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Base relocated to Olbia with a bunch of new stages
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/major...ase-relocated/
Nice wake up with monte lerno as ss1.
Seems micky jump in the opposite direction this year.
And the two loops in the morning and two in the afternoon is very nice for the spectators so they don't need to rush to see more than two stages!
https://www.rally-maps.com/Rally-d-Italia-Sardegna-2021
I think Micky's jump features right at the start of SS10/12, which is driven just like in 2020.
No Lappi.
Kinda understandable if he has limited budget and not really aiming for championship there is not much point in doing another rally that is very similar to Portugal.
But that only works if he does well in Portugal, if he doesn't (can be as simple as bad luck early on) Sardinia would work to redeem it. As I wrote before I think there is little point in him "just" doing Estonia/Finland kind of rallies where he has proven before with WRC that he is fast. He has to do those where wasn't fast with WRC to show he is a good choice for full season. That means slower gravel and tarmac.
Any news on travelling to Sardinia? Currently it seems very difficult to me....
Has anyone information about possibilities for spectating next week's rally? I couldn't find anything.... Are there usually tickets? Has anyone experience from last year from 1st COVID impacted Rally Sardegna?
Didn't go there last year, but for my expirience you only need ticket to spectate ittiri arena(don't know if they run it this year) and a rallypass for vip areas. So all the rally is free!
You have statements from organizers on their social media. Spectating is allowed. They've told 25% of capacity of each fan zone will be available, but I would not think about it too much. I was last year when spectators were "banned" and nobody has any problem. The only words from police were: Park on the right side, please.
5 minutes of search work and the results are following:
https://translate.google.com/transla...ella-capienza/
Spectators admitted at the @Rally_d_Italia 2021. Fan zones with a maximum of 25% of spectators.
Details on http://rallyitaliasardegna.com
Rally ItaliaSardegna @Rally_d_Italia The 4 rules for spectators to follow @Rally_d_Italia 2021.
Choose your spectator areas
Go to the spectator area in advance
Stewards will check remaining capacity at the entrance
Always wear a face mask and maintain social distance
source https://twitter.com/Rally_d_Italia
Oliver Solberg misses Rally Italia Sardgena
Oliver Solberg will not start next week’s Rally Italia Sardegna.
Oliver’s father Petter Solberg tested positive for coronavirus on Monday (May 24). The FIA’s Appendix S COVID-19 protocol and national government regulations offer clear quarantine instructions for those in close contact.
Oliver has tested negative repeatedly since Monday, but will remain in quarantine in a hotel in Porto for 14 days.
Oliver had been scheduled to make his second Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC appearance of the season at next week’s Olbia-based World Rally Championship round.
Oliver said: “You can imagine, I am more than disappointed by this news. I am a little bit devastated.
“But you know, we have seen in the last year what coronavirus can do. My papa is doing well with a small fever and I’m thinking to him right now.
“It’s really hard to take now, but the time for my next rally in that amazing Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC will come. We have these rules and regulations for a reason and that reason is to try to stop this thing spreading.
“My family accepts completely what the FIA, the rally organisers, the national governments and medical professionals are telling us. The most important thing is that we keep people safe.”
A big disappointment for sure. It would have been a good opportunity to get first stage win or lead a rally with a good starting position. Hopefully a new try in Estonia.
"At the direction of the Portuguese Health Authorities, the whole RedGrey team – which runs Hyundai’s WRC2 concern – is in quarantine until June 4."
What does this mean for Huttunen (and Scandola?), do they have to change cars/team?
I am quite sure it's possible to get well prepared i20 either from the Italian teams or KOWAX that Huttunen often drives for, just wondering what will happen.
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Anyway it kind of again raises the question whether someone else at Hyundai was the source for Veiby and Solberg. (Since Veiby was negative quite a few days after meeting Mikkelsen)
what the hell is going on at Hyundai camp with the covid
what a disappointment
Huttunen has his car prepared by Kowax 2BRally anyway.
Very few people turn ill more than 8–9 days after being exposed to the virus. This is why the quarantine time is set at 10 days.
