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@OpensTightens
So, @thierryneuville's roll on SD caused by a puncture...
Wasn't aware of that.
@nicolasgilsoul
Full video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=K4NEfwalPI0 …
Footage belongs to #BGPowerChannel
https://twitter.com/OpensTightens/st...50422600814592
@artmccarrick
Probably the most amazing thing about Loebs win today was it was against the best of today’s crop of drivers in the midst of the closest fought WRC title battle in years. And he lands back and pisses on their chips. Class
https://twitter.com/artmccarrick/sta...49372010770433
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpfpazbg...d=y87p4x2jjsnd
just for fun, IF Tänak wouldnt had that pucnture and he had won
Seb 200
Neu 199
Ott 198
Manu
1. Toyota 350
2. Hyundai 315
3. M-Sport 300
4. Citroen 209
oh boy, we would had even tastier and epic australia! maybe next year?
Ahhh, yes. Can I be forgiven for not paying attention fully to nots post.Quote:
Originally Posted by cali
who is art mccarrick?Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
ask him at his twitter link.Quote:
Originally Posted by wrc2017
If I have to ask, it's not worth knowing.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
@eWRCresults
We received special task by @AnttiL_WRC @KiwiWRCfan if @SebastienLoeb 's win on @RallyRACC is #WRC record by win from the worst position during event (27th Loeb SS1). Answer - YES! So far Richard Burns on @WalesRallyGB 2000 won from 21th, special list https://www.ewrc-results.com/loeb.php
@planetemarcus
#WRC Sébastien Loeb wins #RallyRACC but also break a new record : "biggest gap between the first and the last win 2002-2018" - stats powered by @eWRCresults ► http://bit.ly/2CRC4K6
Sorry to spoil it, but that's not the record. Markku Alen came back to win after being as far as P35 in Portugal 1981, and Hannu Mikkola was even further down the leaderboard (somewhere around P170) in 1000 Lakes 1983, after getting a time penalty of 1:50 for being late at the start of SS2.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
probably they will see this post and fix it mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Allez Andruet
Lappis huge spin from another angle
https://twitter.com/RallyingUK/statu...10632476758018
Did Loeb bring him back for his rallys or he work for Citroen WRT anyway all this non-Loeb years?Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Hello all!!!
Here our video from the more spectacular Catalunya from last years!!!
Enjoy our video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjK5gyD1KqE
irish rally journalist and competitorQuote:
Originally Posted by wrc2017
I was in the middle of Riudecanyes, first stage in Sunday. During the first pass early in the morning, the road was damp everywhere and the temperature was only 6 degrees Celcius. Not a single point was dry. Loeb actually looked the fastest in the eye and very "clean".
When I learned in the afternoon that he was the only one on hard tyres, I was stunned. Not even one tyre manufacturer suggests the use of hard rubber in such conditions. Actually all of them, including Michelin, have these conditions out of the limits of hard compound. However, Loeb chose hard tyres, used the abrasiveness of spanish tarmac to reach their working temperature despite dampness and cold weather, and was much faster than anyone else.
For this choice alone, even if he hadn't won nine championships, I regard him as THE true master of the sport. And I hope to see him again next year.
Check out the comparison of Neuville at 1:05 and Ogier at 4:55.Quote:
Originally Posted by Atob WRC
This is what Neuville has been doing on tarmac most of the year. Make the car slide on start of the turn and then more or less slide out rest of it. Ogier is just driving like normal.
Well, to be precise Loeb wasn't able to beat Tanak and Latvala sleedwise. So, it wasn't miracle after all, just some exta luck.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Alen 1981 win in Portugal was epic and is still remembered here. In one of the initial Sintra stages (Peninha) he crashed and ripped off a front wheel, getting to the finish in reverse. After a quick repair, wich included the use of a bonnet from a spectator’s car, he managed to continue, beating the leader (Toivonen on a Sunbeam) during the last leg.Quote:
Originally Posted by Allez Andruet
Here’s a TV piece about it, made 26 years after, when Alen returned to Peninha, 'reuniting' with the lost whell ;) https://youtu.be/z9pyazNGvtA?t=21
Yeah, but for compensation he was faster in Mexico:D Sorry, I just couldn't resist:DQuote:
Originally Posted by jparker
but not in CorsicaQuote:
Originally Posted by stefanvv
Thanks, but David Evans is the king. long live the king.Quote:
Originally Posted by wia5958
I think TN has to drive like this because the car doesn’t work well on tarmac.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
I believe Tanak wit dominate next year, if the Hyundai doesn’t get the improvement for tarmac and Finland.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Just a friend you haven't met yet ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by wrc2017
Was evident in the square left near the finish on the Riudecanyes stage from the helicopter view, Neuville pulls the handbrake there and slides slightly while others take it normally.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
. Some say that its Sebastien Loeb's real name... And Daniel Elena is in fact his sister.Quote:
Originally Posted by wrc2017
Well, he was 3.8 seconds ahead of Tänak after Friday with a LOT better starting position after Friday before Tänaks engine died on the first stage of Saturday.Quote:
Originally Posted by stefanvv
Would not exactly say he was faster.
