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https://www.ksml.fi/urheilu/mm-ralli/neste-ralli/Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Here also with stage info (how to get there) and some videos. Important content in english also.
Just click on stage name.
Don't see any camping places on Spectator guide. Any info on those, i mean the stage side ones you can come previous night and drive away after morning stage.
Google Earth Map Rally Finland is now online ► http://bit.ly/2Iqz2RP
Finland will be Meekes 100th WRC start, hopefully he can celebrate it with a good result but these jubilee starts usually dont go well unfortunately. Most recent one being Tänaks 100th start in Rally Sardegna and we know how it ended. i remember estonian commentator sayin something like there are only 3-4 cases when the 100th start has been successful.
last time when driver won his 100th WRC start, was Mäkinen in 2001 Portugal
great rally, full of mud if i remember correctly with some zero cars stuck in itQuote:
Originally Posted by eib1
Tommi Makinen is only winner of his 100th event, more recently Seb Loeb won his 150th event - Catalunya 2011Quote:
Originally Posted by eib1
52 minute highlight is available on Youtube, always a good watch, went down to the wire with Mäkinen vs Sainz.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
youtube recommended to me this vid from 2010 rally finland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVHZWUzKVz8
quite weird to watch, feels like he is doing recce in the last part rather than rallying compared to nowadays monster agressive cars :D...and to see the time compared to Ogier with who he is fighting now
what stage this is Anttil?
After five seconds of watching: Himos . Last summer I spent one weekend at a rented cottage in that area, got to examine the roads well.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
I think that's the last stage of the rally which could explain the mild pace. Also, we're just used to seeing R5 cars being the privateer class, after all they're quite a lot faster than Group N.
Words from the commentator
"Tänak is a very promising driver, he has driven outrageously. He drove well in the Finnish Championship Kouvola event. He is young and is following Markko Märtin's path to the top and Märtin is working with him."
Rovanperä adds "Everyone needs strong backing no matter which country you are from and Markko has done a great job"
Anyone know why there's no entry from Veiby for Finland?
I see nothing strange about it. Isn't it a typical group N driving?Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
One of biggest reasons is: He has done 5/7 WRC2 rallies, so he has only 2 scoring opportunies left.Quote:
Originally Posted by Got Mail
And done some heavy crashes in Finland before...Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
Two nearly on the same spot, if I remember correctly...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
2017: https://youtu.be/Ty9h4zEbT7o?t=31Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBu7LhK9844
All of some few hundred metres apart, IIRC. And that was heard quite recently from one of the very best.
Wow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Allez Andruet
I think I would stay home too.
M-sport is testing this week in Finland, i guess Paddon will be there too ?
Any testing in Pirkanmaa region? Would love to go and see since I will not be able to make it to the rally this year.
Teemu Suninen was testing today 16.7.2019 #maximumattackQuote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZL06iYWY_k
Suninen:
Very happy for today, my first day of testing for coming @RallyFinland. Could not be better. No problems and the car was on a constant move. Feels like we gonna be well prepared for the event. Good mileage and lots of information gained. https://t.co/EqM8QLa49P
The way the Friday stages are set this year is challenging. The day starts with two 20 kilometre stages so the setup and confidence must be in the right place. This is crucial for guys with new cars such as Paddon and Breen. You don't get any split times or can't change the setup before the finish.
Last year Moksi was the first proper stage. It has multiple rhythm changes from slow to fast, narrow to wide and back. If you started getting into one rhythm, you had to instantly change into a different one. This year Friday starts with Oittila, which has 8 km of narrow technical road in the beginning and 8 km of fast smooth road in the end. Maybe it's easier in the sense that you get a proper feel of a road type before switching to another one? But then again. Moksi is the next one right away.
If the Friday loop was reversed, by starting with the shorter stages, it would be easier. Last year we saw that Tänak had settled in best and he made a big stage win with only Østberg getting close through road position advantage.
I also repeat that Oittila is largely a new stage for Meeke, whereas everyone else has already driven it in full pace.