Borrowed from a covid site.
i assume we will see more drivers affected by the stupid rules throughout the year. it could perhaps decide the title fight.
Armin Kremer testing for WRC Rally Italia Sardegna: http://www.ir7.at/content/fotos_brr_...in_kremer.html
Video: https://vimeo.com/555418519
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Following his strong performance in Portugal, Gus Greensmith will be partnered by Stuart Loudon at Rally d'Italia next month, with regular co-driver Chris Patterson unavailable due to personal reasons.
More :https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/green...r-rally-italy/
M-Sport event preview:
https://www.m-sport.co.uk/single-pos...land-adventure
Mikkelsen tested Friday with sympthoms over night before. Veiby Thursday week after (7 days, after getting sympthoms I don't expected they were in contact), Monday before Veiby supposedly tested negative. Solberg was Monday after (4 days).
Also it was reported officially that Veiby's co-driver was only close contact. (typically the definition is closer to 1 meter for more than a few mins).
Another completely possible explanation is that someone at Hyundai who was both on Sicily and Portugal and was without sympthoms and passing tests( they are not 100%) infected all 3. Or that there was a middle person between any of those 2.
As I say, the link is quite clear. Mikkelsen and Veiby were together in Spain after Mikkelsen returned home from Targa Florio. The whole reason the RedGrey team has been put in isolation is because two members tested positive in Portugal. Veiby and Petter Solberg.
https://itgetsfasternow.com/2021/05/...sardegna-2021/
Here's my route preview. Difficult to write about the new stages (shakedown, one on Saturday, two on Sunday) but at least the rally is looking challenging enough.
Possibly some rain on Sunday.
No Crugnola this week in Sardinia..
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like i said already, i think it will be a interesting rally....first time with such a heat with Pirelli tires for everyone, plus many new stages and new parts on old stages.
I rechecked last years results to see how much time the frontrunners lost on first day. Evans started 1st and lost 52 secs, Ogier started 2nd and lost 36 secs and Thierry started 3rd and lost 35 secs. But this time Friday is 30km longer than last year, so i guess the gaps will be even bigger than last year, even Tänaks 4th place doesnt seem that good in this light.
All the previous winning drivers from last 5 years are in Hyundai team right now and Toyota hasnt won this rally yet (although Tänak should have in 19').
I guess the favourite has to be again Sordo, he has won the last two years and has a brilliant starting position, Suninen was doing really good last year until second day and also has a good starting position. He really has to show what he has got this time IMO, Gus and Formaux have shown us the last two rallies that you can set good times with this machine, so definitely there shouldnt be no whining from him like last year every rally.
Katsuta has been on fire lately, can he maybe get his maiden podium here? I wouldnt be surpriesed at all if it happens.
Tänak showed great pace at Portugal but he warned Estonian reporters that it doesnt mean he will be as fast at Sardegna, because the rally has totally different character. But its one of his favourite rallies and has always been very fast here, won the Power Stage last year.
Difficult to predict the winner, as always a lot happens on this tricky rally.
“It’s difficult to say are we going to be there in terms of pure pace against Hyundai, [especially] when we still have the road cleaning thing. With Séb and Elfyn one-two on the road, we have the worst positions on the worst rally of the season for cleaning.
“We go there looking to match them on pace and with that strategy, but we are also looking to limit the damage, get to the finish and take the points.”
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/toyot...re-italy-test/
I think we will see again "Friday heroes" using their good start positions and everyone go crazy how good some M-Sport driver (as an example) can be... and then comes Saturday...
Sunday rain looking more and more likely and with 4 days to go the weather prediction is now getting more accurate than random guessing. Now it looks there might also be a small chance of rain on last Saturday stage. Might be a late-rally turnover for Ogier, Evans and co. who are likely among the first on the road by then.
Other than that the biggest question is obviously if the late starters on Friday can really use the advantage (one puncture or mistake and it's all for nothing - Sordo in Turkey 2019 comes to mind) and if it's enough for them not to loose it all on Saturday and Sunday (like Suninen did last year).