That guy is so overrated. The finnish flag behind your name makes wonders sometimes.
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That guy is so overrated. The finnish flag behind your name makes wonders sometimes.
The problem is that ERC is a ladies cup with no real competition and if you get stuck in there you end up like Hanninen...
Hänninen got stuck with Skoda, even if with Skoda he won everything. Hopefully the same won't happen to Lappi.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
I'm biased in Lappi's case being a fellow Finn, but don't give up on him just yet. I realise he has made a lot of mistakes on tarmac, simple mistakes with similar pattern - for example crashes in Ypres 2014, Zlin 2013 and 2014, Corsica 2014, Germany 2015 and Catalunya 2015 were all on righthand corners �� He definitely should've shined on those moments when he hasn't, all whick Mirek mentioned.
But he still got the raw speed when all goes well. If he could transfer the speed and confidence in which he drove circles around his opponents in this year's Rally Finland to all events, he would turn out to be an unstoppable force. He was not apologizing for his performance in an unlikely Finnish manner, but full of positive confidence. That's how you win things. (Now you say it was in Finland. Sure he won all FRC events with Fiesta S2000 in 2012, but since then he has competed in Finland only 2013 with than inferior Fabia S2000 and now 2015 and as far as I recall, tested here with Skoda only on six days, of which two day already in 2013 with the first R5 test mule. Not too much of a homefield advantage apart from what comes from mother's milk.)
I think another year with an R5 does good for him, but he is on his way to WRC car sooner or later.
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Originally Posted by N.O.T
A ladies cup... LOL ! So take the start of an ERC round and win it ;)
Not the best championship, but a good training with some good drivers !
With Lappi it´s a bit the same like with Lefebvre, both are not ready for WRC, even if Lefebvre in the meantime gets more and more opportunities to drive a WRC-car. At the moment I´d even rate Lappi faster than Lefebvre, but with more mistakes.
What they need is driving driving, and ... driving WRC cars in rallies. The only thing that makes you faster after your talent has reached maximum. Only way to make it to the top.
That is why I think teams should be able to score with the 2 best results of all their cars. It becomes more interesting to have a third or fourth car, thus having more seats available for guys like Lappi or others...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
That's true but I would add "in WRC events". The issue with driving ERC is not that it would be some lady cup or whatever. In fact a lot of WRC drivers failed in their ERC starts - for example here in Zlín it was Mikkelsen, Neuville, Novikov or Tänak, some of them several times. In Ypres I can remember Grönholm, Sarrazin, Duval, Mikkelsen etc. The problem is that by driving in ERC You don't get experience with particular WRC events. That's the real issue why the drivers who are serious about WRC must go there as soon as possible. You can learn driving in ERC but that is not enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
That's very interesting thing, Teemu. I have never realized that. For sure it can not be accidental coincidence.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
This is it! Experience of WRC stages. Making your pace notes of WRC stages. Because the WRC mainly uses the same stages with slightly different layouts, the current WRC drivers have years of experience of these stages, and years of notes to go back to and improve. A newcomer to the WRC maybe talented, but has nothing else to go back up on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Another reason I'd like to see events move around a lot more - instead of the same stages year after year.
Optician appointment for depth of field check?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Hard to say. I can only say that due to the driver's seat being on the left side I feel myself a lot more comfortable turning left than right as well.
I think the expansion to 14-rounds and the new cars coming in for 2017 probably kills the potential for my dream scenario. Three-car teams scoring points with a third driver who has had no more than 18 WRC car starts going into that season.
That way a driver starting fresh like a Lappi, Tidemand or Breen would be able to score points for two seasons.
It would constantly force teams to be bringing new drivers through and evaluating new talent. Like AndyRAC says organisers really need to mix up the rallies too. It's too easy for current crop of WRC drivers to stay in works seats due to the massive experience advantage.
True, but it's not enough either just to learn the roads in WRC2.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Competing in ERC whilst doing WRC recces, then if you can win ERC moving to WRC2 the following year seems like a good plan.
I am not convinced the plan they are following for Lefebrve will work. They are trying to make him run before he can walk.
Lappi is a very quick driver but realistically he wouldn't have won ERC either if the 208 R5 hadn't been so unreliable (Lappi himself admits this and that is something I like about him)
Maybe not ERC so much the last two years, but certainly IRC was the only serious support championship of recent years. All the recent new WRC event winners (Neuville, Meeke, Mikelssen) spent significant time there.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
Hanninen's problem was more his age and lack of WRC seats at the time. I actually think at the end of his Skoda days he was a more complete driver than Lappi is right now.
