Hirvonen is the first to beat Ostberg's time, not by a large margin tough. The two fastest guys are still to come in.
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Hirvonen is the first to beat Ostberg's time, not by a large margin tough. The two fastest guys are still to come in.
Hail and snow falling on second stage of the day???
Loeb made a small mistake towards the end of the stage, loosing about four seconds
Loeb was about to win this one, but had made small mistake
Pic done by George Donaldson at the end of that stage:Quote:
Originally Posted by wwbroe
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.n...04028450_n.jpg
There was heavy rainfall and hail early in the morning. So, everything is not melted yet. Next stage is in higher elevation as well. Previus was the lowest (between 500-800 meters), this on is between 600 and 1100 meters. Conditions should be worse, and better for first starters.Quote:
Originally Posted by wwbroe
Did you guys see the average speed on the 40km long first stage of the day, an amazing 108Km/h !!!
We could say that the previous Donaldson's pic is biased :p .
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BJV1vcBCUAEeJsd.jpg
It's sunny, 14 ºC.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BJV2A9KCUAEl0se.jpg:large
Sordo is exactly a minute slower trough then Ostberg
Loeb's on a push, 6.4 seconds faster than Seb II at split 3.
Ogier is about 6,5 sec slower as Loeb at about halfway trough the stage. Would that be possible?
Loeb on charge! Good luck to him!!
His engine is down to 3 cylinders since the watersplash at the beginning of the previous stage.Quote:
Originally Posted by wwbroe
Ogier is having a problem, loosing about half a minute compared to Miko on split 4???
Ogier 30 seconds slower than Hirvonen on the splits!
As expected.. ostberg had an advantage being first on the road
Ogier is 38 sec down to Loeb on splits....
Ogier :s
Seb Loeb made a mistake agfain towards the end, but loosing only about a second, but that cost him the best time on this stage.
I'm actually cheering for Loeb for once. :p
Any explanation for Ogi's lack of pace?
Handbrake... :dozey:
He went off the road at the muddy section of stage.Quote:
Originally Posted by jonkka
Looking at the splits it seems going off cost Ogier about 25 seconds, he was loosing time to Loeb throughout the stage. Now let's see a fight-back :D
I remember now this excellent article. Even after his retirement, he has done it again.
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sebastien (Loeb :p )? - PistonHeads
Thx!Quote:
Originally Posted by SashaIF
A couple of years ago I would not say this but... GO LOEB!!!! CITROEN FTW!! times change haha
This scenario could bring teamorders into play. Loeb slowing for Hirvonen, that would be a first.
Why to put Hirvonen infront of Loeb?! He doesn't have chance against Ogier.
No excuse for Ogier this time.. ?! :-P
Second that, Citroen should focus on the manu title and if in the meantime Loeb can come back and beat the VW's they should allow it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
It is getting interesting :) Now we will see how good is Ogier at chasing and if loeb will finally win a stage. :)
So Ogier is still human after all, it will be interesting to see how he reacts to this, he could still win it, and lets face it, he has still less to lose if he bins it than Loeb or Mikko.
No titles have been decided yet. I know, Ogier is miles in front but any chance could prove valuable.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
Hirvonens pace in Argentina has thus far been quite good. Normally hardly a match for Ogier, but he's under pressure now.
Ogier 17 seconds behind Mikko with half a rally left, and people talking about team-orders. Come on.
Ogier goes for it.. oh no.. sounds like more off road excurions to come :-P
You didnt read all, did you?
Early in the service Ogier talked more about the incident that cost him the lead. “We had a problem with the handbrake, like we had for a long time,” he explained.
“It was a long right-hand tightening corner – a fast one – and the exit was full of mud. I started to understeer a little bit and I wanted to help the car with the handbrake but unfortunately it locked the front and I understeered more. I have no option but to go off the road.”
Volkswagen replaced the complete handbrake and differential lock system in service and are analysing whether or not the system was faulty.
Ogier and Jari-Matti Latvala’s cars are fitted with the same type of system, which is known to be slow at releasing drive to the front wheels when the handbrake is pulled.
The third Polo R of Andreas Mikkelsen is fitted with a new, different system that is faster but unproven in competition.
Despite Ogier's desire to use the new system immediately, the team is unwilling to introduce it until they are hapy with its reliability.
Ogier completely mad man. In just one split he takes 2.2 from Loeb.
I reckon Ogier needs 16 sec back today - this is a good start (hope I don't jinx it)