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Runs with a VIP passenger ride not timed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Typ85
Scott Martin @scottmartinat
Well that’s shakedown complete today and everything feels good. We recced some of tomorrow stages in the wet so it’s difficult to know what the surface is like.
Either way it’s a long long day tomorrow. There will be a lot of cleaning on some stages and hopefully less on others.
58. Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2025 Shakedown
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FULL SHAKEDOWN ONBOARD - Sesks/Francis | WRC Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2025:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmekBGyqprs
The long (not so good) Friday according to some drivers...
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/no-ti...s-wrc-drivers/
I predict a big battle between Toyota drivers.
Morning.
So let the mega day begin, let’s see who survives
This stage is not really representative IMO. The road isn't cleaning too much.
Neuville already hitting a bank.
Mawning, friends. Exciting day ahead.
Ogier saying setup is too soft. Katsuta already + 2 secs early on stage. Tanak -0,2 on Kalle at finish.
The times are so close between everyone to be honest
Everyone is quite close, so no Rally Islas Canarias repeat! :D It’s looking promising.
This is Tanaks 398 stage win. 2 to go until 400.
But good to see Hyundai back, will be a nice rally if they hold together
SS2 Sesks puncture :/
If all stages will be like this, then Evans lucky again with the road condition. But let's see
Yep and even some damp patches on ss3Quote:
Originally Posted by focus206
If anything, the stage seems to be getting slower, Pajari and the Pumas slower than usual
A lot drier on this one, Evans could suffer more with cleaning the road.
Finally a stage that’s cleaning
Ott said to Martin that it feels like a completely different car, lots of understeer.
Understandable. Totally different stage surface wise than the two previous onesQuote:
Originally Posted by trykmann
Great time by Fourmaux.
Some SS4 Quotes
Katsuta Takamoto
Johnston A.
"It's okay. All good."
Fourmaux Adrien
Coria A.
"Really beautiful stage. The tyre choice was interesting, we'll see. Great success!"
Tänak Ott
Järveoja Martin
"Interesting. Totally different car." (Right after stage end)
Neuville Thierry
Wydaeghe M.
"Difficult. I'm trying hard. The balance wasn't great and I don't know.. we'll see."
Ogier Sébastien
Landais V.
"We are trying our best. Not having a mega rhythm in the first two stages and we'll have to keep fighting.
So Neuville finally woke up?
Edit: No
He just doesn't seem as fast/comfortable with hybridless + Hankook compared to hybrid + Pirelli of last year.Quote:
Originally Posted by becher
Some stages good, some stages not so good...
No, not until tomorrow. His habit is to lazy down on first proper day, then stage more or less successful comeback later.Quote:
Originally Posted by becher
Fourmaux to take the lead? He's already even with Tanak at split 4.
Great morning, very close gaps and battles thanks to the fact that it’s not cleaning as much.
Rovanpera on hard tyres? And the rest on soft?
Interesting to see what Rovanperä and Evans can do on the 2nd loop. Ogier did a really good stage for his road position, and Tänak did a good stage considering incorrect tyre choice.
Not a bad loop for Evans opening the road. Lets see if he can bring back any time and places on the second run of some stages.
E. Mads Ostberg reckons not and he'll lose more time.
Tanak says his last 2 stages were very different and quite terrible with understeer.
Again wrong tyre choice for Tänak ?
I didn't see what he took compared to the others. Was there any information about it?Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
For tomorrow, maybe it's not bad at all if Tänak drops from 1st to 4th.
edit: nvm, brain-error.
Is the old maps solution lagging or Tänak is stopped.
edit: panic is over, maps was lagging.
Why the hell isn’t Fourmaux moving?
Fourmaux isn't moving either nor producing splits.
Just staying in the middle of the road..
This is such a brain fade from Fourmaux