He kind of glosses over being quite slow all the time here....
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"With this success, Thierry Neuville will have the difficult task of opening the road in Sweden. "And we all know that if the snow in Sweden is bad, we risk losing a lot of points against those who go further away. So we're crossing our fingers that there will be good snow in Sweden and that we can achieve a good result, even when paving the road."
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"Co-pilot Wydaeghe underlines the importance of the whole team in this victory, and especially the work of the openers. "They did an extraordinary job. This gives Thierry the confidence to attack more. In the last special on Saturday, we were really in Power Stage mode. And when the notes really correspond to the state of the road, we can attack much stronger."
Ahhh, what a GREAT Rally that was. I hope Tierry wins this year. Hes been there for waaay too long. He needs this title.
Thats my pick for 2024. Enough of Toyota haha
back from this magnificent Monte Carlo 2024 rally with drivers hungry for tarmac
fasten your seatbelts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqa9XHhtL0I
Some pictures: https://www.ir7.at/content/fotos_bes...arlo_2024.html
https://www.ir7.at/content/fotos/2024/monte/1.jpghttps://www.ir7.at/content/fotos/2024/monte/2.jpghttps://www.ir7.at/content/fotos/2024/monte/3.jpghttps://www.ir7.at/content/fotos/2024/monte/4.jpghttps://www.ir7.at/content/fotos/2024/monte/5.jpghttps://www.ir7.at/content/fotos/2024/monte/6.jpghttps://www.ir7.at/content/fotos/2024/monte/7.jpghttps://www.ir7.at/content/fotos/2024/monte/10.jpg
Seems that Tänak joining the team boosts Neuville motivation :D
He won Monte when Ott joined in 2020 and won now 4 years later when Tänak rejoined the team
Jokes aside, there is some truth as well - it is openly said that Neuville and Tänak are free to fight for the title, and the situation is monitored and rechecked around the middle of the season. In other words, after that may come team orders and one needs to start support-working for the other (in case there is a need for that). So, it is logical that Neuville and Tänak both want to be The One who gets support for the title.
Neuville made really impressive opening round, if he can carry this as momentum to other rallies, it will be difficult for Tänak to match him. It means that for Tänak it is critical to deliver in Sweden, otherwise, the point difference has grown a bit too big already.