Neuville went hard on the brakes and stall the engine prior to jump...
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Neuville went hard on the brakes and stall the engine prior to jump...
Stage times stopped appearing on ewrc and rallybase after WRC2 runs....
Evans took over 2 mins. Rain getting heavier or running-in the new engine?
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Originally Posted by Rally Hokkaido
Ogier did a lot of mistakes... he doesn't feel comfy in a ford at all
Seems M-Sport will do everything they can to nurture the car to his liking... Screw Tanak, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by danon
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Ah, I was confused because they have decided that SS1 is split in to two runs, SS1X and SS1Y....and Evans managed a 1.54.5secs '6th fastest in 'X'..apologies to him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rally Hokkaido
It is because they were waiting for LIVE. Schedule of that joke is crazy...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rally Hokkaido
Ogier leaving the lights off for that extra tenth in pace.
Gary Boyd @KiwiWRCfan 1h1 hour ago
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Juho Hanninen stage win today means Kris Meeke & Hayden Paddon are only main team drivers without 2017 stage win.
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Poor Bibendum. he is smiling but it is bitter smile, because they refused to make selfie with him because of his body. :/
Ogier drove without the extra lights because of that text in Bulletin 1:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hasselhoax
"11. Fitting and use of extra lights
For all drivers that have installed extra lights on their car, these extra lights must remain switched off during SS1y, unless otherwise authorised by the Clerk of the Course. Any infringement will be reported to the Stewards."
If prior to SS1y running it was still not autorised to use them after the mentioned decision, then everybody who used them on that stage must be penalised at Stewards' discretion!
If it was autorised later on, then we might start to think about the "conspiracy" of Ogier turning the lights off in order to gain some extra power :rolleyes: :D
Please, before writing subjective comments, first consult yourself with the official documents of the rally...
Strange to have this SS0 stage. TV coverage was very confusing. Despite all the drivers mentioning a second run it was never referenced on commentary. Everyone would come away thinking Ogier was leading the rally when in fact it was Hanninen.
Okay it is a nothing special stage, but that's still a live global TV broadcast and Toyota just lost a bit of PR there. How hard would it have been to just change the stage numbers to 1 and 2?
Will also be interesting to see whether that stage runs next year. Very long day for all involved on the rally.
Simmi, it was hard enough to change it because at the very last moment, they've decided to run it twice while everything on the itinerary was ready months before that for just one run.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
If you've ever been involved in rally organising, you'd know that a change of a special stage number just prior to the rally (and this is, my God, the very first stage!!) would require a change of (almost) all documents of the rally (itinerary, supp. regs., road books, maps, etc.)!
On the other hand, I don't know who invented the "SS0" stuff since in the itinerary both stages were named SS1x and SS1y (not SS0 and SS1), no matter how strange was that too (SS1a and SS1b would be more understandable), but that's another topic...
the most useless stage i have ever seen, i hope it disappears and never comes back...and the atmosphere was nothing like it has been at Guanajuato city stage in previous years
Anyone thinking the season starts now is 50 points behind and in 20th place and likely to stay there.Quote:
Originally Posted by danon
that'll change very soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Actually Breen belongs to that list too.
Thanks beta_racing. Good info!Quote:
Originally Posted by beta_racing
welcome to mexico...
Jesse Villalpando @JesseVillalpand 8m8 minutes ago
ATTENTION! Road incident at carretera Mexico-Queretaro has caused that the bridesmaids carrying the WRC cars are detained
Jesse Villalpando @JesseVillalpand 6m6 minutes ago
There is a delay of three hours and a few buses of the Guanajuato Mexico Rally WRC press is also detained
Jesse Villalpando @JesseVillalpand 2m2 minutes ago
CAPUFE has unveiled a lane on the Mexico-Queretaro Highway, the route enabling Leon still is long for the WRC cars
google maps shows 5 hour drive to Leon from Mexico City and the stage is in 6 hours and some cars arent even out of the city according to wrc plus, example Ogier's :rolleyes:
I can't be the only person who thought this might happen. Big risk to do those big logistical movements within the event.
I was looking weather forecast. There was also some light rain in some places aronud today stages. Today will be dry but relatively cold for Mexico only between +20 and +25 during the daytime :) And there is already slight chanche of rain today evening.
And there is big risk of heavy rain on Saturday. Maybe less arund Leon and warmer there (upo to +24 degrees) and cooler and more humid in the hills, where temperature might not rise above +18. So, something to mix up a few thigs :)
Stupidity at high level this laison. Imagine one accident with the truck :(
I think it is because of result systems. Most of programmes has stage numbers ready as only numbers. Nobody expected "stupidities" with added letters...Quote:
Originally Posted by beta_racing
I completely agree. One of the worst city stages I have ever seen with totally crazy schedule. Three hours of nothing. Waste of time for everyone. What a contrast to Guanajuato stage last year...Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
according to a guy in twitter the cars are 270km-s away from Leon, even less now so it seems they will make it just in time.
It reminds me of Rally Argentina 2007 when the crews were held up at the airport after the SS and lost a whole day of rallying. Hopefully they will make it to the stages today.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Really hope we don't lose one of the most meaningful stages of the championship (El Chocolate) for the sake of one of the worst in recent history.
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Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
+1 pure stupidity at its finest.
You have to try to make something more stupid.
there are video clips with Ogiers lights turned on on the night stage.Quote:
Originally Posted by beta_racing
Morning loop cancelled, ffs :mad:
https://twitter.com/michelin_sport/s...07364489920512
That`s that then, SS2-3 cancelled. Someone said the cars were 130km from to service and moving...a small delay, but it would have been worth it.
What an epic fail.
they fucked whole rally for no reason. 10 years out of wrc imho is fair.Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGear
Well, the teams liked this idea, probably many others too who could earn from it. Still sucks ofc.
I don't even have words for this, so goddamn angry at the moment
That is why we need a wall...