[WRC] Rally Portugal 2023

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Originally Posted by EstWRC

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For me the biggest problem is Sundays, something has to be done with those, IMO there is two options - to loose it after all and lets end Saturday with PS stage (i remember there were some kind of talks about this couple of years ago) or make just 2-3 shorter (11-13km) stages on Sundays and give also points on those for TOP3. PS stage is brilliant IMO, today's stage was again very exciting and proved it.

For Portugal it would be better to switch the days, Saturday and Friday, so we don't have all the action on Day1 and then nothing after that like it was this year and also last year.

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They already said they've signed a contract for being included in the calendar in 2024 with an option for 2025 so let's hope they'll listen & swap Friday & Saturday's stages.

So Rovanpera has been struggling all season with personal problems. Its ominous for the others that he now leads the Championship after only just overcoming them.

And Tanak is now second despite his ongoing issues with the Puma. Again ominous for the rest when he gets the car how he likes.

Neuville was unfortunate here but this also showed that the Hyundai and Toyota cars have unreliability too. Lappi's turbo looked to have failed at the end and Katsutas Yaris also broke its alternator early on.

Evans cant afford any more mistakes to have any hope of challenging Rovanpera this year and maybe to keep his future seat in the Toyota.

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Originally Posted by Rallyper

Well, PS is always exciting. Even today as it was head to head in both categories. If you don´t like to see that, what would you actually like to watch?

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Like I said, I lost interest on Saturday. For me the rally has to have a complete package which fell short when Evans crashed and 3 Hyundais had their own rally within the rally. We had then 5 cars and then also Loubet retired which was the last straw.

Just couldn't get hooked anymore after that. I do confess that I had some duties with kids as well but usually I try to sneak a stage here and there but this time around I just lost the will.

Take it as a whining if you like and I'm also shocked that the interest just fell off but this the way it is.



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A bad mistake if true...

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Well, Can anybody tell me when the manufacturers score rule become to the driver out of top 10 can also score for manufacturer,Like today Katsuta's six position

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Originally Posted by cali

Like I said, I lost interest on Saturday. For me the rally has to have a complete package which fell short when Evans crashed and 3 Hyundais had their own rally within the rally. We had then 5 cars and then also Loubet retired which was the last straw.

Just couldn't get hooked anymore after that. I do confess that I had some duties with kids as well but usually I try to sneak a stage here and there but this time around I just lost the will.

Take it as a whining if you like and I'm also shocked that the interest just fell off but this the way it is.



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Just 450 inputs in this tread tells everything.
Sorry to say, but the coolest motorsport around is not in its best shape.

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Originally Posted by EstWRC

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Greensmith outscored Loubet from WRC2 :roll:

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Originally Posted by 1988senna

Well, Can anybody tell me when the manufacturers score rule become to the driver out of top 10 can also score for manufacturer,Like today Katsuta's six position

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Ages ago :)

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Originally Posted by Tom K

Ages ago :)

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well it's my mistake, is WRC the only motor race that has this kind of manufacturers score rule ?