Corsica will be very funny with those three up there.
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Corsica will be very funny with those three up there.
GI agree on Ogier, let’s see how they go on events that have not suited the C3 previously. They may well have made it competitive, or at least better and with him at the wheel that might be enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
Toyota, I thought the same thing about turning the power down a little in the name of cooling here in Mexico.
On Meeke, in my opinion it’s not can’t do the stage times, it’s more he is choosing purposely not to in the name of scoring points both for him and the team. When he has decided to, the speed has been there alright. PS on Monte and Mexico, first stage on Saturday when he took the lead here. If we think he and Latvala are in a straight fight to hold onto a seat at Toyota for next season, he’s doing the right job so far.
Suninen.
I agree, seems to be trying a little too hard to show he is fast. Hopefully it’s just a blip and he will turn it around and show he is.
Latvala.
Same as history, when he doesn’t lead the team he struggles, starts to question everything he does. You can almost see him trying to compose himself at stage end interviews to not sound desperate. Shame as I really want him to do well.
Lappi.
Yep agree.
Mikkelsen.
Bit unlucky, Monte crash was silly but others have got away with similar. Otherwise has done a good job this season I reckon. Decent speed in Sweden, fast in Mexico.
I’ll add Evans.
After bad crash in Monte (we haven’t talked about it much but that could have been a terrible accident) he has got to good solid results after and is back scoring good points.
But not at the same time.Quote:
Originally Posted by AL14
on SS7.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
even before puncture,he was slower 1-2 seconds already from 1st split from Ogier,Neuville MeekeQuote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/livetimin.../4175----.html
Was the first split before or after the puncture? The stage was 10.72km. Running 7km with puncture and just losing 7sek is incredible. So incredible that nobody even thought he had any problems.
#WRC #RallyMexico before going out to dispute the Power Stage, @SebOgier take a curious look at the cars of @thierryneuville and @krismeeke ������
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1UOeWuW0AEm-QC.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1UOjF6XQAEANMo.jpg
https://twitter.com/Mazzucchelli_L/s...05604370120705
1st split was at 4,3 kmQuote:
Originally Posted by dnb
https://michelinmotorsport.com/Evene...ajuato-Mexico2
watching the time he lost ,was a slow puncture
Mikkelsen retired after power stage
Colin Clark
@voiceofrally
Not saving parts. Cars that retire before final time control can change linked components before next event. For example the engine!
https://twitter.com/planetemarcus/st...51664173977603
Pretty sure he is checking their tires for wear.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Maybe i am wrong but I thought that was proihibited on last rules of WMSC last year.
My bad:
“- If a driver appears in the Power Stage classification but is not classified in the Final Classification of the rally, the Stewards shall decide whether the next Competitor should be moved up in the Power Stage classification for the attribution of Power Stage points.”
Latvala didn't seem as emotionally wrecked as he usually is IMO. While he was nowhere on Friday, he had the speed for sure Saturday and (some of) Sunday, matching Ogier's times from the same road position. As per usual, his bad luck struck again, and the alternator failure put a stick in his spokes for the rest of the weekend. Still, enduring the event in the long run to finish 7th was hardly an easy task.Quote:
Originally Posted by doubled1978
Torrid start to his campaign either way. Monte was hopeless, Sweden could have been great, and Mexico, well, we saw.
Kudos to Elfyn, proving at the very least that Malcom wasn't completely insane to keep him on another year. And that fiesta is gorgeous, imagine if they pulled a throwback livery someday to the Focus colors!
He finished 8th btwQuote:
Originally Posted by steve.mandzij
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-7QG4WgJl0
I love the Adamo shot. That guy must be incredibly intimidating boss to work under.:-D
No manu points anyway, so new parts for Loeb?Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Pure evil! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by USER47
I don't think Corsica is paired with Mexico, rather with one of the south america rallies.Quote:
Originally Posted by COD
Anyway this is something that just about all teams have done at some point in last 2 years.
