13 seconds is not something that is impossble to make up, there's still 130km to go and anyone can get problems of flat tyres.
but i agree that setteling for 2nd would be the smart thing to do for tanak.
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13 seconds is not something that is impossble to make up, there's still 130km to go and anyone can get problems of flat tyres.
but i agree that setteling for 2nd would be the smart thing to do for tanak.
If you watch so-called body language of Tänak, I think he is confident to fight back as he sees that he can fight. He does not have a "I'm completely lost" attitude and "I'm just cruising and collecting what others leave on the table". He has fight mode on.
At the same time, he made calculated decisions, like driving carefully with slow puncture to not damage the car. I think it's too early for the white flag yet, I think those decisions are made after the long one (SS16).
They are talking about settling for 2nd on saturday, 15 pointsQuote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
it's the same thing. If you want to catch up you have to start trying immediately.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kras
Too many mistakes for Katsuta, especially when he's in a good position...
Neuville should settle for 3rd for today, should only push enough to keep Fourmaux behind.
Really not a good rally by Evans, but I guess there's not much to do after yesterday except bring it home, and he's already 6th thanks to retirements.
I expect Ott to still push for a couple of stages, before a decision to settle for 2nd.
It's not over until it's over. Other punctures or issues may come. Yesterday night it also looked very different than now just four stages later.Quote:
Originally Posted by focus206
Of course, I'm just saying what I think their approach will be. Someone might bin it, Hyundai might fall apart etc. especially with the long stage incoming later.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Forecast for Amarante is a rain or a storm at 16 o clock.. It isnt lying, big clouds raising here.. So it is a chance of rain
Lol Julien getting trolled by Seb
lol Ogier absolutely trolling with Porter
Ogier sounded super confident
My wrc+ crashed, what did he say?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tauri_J
What are the spectators doing there.. Gus's car should be out very fast if pushing or swinging it..
You have to watch it. Really not explainable with wordsQuote:
Originally Posted by Kras
Hard to put it into words. He Was just asking about tyres and is he able to defend the 1st place. Ogier‘s answers were super cocky and he had a smug on his face the whole interview.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kras
Summary: Porter asked, as Ogier lost 3.2 to Tänak, is it was part of the strategy and Ogier answered something like "you will see during the loop".
Ogier also said that it was a lot of scooping here as the reason to lose time.
I can see others find it funny, but for some reason for me, Ogier's head-wobbling answers are a bit childish and moody. Questions are clearly provocative and he does not like them, so in a way, it's understandable, but I think he could just laugh those questions out.
Rossel at stop control of SS14 pretty much sums it up for WRC2: "This race is completely crazy."
Well, he did lose 25% of his lead in the first 12% of this loops kms. Maybe hes coping by making cocky commentsQuote:
Originally Posted by meh
Anyone has tyre info?
4 softs, 2 hards taken by most driversQuote:
Originally Posted by Tauri_J
Seems to me that Tänak really wants the win and doesn’t care
Maybe Ogier is too low with the setup, again scooping a lot.
Tanak is in the zone. I didn't expect the afternoon to be this exciting
Yes, that is was hinting with the "body language" comment previously, that he has the fight mode on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kras
But at the same time, let's not underestimate Ogier. He can keep tires in good shape and make a really good end of the loop.
Fourmaux improved so much. I can see him being a champion one day
Agreed. Let's take into account that he is driving M-Sport non-factory Ford, which probably does not perform at the same level as Hyundai and Toyota.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kras
Fixed that for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by meh
Hall of fame stage end interviews today
Tanak made himself some slicks for the superspecial
The Puma has improved too.Quote:
Originally Posted by jonkka
Nice fight from Tänak to get the 18 points but Ogier is just a little bit better
But the fight for the win still definitely continues tomorrow and today
As expected, Tänak cooked his tires and Ogier took 4.1 from Tänak. One long + short more stage to go with those, so Tänak may lose more.
He only destroyed 2 tyres. I dont think the other 2 softs are too bad after being driven for 17km totalQuote:
Originally Posted by meh
Ogier did the same time as first loop,Tanak 6 sec slower from first loop(was winner of stage also)
Well no. Tanak gained 5.8 seconds on ss14+15, and lost 4.1 on ss16. He still gained 1,7s on ogier.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Well Tänak had some engine trouble, at least that what he said.
Engine kept pushing when he was off the throttle and couldnt really nurse the tyres
The infamous Hyundai MPI rev hangQuote:
Originally Posted by Tauri_J
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tauri_J
Tänak Ott
Järveoja Martin
"For some reason the engine was pushing so hard this stage, so I was not able to protect the tyres so it was a difficult stage."
What a stage by Solans, faster by 5s than anyone else at the moment
If there will be no extra drama then the excitement from today is gone - positions are settled.
Pajari comes with the same pace.Quote:
Originally Posted by CeskyOndra