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If Rally GB becomes Rally NI it won't be next year unless The NI Assembly convenes again, there is no cash available from Government otherwise, and trying to 'ticket' a rally in NI will be an organisational nightmare given the abundance of approach roads.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ilsitcs
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between stages video
https://youtu.be/6gmkR_3_Fo0
Rich Millener's reaction https://twitter.com/richmillener/sta...66635986919429Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Also had a great event in Wales, glad the weather didn't punish us too much after all. The saturday leg has some of the best roads of the championship. Hope to go back next year.
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Small album: https://www.facebook.com/pg/rallyima...59449647400230
I understand at the podium yesterday it was announced it will be in Wales again next year. Not confirmed which part, but in Wales...Quote:
Originally Posted by Ilsitcs
Video WRC Wales Rally GB
https://youtu.be/Nwgf3m1n6DU
Wales Rally GB was Tänaks 6th win this season. Last time this happened was with previous gen cars in 2016 with Ogier getting 6 wins in a season.
Ott can get up to 8 wins this season which happened last time in 2015 of course with Ogier.
Perhaps Neuville will be the Hirvonen of this generation?
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he has already been runner up for like 4 or 5 times already. And Tanak looks very strong probably takes more than one wdc, mentally it will be hard for Neuville.Quote:
Originally Posted by Katvala
True. And when Ogier finally is retiring, Tänak comes to take his spotQuote:
Originally Posted by able1
The question is whether Tänak or Neuville will retire first. I have a feeling Neuville will stay for quite a while longer.
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I don't have this kind of cristal-balls for predictions. You never know, who is going to rise, shine and fighting for WDC. Did you see Tänak 3-5 years ago to be where he is at the moment?Quote:
Originally Posted by Katvala
Current combination is strong - Tänak-Järveoja-Toyota. There is no guarantee, that this combination will continue for years and years.
Also, take in account, that soon comes new regulations - which means a bit of "restart" for manufacturers to start again inventing features based on new rules.
Indeed. I don't have any clear favorites, just loving how close the fights have gotten.
And you're right, everything can change in a short amount of time. It will be interesting to see what the next years will bring.
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In any case it would be more than good if Tänak takes the crown while Ogier is still active. It never makes good impression when the old champion has to retire to allow others to win.
totally agreed and Ott actually has said the same thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
This. Makes a huge a difference. It's always best when the man is the man who beat the man.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
and to add to that, i just found this on twitter https://twitter.com/RallyeSport/stat...65552196677633Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Since 1973 and the creation of #WRC only 3 drivers have managed to win 6 times or more over a season!
Didier Auriol (92)
@SebastienLoeb (2004, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 12)
@SebOgier (2013, 14, 15, 16)
2019 is therefore already historic for @OttTanak whatever its outcome
i actually didnt know its so rare, i thought this had happened many times. damn my knowledge is bad about WRC statistics.
Impossible. No rally can be better than Finland.Quote:
Originally Posted by Devillersvideo
Brilliant pictures!Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
I guess we are so used with the Sebs doing it for many years.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Grönholm won 7 events in 2006, but 3 of them was when Loeb was injured though.
all of them French till now.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Without taking anything away from Tänak - who most likely would have been one of the best in any era - that's not really fair statistics. The greats of the past rarely, if ever, had the chance to achieve such record (due to limited number of rallies that were counted for your points total, your team only entering half the rounds etc.).Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
What a great event, had a epic time in Wales so much fun this event. Shame about the cancellations, but they did not even matter that much.
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And a few more: https://www.rally-photo.net/2019-wales-rally-gb-wrc/
Seems to be the case, it's Wales again according to all accounts, although things could change. Moving the event to NI is not dependent on the NI government (or lack of it) much as The Open Championship wasn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
As for ticketing, no need, it'll be the same as Rally Ireland. But I do hope RallyGB does become a rotational event between NI, Scotland, Wales and England.
^^^ Good info, thanks.
The only problem with this is the difference in their two cars. It's generally accepted that Tanak's Toyota is the best and Ogier's Citroen the worst...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
It's also generally accepted, that Tänak is master for develop and set-up a car the way he likes. (This is probably the main reason, why Wilson want's him back)Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Could be true, but what Tänak gains with his fast car is what he pays when it breaks down. Everyone can judge by themselves what the net value of this situation is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Also brilliant. Except for last photo. Too much nature. (N.O.T.´s accepted professional rallyphoto rules...)Quote:
Originally Posted by NielsH
Hahaha, hopefully most photos comply with the N.O.T.´s accepted professional rallyphoto rules ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
No, it's not a problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Was it here? Kopecký's accident. Spectators don't seem to bother to help: https://www.facebook.com/ryan.owenda...3814569098653/
In Estonian media there are some weird pieces of "news" that Ogier was criticizing police activity during Rally GB and Tänak also commented that police wanted to do "example shooting on one driver".
As Estonian media usually does not produce any content theirself, the question is, from where they got it and what is the actual news?
Hard to understand the "rally fan" mindset in this case. Before next year Rally GB visitors should watch some videos from Finnish national rallies - there car can not even land properly when it's already carried out from wherever.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
taken from press conference, i posted the link yesterday in this threadQuote:
Originally Posted by meh
Any motorsport race or championship title is never won by the driver alone, unless it's a one make series. It's always both man and machine that need to be winning. You could also argue that Ogier was in the best car for his four first titles.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
i really don't think the differences between the cars are that significant anymore. It seems to be more based on the drivers/set up for each specific rally now. Yes, each manufacturer car still has its own slight challenges (Toyota reliability, Citroen handling, Hyundai speed) but for the most part each driver/car package among the top three seems to be optimized as their performances are usually quite close during many of the rallies. And even with the other drivers/cars combinations those have been also relatively competitive amongst themselves, sometimes even challenging/beating the top three.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Thats estonian press for you. As articles about Tänak get generally more clicks than any other topic, they are milking it dry. Often when Tänak says two sentences, two separate articles are produced. And then third as opinion piece with journalists comments added. I am sure they continue this for quite few days before they run out of things to write about Rally GB, then "regular" newsfeed is restored - speculations about contract, counting days until next something (test, rally, whatever "event" where Tänak or any of his competitors is involved), new interpretations of whatever Mäkinen, Wilson or some other rally-related person has said or thought (oftern badly translated or misquoted) etc etc. Quite annoying.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Slight difference in sponsorship and worldwide TV rights, The Open is completely self-financing and doesn't need hand-outs.Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157