The real mistery for me is how can he have competetive times doing that and also don't destroy the tires much sooner than others.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigWorm
Actually, the fellow in the video is Didier Clement, Citroen field engineer since ever (Rally Raid days). He was also engineer of Loeb’s car during Seb whole WRC career. He’s still in the team, working as tech coordinator on events and tests.Quote:
Originally Posted by KKS
he passed latavla before the problem... as for tanak you never know, he retired early on the tarmac stages.Quote:
Originally Posted by jparker
In other words... shut up bitch and bow to the best of the best.
Neuville was lucky that Loeb happened to have one of his few drives in Spain. Otherwise Ogier would've taken the win and even more points lead going to Australia. It could turn out to have been decisive if Neuville wins the Championship by a few points.
I wonder what Citroen Racing will think if it turns out they effectively denied Ogier the title and having the No.1 their car next year...
Citroen could care less what happens to Ogier while he is at M-Sport. They are not a charity for Ogier while he is driving for another team.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
They already have Ogier in their pockets... Now they're focused on the real Seb.. lol.
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I am finally back after an intense week in Spain with a final result that makes a good fool! I do not hide the fact that the taste of victory began to miss me but it is not necessarily this weekend where I expected to slash the champagne!
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Before the race, I was hoping to be in the game while being aware that it would not be easy. In Mexico, we played in front of, in Corsica too. In Spain, with the mix of both surfaces and the weather that was announced capricious, my first goal was to make a rally without error. Of course, deep within me, I dreamed of winning. But from there to concretize it ...
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By losing more than ten seconds from the first super special, and when we know that the level is such that it is often played by the second, we were rather badly gone. The next morning, on earth, I never managed to find the confidence and do what I wanted from the car. Something is wrong. Either on the car or on me. We still do not know anyway! There is certainly a bit of both linked to the lack of driving. One thing is certain, I have not managed to really benefit from my position on the road. When it started to get better, the day was over!
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Bis repetita the next morning! I did not manage to let go in these conditions. I had not driven on wet asphalt with a WRC for 6 years. In addition, we did not put the tires 'rain'. It was hot to find its braking marks, when you get to the bottom of 6, with these monsters that are the WRC today, with tires that do not drain water ... I absolutely did not want to do error and to make time in the morning, it was necessary to take risks. As the day before, the afternoon was better, we sign a scratch. Despite all this, we are still in the lead by being 8 seconds from the lead in four specials of the end. I was pretty happy with our job with Danos and the team. When I went to bed, I said to myself, "It would not be bad to go and get this one! "
1420/5000
The next morning, the weather was still his. At first, we decide to go 'soft', to play the security. And then with Cedric, my engineer, we remembered my feedback that I had in tests in these conditions and the comparison between 'hard' and 'soft'. It was clear, it was written in black and white: 'I prefer a' hard 'hot on wet than a' soft 'too hot on wet'. So we decide to try a bet by putting the 'hard', unlike everyone else ... It was before the audience, at breakfast, at 6:30 in the morning. And then, the time of the assistance arrives and the questions begin to arise, one talks about all together, and the doubt settles. The weather engineer tells us that it will not rain but the day before, we were told the same thing and we had a big shower in special. At that moment, I do not know who to believe. On the other side, the openers then 'weather man' at the finish of the special tell me that it is dry and that it will remain so. While the 'soft' are mounted on the car and it remains 1 minute thirty seconds before pointing, I decided to go back on my first decision and put the 'hard'. I was deep inside me quite convinced but we still doubt in these moments. Once seated in the car, we had no choice! He had to go to battle! And then you know her ..
Many people ask me if this is my best victory. I do not know. One thing is certain, if we integrate all the parameters, our absence since all this time, the new cars, the level of the current WRC, the difficulty of this rally with the conditions, and if we add that this is played in the last special against the guy who is the five-time world champion in title, indeed, it is, I think, one of the most beautiful! Noticeably more beautiful than the seasons when we won ten in the year with more than a minute in advance. There, once past the line, we did not know! To be honest, we got on the roof of the C3 WRC without being sure! It was only once 'up there' that I saw the sign with my own eyes and realized that it was really true. The emotion was strong to share it with Daniel and to offer this success to Citroën Racing.
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We enjoyed it all together afterwards! Now, as everyone knows, I will take some time to ask myself and think about 2019. One thing is certain, I will keep you informed as soon as it will be a little clearer. For the moment, we are only at the stage of discussions, I have several tracks that I will study. What I can assure you is that I do not intend to retire now, so you will see me behind a wheel in 2019. But which one ?! Stay connected!
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See you soon.
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Seb. "
http://www.sebastienloeb.com/rallye-...ais-de-gagner/
nice photo
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpjdljNg...=1n9kpv4zudqxv
@scn tell us some more from Spain! Driving lines,cars behaviour etc.
Lovely words there. Real nice insight... highlights just how much he loves the sport.
full season coming up...
With M-Sport...
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Originally Posted by EstWRC