Rallye Wrc Monte-Carlo 2013

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Originally Posted by tommeke_B

Yes, pitty... Also Arzeno and Consani are not starting (no budget). A press release about Gilbert will follow later, when I see it I'll post some short translation of it here.

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Originally Posted by tommeke_B

Quentin Gilbert does not start :( He lost his driving license... He was caught speeding last week.

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Originally Posted by vino_93

stupide guy ... it seems that french drivers in Equipe de France doesn't know that a driving license is important ... last year Romiguières lost his driving license before Rallye de France too. :rolleyes:

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Could someone from France explain , is it that if you are excessively speeding that your licence is taken off you or do you only have to be a small bit over the speed limit ? like how much over the speed limt was Vigon and now Gilbert for the police to take their licences ?

Update shakedown by Arnaud -> Photos Rallye Monte-Carlo 2013

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Originally Posted by irish_tiger

Could someone from France explain , is it that if you are excessively speeding that your licence is taken off you or do you only have to be a small bit over the speed limit ? like how much over the speed limt was Vigon and now Gilbert for the police to take their licences ?

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I don't know Gilbert but with Vigion it was a lot. If I remember something like 100 km/h over limit.

Top 10: Loeb (2'28), Ogier (2'30''5), Neuville, Latvala, Sordo, Novikov, Ostberg, Kostka, Hirvonen and Hänninen.

http://www.autohebdo.fr/rallye/wrc/b...es-seb-sont-la

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Originally Posted by HarriK

twice.. not going to continue after second one? :)

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Interesting that contrary to the stereotype it was Ogier over-cooking (hardly a 'crash') and not 'Dangerous' JML.

It seems to have become some kind of trend for WRC-photographers to photoshop in extreme saturated gradients for the sky. Keep it real instead!

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Originally Posted by Mintexmemory

Interesting that contrary to the stereotype it was Ogier over-cooking (hardly a 'crash') and not 'Dangerous' JML.

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He went off where and when he could afford to try limits. The point is not to go over them in the real rally...

Update Shakedown by Hugo Photos Rallye Monte-Carlo 2013

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I think I must be one of the few who prefers the official Citroen livery to the previous one. The fact that it's more red than blue just makes it look more 'Citroeny' to me (though I still think their 2001-02 livery was the best - before Telefonica blue was added, and retained even when the sponsor left!) I also don't really mind the M-Sport burgundy, though I think they could have come up with something a little better.

Thanks for posting the shakedown. The VWs are looking pdq. I haven't expected much in my pickems from them (just 7th for Latvala). I must say I have more excitement for this season than I've had for a while.

Neuville, the fastest (2'26"1): Neuville meilleur temps du shakedown - RTBF Moteurs