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I wish there was a laughing emoji as a reaction instead of like so you'll just have to imagine I reacted with it instead of the like.Quote:
Originally Posted by meh
We praised the Toyota but Hyundai is also strong
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The crew need an extended lunch!Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Solberg must have made some field repairs on the Skoda.
He has finished ss4, so maybe they can fix it in the servicearea, to continue on ss5.
road positon | name | position after SS4, comments
1. Rovanperä - 8. by speed slowest Rally1
2. Tänak - 7. 2nd slowest
3. Ogier - 1. outperforming his road position, everyone must be lucky he is only 3rd on the road not 8th
4. Evans - 4. correlates with start position, Sordo and Takamoto made gifts
5. Neuville - 6. underperform road position
6. Lappi - 2. correlates with road position, outperforms a bit
7. Sordo - 9. (only Rally1 cars) underperformed SS2, correlated SS3, accident on SS4
8. Katsuta - 5. without mistake on SS4 correlates well with road position
9. Loubet - 3. correlates well with road position, some lost-power issues caused by waterspalhes
Road position correlation is clear and huge. Without weather or puncture lottery for Tänak and Rovanperä is hard to fight back and if they are again at the front tomorrow, it's just waiting the finish of rally for them.
But he must be at service in time, or one minute late at max (was already 29 min late before SS4)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
I dont see how. 'Levelling out' here is too much with two runs of BY FAR the longest stage on Day 1.Quote:
Originally Posted by J4MIE
Would it help if it was two 25 km stages? I doubt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
I mean it helps stop someone running away with the championship.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
First on the road can be an advantage on some events, or if it’s extremely dusty. So people seem to moan but I think overall it’s fair. Someone has to go first.
Or max 1 more min late for the rest of the day.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
It's also gonna be super rough and rocky on the he second passes. Lets see how the Rally1 cars cope and the tyres.
He made it!Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Reccon that Oliver will drive just for learning more from stages to come...
Or is it better to retire in the last stage today?
Realistically Oliver and many others are driving WRC2 to show to the team bosses they are worth of a top class seat. Oliver can still do that by making good stage times in the rest of the stages.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Why would it be better to retire?
Driving thru afternoon stages looks like only point..
Timewise it doesn't matter anyway( superrally would have been +40min, now he lost some 30+ minutes).
or maybe the towtruck would have taken more time to get there :D
Although, got to learn some repairing skills
If it rained or will rain being first would probably have been an advantage.Quote:
Originally Posted by J4MIE
The cleaning of stages is unfortunate, but it can't be avoided. Yet, if there was some wrc car driving as zero car, the worst of it could be avoided, making it more equal.
Yes, and it was a good "show-off" also to prove you can fix the car on the road and make it to service.Quote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
I Expect a Big Fine and maybe a time penalty for Loubet, Codriver did not have his helmet fastened on SS4, The stewards will be looking at the incar.
The zero car has a safety job to do and shouldn’t be there to sweep the stages. Equally, nobody wants a number of “rally sweeper cars” to go first as they could cause an issue and block/cancel stages.Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
It’s fine as it is.
They’ll have watched it on WRC+ so will be waiting for him, presumably at the end of the day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul Hudson
Who would pay for this? Also, putting in Serderidis/Bertelli/etc would not create ideal lines for the top cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
Taka and Sordo made their mechanics lunch interesting, quite intense services :)
Dani over service time, and a penalty coming for not using electric leaving service i guess? not sure but think it is regulaed
I think this was discussed some time ago either on this forum or some other but the point was also that in order to sweep the car must be driven by a competent driver otherwise the lines are useless. Even if you add a sweeper car, not necessarily replacing the 0 car but in addition and it runs out of competition with a good enough driver such as Ostberg or Meeke there are still issues. If that car breaks down or Meeke does his thing then you as leading driver have no sweeper so it can become unfair due to luck.Quote:
Originally Posted by J4MIE
Add in weather complications and it's really really hard to make a system that improves the situation without adding more downside than upside. 1 day sweeping for the champ leader is ok, what would make things better is if there were more top cars so that if you lose time on day 1 you would not be almost guaranteed to sweep day 2 as well. Seems this (more Rally1 cars) is my go-to line but it really would fix a lot of issues. Not saying more manufacturers necessarily just more cars. Would help youngsters get more experience in top cars as well and so on. But anyway....
I think there can be exception in case of hybrid does not work or something.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyest
The ones requesting ex drivers commentating earlier.. this stage got Phil Mills commentating!
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Raining heavier for Seb?
Tanak & Rovanpera with the same time Ogier did on the first pass...
Tänak only has good first splits and fades away
Okay this time it could be hard tires in the second part where it’s more muddy
Interestingly, Rovanpera's time matched the stage-winning time first time round.
Seems like the road surface damage won't slow things down. At least for now.
I must say I think Thierry going wide in almost every corner, sliding, drifting. His rear end is swinging back and forth...
Lappi went to attack? A bit worry involved...
A blessed relief.Quote:
Originally Posted by Katvala
FFS Loubet.... just gets such bad luck. :(
Hats off if Lappi finishes the rally with this pace
Burn this Puma
M sport reliability strikes again
Where is Dani? Should be in the stage before Loubet?
Late out of service, wasn't he?Quote:
Originally Posted by CeskyOndra
Cancelled ?