Stages like today really show the power of not knowing the splits. It's great. Some guys unhappy with their times turned out to be fast. Some guys happy and then shocked to see the timesheets.
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Stages like today really show the power of not knowing the splits. It's great. Some guys unhappy with their times turned out to be fast. Some guys happy and then shocked to see the timesheets.
No official statement yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by tc10a
Great comeback by Evans after his Australia nightmare... superb.
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Yeah, and suddenly some guys shouting about mission, and pace and everything. They are fast today bcs of certain circumstances as you say.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
Originally Posted by N.O.T View Post
The stage is drying... Prokop also on pace, nothing to do with speed.
Prokop 1m52 down on Evans, hardly 'on pace' ...
they why is evans almost a minute faster than tanak and kubica, who started after him?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
this is only very little about the stage drying up, this is about having confidence and balls. most of them just tried not to crash, not to win the rally.
and overtooking Bertelli on stage.Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGear
Come on - credit where it's due. Stage was still soaking wet in most places. Prokop not on pace at all as previously stated. Some guys simply did a better job of judging their pace.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Evans also beats experienced tarmac experts, Sarrazin & Bouffier (running on the 'drying road'...) :)
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Ogier can still win this and probably he will...
It's occasions like this where the conditions negate power advantages that driver ability (not just keeping the foot planted) counts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
That said Ogier without the puncture would have been quick enough - but too many of the established drivers appear to lack the motivation to take up the challenge.
Tomorrow will be interesting!
Actually I'm a bit disappointed by the syndrom of cautiousness in here. Ok, the roads were a real mess but this is when you have to show some balls. I've seen few of them actually.
Agreed I think he absolutely can. He probably would have taken around 40 seconds out of Latvala on that last stage alone had he not punctured. Ogier will certainly hoping more stages don't get cancelled - but even then I still think he has enough in reserve.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
Balls ?? hmmmm...Quote:
Originally Posted by AL14
Ogier and Evans were good.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
Seriously need additional light, or this sh!tyy remote flash??????!!!!!!????Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
you are scaring me...Quote:
Originally Posted by AL14
Evans was brilliant but the answer to his pace was probably a mixture of big bollocks and fantastic gravel crew notes. He even said his gravel crew were spot on. Who is going his gravel notes? Gwyndaf did them for a while I think?
Plenty of support for the Welshman Evans may have helped his performance...
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It is still Gwyndaf and Phil Mills. I agree with some of here that Evans and Abbring were the only ones today with balls. Paddon, Tänak and Mikkelsen just nowhere and cruised to the end of stages.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doon
Tidemand hit something? Suspension problems on a tarmac rally doesn't seem very likely if he didn't.
Thierre Neuville Crash SS1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE5IrdyzYV0
Yes, a rock.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
BORL photo's
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bestofrallylive/
Weren't they good in terms of courage in that stage? Or you thinking that when I said "balls" it was not figurative? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
aaaahh i thought it was literal...Quote:
Originally Posted by AL14
Fredrik Gustavsson @
Oooops.. @SebOgier stopped on the road section with broken gearbox, trying to repair #WRC @bestofrallylive
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I find it kind of sad that, out of all the 10,000 Corsican corners that could catch out Thierry Neuville, there was a Belgian flag placed on the one that did...
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(Latvala's view of the bridge before Neuville crashing out, also visible in the crash video posted by rayh_mx earlier in the thread)
Ogier retired on way back to SP/PF. Will restart under R2 tomorrow.
borl video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFxRybXFsyo
So no penalty and nothing will change?Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
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Originally Posted by EightGear
I guess it's +5min for rally 2 and +5 min for every missed stage ?
If the last stage, penalty is 10 min i think
Will it still count even on the road section after all stages are completed?Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Edit: standings show him with a penalty now.
no hope for a win then... pity it would be nice to see him at full throttle mode.
Yep 10 mins as though he hadn't completed the stage - He aint coming back from that, see my Pickem, I had a premonition! Didn't expect Elfyn to shine though, very good to see it. Noticeable that Breen is leading WRC 2 and Abbring has also had a great day. Anyone who remembers myprevious posting history will know how pleased I am to see that. I expect that Paddon will also beat Sordo come Sunday. This is where Mikkelsen and Tanak need to demonstrate how much of a future they have in WRC!Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGear