Puncture for Neuville... too bad :mad: :(
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Puncture for Neuville... too bad :mad: :(
Nasser is doing reallu well, more if we consider he said he has been havin problems with one driveshaflt in SS2 and 3 and only now is repaired!
remember that nasser knows these roads really well, he has won the troodos rally several times (8,9 i think) and the last two year it uses these roads. so everybody has to count him as a real threat to andreas
Kopecky ultra lucky this year(till now)
Neuville out of the rally on road the section between stage 4 and 5!!!! With electric problems.
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Altenator seems to be a weak point on the 207.Quote:
Originally Posted by makinen_fan
Neuville and Hanninen with problems - the heavens are desperate for Mikkelsen to win this! Come on Andreas! :)
For years already!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Don t underestimate Kopeckys luck.lolQuote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
Go Andreas!!!!!
Eurosport, buy or rent a decent chopper.
Even Loix can win this title!!!
Found some fuel for it, good news.
So with Hanninen and Neuville out... now we have Andreas in 1st, Kopecky in 3rd and Loix in 4th to fight for the title. But we have Al Attiyah in 2nd as a dangerous outsider, it's going to be interesting.
Yes indeed. The whole season they drive with that station wagon for recce. By PSA no problem it seems, Neuville in the Impreza and I think he uses that for every rally, in the WRC it are Lancers.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
This sucks! Neuville :(
But I think with the pace he showed here Peugeot Belux must be very satisfied now and probably give him a nice season package for next year! And maybe like Mikkelsen this year he can learn in French Gravel Championship?
Spin for Kruuda without damage...
What is wrong with it?Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
It wouldn't start. They finally got it going, maybe 15 mins late so not too bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Maybe it is running a Peugeot electrical system..Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
Quote:
Originally Posted by MartijnS
about says it all really......
Kopecky doesn't quite have the 'bite' of Mikkelsen, Hanninen or Neuville but he is a decent rally driver. It's not like he is running rallies minutes off the pace and lucking into podiums and wins.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Unlucky for Neuville...the 207 is approaching the end of it's useful life it seems.
The car is still fast enough; I don't think this retirement has anything to do with the age of the car.Quote:
Originally Posted by I am evil Homer
finally it wasn t driveshaft,but changed the preload at front diff.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZequeArgentina
he is decent in tarmac.In gravel he needs work.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Indeed, but you are comparing against some of the quickest young gravel drivers (Mikkelsen&Hanninen) who have driven many more miles on gravel this year. Neuville is kind of exceptional and I am sure will fight for the title again next year.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Jan's times have been muich better here than in Scotland.
Kopecky is a works driver,and a championship contenter.We HAVE to compare against Neuville,Hanninen,Mikkelsen.Neuville is not the only exception.Look at Mikkelsens pace at asphalt where he is not familiar.Look at Juhos pace at asphalt.I don t mention Tanaks pace in asphalt cause in wrc.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
As you see there are plenty of drivers that while there are not faliliar with tarmac/gravel they are fast out of the box in a ''new'' surface,and without the thousants of km testing(and unlimited budget) of a factory driver.
Kopecký virtually achieved his maximum already few years a go and since then he only keeps on same level. He isn't bad but he can't get better. The other mentioned guys still have a space for improvement and that makes them better although more accident prone.
Juho will restart tomorrow.
Agree.Same situation as Prokop.You can t see any progress.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Jan is a bit like IRCs version of Mikko Hirvonen. Capable but not really champion material under "normal" circumstances. Now we find the same situation heading into the WRC finale, although I would find it a bit more extreme if Mikko were to win that one.
Mikkelsen has done alot of Asphalt this year, Neuville didn't have any mileage this year on gravel.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
a friend told me that he has seen neuville returning to the Pafos service driving the 207, presumably he was able to fix it, such a shame he is out already...
So Mikkelsen wasn t fast at his first tarmac event?Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
Mikkelsen experience on asphalt before this year is quite more then Neuville had gravel experience before this year. Btw he crashed his first tarmac event this year :p after a KM or so . Mikkelsen has a longer career then Neuville already, so comparing experience is a bit difficult. But that doesn't take away he's still a young gun like Thierry :)
Makinen_fan: He even finished the stage, probably not good enough to do another full throttle I think :(
i didn t say if Mikkelsen in tarmac had more experience than from Neuville in gravel.I said that mikkelsen was fast in new surface out of the box.Something Kopecky lacks in gravel.Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
I wasn't talking about Kopecky :p . But I think that our oppinions are a bit different but have the same thought though :) . And Can't wait for the Golden stage maybe a battle between Mikkelsen and Neuville. Thierry will probably get some more rhythm on gravel tomorrow :)
What seems to be the problem with them, and why?Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Mikkelsen wasn't fast driver on any surface out of the box. This is his more or less 5th or 6th season on international level. He has always shown the promise, but to my opinion not until this last half of the IRC season has he come to a level where he can keep the winning speed and win with it. He still makes odd mistake here and there, but it's less frequently.
What's good about Mikkelsen's speed could be said about Neuville's tarmac pace too: very quick, very promising, but a bit more accident prone. The little what I've seen of him live last year and this year, there's monumental change. Last year he was more all over the place, now far more focused and faster. There's still a lot of potential in Neuville, and hopefully well-supported seasons ahead.