http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=K75FJXwc4nQ
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Just another boring FWD R2 --- I hope PT will be just as boring later this week!!Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
That was pretty close :D
I really hope that you are joking now?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
Is Pontus a "boring" driver?? haha...
Now a question, is some one know if they will live stream some stages this year???
No live stream and obvious a joke.. :)
I rather hope so! :D hehe...
Ok, that's a pitty...
Not everyone is tuned in to my sense of humour yet. I made that remark as some forum members are quite critical of rallying FWD R2/3 class cars. No spectacle, apparently ;)
hehe! okey! R2 and R3 is okey to watch, depends on the driver as always! ;) Not so fun to see a wrc-car either if the driver, drives as they driving their grandma... ;) ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
But anyway, soo ****ing close there for Pontus. ;)
He needs to cool down, gets nervus! :P
this guy at Acropolis was very impressive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8j9nwflk7js
Thats one of - if not the fastest wheel change i have ever seen !Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Bad news for Mikkelsen:
"@AMikkelsenRally has had to withdraw from the @wrcgermany. His co-driver is suffering from a back injury sustained in Finland" from best of rally live twitter
Oh :( Could they not find a stand in?Quote:
Originally Posted by rage82
After administrative checks (last sunday), no...
Quite surprising piece of news... For some reason, I don't quite understand it. If Markkula had his back injured in Finland (which I don't remember hearing) then why didn't VW had a stand-in codriver ready for Mikkelsen? They had over two weeks to work on a contingency plan. Plus would have been quite an easy job to find someone as he nowdays has English notes. Maybe the injury became apparent just short time ago? Perhaps most top-level codrivers are busy working in gravel crews?
I'm also quite surprised whit this news. Yesterday Andreas was posting on his twitter account that they are ready for rally Germany and the shakedown on wednesday and now only 2 hours before the start that news about the back injury. Maybe they were hoping that Markkula will be OK, but the last medical check showed that he can't compete?Quote:
Originally Posted by Juha_Koo
Just speculating, but maybe Markkula's back got worse when he sat two days in a recce car. Then Volkswagen checked his back yesterday evening and found the damage.
Sounds a bit fishy and reminds the story with replacing Ola Floene. Hopefully I'm wrong.
Would someone know real name for entry #131 "Zito"?
"Zito" is Daniel Landa.
Thank you very much.
I remember hearing Andreas talking about Mikko's back during an interview on WRCLive before the final loop in Finland, so I guess it is related to that and nothing suss.
Anyone has an idea where we can follow the shakedown-times?
First times from @WRCGermany shakedown: 1 @DaniSordo 2:27.42 Latv 27.53 Ogier 28.34 @MikkoWRC 29.15 Ostb 30.16 @khalidbinfaisal 41.1
According to a friend the reason is two damaged vertebrae of Mikko which were found only in pre-Deutschland medical test.
@CitroenRacing
Shakedown after 2 runs1 @DaniSordo 2:25.92 Latvala & Ogier 26.34 Ostberg 27.65 @MikkoWRC 28.1#WRC #RallyeDeutschland
No Neuville in top 10....any news?Quote:
Originally Posted by T.Maanteiden kuningas
Timing failure.....
#RallyeDeutschland - Shakedown - Neuville has finished but times aren't working.
Julian porter:Quote:
Originally Posted by amilk
1 run in shakedown for @thierryneuville & he has a down on power engine, the @QMWRT work to fix it. pic.twitter.com/iiayoiyBHX
Too bad for Mikkel & Mikko !
But health comes first.
Speedy recovery wishes to Mikko M!
Shakedown results (so far):
1. Jari-Matti Latvala VW 2.23,5 (4)
2. Sebastien Ogier VW +1,4 (4)
3. Thierry Neuville Ford +1,9 (3)
4. Mads Östberg Ford +2,2 (4)
5. Dani Sordo Citroen +2,4 (3)
6. Mikko Hirvonen Citroen +2,7 (3)
7. Jevgeni Novikov Ford +2,9 (2)
8. P-G. Andersson Ford +4,4 (2)
oh dear, Sordo already off the pace!
We will see after qualifying stage, I think Sordo will set a good time and will be fast in this event!
I hope PG can find a better pace aswell... He also have some lack of power..
No QS for this rally as it's an all tarmac event! Only shakedown for crews to make last setup adjustments.Quote:
Originally Posted by Astro83
Soo true, my bad!! But Sordo will find the pace anyway! ;)
from offical web
Die Top-5 des Shakedown:
1. Jari-Matti Latvala, Volkswagen 2:23.5
2. Daniel Sordo, Citroen +0.7
3. Thierry Neuville, M-Sport +0.8
4. Sébastien Ogier, Volkswagen +1.4
5. Evgeny Novikov, M-Sport +1.6
UPDATE:
@CitroenRacing Shakedown
1 Latvala 2:23.52
@DaniSordo 24.23
Neuville 24.34
Ogier 24.95
Novikov 25.16
@MikkoWRC 25.59
@khalidbinfaisal 28.9#WRC
it seems like Sordo DID find the trottle! ;) Im not worried! He is a real good driver, especilly on tarmac!
Found this shakedown results on autosport forum (by cravenciak):
1. Latvala 2:23.5 (Polo R WRC)
2. Sordo+0.7 (DS3 WRC)
3. Neuville+0.8 (Fiesta WRC)
4. Ogier+1.4 (Polo R WRC)
5. Novikov+1.6 (Fiesta WRC)
6. Ostberg+2.2 (Fiesta WRC)
7. Hirvonen+2.7 (DS3 WRC)
8. PG Andersson+2.8 (Fiesta WRC)
9. Al-Attiyah+5.4 (Fiesta WRC)
10. Kosciuszko+5.7 (Fiesta WRC)
11. Prokop+6.8 (Fiesta WRC)
12. Kubica+7.2 (DS3 RRC)
13. Al-Qassimi+11.8.(DS3 WRC)