Yeah okay, he will be quicker then.. I don't have any idea about Ogier's pace tbh.. Also Lappi.. Difficult one for Pickems tho.Quote:
Originally Posted by becher
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Yeah okay, he will be quicker then.. I don't have any idea about Ogier's pace tbh.. Also Lappi.. Difficult one for Pickems tho.Quote:
Originally Posted by becher
Tänak has also contested in Latvia in the past and given what speed he showed in Poland he definitely is also one of the favorites.
It all depends how much damage limitation he can do on Friday against Kalle.
yeah but we were talking about Pajari's debut in Rally1, mateQuote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
Recce interviews by dirtfish
https://youtu.be/mlwZUcb2rLY?si=LlbWqYpqwIBFyrt5
That is stupidy. The official M-Sport Ford not represented.
https://scontent.fopo5-2.fna.fbcdn.n...tA&oe=669DD360
Suninen driving for Hyundai and recce doing with Yaris?Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
:)
EDIT: Lindholm also
Why? It is an official M-Sport Ford entry. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Gryazin done with DG Sport? Entered with another teamname and his prep rally for Latvia was with C3 from PH Sport..
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That's certainly not what I said, I just pointed out why he is seen as the favorite by many.Quote:
Originally Posted by CeskyOndra
Weird, what year are you talking about?Quote:
Originally Posted by CeskyOndra
in 2024 he didn't finish a single stage on friday. 4th was his best stage result on saturday before retiring. And on sunday, when he was the only one who had nothing to lose, he won 2 stages out of 4 but not the powerstage.
Probably the sponsor 11.lv on the Puma were crucial to Sesks entry. I'm sure M-Sport were agreed on the photoshoot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
He was 1st on the road on Sunday and still winning it. He definitely has rally-winning pace.Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
But yeah, "unbeatable" definitely wasn't right word to describe the situation. I would say "pretty fast"Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
Neuville almost off on the shakedown
Seems so slippery. Especially for Evans and Neuville
Jesus I thought Estonia had lots of anticuts.
This is so silly
Neuville moment https://x.com/officialwrc/status/181...C1kV5QC61vX5Xg
Times look relatively close, yesterdays rain compressed the loose gravel and grip is better than expected.
And it seems like they are very easy to "remove". Ott said after the first pass to Martin that "Thrid car and half of the anti-cuts are already missing".Quote:
Originally Posted by Tauri_J
Geez. People go on and on about wanting more cars and more drivers and more privateers, and then when one gets included in a photoshoot it gets called 'stupid'.......Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Rather strange choice of anticut device, however, i did not like those concrete or iron devices they use in Est and Fin either. Obviously this all was confirmed with FIA.Quote:
Originally Posted by flat_right
Good pace by Hyundais on Shakedown. I didn't expect Neuville to be that fast.
These anti-cut fence poles seem indeed dangerous + flying off so easily also..
But oh well, FIA has approved them, so hopefully drivers keep away from them.
They are lot safer for cars than those concrete blocks but makes it unfair for drivers when they are destroyed.
I have seen these poles used in south estonian rallies many many years with no problems.
This is definitely one of the most difficult rally to predict the TOP 3. Always when I wrote the TOP 3, some big names came to my mind and I had to rewrite it. Everybody in the start list except Munster can be on the podium.
Any reason for the slow times by Fourmaux on SD ?
Followed virtual chicane maybe?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Yes, he was following it. Others didn't as it wasn't mandatory. As I understood then in Rally Finland SD it will be mandatory for all.Quote:
Originally Posted by RKTS40
Problem is not be included, that is right. Problem is retire the official car to that. Do you imagine doing like that with Toyota to show Bertelli?Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
Photoshoots are always done with a variety of competing interests.
Can't compare Sesks and Bertelli.. one is fast, the other slow! It's simply logic to put the fastest car in the photo..
I don't think it's (just) about speed but rather that Bertelli chooses rounds he will personally enjoy & pays for out of his own wealth. Sesks on the other hand is very much an advertising platform for Latvia and his local sponsors on his home rally.Quote:
Originally Posted by Typ85
Having Sesks on any social media will be win-win for all this weekend as it will generate extraordinary levels of attention.
Do we have tyre choices somewhere please?
The hard is totally wrong choice here.
What were they thinking
Lappi, Tänak, Fourmaux and Munster with hard tires
Hard tyre a disaster.
Interesting and quite long first SSS. But it is not good stage for beginning for Sesks, he will loose lot of time on beginning...
Lappi basically f*cked his rally before it's even begun
How could allmost everybody pick only hard tyres..? You have most tarmac parts in shade (at 8 o'clock in the evening) and gravel parts also..
What a shame
This can be a rally deciding stage. lol