superb day for Hyundai..
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superb day for Hyundai..
Good that Hyundai does not have clear team-leader at the moment, he/she could lose position anyway.
Yep, not really impressed by Breen and Rovanpera (especially yesterday) but in the hand, the job is done if they do 3&4 behind the two Sebs in a rally Breen has not done for a while and that Rovanpera doesn’t seem to likeQuote:
Originally Posted by jonkka
Especially if Evans, Tanak and Neuville are outside top 10
Why is Evans charging like that? What does he gain?
Yohan Rossel's time penalty from last night has been removed
Hopefully, Neuville is carrying a spare damper instead of the second spare tyre!
Not sure why. He is guaranteed to start tomorrow due to the new rule. However, does he need to achieve a certain start position to be included in the Power Stage?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
EDIT* Duh, of course not. He will likely be first on the road, tomorrow.
Best Hyundai is Solberg and lost 28sec on that stage.
They should have put Sordo in a 4th car.
nothing hasnt changesd with the new year, lol
since a lot of time ago. no dsq. they carry some gluish stuff, that can help on road section (as normal car, really) but is clearly not enough, expecially performance wise. it's just an aid.Quote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
Msport has a decent car now, but other than that, I agree. Ogier could casually take his 9th if he wanted to.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Bulacia in trouble
Mikkelsen increases the level to avoid Rossel to come back even with his penalty cancelled
Edit: Rossel was faster in all splits so should have an issue in the end.
Rossel puncture
I think both ogier and loeb could get the title here if they would commit to a full season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Päss1928
Imagine loeb taking his 10th title this year. :lol:
Erik Cais so far for a 1st Monte: 10th overall, 3rd in class, 1st in Junior.
Ok, he has more Rally2 experience than Fourmaux in 2019 but he is a big tarmac prospect.
Rather impressive for M-Sport having in his «*group*» two (Cais+Fourmaux) of the biggest tarmac prospects (with Rossel probably).
Let’s hope he will not fuck up everything like in Barum.
Still a pity for Bulacia who has improved here from last year.
Not so sure about thatQuote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
They both are masters of monte and it shows again but at the moment I wouldn’t definitely say they both would take the title for sure
We haven’t even finished this rally
Ogier always took the maximum points for the Ch'ship despite any other factors...Quote:
Originally Posted by Danny0405
Forgot Lindholm also even if, for him, I would more say he is a good prospect which is also good on tarmac (but true for Rossel also even if the French is more tarmac-centered).Quote:
Originally Posted by Danny0405
So who has the right choice for ss 13?
Loeb took 2 with studs,while Ogier 2 snow
Both have and 4 soft slicks
OK, there probably can't be as much carnage on this run since there are fewer drivers available. Right?
Right?
Neuville fixing the strut problem
https://twitter.com/DirtFishRally/st...89865019875332
SS13: Live!
Rovanperä is underway in Saint-Geniez / Thoard. There's still plenty of ice in the middle of the stage, so be prepared for more drama...
Hard to say. One thing to remember is that their stock of available tyres is getting low (Breen using used ones to save his stock). Normally, they would also be saving for tomorrow's Power Stage, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
I hope they secured the strut top with more than the cable ties shown!!Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Taka off now
Again a pityQuote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
We know this rally profile does not suit but he was doing the job and even taking manufacturer points to Hyundai, still he could take a little point (at least manufacturer against Tanak or Solberg) if he succeeds in coming back to the road
Very hard to get any car back on the road today.
Good job done by Neuville..
And there´s no action on french spectators at all... Rope showed up after minutes...
Breen seems to lose some time, probably in defensive mode but pay attention not to put again Rovanpera in the game for the podium
Neuville reduced the time lose, should be ok to contain Greensmith if he stays like this for the full stage
I remember a few years ago someone here claimed Neuville was not a good mechanic... I'm not sure I agree with that, he has somehow managed to fit a friggin strut that exited the top of the strut tower back under the car and make it survive a stage. That is absolutely amazing in my eyes.
Ogier in full attack: -6.4s at first split
Ogier gambled on softs, no studs.
Big time loss again at split 2 for Neuville; still a miracle to limit the lose like this...
Now that's something, Ogier no snow tyres, what will Loeb take?
Loeb almost in Ogier time at 1st split (0.4s behind), what a battle