[WRC] Rally Sweden 2026

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Originally Posted by TypeR

Let's start late, leave no space between stages and don't show wrc2, good plan

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And just like in Finland, 5 hours between the stages go the second time...

Good to Sesks putting in solid times from first on the road, after the very slow SS1 and horrorshow of yesterday...

Once more, snowy Sweden looks gorgeous in the morning sun.

Great stage side cameras on this one giving a real view of the speed of these guys. But still the comms talk all over it spoiling the sound. :(

There´s a lot talking about "sweetspots" now.

Seems starting first isn´t that bad today. Sesks doing good times.

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Originally Posted by flat_right

Watching stages now as didn’t have time during the day. Sesks was disqualified because he filled tires in gas station which is not allowed.

And M-Sport came out with too low pressure. The pressure was 1.2 but they filled with warmer air and when the air cools down, the pressure drops so it could be that the pressure was 1 or even lower. This could be seen also from the display yesterday. So they should actually put more to have 1.2 during the stage.

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I suspected something like that, but that is really an amateurish error.

Also do they never carry a small compressor to refill tyres them self?

Stage win for Sesks, so happy for him after yesterday.

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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

Great stage side cameras on this one giving a real view of the speed of these guys. But still the comms talk all over it spoiling the sound. :(

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I am still enjoying the "international audio" with no commentators on rally.tv.

Katsuta totally lost this morning..

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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

Great stage side cameras on this one giving a real view of the speed of these guys. But still the comms talk all over it spoiling the sound. :(

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You can opt for NO commentary you know!!

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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

Stage win for Sesks, so happy for him after yesterday.

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Yep. Meanwhile, Katsuta has some mystery setup problem.

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Originally Posted by Morte66

Yep. Meanwhile, Katsuta has some mystery setup problem.

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Said didn't change anything than tyres overnight..

Listened to Latvala too much :D

Completely different surface today I guess. Organizer watered the stages, didn´t they? Maybe smth with that?

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Originally Posted by Rallyper

Completely different surface today I guess. Organizer watered the stages, didn´t they? Maybe smth with that?

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I understood they water the Umea stage, but plowed today stages after recce?

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Originally Posted by EstWRC

I know I am the minority here but I really like this years Toyota livery, with the white snow in Monte and now here in Sweden it looks beautiful

Hyundai on the other hand decided to do a change once in 10 years and did it so wrong. Looks like a warehouse stock car for employees. Moves also like one.

Msport looks good like always

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I agree with you regarding Toyota’s livery, it does look nice with all the snow, as for Hyundai, that black stripe reminds me of the black wristband you put after someone passed away, like a reminder that Craig Breen died on their watch.

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Originally Posted by fredfush

Gill was quicker than both of them in the morning and ended up being fastest non-Finn for the day

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same again today

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Originally Posted by Morte66

I am still enjoying the "international audio" with no commentators on rally.tv.

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Sadly I dont have Discovery+ anymore (which also had this option) after cancelling TNT Sport.

I might get Rally TV when ERC starts again. For now I have a free stream (with comms) :(

Fortunately every clip from the drivers/teams has pure sound... :D

https://x.com/MSportLtd/status/2022654431310024844?s=20

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Originally Posted by Morte66

Yep. Meanwhile, Katsuta has some mystery setup problem.

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A shame for Taka. I hope he sorts it for the afternoon loop or the battle could be over.

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Originally Posted by TypeR

Let's start late, leave no space between stages and don't show wrc2, good plan

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Yes and show us 10 minutes of preview when the stage is live

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Originally Posted by Krigen

Yes and show us 10 minutes of preview when the stage is live

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15:10

Could this be a stage win for Pajari?

Evans looking a bit sedate.

Edit: but not so bad.

Pajari has been looking quietly competent, this rally. Same for Lappi, who closed on Solberg a bit there.

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Originally Posted by MTA

And just like in Finland, 5 hours between the stages go the second time...

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They want to final stages to run in the dark.

Solberg cant catch Pajari and Lappi is gaining on him !

The stage has been live for over 6 minutes and i am still watcing review of the rally so far. now the drivers will tell me about how the stage is.. for the second time today

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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

They want to final stages to run in the dark.

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In Finland too where it's light until 22?

When it was in Värmland, the the organizer wanted to avoid this and almost no stages in the forest went for the front runners in dark.
And the reason was because a possible rescue operation would be much more difficult in dark.
And everything else would be more difficult as well.

This is about the FIA ​​wanting to extend the day

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Originally Posted by MTA

In Finland too where it's light until 22?

When it was in Värmland, the the organizer wanted to avoid this and almost no stages in the forest went for the front runners in dark.
And the reason was because a possible rescue operation would be much more difficult in dark.
And everything else would be more difficult as well.

This is about the FIA ​​wanting to extend the day

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I read somewhere that for this rally they want to have more night driving.

Great run Jon Armstrong ! :bounce:

Maybe promoter but definitely not the organizer.
It was quite difficult to get hold of marshalls who could imagine being in the forest until it was almost dark.
Now they have to be in place at 05-19 at for example Vännäs, and get back on the day after to see that they dont missed something.

And as I said, safety was a huge deciding factor.

Cool views with the heli up at dusk. :cool:

Katsuta sorted his set-up, but still lost time to Evans. I think he's lost too time much to catch him now.

I don't know about the organisation side, but I have really enjoyed watching the dusk/night stages.

If any Rally Sweden marshals read this, I want to say thanks for standing out there in the cold and dark so we can enjoy it on TV!

Toyota: 1-2-3-4 Hyundai: 5-6-7 M-sport Ford: 8-9

Numbers don't lie. . . . This event has laid bare the plain truth. No vanish here.

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Originally Posted by 240RS

Toyota: 1-2-3-4 Hyundai: 5-6-7 M-sport Ford: 8-9

Numbers don't lie. . . . This event has laid bare the plain truth. No vanish here.

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Nothing new... it's been like this many times over the previous 12 months.

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Originally Posted by Krigen

The stage has been live for over 6 minutes and i am still watcing review of the rally so far. now the drivers will tell me about how the stage is.. for the second time today

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It's barely "live coverage" these days.

I think what is happening is that they are delaying the start of the broadcast so that they can gather some footage before. That way, when there is nothing to show from the first car or two cars because the signal breaks down, they can play other footage.

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Originally Posted by Morte66

It's barely "live coverage" these days.

I think what is happening is that they are delaying the start of the broadcast so that they can gather some footage before. That way, when there is nothing to show from the first car or two cars because the signal breaks down, they can play other footage.

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But it seems more and more that they just want to get as much as money and don't offer nothing or at least minimal to fans.

I mean in Monte there was some footage from Solberg, when he spun on hairpin and it says fan footage. So it's possible to adapt fans shots, if "the camera crew" is too expensive and too complex to involve.

Neuville has breached the regulations for not having properly secured his helmet.

He got a 1 minute time penalty and fined €1,500.

Hyundai drivers' went radical trying everything to gain some grip and speed...

https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/...dais/10797782/

Morning ! Watching Sesk live onboard from stage 16/ Crazy, narrow fasts. Everything is totaly white. Crazy sage. Somone will do a bigg mistake - very narrow someplaces.