French policemen's is too aggressive for small Fiesta R2 :D or it's FFSA with radar on roads?Quote:
Originally Posted by GigiGalliNo1
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French policemen's is too aggressive for small Fiesta R2 :D or it's FFSA with radar on roads?Quote:
Originally Posted by GigiGalliNo1
Sordo in stage now :D
Nope both Hagenau s are through the same stageQuote:
Originally Posted by Mitch555
No problems for Ogier, Right choice are the hard compounds, He has to be careful... Dani is pushing hard, he had a good drive this morning and it's good fun! - from Ogier
Dani Sordo - same time as Ogier - not bad but he wants to be faster to win! Trying to pushing hard.
Yesterday and today I have been very VERY impressed by the pace of Kuipers, Block and Campana.
Kuipers, although raised on tarmac, doesn't have that much experience at the WRC level. Also shows the Fiesta is a good car when set up correctly.
Campana. Still very new to the game, and driving the less developed of the cars. Hopefully Mini can give him a hand to do some more driving, he certainly is a developing talent on tarmac.
Block. Just wow. Nobody would think he'd be doing that well :) Some great stage times this morning on top of his decent performance yesterday. Very encouraging for him.
Kuipers consistently top 10, with a 2nd fastest
Campana: consistent top 10, best of 5th, 7th & 2 8ths
Block: has set a 5th and 6th fastest this morning, as well as top 10 times yesterday.
This along with Sordo has meant its been a good rally. Only disappointment has been Mikko really :/
Wasn't he asking whether both count as the powerstage? I dunno, some punctuation would help as technically you are right ;) Though I think he was asking what I answered hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
Only the last stage is power stage and can be watched here: mypremium.tv at 13:00 CET
It helps that 2 of my housemates are europeans that use different constructs where english words don't come out as the question they mean to ask ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mitch555
Bit of non - question though as the itinerary on WRC.Com shows Hagenau 1 & 2 are same mileage and everyone knows there is only one power stage! (as opposed to super specials like last night). Arrgh Toto - Africa on the radio now :-(
SS21 starting soon.
Can Sordo catch Ogier?
Yes but the power stages are run twice. Once as normal (the first run is a TV test so they also can get their positions correct) and then the final is the Power Stage LIVE. =) It's a re-run like any other stage! Australia was the same. I had no access to points to photograph in first run of stage so then on final run (Power Stage Live) I went to the end - so did some spectators - it wasn't really for Spectators more TV but european rounds its different!
Sordo is 1.0sec slower then Ogier SS21
Looks like Sordi is setteling for 2nd place and is Spain fully tarmac this year?
Part gravel day 1Quote:
Originally Posted by Langdale Forest
Spain is mixed this year, a bit more gravel than last year, but not fully 50/50 spilt, still tarmac bias.Quote:
Originally Posted by Langdale Forest
Then it will be harder for Sordo to win if it is like that.
Dont underestimate his capability on gravel either. Sordo went into the Loeb number 2 mindest - now he must be feeling good after Germany and France, mental attitude and self beleif counts a lotQuote:
Originally Posted by Langdale Forest
No, Day 1 is mostly gravel, and they must be on the gravel control tyre, whilst Day 2 and 3 are on tarmac.Quote:
Originally Posted by Langdale Forest
But Sordo will have an advantage of being lower down the starting order on day 1, which might help.
Indeed, but not so far down that it becomes a handicap on the second run so he'll be in a very good position for Saturday on roads he knows as well as Loeb knows AlsaceQuote:
Originally Posted by Langdale Forest
Sordo cannot win is spain by driving....he was on par with Loeb the previous years and Mini is inferior to Citroen...he can do some damage to hirvonen though.
Hänninen has 15 km to go and 17s to take back from Maurin in order to rise from 6th to 5th in SWRC standings. Based on their performances so far, easy job for Juho.
It's going to depend on the condition of the roads and how far the Mini has come on gravel. There is no doubt Sordo can set up a car for the tarmac, and we've seen major improvement from Germany to now, but the gain might not be so much on gravel, however it is only one day of gravel. The gravel last year had a fine top of of loose gravel on a hard base, which Loeb, Hirvonen and Ogier will be sweeping. They are also longer stages at 25.7, 35.9 and 18.5 kilometres. The first two will be harder on the leading cars due to the amount of sweeping. The small amounts lost are really going to add up. Unless Sordo gets caught in the dust or its wet, I think we could see him take a decent advantage in the first loop, and then get it trimmed back on day 2. First on the road day 2 then has an advantage as the bring the gravel onto the tarmac. It's possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
... however... we need to use the 'Rule of Loeb' (like the 'rule of thumb') in this calculation!
Final real stage (10km SS) coming up .. This will most likely decide the rally. Go Sordo!
Sordo -1.3 on Ogier on first split (SS 22) ... Go Sordo!!!!
Sordo is up on the splits!
Sordo flies through the 1st split !!!
GOOOOOOOOO
Sordo up at first split - keep it going Dani
ok...game over - only -1.1 on second split
Ogier 6 seconds faster than his morning pass.
Sordo 1.3 FASTER in first split on SS22
Sordo slower at the end...game over.
It's impossible for Sordo to win by catching Ogier up on the power stage, and it's almost the end of Latvala's 2011 title hopes.
ehhh
Ah well 2nd is no disgrace, Ogier just had enough, been a very good rally though - Can't wait for Spain, especially if Kris can make to the end
Damn, Sordo slower...
The citroen is a superior car..
Ogier was able to command the pace throughout the event and although the difference is small Ogier was always gaining when he had to....he just didn't have to go 100% since Loeb was out.
Latvala NEVER had any title hopes....Quote:
Originally Posted by Langdale Forest
Is Latvala going to slow down during power stage?
Kathi Wüstenhagen suffered a broken rib and a pelvis after a fourth-gear side impact to a tree. Now in hospital. Magalhaes also having rib injuries after Oliveira crashed hard. And finally, in WRC academy Haigh-Smith going off on SS2 - broken shoulder and collarbone, codriver Aldridge getting "minor injuries".
Pretty painful rally...