[WRC] Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2024

Tänak drives level with Fourmaux, so no big push anymore.

... or, big push but no tires :)

Good day from Tänak overall.

Great to see him back a little bit even when struggling with the car but still a long way to go to see the real Tänak

Summary for the afternoon loop so far - Tänak got back from Ogier... 0.1sec.

Tanak has a nice 1 cushion between him and Neuville and is pretty close to Ogier. He can afford a puncture and not lose a place because of it and Ogier is just 1 spin away from losimg the lead.

All things considered, Tanak can be happy

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Originally Posted by EstWRC

I’m not blaming you, I’m as excited as well and don’t forget that the fight for the win may also continue tomorrow

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Sorry, but you are just as bad as the RallyTV crew.
Talking about fight for "win" for tomorrow or about how dramatic it is that Fourmaux is now closed to Sordo.

I feel like they (and you) are watching a different rally. Points positions matter today and then it's start from scratch tomorrow. Overall is pointless (literally).

Need to admit there, that without super-Sunday it could be cruising Sunday. What the reality will be, we will find out tomorrow.

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Originally Posted by mknight

Sorry, but you are just as bad as the RallyTV crew.
Talking about fight for "win" for tomorrow or about how dramatic it is that Fourmaux is now closed to Sordo.

I feel like they (and you) are watching a different rally. Points positions matter today and then it's start from scratch tomorrow. Overall is pointless (literally).

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Yes, people have not adapted to the new scoring logic. Is the new system good or bad, has been discussed many times and I don't want to open the topic here.

Drivers need to earn as many points as possible from the challenge they have. At the moment, one rally ends today, and tomorrow starts basically a new rally for a max of 7 points with a condition, that to earn points from Saturday, you need to finish also Sunday. So the reality is - overall place from the championship point of view does not matter.

And Meeke do Meeke things again...

I know the points position matter today. How stupid you think I am?

But there is also a overall rally winner and I’m still saying it’s not decided yet even Ogier has a pretty nice lead

I’m really sorry for sounding stupid about that then

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Originally Posted by denkimi

Why would kalle fight hard? he came for the win and he can't do that anymore. He doesn't care about points.

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He fought hard in Sweden to the end despite being 45th at the end of saturday.