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Frtom Autosport.com:
"World Rally champions Sebastien Ogier and Sebastien Loeb have praised Robert Kubica's speed on last week's Monte Carlo Rally.
The Polish ex-Formula 1 driver posted the second highest number of fastest times in the French Alps and stunned the WRC fraternity with his ability to come to terms with Pirelli tyres after just two days of testing.
Kubica's rally was spoiled when he went off the road on the first stage and a subsequent electrical fault forced him out on the road section back to Gap.
But after rejoining he took a string of stage wins, including topping the rally's longest stage by 33 seconds.
Ogier said: "He did a good job, he was fast in a lot of the stages and showed he is capable of the fight.
"But we all know that about Robert, he is really one of the best drivers around."
Loeb and Ogier showed the rivalry the WRC has missed
Loeb noted that Kubica was directly comparable to Ogier as they were running in similar road positions under this year's regulations, when Rally2 returnees start just before the championship leaders.
"Robert was good - I was impressed with him," said Loeb.
Robert Kubica
"He was close to Seb [Ogier] on the road and set some really good times from this position."
Kubica admitted his pace had taken him by surprise.
"If somebody had told me two or three weeks ago that I would be able to go so fast on the Monte Carlo Rally then I wouldn't have believed it," he said.
BRAKE DRAMA ENDED RALLY
His rally ended when a brake problem caused him to crash into a wall after the finish of the penultimate stage.
"That was very strange," he said.
"We had changed pads and discs at the service and, OK, there was some smoke in the first stage, but you expect this from the material.
"But then after we did the long downhill section of the stage, the pedal went to the floor.
"We had no warning , no [pad] knock-off, long pedal or anything like that.
"In the end, I could only take the handbrake to try to slow us down.""
Well, maybe that was quoted from the contemporary news, but they were very powerful machines, so 300hp, no way. 400+ and more should be more relevant. And suspension was still the old Bilstein type wasn´t it? Just look at Audis jumping in Finland back in 1983-85 (Btw I was there in 1983) and they jumped a couple of times after landing....Quote:
Originally Posted by janvanvurpa
And I think too, that Röhrl talking skitsnack... (Och John - reta inte upp Dig på greken - han är bara en krydda här på forumet :)
Doesn't matter if 400hp or 600hp. Fact is that the cars had more power than they could transfer to the road. Droogmans (former European champion who drove RS200 in '86) once said in an interview that the wheels were still spinning when he pushed full throttle in 5th gear on tarmac... Also he claimed that apart from some small flaws (like the placement of fuel tank) that the Group B cars were much safer than the Group 4 cars used some 4 years before.
But this is far off-topic... ;)
Sent you a PM with the translation.Quote:
Originally Posted by marcosg
why you dont post it?
Here you go:
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I’ve been thinking a lot about writing something after the last rally weekend with Robert Kubica and Maciek Szczepaniak because every time I speak out I get accused of jealousy or I get sent an ointment for ass pain. Well, no, I’m not jealous. I like Robert and I try to stay in contact with Maciek and support him during rallies. I know how I missed home when I was rallying. But this is not what this essay is about.
What Robert and Maciek did at Monte Carlo is another breakthrough. This is a giant step on their road to victory. I know how hard they worked on to go that fast because I had the opportunity to work hard with Robert. And then I saw the effects this work brought him. I remember the special stages of the Mille Miglia, I remember Du Var results, I also remember the bitter moments like the failure on special stage 1 on Monte, when after many weeks of preparation the car has traveled 1.5 km of ss. To the world, it is normal that the rally preparation are often heavier than the rally, but for the bully commenters, who live a regular lives and drive a 2-year old company Ford Focus, driving a 50km special stage under varying conditions (mud, snow, ice, asphalt) and winning it with drivers who drove Monte 10 times it's just a breeze or like going out with a dog for a walk. Because they can’t know that during rally preparations you make hundreds or thousands of kilometers to be ready for a rally. And Robert and Maciek did it and this is not their last word. And anyone who says or writes that "Robert has gone (off) well on the rally" [an idiom] can at most tightly squeeze the wheel of his Ford Focus, and it's probably with one hand only, because the second one is on the gear stick while he keeps turning the wheel like a pizza delivery man and by pressing the clutch at each braking. And the only thing these commenters can do is to sprint to 170 km / h on the highway cleared of snow.
What moral rights have these champions of steering wheel to judge someone who does not finish the race due to a failure (or if Robert has an off it is at least resulting from competition he is in), who cannot make it to their work without accidents. In 2013 there were 35,000 accidents on the roads in Poland! And 3,300 people were killed. So how do you judge someone when you cannot drive safely and with speeds much lower than during a rally?
That is why I support what Maciek Baran wrote. We have an apogee of flood of moronic commenters who don’t have any understanding of not only rallies but even regular car driving. And I do not know how to remedy this.
Best I ever heard - in the RK matter I should add. More people on this forum should be ashamed reading this.
Shame, like common sense, disappears when people have a keyboard in front of them and nobody measuring them against any standard.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
The last 6 lines make no sense.
We have already said everything about the rest of the comment.
another one to the rescue of a hopeless situation... time will tell who is right or wrong.
Every year there is only one world champion. The rest has hopelessly failed? Kubica is among the other even much more experienced established rally talents who also haven't reached their goals year after year and keep on doing that when there is a Frenchman driving a VW Polo.
I think the Kubica story is done to the death and back for monte.... there is a rally in 15 days so we can start a new episode then... maybe it will have a good ending this time.
the thing is that kubica made 18 points in 2013 while driving a wrc2 car (5 times in the top 10) , while he only made 14 driving a factory wrc car in 2014 (3 times in the top 10).Quote:
Originally Posted by Ounin
let's give him another year, but i doubt he will improve he reliability. he seems to have improved his speed, but that was never his problem.
speed was and still is his problem as well... and it will show on the other rounds.Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
let's give him another year, but i doubt he will improve he reliability. he seems to have improved his speed, but that was never his problem.[/QUOTE]
Who are we to gave him "one" year come on, he can make his own decisions. As long as he enjoys his rallying and reaches his goals, he stay in WRC for many many years , and I hope he will do so. He is a guy who's carreer has changed dramatically and was forced to quit where he had the world champion potential. He had the balls to choose the most difficult direction in motor racing and that is changing from the circuit to the rally stages. I'm happy he is not hanging around in DTM or WTCC, would be waste of WRC flavour.
MC Historic cars look so cool ... :cool:
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An italian flag on something that works and win. Miss those days.
dimvii, one big "Like" for all that video stuff you post.
Great :beer:Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Welcome mate,my pleasure to share some videos they worth to see.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mariusz
Also a big thanks to all these guys they take photos and videos at each wrc round.Plenty excellent videos and well choosen spots.
Rallye Monte-Carlo 2015: Onboard SS14 Ott Tänak
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_pRHKkMQUQ
While an argument is going on over "The Master" in another thread, let's just appreciate his skills before he passes his prime years*:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12gK_2hGo7I
* Yes, I still consider him in his "prime" because, well, how else do you explain a 40 year old coming out of retirement and taking several stages, some by huge margins? Or having a very good chance to win outright if his collision didn't destroy the rear suspension.