Is there anything in the world that you do not see a conspiracy in it?Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
Needed doing.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
"If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well It were done quickly"
Macbeth | Act 1, Scene 7
Well done Kris. Nice to see a man big enough to admit their mistake and apologise.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Michel XIV
@rockollector
Top 3 in Championship after 3 rallies :
Tanak : 21,6 points average per rally
Ogier : 20,33 points average per rally
Neuville : 18,33 points average per rally
Championship winning average Ogier last 2 seasons :
2017 : 17,84 points per rally
2018 : 16,84 points per rally
I already replied on twitter: they all will get zero results this year, it's inevitable. In 2017 Ogier's average point score after Mexico was 22! This year all three have been quite consistent, only Ogier failing in Sweden but winning the other two rallies with also power stage points
Also even if they don't retire "the other drivers" will manage to get in front on other rallies, especially on gravel.
Ex. in Sweden Neuville could get much less points if Latvala and Suninen stayed on the road. In Mexico, both Tänak and Neuville could easily have finished 2-3 places further down if it wasn't for some technical issues or punctures for multiple drivers.
Not should we do on this forumQuote:
Originally Posted by AL14
Latvala was nowhere on Friday?Quote:
Originally Posted by steve.mandzij
On the proper stages, not counting MM stage, where he actually suffered from technical, he was 17,5 seconds from 2nd placed Evans, being 4th. You call that off the pace or something?
Both his runs on El Chocolate were quite slow, the worst of the Toyotas. He found a little something on the other stages.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
He said the spectators responsible for closing the gate across the stage had been quickly apprehended.
"We found the two people who did it," said Suberville. "As soon as we saw what had happened, we knew this was a very remote place that not many people went to, so we directed the helicopter to that place and we caught them.
"They were foreign spectators and you know what they said? They said: 'It was just a joke…'
"These are some of the idiots we have to deal with."
https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/...50797/?nrt=193
Archimedes, Aristotle, Socrates (great footballer) to name but a few . . . The Greeks have to knock out a few idiots to redress the balance. Don't let N.O.T wind you up so much.
How many gates were there on the stage 1? 2-3? Is it that hard to put 1 marshall next to each?Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
EDIT:
Alternatively use a chain+bolt in the ground to fix them in place.
With so few cars participating, it quickly becomes a boring rally when the tough roads and many punctures quickly depletes the field.
Maybe the current sprintrallt format, and advanced cars does not fit into the Mexico rally?
Thierry Neuville
Gracias @RallyMexico !
This weekend was tough and challenging but your roads are amazing and it’s always a pleasure to come here ! See you next year !
#WRC #RallyMexico #HMSGOfficial #TN100 #NG https://t.co/OzQzOgtVbV
Guys, Mexican roads are not that rough, almost no ruts on second passes, etc. For cars biggest challenge is altitude and temperature, which combined with some very steep uphill and slow sections makes it difficult for cooling...
It looks like that because of so few participants, you had only few non WRC cars, couple of R5s and even less 2wd... So even with few cars going into problems you quickly have 10 cars without issues.
Roads are really nice and challenging, it's really interesting and challenging for engineers to adapt the cars to the conditions, people are very friendly and passionate, and really loads of them, I'm not sure if any other round has so many, so passionate people in service park, for sure not on start/finish ceremony... OK, this year organization made couple of big mistakes, they were little bit unlucky also. In general organization level is maybe little bit worse than on some other rounds, but in European rounds you also have a lot of issues...
Because there are almost no cars too. Let 100 or more cars pass over them and there will be ruts too.Quote:
Originally Posted by br21
The Mexico roads are indeed very smooth and firm compared to other technical gravel rallies of the season. Only the edges are sometimes ragged with stones, which could get pulled onto the line sometimes.
This year there seemed to be pulled rocks on like every 3rd corner in 2nd passes.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Citroen can win manufacturers championship if they start driving with 3 cars!
Hope they do it as soon as possible! @MadsOstberg in 3rd car!
Watched the Saturday SSSs. Didn't notice that Meeke lost 45s after crashing into a barrier when just looking at the results previously, same corner as Ogier had his moment right after.
Yes, car was then stuck in 2nd gear, so lost further 19 seconds on the following street super special as still stuck in 2nd.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight