Thierry Neuville: "Disappointed about what's happened today, looks like we were just 5cm to deep in the cut. You can see it on the picture."
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Thierry Neuville: "Disappointed about what's happened today, looks like we were just 5cm to deep in the cut. You can see it on the picture."
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So Ford still suffers of weak steering arm joints :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
day 1
camera angles not so right.Way down in some cars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...=QuUuDjs3rIA#!
Weather for tomorrow:
Morning: Sunny, teperature -3..-11 degrees, bit windy in some places. No snowfall.
Afternoon: Sunny, temperature -3..-7 degrees, wind decreases.No snowfall
Friday:
Morning: -7..-12 no snofall, cloudy, calm
Afternoon: -1..+3 no snowfall, cloudy, Calm
Saturday: -3..+2, heavy snowfall. 15-20 cm for the first Turini and up to 30 cm of fresh snow for the Turini by the last run. Heavy rain on the lower elevations.
When you hit such a solid obstacle on such angle then it does not matter much how strong the joint is.Quote:
Originally Posted by stefanvv
Probably I don't see well :confused: Doesn't appear that dangerous to meQuote:
Originally Posted by bluuford
from Colins twitter
News from the the weather guys at VW. The three day forecast for Sospel/Turini suggests up to 50cm of snow on Saturday! Classic Monte Fever!
I think those angles might be on purpose, to focus the driver's hand and foot work during the stage...Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
That's the Turini we like :D Classics indeedQuote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
There is no much point when you see the sky, not the road, they could be higher...Quote:
Originally Posted by MAXLD
nice small video with Mikko and Hanninen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ge2czCiXCCQ
Ah.... just read all the reports about the stuff up with Timing....
I hope it's rectified for the remaining of the days....
But knowing there is going to be cm's of SNOW! I guess S(H)!T won't be able to get a plane out for timing in the mountains! The stages are further away from service as Autosport mentioned meaning possibly not getting times! Not even a clock at the beginning of the stage!!
Also just to add. SPEED TV in Australia are showing WRC Day 1 Monte Carlo Highlights... 15minutes.... Day 2 to 4 will be 30mins... (All from RedBull Media)
Will try to post up later on.
You can follow THE ENTIRE rally of this crew LIVE at this link: Diretta Rally - Rally Live Streaming - Rally di Monte Carlo 2013 - Diretta LiveQuote:
Originally Posted by Kielder
No, we can't. They're the biggest disappointment of the rally ;( .Quote:
Originally Posted by Motorsportfun
The opening of the day 1 highlights were really well made, enjoyed the editing...even though I couldn't understand the french version!!
I think the 15 minutes for day one was far too short, although 2012 day highlights were around 15-20 minutes of the days action, the rest of the time was spent recapping the days earlier - which got boring.
Onboards on the VW lacked! Both angles in Hirvonens car were wrong. Both should have been higher
30 Minutes sounds okay for the remainder of the rally although I hope there isn't too much emphasis on recap as in the past!
Rant over! :)
I still can't believe the timing issues that happened today. It's incredible that the cars had to start a stage without knowing their time on a previous one. One point is clear: if S1T were still working with the WRC, this wouldn't have happened, not here not anywhere else. It's a decision that FIA made (it seems due to save money), but neither they nor SIT has given public apologies, only that they're studying everything. Besides, they can't assure that the system will work properly tomorrow.
We only can find the bright side of the story in this Loeb's words: “I wasn’t measuring my pace at all, because with the official timing system not working, I couldn’t change my rhythm in accordance with that of the other drivers. So I pushed hard throughout the afternoon."
Looking at videos and pictures, Hanninen is very very spectacular. Maybe a bit too much?
Hope he will manage to hold it till the end.
I do believe that spectacular doesn't mean fast stage time generally... Any feedback from people on stages? or more conoisseur than me?
if there is 50cm of snow as predicted, do they use snow plough before / in between the stage?
I'm sorry, but as exciting as it sounds, i highly doubt that this much snow would be drivable...
Official highlights of Day 1 in English - don't know who the first commentator is, then Paul King comes back:
WRC 2013 Monte Carlo Day 1 Highlights - YouTube
What I liked:Quote:
Originally Posted by jarredw
- A good balance between in-car shots, out-of-car shots and interviews.
- Plenty of variety in the shots, particularly in the out-of-car stuff.
- Very little repetition of shots, and what is used, is used effectively to establish that the cars are repeating a stage.
- Paul King. Don't get me wrong; I think Colin Clark does a great job, but King is the commentator I have associated with the WRC for years.
What I didn't like:
- No balance between stage coverage; there was about five or six minutes' worth of content from Stage 1, but barely a minute's worth from Stage 2.
- The segment is too brief and there is too much focus on Loeb and Ogier. Maybe there will be a longer programme produced once the rally is over, but there was a whole lot going on - Latvala's recovery in the afternoon, Hanninen's stage times, Novikov and Ostberg yo-yoing through the field, and Kosciuszko's disaster - that didn't get covered. Outsiders could be forgiven for thinking that Loeb and Ogier are the only two drivers in the field.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Motorsportfun
Maybe the 3G is not the best system for live streaming INCAR.. But I like the idea of live incars from "amateur-drivers". Maybe some improvement today?
Is there a good place to find info on conditions on todays stages?
https://twitter.com/sebmarshallQuote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
Juho used cross-axle mixed tyre setup one time yesterday. That was when he also had his spins.Quote:
Originally Posted by spiderem
He has also said earlier that he needs to adjust his driving style more as Fiesta WRC needs generally less aggressive driving style and he's used to drive Fabia very aggressively. Also, not any tests on snow so I would not be worried. The only ones that need to worry are the other competitors :)
Juho is the best that M-Sport have on this event and may well be the best driver they'll have this season even with only 2 events or, hopefully, a full season.Quote:
Originally Posted by vkangas
English version with the dreaded Mr King:
WRC 2013 Monte Carlo Day 1 Highlights - YouTube
Day 2 soon - Loeb notwithstanding, VW must be quietly satisfied with their first competitive day. Despite his woes JML has kept it together and can only improve.
Still looking for 1 or 3 persons (identified gite for 4 or 6 people) to make up a group to see next year's Monte. Fly into Valence (edit: Lyon I mean :rolleyes :) on Monday, leave Nice on the Sunday.
SS5 Spits starting ...
It's generally same forecast as in 2009. That year the first morning stage was under something like 10-20 cm of new snow, heavy in lower altitudes. First car after zeros was Franz Wittmann jr. and he was the first real snow plough. Later Meeke and Hänninen crashed in that stage. When there is a calamity in the mountains there are not enough machines to keep all roads ok. It was really crazy and we even didn't manage to reach the stage and had to walk last two kilometers uphill :)Quote:
Originally Posted by spiderem
On this stage there is the famous tricky place where Sarrazin crashed in 2009 and Arzeno in 2011. Also just two kilometers further there is a place where Vouilloz crashed in 2009. I guess the conditions may look similar to that of 2009 now.
Good morning! Hey, we got splits :up:
Edit: okey....some splits...
Penalties for Prokop and Ostberg are back :)
Ogier hanging onto Loeb's bumper in splits. Should be a good day's rallying.
And it seems it is business as usual for Mr. Loeb.
Top start by Ogier :) Bring on another day of rallying