Yes, he is not scoring points here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
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Yes, he is not scoring points here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Kalle seems to be so lost with theese times if there is no problem with car
But the point was that he didn't have this many punctures in the past.Quote:
Originally Posted by rpzcs
You can see it’s hard to steer for Tänak
Pretty reasonable time, considering that.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
He did say at stage end that he was trying not to cut so much, and think he said didn’t cut at the point he got the puncture.Quote:
Originally Posted by rpzcs
Ott seems not too worried luckily and the time was not so bad
Gryazin faster at stage,and now 0.1 sec from 2nd position Solberg
On one hand he is unlucky that he has had this problem since stage 1 but then on the other hand he is lucky that the power steering hasn’t gone fully yetQuote:
Originally Posted by Rallyest
And Solberg not going for WRC2 pointsQuote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
yes i knowQuote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Solberg with wet setup it seems, car looked quite soft from the onboard.
Seems dust-covered tarmac, seems that even Ogier got surprise.
Ogier with a moment
tyres usually don't deflate without hitting something. So its seems he has gotten more sloppy than he used to be.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kras
Or he's driving the same, but the rubber part between the wheel rim and the road is weaker? :spin:Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
Probably the only surprise from the 1st loop / 4 stages is that Rovanperä is a bit lost from speed wise.
Could be. But still, even ordinary road tyres don't inflate without hitting something. So it's still because he hits things with them faster than they are designed to withstand.Quote:
Originally Posted by ouvreur
If the tyres are weaker, you must adjust you driving accordingly. it seems he has not adjusted his driving to make them last.
Chance of rain for second loop Attachment 2414
Is the tyres inflating after an impact becoming a thing now?Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
Or it could be that the tire pressure is too low and hitting a pothole could have easily deflated the tyreQuote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
Didn't expect these "big" gaps from 1st loop. But with the changeable weather, there can be a bit of a lottery because of tyre choice and easier mistakes, so still very open, even for Ogier.
From the onboard it seemed both he and Kalle hit the same pothole on the edge of the tarmac at speed. Just unfortunate, maybe should have been noted in recce. Easy enough to do, and easy to bend the wheel on inside rim causing a deflate, even if wheel looks intact from the outer face.Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
Two Toyota drivers with punctures today and yesterday a turbo failure in SD... maybe its destined to be a Hyundai victory #ForCraig.
very well said.Plenty of times when punctured.there is no big damage at outer place of rim,but there is damage on the inside of rim,due to camber angle of wheel,specially at tarmac with increased camber angles.Quote:
Originally Posted by Norm75
And because we cant see the inside part of rim,we tend to say ''oh how it punctured,rim has no even a scratch'' = sitty tyres
outside of wheel is stronger as it’s braced by the spokes of the wheel. Inside rim only relied on wheel rim strength, no way of bracing it. I’ve had it happen in my road car.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
yes same as me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Norm75
One interesting guy to watch (at least for Estonians) - Romet Jürgenson
Background - his drive is his price from FIA Rally Star program:
https://twitter.com/FIARallyStar/sta...27758439735299
His rallying record is not too long:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile...met-jurgenson/
Stages so far in RC4 category:
* SS1 - 5. lost 3.22s/km to fastest
* SS2 - 5. lost 1.30s/km to fastest
* SS3 - 4. lost 0.86s/km to fastest
* SS4 - 1 - won the stage
Tänak stall https://youtu.be/CRAfiY3Vaas
M-SPORT TO CHANGE TÄNAK’S STEERING SYSTEM
THE STEERING ISSUE WAS FIRST REPORTED AT THE END OF SS1
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/m-spo...eering-system/
Tänak was really unhappy about something during service on All live, probably something to do with tires being in the wide open if heard correctly
Attachment 2415
Afternoon tyre choice, Looks like Toyota expects no rain
Or maybe the rain tyre holds better with all the dirt/mud dragged to road?
"There were a lot of incidents during the morning. For us, it was a good morning even if we were not very comfortable in the car. We fought. We avoided this famous hole where everyone punctured."
said the Belgian pilot to the RTBF microphone this Friday noon.
AnttiL got it covered in Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnttiL_WRC/statu...87748095033351Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyest
:laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by meh
If Hannes Tõnisson tells you it's going to rain, the only question is 'how many wets should we take?' ;)
I can only assume Toyota think it will be like Sunday 2022, and that overall a mixed package of slicks will be better. It'll be interesting!
Slight rain on next stage
Rain on the middle of SS2 becoming stronger, sky is closing, so completely wet road is possible
Seems like no penalty for Neuville for cutting the chicane straight..
Road is completely wet now, but no standing water on the surface at the moment.
They've always given time penalties for these. Could it still come later?Quote:
Originally Posted by TypeR