[WRC] Rally Turkey Marmaris 2019

Good guy Latvala :D

Great pictures from the heli today ... excellent angles.

Rovanperä on stage.. but how

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Originally Posted by TypeR

Rovanperä on stage.. but how

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As long as wheel rolling it should be bad just giving up.

Or am I wrong about the rules?

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Originally Posted by er88

Tidemand just isnt showing enough in these outings in terms of speed (so far). And that's not just compared to the wrc regulars, it's in relation to someone like Greensmith who has been closer to the top boys on his drives.

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I think PT and GG are about same speed at same time of career. Gus in Portugal and PT in his first outing on gravel this weekend.

Kalle made it through. Is service close to this stage end?

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Originally Posted by RS

Kalle made it through. Is service close to this stage end?

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No, its about 80 km away.

GG after SS3

“Kalle started with only 3 tires on the car, & the gap the organisers gave me was a joke. I was caught in his dust for half the stage”

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Originally Posted by tc10a

No, its about 80 km away.

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But it's some two tyres in a boot as well. Punctured yes, but maybe with some rubber on it and he can change it to drive carefully to the service on another punctured tyre

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Originally Posted by RS

Kalle made it through. Is service close to this stage end?

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Good. I think he gave up a bit early...

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According to a Belgian spectator FIA allowed Kalle to continue..

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It would be very interesting to see what would happen if Lappi retains the lead until the very end with Ogier on 3rd, would he let him pass and give the win to someone else who is not Tanak or Neuville.

i really doubt they would sacrifice the win, Ogier would get more points than Tänak or Neuville anyway

but a long way to go

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EEVtrcKW...name=4096x4096

Ogier flying once again

Meeke lost about 5s at that tricky hairpin near the start.

Tänak quite slow

Neuville basically caught Tänak with this one, Latvala very slow on first split

Suninen/Tidemand/Lappi/Latvala: 6 MICHELIN LTX Force H4
Ogier/Tanak/Meeke/Sordo: 4H4 +2M6
Neuville/Mikkelsen: 3H4+3M6

Well Meeke is pushing it seems. Fastest so far despite the stall

Strange exhaust sound from Latvala

Latvala in trouble and Meeke on a push, Tommi will be hiding behind the sofa!

oh Jari....

FR puncture

new rear wing causing problems already? 2nd boot problem already this weekend

The boot causing lots of noise similar to Tanak in shakedown, then hes struggled to hear the notes and hit a rock :(

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Originally Posted by TypeR

new rear wing causing problems already? 2nd boot problem already this weekend

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And yet still the commentators or stage end reporter dont say anything, I reckon they've been more or less gagged from talking about it in depth

ridiculous stage with football size stones on the road and wrc2 guys with so many punctures already.. No wonder, that so few entries to this rally..

Kopecky and Kajto with punctures too?

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Originally Posted by TypeR

ridiculous stage with football size stones on the road and wrc2 guys with so many punctures already.. No wonder, that so few entries to this rally..

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If I remember right, after last year, discussion went on about Turkey. Many of you guys said this is also what it should be.

I definately didn´t like the rally last year and not this year as well.

Being asked, I think none of the drivers liked the ruff conditions...

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Originally Posted by er88

And yet still the commentators or stage end reporter dont say anything, I reckon they've been more or less gagged from talking about it in depth

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That's very much my view as well.

FIA is trying to cover their messup with rules/rule enforcement.

Position changes so far (I'm graphic-addicted...):
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Ogier in the lead by the end of the day?

i predict so.

Heavy clouds look ominous...

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Heavy clouds look ominous...

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But will they burst? Some drivers need this rain and it has to come now...

Again amazing battles, the groups of P2-P4 and P5-P7 within two seconds

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Kopecky and Kajto with punctures too?

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Kopecky with puncture on SS5. Kajto - I don't know. His stage time looks quite good...

They both have some interesting comments about this stage:

Kajetanowicz:
"It's hard to drive - it's not normal rally driving. It is like a slalom on a straight road!"

Kopecký:
"It can happen anywhere - I think that these stages should only be run once."
Czech version is different - it contains a comparison to Dakar Rally :)
"Ten defekt se může stát kdekoliv. Taková zkouška by se měla jet jenom jednou, teď je to na auta pro Dakar.!

Tänak again so slow, things not going his way this afternoon

Unbelievable save from Neuville. He is on the limit!!! What a moment