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It struck me... He who goes first gets the cleanest road. But he also gets to find the slippery bits, live on rally.tv. He who goes later gets to know where the slippery bits are.Quote:
Originally Posted by meh
I wonder where the optimal place in the order is. Different for every stage, probably.
What happened to Munster?
Same corner like others, stuck in ditch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mackie
They will have info, but If you select bad approach, you are still of the road
Yes, I see his pace between split 2 and 3 is like Andreas. So, little damage then.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Maybe im wrong but looked like some marshall or police officer was trying to stop the fans from helping Taka initially
Toyota R2 very slow now
Solberg on Attack mode ! Great to watch, good video, but probably will break the car - very aggressive !
Agreed and I’m surprised about that actually.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tauri_J
Solberg finally woke up!
That was the moment when Mikkelsen was approaching the same corner.Quote:
Originally Posted by er88
If Solberg will keep pushing like this, you know whats gonna happen...
It looked like one of the marshals hurt himself falling over on the ice. The camera looking out of the front of Taka’s car caught him fall over.Quote:
Originally Posted by Morte66
Great camera section on SS4
Neuville keeps making mistakes
This could turn into a fantastic 3 way battle. Evans, Neuville and Ogier all flying.
Savage entertainment. Personally I think you don't need more top cars if we have tight competition between the ones that are there, especially when they are fast and have such a good noise.
I'm not against Rally2 as top class, but they need to be Rally2+ which could be too soon for next year. Otherwise we should keep Rally1 until Rally2+ is ready.
Just my opinion.
So, previously it was problematic, that it was in cruise mode on Sunday to save tires for PS. But now, if you have trouble or a mistake early on Friday, you going to cruise mode for Friday and Saturday to save tires for Sunday.
Ogier finally woke up
Also a good one from Tänak. Shame about Thierry’s mistake
But very vulnerable competition if one or two drivers retire...Quote:
Originally Posted by Jewy46
But who’s cruising now?Quote:
Originally Posted by meh
katsuta perhaps. no point in pushing when you're 4 minutes behind the previous one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tauri_J
It seems Mikkelsen is counting on people going off for climbing the leaderboard...
Yes, he is (a bit too) slow, but I think in this situation is better just to crawl through and not do some heroics and crash out, losing opportunity to test and learn.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mackie
Fourmaux is driving very nicely so far. Not a bad time on this stage
Mikkelsen is lost
that has always been a sensible approach to monte.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mackie
but being slower than munster does not make him look like he deserved that wrc1 seat.
last 5 km on the next stage reported icy...
The danger for him, yes...Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
He was cruising before his crashQuote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
Another "strategy game" I see coming - if you are out of top 10 O/A and just can/want to collect points from Sunday, then there will be competition for collecting penalties to have the best start position for Sunday. (Note: I have not read the rules, maybe there is something against this)Quote:
Originally Posted by meh
This is three hours old info. So question is if it will stay or not.Quote:
Originally Posted by wyler
Was he? I mean slower than the top 4, but way quicker than Fourmaux, Munster and Mikkelsen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tauri_J
I wouldnt consider one split enough of dataQuote:
Originally Posted by Mackie
About All-Live: nice coverage of the RC2 field so far.
Reiterates the problem with rally1 atm. Tanak in a ditch for 40odd secs. A stage later back to 4th. No jeopardy with such few entries, when munster is a pay driver, katsuta been off, and mikkelsen out for a leisurely sunday drive
this is another issue with the rule, the problem could simply move to another areaQuote:
Originally Posted by meh
The SS3 Icy corner: https://twitter.com/eWRCresults/stat...20921076535641
i think there might be several things the rule makers did not foresee but the teams will be quick to findQuote:
Originally Posted by meh
and who would be much better on a rally1? who would not take 40s to tanak in 4 stages of the current rally2 drivers?Quote:
Originally Posted by er88
Its his first rally in Rally1 car after two day tests and its Monte. I'm sure he will pick up the speed little by little.Quote:
Originally Posted by er88