EDIT: Only in 2003 the two first forest stages of Rally Finland have packed more (42) kilometres without service in between. And in 2015 the first three stages were already 72 kilometres.
https://twitter.com/jussinaarajarvi/...683272705?s=21Quote:
Originally Posted by masa90
Cheers, now I would just need to know when and where 😂 can't leave work in such a short notice.
Evans will miss rally Finland due to a back injury :(
https://twitter.com/autosport/status...665304064?s=19
M-Sport Ford World Rally Team’s Elfyn Evans will miss the next round of the FIA World Rally Championship – the Welshman being advised not to contest Neste Rally Finland on medical grounds having suffered a heavy landing at last weekend’s Rally Estonia.
Currently sitting fourth in the championship standings, Evans will now focus on making a full and swift recovery to continue what has been a strong performance from him and co-driver Scott Martin so far this season.
Replacing Evans and Martin in the #33 EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta WRC are Gus Greensmith and Elliott Edmondson. The young Brits made their debut behind the wheel of a world rally car earlier this year, and will complete a pre-event test on location in Finland tomorrow.
Elfyn Evans said:
“I’m absolutely gutted to be missing Rally Finland, but we suffered a pretty heavy landing in Estonia and have been advised to sit it out and focus on making a full and quick recovery. It’s a hard one to take right now, but I have to trust the advice of the experts and the team have all been really supportive. I’ll now focus on my recovery, and getting back behind the wheel as soon as possible.”
Team Principal, Richard Millener, said:
“It’s obviously a real shame for everyone not to see Elfyn and Scott in Finland, but when you’re medically advised not to contest an event that’s not something you can ignore. Finland is such a physically demanding rally, and Elfyn’s fitness is our main concern. He has the full support of the team and is already focused on making a quick recovery.
“After their impressive debut with the world rally car earlier this year, we felt it only right to offer the seat to Gus and Elliott. I know they’ll make the most of this opportunity, and they’ll have a pre-event test tomorrow to ensure they’re as prepared as they can be for the challenges ahead.”
M-Sport Managing Director, Malcolm Wilson OBE, said:
“I’ve already told Elfyn that the car will be waiting for him as soon as he’s fit, but his wellbeing is our number one priority and we need to ensure he’s fully recovered before getting back behind the wheel. Gus will take Elfyn’s place in Finland and I’m intrigued to see what he can deliver, but our primary focus is getting Elfyn fully recovered and back to continue what has been a really strong season for him and Scott.”
Well that sucks. Big time :(
Might there be someone to replace Gus..
Evans:
I’m gutted to say I will not compete at @RallyFinland due to an injury sustained during a heavy landing at @RallyEstonia. It’s a hard one to take right now, but I have to trust the advice of the experts, and turn my focus to making a full and quick recovery.
Pieniążek to replace Gus?
BummerQuote:
Originally Posted by Fredouye
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At least Greensmith has recent experience in the WRC car from Portugal. Great bonus chance for him.
Shame for Elfyn, he has gone well there in the past....
Good opportunity for Gus tho...
I would like to see Anders Grøndal on the R5.
GG:
This is not the news a lot of people wanted to hear. I feel really sorry for @ElfynEvans & @scottmartinat. I wish Elfyn a speedy recovery.
Thank you @msportltd @fordperformance for putting your trust in me by giving me this opportunity in the @OfficialWRC again. #WRC #GG44 https://t.co/JsxoScc95J
They have a free car. If someone can pay to drive it, it’s available ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by AMSS
I assume it’s one of the artificial jumps in Estonia which injured Evans? Solberg and Gryazin also mentioned back/neck issues
We did recce on some of the Estonia stages and I feel the organisers went berzerk with these jumpsQuote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
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Shame for Elfyn, as doubled1978 wrote, he has shown great speed there before.
And M-sport chose.. Gus..instead of double WRC2 champion Tidemand, as a sub for Elfyn? :rolleyes: Really? Yes, of course GG had an ok run in Portugal, and he has good potential in the long run but come on, Portugal could be the easiest of all rallies to start with a new car and Pontus has year after year shown superb speed, talent and beat GG on home turf in Wales less than a year ago in R5-cars... there has to be something else behind this choice.