and.. what has got 6 months before actions got to do with getting the virus in last 4, 5 - 10 days?
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and.. what has got 6 months before actions got to do with getting the virus in last 4, 5 - 10 days?
I do that every week. There is no evidence of partying there, which is why I ask what other evidence you got.Quote:
Originally Posted by Oliverk
One could say that SS10 looks tricky at the moment. There are also good sections in it. How much this will change before saturday? #wrc #muddy #tricky #rough
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Ogier will be happy if its damp/muddy with him now being first on the road. Better than dry gravel sweeping.
Rest of the week should be dry
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Linnamäe withdraws from Portugal after co-driver tests positive. Remaining three tests were negative but the organizers don't want to risk.
It is I N S A N E how this is possible. One guy has a headache and a random positive test , another guy is completely healthy/free human being and is being denied. This has to stop folks. Shame on you who are supporting this madness. Shame on you!Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Insane!!!
Its insane that you people are telling "Hey, please dont go do something essencial to society like racing a car in the dirt cuz you can spread a virus that is killing thousand of people everyday in every country".
Insane!!
Many things kill thousands of people every day, yet we don't let that stop the ones not affected by it.Quote:
Originally Posted by lmmjvss
Before the rally (and SD). There are a few drivers that I'm really unsure about and wonder how they handle the pressure:
Fourmaux - doesn't really have much gravel results or experience, after Croatia there suddenly are high expectations
Solberg- not much slower gravel experience or results either, very good speed last year on Sardinia, but in a very different car. Kinda expected to fight for win.
Lappi vs Suninen - there certainly is both pressure and rivalry included. Suninen is historically comparable to Lappi on slow gravel so this might be his best shot. But how is the Fiesta Rally2 now on slow gravel? Lappi for sure has to push given he has no clear program planned.
Any speculation? Portugal has often been filled with drama, crashes, punctures and technical faults, so it could be a surprising result.
I think Tänak is the favourite for having a decent starting position. In all of the three technical gravel rallies with Hyundai he's been unlucky, but also shown good pace.
Likely Ogier will suffer from the road position, but if he keeps it together, will be on the podium. On the contrary, Sordo could be very strong on the first day.
Will be interesting to see Fourmaux's pace. We consider him a tarmac specialist but he's had good pace on gravel as well. A decent starting position could award him with his first stage win on the opening day.
Also there's two new forest stages (one of them driven only once, other twice), and the Friday stages are only familiar from 2019 so that could also mix it up a bit.
WRC2 will be decided on punctures. I expect Lappi to have the best outright pace, but it's a different thing who is first in finish on Sunday. It could be even Bulacia.
One guy that doesn't even get mentioned is Rovanpera. In all of the slower gravel rallies last year he was clearly slower than the other 5 (4+Sordo). Will he be able to compete with any of them this year?
Yes, definitely seems that faster rallies are more natural to him and the technical stuff needs still learning to do. But interesting to see what they can do after the Croatia crash (and a similarly bad weekend in the previous gravel rally in Sardegna).Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
It's not big problem for Rovanpera since it's still very early (see for example Ogier in his first full year) but it's nevertheless interesting to follow.
Bad for him is that there on slower gravel often is quite a big gap between the top 5 and the "others" and he ends in between with nobody to fight. Kind of easier for Fourmaux who has 3 drivers to compare with.
We'll see if this kind of "class division" also happens here.
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SD looks like tarmac smooth.. :D
Well dunno if SD is exactly same as in 2019 (same length) but Ogier is now slower than the slowest first WRC pass in 2019.(3:11 vs 3:09)
great to see cars back on gravel after such a long time, cant believe we have had such a long break from the main surface
Taka fastest so far :O
Formaux stalles on the start line on the first run
He lost about 3-4 secs on that one.
Antti is the shakedown exactly the same as in 2019?
they are much slower, Tänak did 3.02.7 in 2019 on first run
It appears the start is different, now they do a 90 right just after the start lineQuote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Lappi as fast as Loubet basically
And Suninen was faster than Östberg with a flat tyre.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
SD 2019 vs 2021
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All toyota with same time
Fourmaux improving nicely, but where's Gus?
I see possible rain showers tomorrow morning, that would change a lot in terms of starting position advantage.
Rovanperä also said to Finnish media that the rains have already cleaned the roads a bit, and in turn it brings up the rough bedrock earlier.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
Technical issueQuote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
Hope it gets sorted soon so he can get a run or two.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
(44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): not start in 1st run due to technical problemQuote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
Tänak did 3 straight runs (Sordo too). Improves a further second on 3rd pass.
3.06.1 fastest so far.
Tänak and Rovanpera on their 4th and 2nd run respectively did exactly the same time, 3.06.2
Evans fastest after 4th run - 3.05.9
E: Fourmaux has done 7 rounds :D
Greensmith done 3 runs now - 6th fastest.