Ss2 was also stopped after a few cars? Just no WRC cars were affectedQuote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
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Ss2 was also stopped after a few cars? Just no WRC cars were affectedQuote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
This stage was also stopped...
found it on twitter, didnt made myself
Please watch your mouth and keep racism off here. Too many people are complaining about your behaviour, so calm down ! No going to ask this again...Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
I don't understand Ogier saying he didn't get a fair time when he was given 22sec slower than Meeke on SS10 when he was 18sec behind on the last split, he would have lost more than 4 sec in those last 2min of driving surely with the tyre looking like it did at the end after just driving slow.
Sat 20:37 - Media Zone: Ogier
"It is good now to be here and in the lead because that is most important. It has not been a smooth day, it started with a puncture and then it has been a hot day and we had a small problem with the differential in the final stage. The notional time I got for SS10 was probably slower than the time I would have got so I don't think it was lucky the red flag came out."
Sat 20:18 - Media Zone: Meeke
"It is a rough tough rally and these things happen, punctures happen and it picks up suspension troubles." He's also asked about his slow pace in SS18: "I don't know if it was wet after the jump, we have an issue with the gearbox, it won't select any gears for me. Pretty difficult day to be honest. I was stuck in second gear on this stage."
@Dimviii I heard on radio in Sweden today is the "V8 engine" day. You know, like womens day or something...
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Top3 are doing good rally and all deserve the podium place. Others have had some degree of bad luck mixed with own mistakes.
But overall, while there have been no too big safety or organizing issues on this rally (not bigger than in many other events, some minor issues tend to happen to everybody every now and then), it feels bit tired and uninspiring. I think that this rally should go and make space for Japan or some other hungry new organizer. Kick Sardegna too and maybe bring back Akropolis. And next year Estonia would like event, i am 100% sure that Urmo Aava will arrange kickass rally.
Personally i am exited that Tänak has chances to come out of this rally still on leading position - next rallies should be easier and then he might be able to fight for a win again.
"while there have been no too big safety or organizing issues on this rally"
What rally did you follow?
I dont see wrc+. so maybe i missed something. Rallyblog which i follow hasnt mentioned safety issues, and those couple of stages i have seen live seem to be almost empty of people, except near some jumps or other dedicated viewing spots.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
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Originally Posted by Indreq
If you can’t see the jump in ss1 was like playing Russian roulette with spectators lives, you need to revise your definition of safe.
Right, forgot that one already. I quess canceling the stage was justified. Even more reason to scrap this event.Quote:
Originally Posted by T16
Can the fact the red flag conspiracy theories were just that be a lesson. Pages of garbage on here were based on them.
In future we shouldnt repeat them and just wait for the facts.
I don`t remember groups of people standing in the apex and taking selfies is such a big issue in EU, also "self-closing" gates without marshals etc.
So a WRC driver literary calls out another team for cheating on a live broadcast and we're supposed to ignore it 'awaiting facts'? No way fella, that is a legitimate talking point. It was discussed, theories constructively discussed/debunked, the discussion moved on...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
What a day for Meeke yesterday. From first for a few minutes, to last of the non-withdrawn, to stuck in second gear after hitting a wall.
And they recalculate the running order for Sunday, so his road position will get worse for the power stage.
* bad words withheld *
I need to find some of that booze you lot were talking about...
So Meeke accuses his old team of cheating and you think everyone should ignore it, until the FIA have made a judgement? Are you for real?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
At least we should be more carefull taking some drivers words as granted before judging others.Quote:
Originally Posted by the sniper
Btw, the usual Brit journo was eager to write a piece on Meeke accusation, quoting all his words, but Meeke apologize was just briefly mentioned among 2nd leg report...
Well, a humble advice is to have on your feet before quoting then. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Indreq
Yes. Meeke was wrong and didnt know the facts. Makinen soon corrected him yet the discussion went on and on and on...Quote:
Originally Posted by T16
Or he didn`t want it to escalate. Still we don`t know, what they actually thought and in a democratic society everyone can have their own opinions. You yourself have at least twice started a several pages long discussion about the Fiesta R5 engine.
Which still no-one has produced the FACTS about..Quote:
Originally Posted by Tarmop
When you are at rally control, you are trying to work with all informations you have - from GPS, from crews, from marshalls and here also from TV. Time is running very quickly and you must make a decision what to do quickly. It looks like that CoC did with Lappi the same like with Suninen and Cordero (in SS 13) - interrupted the stage and send red flag to the cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
Stopping the stage and sending help to recover is nonsense, there is no time to manage it properly. So they decided to send red flag to the cars which were on the stage, rest was using alternative route.Quote:
Originally Posted by br21
If this crash start close to the start, maybe it should be possible. But on 26 km stage it is nonsense, especially in WRC, where only manufacturers and WRC cars are interested for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
i do not care really, so you can as well ban me now... not gonna change my ways for a bunch of politically correct brits.Quote:
Originally Posted by pino
This is something... TWICE you have been shown them, twice...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Of course they can, there is no problem about the tyre wear, pressure or onboard. Bigger problem is time delay and big gaps in the starting field. So thats why it is usual, if there is no chance to "restart" the stage in few minutes after interruption, it is better to cancel it.Quote:
Originally Posted by T16
Even Nevuille said they did it on purpose and that it was normal to do such things in that team, and it seemed really weird so not so strange we're wondering if there's some truth to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
No I've been told something, not shown the FACTS.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tarmop
No matter what went on, it simply does not give you the right to tell people what they can and can't discuss on this forum.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Ok, just try me then !Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
I'm not telling anyone, I'm ASKING.Quote:
Originally Posted by T16
Sun 08:48 - Penalty news
News from overnight is that Jari-Matti Latvala has been given a one minute time penalty for working on his Yaris in the Light Fitting Zone before the V-Power Shell Stage. He was trying to connect the rear antiroll bar on his car.
I find it very hard to believe that citroen had nothing to do with the cancellation... i mean the organisers are stupid, but it looks very convenient for citroen something like that to happen when it happened to be just luck
we are talking about a team that got fords excluded for a thinner window glass...
cheaters never win though... they are going to be the first team that ogier does not win a championship with and they are going to get kicked out of the sport like the embarrassments they are to themselves and the sporting world.
#Tyre info - Day 3 Lappi/Meeke/Latvala/Evans/Mikkelesen/Neuville/Sordo: 5 MICHELIN LTX Force M6 Tanak: 4 MICHELIN LTX Force Hard + 1M6 Ogier: 2 MICHELIN LTX Force Hard + 3M6
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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
‘In future, we shouldn’t repeat them’ is telling Eddie, not asking. Don’t try and bullshit.
Sun 09:07 - SS19: Mikkelsen
Just a note, we're running four minute gaps this morning as Anders Jaeger counts down Andreas Mikkelsen onto the stage.
so Evans with medium versus Tänak with hards