Well done Meeke :bounce:!! Great day for him, kubica and Bouffier. Real excitement this morning. Bluuford any weather predictions for tomorrows stages ;) ?
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Well done Meeke :bounce:!! Great day for him, kubica and Bouffier. Real excitement this morning. Bluuford any weather predictions for tomorrows stages ;) ?
the rally is not over yet...good debut in what way ? choosing tyres ?Quote:
Originally Posted by SlowSon
Good work Meeke! Passing RK!
Tomorrow will be real intresting but I think Ogier will take this!
Get it together, Colin.
Big disappointment when I followed twitter this morning. Happy to see Meekes performance, but tyre choise makes everything quite unpredictable. Last stages VW's were on normal pace I think.
What a bad performance by Hirvonen! Hope he can find his speed and confidence back in Sweden!
In avoiding mistakes in these tricky conditions, overtaking some long-time factory driversQuote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
ola la la.
Clear stage for Seb. All others, except his teammate had lost approx. 1 sec per kilometer which is quite a lot.
Who would have guessed that Bouffier would be first after day 1? :D Great by him too! Bit lucky with the tyres I guess!
Yea maby some luck but he has done this day 1 very good! :)
Kubica at 1,16 sec
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHNIAf5gRhM
I am sure the result after day one would be different under dry conditions, but the top three have all done a great job today.
Real rally fans do not hope anything that drivers crash and retire....IIII :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by thuGG
Novikov spend millions on keeping his seat alive. No money no seat and you're faster forgotten then snow melts by the sun.
No big mistakes in terrible conditions and not losing big time. What more would you expect with his experience ??Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
[quote="Mirek"]I just don't like Your attitude. Wishing a crash to anybody is retarded, sorry.[/quote}
I don't like Your attitude as well. Getting disappointed at a veteran member because he does not share your point of view is retarded, sorry.
Mikkelsen not really convincing either, lost 2 min on SS3.
Troll level: maximum. Good try though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frostmourne
What a day! Very interesting positions. :) Real shame for Hyundai though. Mikko looks completely lost. :z
I agree, very disappointing. But he didn't do Monte the last 2 years I think and last time he did he crashed on the first corner. Waiting for more from him later in the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by HaCo
That is what makes Monte so interesting!Quote:
Originally Posted by HaCo
his boat sailed many years ago. This is the level we will see the whole season and then retiment, or maybe joins PS @ RXQuote:
Originally Posted by HaCo
Kubica and Meeke haven t got Monte experience too,even less wrc car experience ;)
http://i58.servimg.com/u/f58/14/02/76/35/img_3610.jpg
A title for under the picture: IRC-boy and privateer fastest on WRC-opener!
I would say Meeke has done a couple of Montes in ERC/IRC, however with some mistakes. Hope for better this time though.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
i think Meeke has only retirements at Monte.
Meeke drove it in JWRC 2003 in corsa...
11 years ago with a bad 1600 front wheel drive car,hardly can say experience which be usefull for a works wrc driver.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
but is just 1st day.Lets wait 2 more days.
Just checked ewrc.cz and Meeke as driven Monte 5 times. In 2003 & 2004 with Corsa s1600, in 2005 with C2 s1600 where he won, and in 2009 & 2010 with the 207 S2000.
3/5 finishes.
Exactly. Meeke has a big experience deficit to other guys in the field- both in driving a wrc spec car and doing wrc rallies. This is only his 11th start in a WRC car in the WRC. Even Ostberg is around 60 or 70+ starts in WRC :eek:. Kubica has amazed me today!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
What a day, what a day.
Certainly one of the most unproductive ones of my life. :D
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Hilarious: former i20 tester now is leading the rally, while both Hyundais are now parked in the service park, retired...
I think I said at the time, either on here or in Twitter than Hyundai should gave kept Bouffier for Monte. He's done lots of testing in the car - and goes well on the event. But, they made their choice....
Overall, a great start to the 2014 season; I think the 49km stage will shake things up.....can't wait!!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BeHf9zaCIAAdyzy.jpg:large
Delecour's Fiesta already been stripped.. Alot of money went there to the drain..
Is there possibly a cooling-week for Delecour? Some invested money back? :stareup:Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
10 minutes long Kubica interview ahead of the rally:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCzQpcjopOU
I dont think in this particular case of mechanical retire on day 1 sponsors pay full price.Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
When does BT Sport shows Day 1 highlights?
Pay for the full event or for one day ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Francis44
For the full event. Some teams in national level only charge for km if you dont crash, I dont know how it works in the world championship.Quote:
Originally Posted by irish_tiger
11:30pm UK time BT Sport 1Quote:
Originally Posted by tolis
here we are.Free no beers for today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSTefD_Qz4g