SS1 had some rough places in the beginning. SS2 and SS6 are smooth altogether. SS3 is mostly smooth with some rough places hidden in the 32 km length. The roughest sections will actually come tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
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SS1 had some rough places in the beginning. SS2 and SS6 are smooth altogether. SS3 is mostly smooth with some rough places hidden in the 32 km length. The roughest sections will actually come tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
so all in all its like smooth rally except Sunday? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
No :D But for example driving SS1 only once reduces the rough sections. Similarly, the super rough section where Evans and Østberg retired in 2018 hasn't been run since.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
EDIT: Incorrect to say SS3 is smooth because it's not similarly smooth as SS2 and SS6, but it's like "medium".
stage stopped?
No spectators allowed but still a safety issue?
Unauthorised spectators. I've seen people in every stage so far - wonder what the difference is here?
Organizers jeopardizes whole Championship for some spectators? Pffff...
Last year for Rally Turkey
seems to be running again. kalle in car now.
They are French. Ogier gets to drive without the dust. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
Looks pretty smooth for Turkey. Windmills also giving vibes of Fafe stage lol
Yeah this stage is truly exceptional. The average speeds are close to 110 km/h whereas all other stages are under 90 km/h.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tauri_J
Ott Tänak talks about his retirement from Rally Turkey
We caught up with the Hyundai man following his early exit in today's opening test...
"We had some kind of steering issue, but we do not know what yet. The car is still in the forest and we have to wait until it gets back to the service park. There was no warning, it was quite instant. It should not be a big worry to repair the car for tomorrow."
Asked about his title hopes, he said:
"It's not a positive so there is nothing too much to comment."
Tanak aside not much drama or attrition so far. The stages dont seem as rough as predicted with plenty of smooth fast sections. Very attractive to watch.
It seems like Loeb is bit more sideways at some places than it would be optimal?
EDIT: he confirmed at stage end that he made few small mistakes
Noticed it as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Indreq
except that rear left tyre at stage stop was in bad condition,yes i ve notided that too.Too much sideways for his style.Quote:
Originally Posted by Indreq
Ruben Perez
@RubnPerez
Abandonment of one of the teams entered in # WRC2.
Eyvind Brynildsen and Ilka Minor are out of the race after suffering a puncture on SS5.
They had no more spare wheels left on the car since before that stage they changed one of them. #WRC
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EiRJfYPW...jpg&name=small
Brynildsen's bolts had snapped, probably from overtightening after changing the puncture earlier in the stage
No, I am with you. Let the drivers speak their minds. Let's not "castrate" the drivers with some polished PR media talk.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kradovech
Sebastien loeb
@SebastienLoeb
A little (a lot) of frustration after this first loop
A bad choice of tires this morning with the team is wasting a lot of time when we really wanted to give everything. The race is still long and the podium within reach
The reigning World Rally Champion was able to move the car and examined its front-right corner, but walked away after doing so.
He reported to his team at the time that he had seen a steering temperature alarm, and speaking to the media after his retirement said: “Yes, we can confirm we had some kind of steering issue.
“We don’t know exactly yet as the car is still in the forest and first we need to wait for it to come back to service to see what actually happened.”
Tänak said the problem “was quite instant”, and that although his car had not been returned to service he thought it would “not be too big [a] worry to repair” in time for Sunday, which will include the points-paying powerstage.
“I’m pretty sure we are back tomorrow,” he said.
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/tanak...teering-issue/
Yes. I have just noticed that on SS4 he was only 0.4 s quicker than Kajetanowicz who is driving an R5 car. How can Lappi be so slow? But Loubet is even slower:Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
https://rally-base.com/2020/rally-tu...31&ssGroupId=1
@SebastienLoeb
Revenge is a dish that is eaten very cold
https://twitter.com/SebastienLoeb/st...78212465127424
RallyTurkey - Michelin Tyre info - SS6/SS7/SS8
@TGR_WRC
Ogier/Evans/Rovanperä: 6 MICHELIN LTX Force H4
@HMSGOfficial
Neuville/Loeb 6H4
Loubet: 4H4 + 2M6
@MSportLtd
Suninen/Lappi/Greensmith: 6H4
A lot rougher now already
The speciality of this event is not even so much about the roughness, but also the slow pace, twistiness and technicality. But I still love that they added Kizlan, the fast and smooth stage, to add variety.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
... and stones ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
aka roughnessQuote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
Lappi is 1s/km slower than Sunninen and just ahead of Gus on the stage. Doesn't look like he's got any commitment at all, really strange.
Everyone gone? Ogier is in trouble
.. Has anyone mentioned that there's a car upside down on the inside of the sharp righthand corner close to the finish btw? ��
Ogier in trouble
He doesnt have 6th gear/ gearbox issues.
Edit - also a puncture
i think puncture was quite late affair, last couple of kms max. Gearbox seemed to be stuck on 3rd... Two more stages to go.Quote:
Originally Posted by er88
The rougher second pass starting to bite. Long way to go in this rally now. Hope all can continue the battle without more punctures or issues.
SS6: Ogier
A nightmare for the Frenchman as he drops 20.4sec and slips down to third. He arrives at stage end with a front-let puncture on his Yaris.
He doesn't stop to talk at the stop line...
Gearbox seems to work fine on Ogier car. I think that he simply not wanted to go faster to not destroy tyre completely and not not damage car/aero. Cuz he change a gear in natural way
There was obviously something else wrong besides a flat tyre.Quote:
Originally Posted by KKS
He seemed to go long on the gears though, maybe gearbox is loosing pressure so he was trying to change gears less to get to the end
Well well what happened while I was taking a nap.
Does he have a gearbox issue or not then?