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ej0HmACU...jpg&name=large

Petter will drive the Power Stage in the C3 WRC on Sunday.

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