Neste Rally Finland 2017

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Originally Posted by KKS

Hanninen have big damage after clipping a haybale?

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https://ewrc-results.com/quickp/3601...puwaam_zku.jpg

little moment for Suninen

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Seeing that Hanninen is still in service. What happens if he does not do more runs? Penalty?

Everybody else has now completed three runs with once again all the four different makes in the top four. I'm expecting Breen to do well in this rally and the shakedown time is promising.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFuY8lFW0AEwOLs.jpg

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Originally Posted by AnttiL

Everybody else has now completed three runs with once again all the four different makes in the top four https://www.ewrc-results.com/shake/3...-finland-2017/ I'm expecting Breen to do well in this rally and the shakedown time is promising.

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The pressure is on for Breen, in Poland he was clearly the slowest Citroen. Based on last year he should do well here and there seems to be some speed in the C3 based on shakedown, he's also very good at keeping the car on the road.

EDIT: Don't get me wrong, overall he has done the best job of all drivers in Citroen this year, just the recent Poland result might be unsettling.

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Originally Posted by AnttiL

Everybody else has now completed three runs with once again all the four different makes in the top four. I'm expecting Breen to do well in this rally and the shakedown time is promising.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFuY8lFW0AEwOLs.jpg

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I hope you're right, would love to see Breen do well here. But my worry is that the pace at the front is going to be mega fast.
I think Tanak, Neuville and (possibly) Meeke were taking the Shakedown lightly and that their true pace will be seen on the stages.
That being said another top 6 result for Craig would do nicely.

On a side note.....Surely though Breen has very little left to prove this year, he's been running consistently well in most rallies and kept the head even when the team are falling down around him. From what I can see he's doing an excellent job in what looks to be a difficult environment.

Neuville already made the 2nd best time on his 4th run, 2.14.4

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Originally Posted by mknight

Seeing that Hanninen is still in service. What happens if he does not do more runs? Penalty?

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Regulations say:

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29.2.2 P1 drivers shall complete a minimum of 3 passages of the shakedown stage.

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Does not look like penalties are likely.

And now Meeke matched Ogier's fastest time. Boy, what a rally ahead...

https://www.motorsport-news.co.uk/ne...finland-route/

Discussion about chicanes with Latvala and clerk of the course Kai Tarkiainen