I think he's gone off the boil. Need to see that he's still an a-lister and can fight for wins.Quote:
Originally Posted by CeskyOndra
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I think he's gone off the boil. Need to see that he's still an a-lister and can fight for wins.Quote:
Originally Posted by CeskyOndra
https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/...3%A4skyl%C3%A4
It is Finland so it is hard to predict, but it is already Monday and this forecast is possible.
Yeah seeing some rain every day, should be not that bad at the front
Dirtfish recce interviews https://youtu.be/7pIimXAzIVw?si=yDn6xxhkH3uBRSMn
Colin and drivers all in good mood. Especially Colin
Any news about wheather?
Checking the radar every day and yesterday there was quite a lot of rain on the Friday stages and now there is raining a bit for 12 hours already. And weather forecast for Friday is looking quite interesting too. Anyone can confirm this from Finland?Quote:
Originally Posted by spyros
I'm doing exactly the same :D Just a week ago it was quite dry forecast for the weekend but now it shows that it will rain for the whole weekend.Quote:
Originally Posted by CeskyOndra
I don't remember from previous years but how is it in Finland with wet surface vs starting from the front compared to back? Cleaning effect is smaller but how about road becoming more slippery?
im looking at the areas where are the stages that we are attending and i see some small showers here and there but nothing serious.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C-FSGFIs...QxODk0eHl2M3M=
That won't clean and maybe got worse. On Friday there are storms in the forecast for afternoon.
Good morning, lets have a good shakedown, i expect Kalle will be the fastest.
what happened to Seb & Elfyn in the 1st run?
Looks like they didn`t slow down enough in virtual chicane and got additional time.
That VC is a joke..
Haybails aren't best either, but at least they re not a gamble.. did I brake enough or no..
What is the penalty on proper stage, if driver don't do the VC correctly?
I have a feeling that Tänak isn’t showing his full cards at the shakedown like he did in 2022 when you compare his times with Lappi
Well, I assume the penalty should be the same as here. But yeah, I wonder how do drivers detect of they brake enough or not. Because if you lock up the wheels, the speed is 0. I think it is quite messy when you have to do it so quickly.
From what was explained, thee tracking box in the car tells them when they've slowed enough with the big green light.Quote:
Originally Posted by flykas
so it's not THAT hard for a bunch of multi-million euro a year drivers to get right...
Are they the best drivers in the world or not?
Sami Pajari looked very comfortable. A little wide at one corner, but very impressive allround.
It does look like the future is bright for him. First hurdle passed.
The telemetry box tells them when they reached 60kph and it uses GPS, not the wheel sensors. The penalty is 2s for each km/h over the limit, so if they only slow down to 65km/h they get 10s added to the stage time.Quote:
Originally Posted by flykas
Seems there were some issues with the official timing, nothing to do with the virtual chicane.Quote:
Originally Posted by spyros
Latvala was equal fastest Rally2 on Run #1 !
https://www.ewrc-results.com/shake/8...?run=1&ct=1018
Is there a cleaning? I think so. Being later on the road means that you don't have that slippy and muddy surface, you have more like rails and dirt
Evans 1st run was 2.17.0Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Ogier 1st run was 2.16.6
Yes, some cleaning but not as bad as the last two gravel rallies.Quote:
Originally Posted by CeskyOndra
Neuville will lose less time and should have at least Munster ahead of him on Saturday.
Taka was a nice surprise
Should be doable for them, but I'd still rather see them navigating through a chicane.Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
On SD the comms said that the bales can get hit and moved and some later driver's get an advantage.Quote:
Originally Posted by becher
If virtual chicanes allow for the use of stages like Ouninpohja, I'm all for them. They don't affect the experience for spectators, don't change difficulty for drivers, and don't compromise safety.
It also reduces the chance of clipping bales e.t.c. and causing unnecessary damage.
Chicanes usually add nothing, and VC are even worse. Let drivers drive the stages like they are. If the rules make a certain stage impossible, we just have to change the rules.
what a moron.
Hyundai fined 5000 euros for speeding. Mechanic was trying Tanak's cars wipers, 172kmh in 100kmh zone..
Because they had problems in Latvia.. let them do another run of SD or what ever.. They have base in Finland for what..?
But give a car to mechanic, who goes almost full speed on public road.. with Tanak's ,,luck'' I'm surprised the car wasn't crashed or smth..
VC for Rally Finland explained:
https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/...land/10640509/
Some driver's aren't happy though...
https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/...stem/10641068/
What the hell?Quote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
https://www.instagram.com/p/C-IgHVvo...F2NWZpaDdncXo5
Saturday stages dried a lot. It is so so loose now.. Good luck Neuville.
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/hyund...esting-wipers/Quote:
Originally Posted by CeskyOndra
or Stewards decision no 3
That's not an argument. Drivers should be less whiney. In rallying it's never the same for all drivers, it's the core of this sport. And drivers who intentionally push it out of the way to get an advantage can f**** right off in my opinion. It only takes one driver to act silly to f**** up the situation for everybody and force the rule makers to come up with silly rules/solutions (see overtaking in F1 for example).Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Gregor Jeets with a back injury over the stupid jump at the end of shakedown. Hopefully not too serious and he recovers soon
I'm pretty sure that all the rain in the world is currently falling on my house, and none on Finland, so this should be good for Evans...Quote:
Originally Posted by CeskyOndra
Just embarassing for Munster again. Pajari has absolutely no experience on tarmac and he is still way faster than Munster...
Lappi almost binned it. That Hyundai is undriveable on tarmac :D
Bollards excuse. The person won't work in the sport again.Quote:
Originally Posted by TypeR