LOTOS 73rd Rally Poland 2016

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Originally Posted by Lundefaret

Emil is a good talent, and would fare better in another car.
I am usually VERY reserved when it comes to putting good and bad times down to the machinery, but his R5 has a very clear deficit compared to the top cars, and in Poland it is a lot of drag racing.
But if he is going to deliver, he has somethings in his driving he needs to work on - but definetly a talent (and yes, his showing in an R2 is very relevant for his driving in an R5 or even a WRC car, ref Ogier and Loeb.)

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Originally Posted by dimviii

thats what i said exactly.I dont have expectations because he won with Adam. And that is honest.

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@dimviii
Read this.

What could you expect after his performance with Adam? I´ll tell a few thngs, you if you didn´t count it out yourself:

- making pace notes. Without that talent you never win 1st time in Ireland gainst homedrivers.
- tactics
- mental streghtness

However he´ll need more than these three (3) performances in WRC2 to be top guy. Everyone is aware of that. Maybe a better car too. But that you alredy knew even if not saying.

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Originally Posted by EstWRC

Tänak in a lot better mood at the press conference at the moment. When they were taking seats then Paddon showed to Tänak to sit in the middle :)

http://p.ocdn.ee/40/i/2016/7/3/bt5kmw22.ekd.jpg

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This is one of (many) reasons I love this sport since more than 50 years!!!

Tanak hits a hole or something on broken tarmac at 9:09. Although Lefebvre looked worse, Breen made it to service in the R2 Fiesta with a rear wheel completely locked but strapped to the car. Police wouldn't let you drive with that on a normal car so i think he should have been stopped.

It was a great drive by Tanak. Cruel that it slipped away.
Mikkelsson won by being there and deserved his win every bit as much as Tanak would have.
Great duel for 3rd and 4th created by the weather change.
Great sportsmanship shown by Ogier and others to Tanak.
Great performance by Ford and DMack.

This would not have been this way without the starting order rules.

Yet another winner.

This is the most competitive season for many years. Why would anyone want to change the start order rules?

Poland produced an awesome rally but how many people would bet on it being on the calendar next year?

which stage do you mean? ss20? at 3:10 minutes Tänak says puncture...i guess you mean different stage then?

Strange that the yellow flag was shown to Ogier, but good response to rectify this with the correct time so quickly.

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Originally Posted by EstWRC

i know that NOT will love this, i didnt make it myself, LOL

https://www.upload.ee/image/5938316/...7565537647.jpg

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I would prefer to see him in a professional team, i think its time to get his chance.

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Originally Posted by EstWRC

which stage do you mean? ss20? at 3:10 minutes Tänak says puncture...i guess you mean different stage then?

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Yup, he was lucky to get that far before it went completely then.

i think he did a great time with those 3 wheels, just 0.1 slower than Mads :p