[WRC] 73. Secto Rally Finland 2024

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Originally Posted by AndersX

By this logic, the one who is faster on fast rallies, can actually be slower on slow rallies? Sorry, what?!

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yes plenty of times we have seen this.As we have seen the opposite.

Photos of the crashed cars in Finland. What a testing rally ! :disturb:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C-LSJIsI...d6a3NqNWk0ZGY2

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Originally Posted by AndersX

By this logic, the one who is faster on fast rallies, can actually be slower on slow rallies? Sorry, what?! Only experience of surface and how hard you can push to find the line makes difference.

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That's a silly statement. Have long have you been following rallies?

And to you question. Just check Sesk's stats on ewrc and you will see what dimviii meant.

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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

Yes indeed... it hasn't grown on me at all.

It may look reasonable in photoshoots, but in real life it's awful You mostly just see the big white G on the side with the R blending in to the black.

https://toyotagazooracing.com/-/medi...07-day1/01.jpg

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Indeed it's a "looks fine in the studio shots" but shite in real life.

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Originally Posted by becher

Indeed it's a "looks fine in the studio shots" but shite in real life.

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I don't like it even on photos. Never did. For me it's the worst works team livery since I follow the sport.

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Originally Posted by Mirek

That's a silly statement. Have long have you been following rallies?

And to you question. Just check Sesk's stats on ewrc and you will see what dimviii meant.

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Good one. 100% more than most here, my question is not silly, because you can teach fast driver to adopt to slow roads, but you can not get slow driver to be more brave and faster on very fast roads. Fast gravel is a cornerstone of rally by its nature and history. Another point - not all can adopt and control 1 mil worth cars. Even in F1 you see guys who dominate lower series, but fail when F1 opportunity arrives. Both Pajari and Sesks showed that R2 pool has some good, high potential drivers and that WRC is shooting in its legs by giving these opportunities so rarely. Promoter is changing it and that is good for the rally.

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Originally Posted by Mirek

I don't like it even on photos. Never did. For me it's the worst works team livery since I follow the sport.

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Me neither but it's a recurring theme with liveries that the people responsible for them come up with something (mostly dark/ish/black) and think it looks fine but once it's on TV it looks like those people don't know what they are doing.

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Originally Posted by AndersX

Good one. 100% more than most here, my question is not silly, because you can teach fast driver to adopt to slow roads, but you can not get slow driver to be more brave and faster on very fast roads. Fast gravel is a cornerstone of rally by its nature and history. Another point - not all can adopt and control 1 mil worth cars. Even in F1 you see guys who dominate lower series, but fail when F1 opportunity arrives. Both Pajari and Sesks showed that R2 pool has some good, high potential drivers and that WRC is shooting in its legs by giving these opportunities so rarely. Promoter is changing it and that is good for the rally.

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One question: What about Loeb?

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Originally Posted by AndersX

Good one. 100% more than most here, my question is not silly, because you can teach fast driver to adopt to slow roads, but you can not get slow driver to be more brave and faster on very fast roads. Fast gravel is a cornerstone of rally by its nature and history. Another point - not all can adopt and control 1 mil worth cars. Even in F1 you see guys who dominate lower series, but fail when F1 opportunity arrives. Both Pajari and Sesks showed that R2 pool has some good, high potential drivers and that WRC is shooting in its legs by giving these opportunities so rarely. Promoter is changing it and that is good for the rally.

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You can't teach talent nor bravery, but none of the top rc1 driver lack any of that.