Non of them will not drive anything rally2 bulls*it in 2027. So Ogier 100% will come to 2026 to make WDC counts by 2 digitsQuote:
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Non of them will not drive anything rally2 bulls*it in 2027. So Ogier 100% will come to 2026 to make WDC counts by 2 digitsQuote:
Originally Posted by deephouse
So after 11 rounds we have 10 wins for Toyota and 1 for Hyundai. If they win the remaining 3 rallies, they could even beat the VW record of 2014 and 2015, when they won 12 out of 13 rounds.
Ogier is the favourite for the title, but Evans has been super consistent. A mistake or a technical problem for Ogier could swing things around.
Kalle is not out yet, but a lot depends on his asphalt performance. He was unbeatable in Canarias even for Ogier and Evans, but we know Canarias is a special asphalt event. We have to see how it translates into CER and Japan. Then there's Saudi, which could have massive cleaning.
Hyundais are out of it, just not good enough.
I really like this rally. Good stages, variable conditions, nice contrast between the farmland stages on Friday and the forestry stages on Saturday/Sunday.
Ogier - Nothing much to say, incredible.
Evans - Really good drive, he’s just not Ogier and that’s not his fault.
Fourmaux - Good effort, no mistakes. Shame Hyundai dropped the ball Sat/Sun. Beat Neuville over those 2 days with same road position, so he did ok against the only person we can directly compare him to.
Neuville - Good powerstage
Pajari - Good run, decent speed.
Rovanpera - Good for a few stages until the puncture. Lacklustre thereafter.
Katsuta - Either too slow or too fast. Ragged when he goes fast enough and makes mistakes.
Munster - Not bad, for him. Watching his onboards, he drivers the car nicely, just not quick enough, like he doesn’t like the car twitching around on the edge to get the speed out of it.
McErlean - Disaster. Ultimately I think he has more potential than Munster though.
Loeb in 2006 didn't compete in 4 events.Quote:
Originally Posted by deephouse
And with a "private" team.Quote:
Originally Posted by trykmann