Looks like it was just his speculation since nothing happened. Hopefully we'll at least get the Monte entry list before the autosport show.Quote:
Originally Posted by Allez Andruet
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Looks like it was just his speculation since nothing happened. Hopefully we'll at least get the Monte entry list before the autosport show.Quote:
Originally Posted by Allez Andruet
Maybe, or then the announcement was just simply postponed for whatever reason. Few days ago there was some buzz about an imminent announcement elsewhere as well, not only in Tuominen's tweet.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
Absolute speculation, or do they know something?
https://twitter.com/walesrallygb/status/1208840109480656896?s=21
Seems quite far-fetched, especially when both of them have announced different plans (Latvala to drive only Toyota, Meeke to say goodbye to WRC)Quote:
Originally Posted by T16
Seems an odd thing to post if there is no reason to post it.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
I’m sure WRGB would like especially Meeke in a car to help with ticket sales...
Seems like an oddly specific thing to tweet if there's nothing to it. I mean, specifically referring to Ford.Quote:
Originally Posted by T16
At the end of the day, having Meeke in a Fiesta could be the best chance for M-Sport to win a rally next season. Maybe more than once. Could also be very costly in terms of replacement parts... But if Malcolm wishes to have a proper go at it and can afford it, a line up of Meeke, Lappi and Suninen looks like an exciting prospect, that could deliver wins on occasion.
If Lappi and Suninen are bringing some money, maybe Meeke could take the free seat* that Evans had?
(*I know some people don't believe Evans had a free drive, but I really think he did.)
It seems Kris is still doing so work with Toyota was in the GR-4 last week
Gus / Marshall
Suninen / Marshall
Paddon / Marshall
....
Tweet says "driver"
It’s still 2019Quote:
Originally Posted by lankey555
I'm quite sure there are no free seats at M-Sport (except for someone called Ogier). Evans most likely will "pay" for his time at M-Sport for the rest of his career. And quite rightly so. It would make no sense to invest in Meeke. Or maybe would have, but some 10 years ago, not in 2020.Quote:
Originally Posted by the sniper
Seems just wishful-thinking from someone at WRGB, hoping to see one of those big names at their rally next year.
Highly unlikely with M-Sport though.
Through the year Wilson didn't pay interest in Ogier but in Tanak.Quote:
Originally Posted by Allez Andruet
For 2020 there would have been a free seat for Tänak as well, that's a no-brainer. I wrote on the basis of what has actually happened.Quote:
Originally Posted by deephouse
In official website of Paraguay presidency: candidate to WRC near future
https://www.presidencia.gov.py/notic...l#.XgE4ntJKiUk
As YLE Sports yells at Tommi Mäkinen, Toyota's team captain, for the first comment from French multiplayer Ogier about his new car, Mäkinen can't hide his enthusiasm.
- There came a clear comment that "Yes! It's nice to sit in a top car now!"
My first impression of the car is good. It's a championship car. Now it's our turn to do the job. I'm really excited and motivated. Sure, the car still needs getting used to. Especially here on the snow I have not yet found full credit for it. However, Toyota was so fast this year that if it doesn't get up to speed next season, it's worth looking in the mirror, Ogier laughs.
https://translate.google.ee/translat...u%2F3-11132668
Should be fun :D https://youtu.be/yUOpoQSrsKs?t=24Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
If their rally isn't 800+km, I'll be sorely disappointed! https://www.ewrc-results.com/timetab...co-rally-2019/Quote:
Originally Posted by MartijnS
They're really proving over there what R5s can stand up to... Great that a rally like that still exists for contemporary machinery somewhere in the world, good on them!
I have difficulties in believing the average speed (193 km/h) when seeing the videos. It's damn fast event, but average of over 190 km/h can't be anything else than a flat out straight for 800 kms. Could someone explain?Quote:
Originally Posted by the sniper
A quick search on google shows that these results on eWRC are wrong. My bet is that they're the results before the final leg. Final results can be seen clicking on the link on the bottom of this page: https://www.tacpy.com.py/blog/3221/l...anschaco-rally
The winner has a time of 6 hours 7 minutes and 5 seconds without penalties, which means an average of 133kph.
at these countries there are some stages with such average(190km/h)
AFAIK current WRC cars have a top speed of 190 km/h in rally spec so they couldn’t make such avg speed even on a drag race track
Yes, but max. speed of Mitsu evo X is 220kph or maybe even more, so average of 190 kph is possible.
The retirement list doesn't make for good reading when it comes the the R5 cars compared to the finishers list!
http://trackleaders.com/transchaco17
I managed to find a some sort of map from Transchaco 2017. The red lines are special stages. For example at the Northmost point of the route, there's SS15 which is 25 km of just straight road. SS7 is 43 km with one 500m twisty passage, three 90° turns and otherwise just straight road.
I don't find this rally interesting in WRC context.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPcxLY6zQOAQuote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Here's an onboard from what I recognize as SS11. The beginning and end are like highway, and in between there's offroading.
Here comes Max McRae ... what a name !
https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/dece...3--12-12-.html
Its crazy how fast they're going on that narrow road after the "highway". Was thinking if a bump came, it would be an instant cartwheel...and it came but they somehow survived it. https://youtu.be/UPcxLY6zQOA?t=191Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Yeah, I had to watch that like 10 times but I still don't understand what happens or how they manage to keep going :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Tauri_J
The big moment at 3min 10 secs....... F**k that.... How to kill a rally car in 3 days... And that's if you finish...Quote:
Originally Posted by Tauri_J
The question is, how fast he is compared with Kalle & Oliver..?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
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Let’s get back to that in five years or soQuote:
Originally Posted by Arnold Triyudho Wardono
Way too early to tell, he hasn't even done a rally yet! I think it's going to be tougher for him though, particularly with living in Australia. There will need to be some pretty big decisions/commitments made near the end of next year if he's going to go down the same path as Kalle and Oliver. It'll be interesting to see what his program is in 2021/2, to see how serious he is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arnold Triyudho Wardono
https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...atus-at-toyota
Ogier hasn't demanded number one status at Toyota, everyone is equal as the season starts...
Maybe because it goes without saying for a 6x World Champion, versus a 1x rally winner, and a rookie...Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
I’m not a huge fan of Ogier, but will be really interested to see if he can equal Kankkunen’s unbeaten record of 3 driver’s titles with three different manufacturers. On a related note, other than Ogier, who was the last driver to win the driver’s title with more than one manufacturer? Röhrl?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Röhrl?Quote:
Originally Posted by RAS007
There is not many multiple time champions: Ogier, Loeb, Grönholm, Mäkinen, Kankkunen, Sainz, Biasion, Röhrl.
And out of those only Ogier, Kankkunen and Röhrl won it with more than one manufacturer in total.
That's rare indeed. As masa90 wrote, only Röhrl, Kankkunen and Ogier have managed to do it. Mikkola (1979) and Grönholm (2006) have also been close to achieve it (Mikkola retrospectively), but being close naturally doesn't count here.
Sainz 1995? Auriol 1992?Quote:
Originally Posted by Allez Andruet
Close (like McRae in 2001), yes, but not as close as those two. Röhrl was also pretty damn close to snatch it with a third manufacturer in 1983.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL