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Hopefully Loeb will NOT stop. New champion shall take the crown from Loeb while he is still active. If he wins the title only because Loeb already retired his title will look just like a result of lucky circumstances. I really don't understand why people think that retirement of the best competitor can make any competition better...
Next year will be nice fight Loeb/Ogier.
Of course, but the problem is we can't see it happened for now. No cleaning for him this year, the standings of the championship at the end of the year won't be nice to look at... Plus he won't compete forever, so this year or next year. I think it could be a psychological release for the rest of pilots and give us some unexpected performance and a nice championship too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Not in the park, this time in the vineyards in his own Schateux :facelick: .Quote:
Originally Posted by Carlos Carvalho
Tänak was withrawn by M-Sport (to enable the fitting of key linked components for the next asphalt event in France), so Sordo 9th, Arzeno 10th.
German organizers provided police escort to Chris Atkinson, between stages, because of rumors of threats from alleged supporters of Armindo Araújo, even preventing the passage of other vehicles so that he could warm up his tires, said Martin Holmes to the portuguese Autosport! lol
Beware the bogeyman!! :D :D
From everything I have heard there will not be any fight next year between these 2 as VW performance still has miles to improve. Ofcourse they still have time, but there are serious questions still open within VW...Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
any more info AMSS about vw progress?Quote:
Originally Posted by AMSS
Okay ;) , but it surely wasnt because of threats from alleged supporters... :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
didn t understant this one.Anybody to explain?Quote:
Originally Posted by wrchirek
My video of this great rally is online! Including Solberg on three wheels, Sordo hitting a chicane and lots of other cool action.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mDTDRMCeWU
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Originally Posted by dimviii
Maybe something to do with number of new components you can change in a year, like in F1?
Sebastien drives with brain... :D
World Rally Championship - News - Q&A: Daniel Elena
That's true that Msport has a big need in spare parts.... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeropt
Each manufacturer must nominate twp links of three rallies, and one link of two rallies, in which thew will use the same transmission and the same spare parts (subframes, steering racks, turbochargers).Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Official info: "Ott Tanak restarted under Rally 2 rules following his exit on Saturday’s closing test and finished ninth on the road behind London 2012 Olympics bronze medallist Nasser Al-Attiyah, who was fourth fastest on the Power Stage on his WRC comeback with the Qatar World Rally Team. However, the Estonian was withdrawn from the event to enable the fitting of key linked components for the next asphalt event in France."
Which media wrote this?Quote:
Originally Posted by wrchirek
thanks,i know about the 2-3 rallies they have to use same transmission etc,but cant understant what they gain with withdraw.Quote:
Originally Posted by wrchirek
Of course he does. In fact everybody does that, the brain sends electrical impulses to the neurons of their arms and legs and controls them. The difference probably is how different drivers uses it! :D Probably Elena meant something like that :D Here in Bulgaria we have a synonym for brain, which might translate to english like "consciousness".Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
Or they want to put "magnufacturer" parts after his good tarmac performance??
wrc.com: http://www.wrc.com/news/sunday-wrap-...any/?fid=17351Quote:
Originally Posted by SlowSon
and on M-Sport's own webpage as well: http://www.m-sport.co.uk/index.php/n...nak-in-germany
I'm totally lost in Tanak's case :confused: Why they can't use replaced components? Because don't want to? And what this has to do with retirement really? That doesn't count for participation?
I did not get the problem with Tanak. Could someone explain what is the case?
Any news about Latvala and VW ?? or latvala has not got the sponsorship money he needs to go there yet ??
Yeah, where is the most interesting part of the Rally?
EDIT: And wasn't Reb Bull supposed to provide details of their promotion of the series during it?
@stefanvv & Rautiainen - they changed the whole rear differential. Thats what i saw yesterday in the service parc.
Maybe they had to use the old one for the rally? Or maybe they tested something new.. ;)
@N.O.T - nope, didn't hear anything (yet)
Thank you. May be it is secret... M-Sport's article doesn't tell anything clear...Quote:
Originally Posted by rallye-vid
64.5 LIMITATION OF TRANSMISSION & SPARE PARTSQuote:
Originally Posted by stefanvv
64.5.1 For a Manufacturer or a WRC Team, a list of linked rallies intended to be run with the same transmission and spare parts must be notified to the FIA prior to the first rally in which they will take part as:
- 1 link of 2 rallies per car and 3 links of 3 rallies per seasonally allocated car number for a Manufacturer or a WRC team which has nominated all Championship rallies.
- 4 links of 2 rallies per seasonally allocated car number for a WRC Team which has nominated 10-12 rallies.
- 3 links of 2 rallies per seasonally allocated car number for a WRC Team which has nominated 7, 8 or 9 rallies.
If a car does not finish a rally of a link, new transmission and spare parts may be sealed at scrutineering of the next rally.
Thank you. That makes little more sense (of course we don't know which links were used and when).Quote:
Originally Posted by Viking
My video of this rally:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt9ulZru55k
My photos are online too!
http://www.rallymedia.nl/images/2012...Swaidi%203.jpg
http://www.rallymedia.nl/images/2012...ovikov%204.jpg
http://www.rallymedia.nl/images/2012.../Sordo%203.jpg
http://www.rallymedia.nl/images/2012...d/Loeb%201.jpg
http://www.rallymedia.nl/images/2012...olberg%204.jpg
More at our website or at our Facebook page !
ΤHanks Viking,even we dont know what they gain.Quote:
Originally Posted by Viking
Maybe the rear diff had a problem from Tanaks exit when he ripped the rear wheel,and they changed it,while due to regulations they don t allowed to change due to 2-3 rallies with same differential? Maybe the withdraw is to avoid the scrutineers to inspect?
Best video from Deutchland so far. :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by rally-12
You never fail to deliver Joost! Brilliant!Quote:
Originally Posted by JoostSchouten
That is proper Rally sound :s pinhead:Quote:
Originally Posted by GioRallyReport
Hello,
My video of the rally
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0BT879YW7c
Understatement of the year! Look at the records JAM, the "moment" has began in 2003... :s mokin:Quote:
Originally Posted by JAM
here´s my video of rallye deutschland 2012:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_Hg4am0PhA