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His aim is to get back to the WRC seat but his pace through this season obviously hasn't been good enough for anything better than a paid drive. It's natural to have higher expectations for a former WRC works driver and moreover one of the most experienced rally drivers in the world.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
I find it quite weird aswell he can do a good job to get WRC2 points in Ypres, experience there, car suits the stages aswell very good and the opposition is quite weak then for WRC2. But seems he will skip it..
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Franceschi won by 0,1s!Quote:
Originally Posted by polomayu
Why is Mikkelsen using Michelins in ERC and Not Pirelli as he must use in WRC?
I guess the Pirellis used are the same tyres, and not different inmthe two series?
And did Oscar have to retire after his off on ss12?
Huge congrats to Basso! Clearly the man of this event.
I think he might be broken mentally - because surely he can drive better than what we've seen. Sounded totally defeated in a few interviews over the weekend. Reality hitting him hard now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
His comments before the start of the season have become some of the worst quotes I can remember from a driver in ages
Superb. Italian rallying is so strong.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ucci
Apart from Basso and Crugnola, the driver that impressed me in this rally was... Norbert Herczig. Not only did he stay in top 6 during nearly the whole rally, but on the last stage, despite being in a very good 4th position, he put everything on one card, won the long 20-km stage and took the 3rd position from Llarena! What a commitment! Congratulations!
Herczig said at the finish line: This was sport over the whole weekend. Efren is very young and very fast, congratulations. A few years ago we couldn't reach the podium, we did a lot of work since then with our team and partners. It was a big fight.
https://newsline.news/wp-content/upl...ly-Rome-on.jpg
Crugnola was right with him too but for a puncture.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ucci
Maybe stupid question but:
Why Alpine R-GT is not ERC2 ?
Abarth R-GT is ERC2
What is the difference ?
Not registered drivers I suposse, the car is eligible, but those drivers were only registered for the FIA RGT cupQuote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
how do you see the Italian championship level?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
This is my favorite thing about the european championship: You have a round in Italy and then the Italians kick some asses. Something I dont want to lose if the new promoter change something in erc rules as a whole cuz to me this is the point of erc. Having some full time drivers fighting the best in each country.
Yes. They wanted to be faster, of course...Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Nobody was playing any game in qualifying stage in Rome. Everybody wanted to be fastest.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
QS had first very fast part with fast corners, only last part was uphill with slow corners/hairpins. As every tenths of second is important there, some of drivers were "overpushing" and were loosing...Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
It is easy - other drivers were faster ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by rp
Basso proved it also abroad that he can be fast not only on home soil. And I was counting Crugnola as biggest talent in Italy for long time, but he didnt fulfilled his potential (because of different reasons). But I am sure if he will go abroad, he can be fast there too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ucci
Yes, but it is also about "lucK" and drivers. Without punctures or penalty also Campedelli and mainly De Tommaso should be on top. Same for Bonato...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Like m-ast wrote, all three Alpine drivers were not interested to be registered in ERC2.Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
Mikkelsen’s final-stage spin rounded out a weekend of frustration for the Toksport WRT driver, who reported a two-wheeled moment on SS2 following a knock and was never truly at ease with the set-up of his Škoda Fabia Rally2 or his pacenotes on his Rally di Roma Capitale debut.
“It’s been tough,” he said. “A lot of it comes down to the preparations coming straight from Estonia and many gravel rallies in a row and only a very small test before. I just needed yesterday to dial myself a little bit in to asphalt. I don’t think I had the aggressivity and the speed in the corners which you need to have on Tarmac. But today was much better and we need to learn from this.”
https://www.fiaerc.com/mikkelsen-one...ifth-gear-off/
45min event highlights:
https://youtu.be/cJGDGNYpF-w
I watched the 2019 season like this, but they only posted these videos on youtube during the 2020 pandemic. Is this what the eurosport coverage looks like? Its great! I think I found the Latvia's 45 min highlights on a russian site last week. I saved to watch it later but the link went down =/Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
I don’t have Eurosport anymore so it’s been a while since I last saw the full highlights programme and I must say there’s been a big improvement in the show, not so much the footage but the script and the narration.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Also, great to have it on Youtube, pity they don’t do that all the time.
Eurosport has sharpened up its act all round in recent times under Discovery, the UK feed at least.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
I think the comms is by ERC reporter Chris Rawes and not the usual generic Eurosport guy, hence the improvement.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
For sure it's not what it used to be. Basso has been a class of his own for the last 15 years, but what about the others? 90% of Italian drivers can't even keep the pace of 46-year-old Nobert Herczig (who never achieved anything outside of Hungary) or 25-year-old Miko Marczyk (who never achieved anything outside of Poland). Andolfi, Campedelli, Scattolon and Scandola were supposed to be the new Italian talents. Where are they now?Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii