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Safety first for Loeb as well..
Overall it was a mediocre event mainly thanks to Mr latvala and the stupid idiot spectators.
Very important win for Loeb and a disaster for Latvala... Hirvonen is the ideal 2nd driver, i bet he will stay in this sport for many many years, although he might never win a title... he is a vlauable asset to any team.
Very happy for the progress of Tanak and Neuvile also showed very promissing pace.
Solberg now will be no1 in Ford. Nothing else can be more sure. JML has screwed up one time too many.
Loeb 66
Hirvonen 50
Solberg 47
Ostberg 27/28
Latvala 26
Novikov 21
Sordo 18
Tanak 15/14
Al-Attiyah 8
Delecour 8
Araujo 7
Henning 6
Campana 6
Ogier 4
Sandall 4
Prokop 4
Block 2
Brynildsen 1
Trivino 1
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Citroen WRT 108
Ford WRT 70
M-Sport WRT 38
What difference does it make who the "team leader" is?
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Originally Posted by studiose
For the team orders to come I guess :p :
Congrats to Loeb Mikko, and Citroen Sport for being professional at each level.
Like Abbring,and Neuvilles speed at least for 1st day for young Belgian.
Booo!!! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
So....
1. Sebastien Loeb 66
2. Mikko Hirvonen 50
3. Petter Solberg 47
4. Mads Østberg 28
5. Jari-Matti Latvala 26
6. Evgeny Novikov 21
7. Dani Sordo 18
Petter for team leader and..... Mads as #2 :D
In two rallys he has more points than JML in 3...
:grenade:Quote:
Originally Posted by Langdale Forest
Because PS has 3 starts -No Wins!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
Why not have equal driver status, and in the end of the season, if needed you support the best one.
Stupid to have a number 1 driver in a team with two top drivers from the start in my opinion. These guys do not deserve to have that extra pressure, it can mess up your head.
...and is 21 points ahead of the "team leader" after only 3 rounds.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
It is still very early in the championship....but Latvala is making this very easy so far...
Some people say that he signed already with VW... good luck with that.
Promoting Solberg to No1 will not change things...it is not going to make Solberg any faster.
Latvala has nothing to lose from now on...he can attack each rally with no tommorow attitude and see what it brings...
On the other hand the Citroen team can relax and enjoy each event...thye have no pressure.
I think he just did it.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
That will simply not happen. And even as a norwegian I have no problems understanding it...Quote:
Originally Posted by RAS007
I agree it won't happen, but it should. Why do you think it won't happen?Quote:
Originally Posted by Iskald
Malcolms fault or Latvala? Feel free to discuss.
i doubt that Jari was his idea to attack while was 1,16 min behind Mikko.
So, after JML's roll the championship is over... :(
Guys just wait from the on board video....All these posts about the reason of the roll are pointless...Wait for a clearer picture!
what can cause a roll other than driver error ??
and why would malcom order Latvala to attack ?Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
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Originally Posted by N.O.T
pressure from Ford to succeed this year or get ZERO funding from here on in ?
You, and others like you, are missing the point. This has nothing to do with style. It's about raw speed and a 'never say die' attitude. Champions have it.Quote:
Originally Posted by BleAivano
When all is said and done, this sport is about speed. It is a race that ain't over until the flag drops. You can argue 'til the cows come home whose decision it was to push for a seemingly lost cause, you can argue the merits of the decision. But what you cannot argue is that Latvala is the only driver not sitting in a Citroen with any hope of a round win, let alone a championship.
And it'll be an exciting quest. Sydney or the bush ... Mars or bust. That's what gets people talking. That's why we're lucky to have Latvala and that's why he's #1 in the Ford.
What was the alternative? He drove at 90% to bring the car home in a predictable 3rd? What would you have had to talk about then?
the contract is for 3 years so...Quote:
Originally Posted by userwave
Latvala had no reason to push for whatever reasons...it was plain stupid.
With the risk of crashing? That would put even more pressure on M-Sport if it turned out bad (which it did).Quote:
Originally Posted by userwave
3 years , but can be broken at anytime, and you are absolutely right, Jari had zero reason and nothing to prove,Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
he really should learn from Loeb's "grown up" approach on how to gain results from events.
Latvala basically rolled himself out of any championship contention today.
you forget the part that Latvala ended his chances on day 1 and day 2 not on the big one....Quote:
Originally Posted by sollitt
on the big one he destoyed everything that was left... if he drove just to finish i think everyone would be consolidated by the fact that 3rd is a very nice place to be and gives good points for the championship.
His pace was good but why risk so much for a lost cause ??
Nobody accused him for pushing at the start of the event....
it is still early to say that...Quote:
Originally Posted by userwave
Taking a look at his results Latvala almost always had a very grim 1st part of any season and a very strong 2nd part..
the thing is that usually he loses everything very early and then tries to climb a very steep hill....
“I saw from far away Novikov’s car and I was very confused,” said the Finn. “I first thought the car was on the road and I made a movement to avoid it and my car went off and rolled. It took a lot to get it back on the road.”
Just like ten times before. :D
dont know.Is Latvala drawing his/msport strategy alone?Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
I don't forget anything. I celebrate watching an immensely talented driver giving it his all. That's what sport's about. So sometimes it ends in tears ... Get over it!Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
On the one hand you consider the sport nowadays to be boring — on the other you criticise someone for pushing hard. What's it to be? It might have worked. It didn't. Where's the problem?Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
sounds like Latvala was busy playing Angry Birds on his iPhoneQuote:
Originally Posted by Psycho!
Congrats Loeb for another win. What can you say, the champion is so solid that everybody else has to push over the edge to keep up with him.
Mikko doing his job as solid.
Too bad for Latvala, I have to agree the title is gone for this year if miracles won't happen.
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Originally Posted by SlowSon
Block surging into the points! Only 64 pts out of the lead with the rest of the season ahead.. Loeb must know is days are numbered!
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Originally Posted by sollitt
sure he was giving it his all, sure he is talented, but if your not at the end of the last stage with a decent time, it's all for nothing.
consistency is everything, finishing even more so, nobody really cares how fast you were on a couple of stages if your not finishing events...