For sure a good grounding in the ERC - fighting for victories at the front of international rallies - is very valuable. Even if it could take maybe five years in the WRC before you can be in a position to call upon that experience again.
Did anyone predicted WRC future for these guys when they were in IRC? Lets wait for, lets say, 3-4 years. Maybe we will tell same about nowadays ERC regulars then.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
You can add an off in Rally Bohemia 2015 (to be fair he went off in both right and left hand corners in theat rally :D )Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
Actually yes, everybody was speaking about Mikkelsen or Neuville and their WRC future in that time (at least here). The new one may be Bergkvist. Let's see.Quote:
Originally Posted by sindroms
Has anyone being so convincing in his early career as Emil? Dont think so. Lets hope money wouldnt be a negative factor here. Teambosses should/must see something special about Emil Bergkvist.
He should have his chances and is a very interesting promise, but it's better to be prudent on putting too much hopes. We have had a lot of drivers very fast in 2wd cars or in ERC but struggling even in wrc2.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
WRC2 is different story, this championship is not about speed, but mainly about reliability...Quote:
Originally Posted by AL14
I meant that they struggle both in speed and in reliability. Take Camilli for example, or Lefebvre who was very fast with 2wd. Abbring himself, no one were expecting astonishing performance in WRC but he didn't impress neither.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Lappi would not be better than him at the moment in a WRC in my opinion. So, coming back to Berkvist. He is impressing now, no doubts about that but he has a loong way to go and it is not sure, even if he will have the chances, that he will be capable to reach the pinnacle ofo the sport. That's what I wanted to say.
What´s unik with Bergkvist is that he performs well on all surfaces. Not many young guys do that so early. He´s doing mature performances and looks to make his pace notes also very exactly.
So let´s hope money will not be an issue for him.
Again Abbring is someone who moved on too fast. He never even got a win in ERC let alone a title. I think Lappi has more to show for his efforts so far.Quote:
Originally Posted by AL14
The WRC teams seem so obsessed with finding the next big talent they don't let them develop or prove themselves first.
don't forget meeke. he is the only one that was able to beat loix in ypres with equal material.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
´16, the end of VW ?
Only idiots copy from idiots.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ralph-Mario
Meeke experienced being discussed as young coming star in JWRC not ten years later in IRC...Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
Many thx. AssholeQuote:
Originally Posted by CWJ
Oop, oop, oop! Pls use a more polite tone!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ralph-Mario
Very bad story from Nicola Arena's Facebook profile.
Arena is the co-driver of Linari, the current leader of the production cup. Here is what he wrote.
Today we speak about Rally GB, last WRC round. Here are some incontrovertible facts:
Fact 1
The rally will be the last round of the Production Cup, open only to group N cars, that next year will be cancelled because of the poor number of followers.
Fact 2
Only three drivers can still win the Cup: Linari (my driver), Rendina (Italian as well) and Carchat (from Andorra).
Linari wins if he finishes the rally.
Rendina wins if he finishes in front of Carchat and we don't reach the finish line.
Carchat wins if he finishes in front of Rendina and we don't reach the finish line.
Fact 3
Last night our rally car was still on the trailer, someone broke the bonnet and poured sand into the engine making it unusable.
That's all with the facts. You can comment if you wish so.
What a stupid move. How will you enjoy your victory if you get it in this way? What's the purpose? Getting some money? They already have them... Sad story...
Armindo Araújo was victim of same type of saboutage in 2008 Sharqia Rally :( Stupid and criminal
unbelievable.
Always at safe parking before rallies.
either was sabotage or local chav lowlifes playing around.Quote:
Originally Posted by AL14
It's stupid, I can't understand the reason. How can you feel proud of your achievement if you win like this?
The answer to this ugly act is listed in the facts - Who is interested?
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Originally Posted by AL14
where did they put the sand ? in the air intake ?
You would assume in the oil filler, air intake would be easy to clean out.
The fastest and easiest way is through the oil cap on the camshaft cover - 100% success guaranteed!
But that's not the point.
Just imagine the scandal if that happend to some of the works teams...
I still can't believe it.
Sick bastards!
Works teams only leave the cars with security in park ferme.Quote:
Originally Posted by danon