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6th May 2021, 12:25
Thread: Pontus Tidemand [SWE]
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15th January 2020, 10:35
Thread: Pontus Tidemand [SWE]
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Gus explained this in the Absolute Rally podcast...
Gus explained this in the Absolute Rally podcast last year, saying it's actually easier to drive WRC but you just need to have a lot of confidence to use the power and aero.
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14th January 2020, 19:55
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In theory Lappi could have tested a lot in...
In theory Lappi could have tested a lot in Jyväskylä since Toyota had unlimited testing on a vast area of roads, but I've understood he didn't do that much of testing during the early season he was...
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14th January 2020, 16:14
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Interesting comment at the end. ...
Interesting comment at the end.
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17th September 2019, 16:40
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Group N was still a thing back then, as well as...
Group N was still a thing back then, as well as private WRC cars.
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17th September 2019, 13:37
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Greensmith was also most of the time the slowest...
Greensmith was also most of the time the slowest WRC but managed to beat a couple of drivers in Portugal here and there, Suninen once in Finland, Lappi a few times in Deutschland in addition to a...
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17th September 2019, 06:46
Thread: Pontus Tidemand [SWE]
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Wait...Lappi was a factory driver for Toyota....
Wait...Lappi was a factory driver for Toyota. Suninen had one testing day before each event, and his Finland test was compromised because Ogier crashed the test car, so he had to use the same car as...
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16th September 2019, 10:09
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Why do we have this message board? :rolleyes:
Why do we have this message board? :rolleyes:
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16th September 2019, 08:41
Thread: Pontus Tidemand [SWE]
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In Monte he was once faster than Suninen. In...
In Monte he was once faster than Suninen.
In Sweden he had throttle issues on Friday morning. In the afternoon he was a couple of times faster than other works WRC drivers, usually because they had... -
16th September 2019, 08:32
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Choosing Monte and Turkey seems odd, as they're...
Choosing Monte and Turkey seems odd, as they're very difficult events to show pace. For Tidemand, Sweden was a logical choice. Monte was considered a preparation event for that. Why not do Arctic...
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16th September 2019, 08:17
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What do you mean?
What do you mean?
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16th September 2019, 05:49
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That is true. It's simply more expensive. But not...
That is true. It's simply more expensive. But not prohibited by the rules like in 2017.
Another thing might be that the competition across the field is a lot tighter than before. There's now four... -
15th September 2019, 20:25
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Not true. Was only for 2017 (and still Østberg...
Not true. Was only for 2017 (and still Østberg ran a private car, only entered always by M-Sport)
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15th September 2019, 19:23
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Both occasions refer to super specials, but in a...
Both occasions refer to super specials, but in a way it's true. I just naturally skip them because it doesn't really tell anything if you win a mickey mouse stage in Mexico ;)
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15th September 2019, 19:16
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Neuville first WRC drives in 2012: - Monte 5th...
Neuville first WRC drives in 2012:
- Monte 5th on SS3, crash on SS4
- Sweden good times only on super specials
- Mexico top five times on the first stages
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26th June 2019, 09:22
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AFAIK certain insurances are optional
AFAIK certain insurances are optional
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25th June 2019, 07:40
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Too expensive to bin it, I guess.
Too expensive to bin it, I guess.
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25th June 2019, 06:18
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Germany and Turkey must be extremely difficult...
Germany and Turkey must be extremely difficult events to start on a WRC car for the first time, although in Turkey you could probably secure a top 5 position by just cruising through, if you're...
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6th June 2019, 12:09
Thread: Pontus Tidemand [SWE]
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It's just that he's contracted to Skoda, and...
It's just that he's contracted to Skoda, and apparently they're typically quite strict with their deals. In fact, he's still contracted for next year as well, unless he manages to get a WRC deal.
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6th June 2019, 11:15
Thread: Pontus Tidemand [SWE]
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I really don't think we will see Kalle in a WRC...
I really don't think we will see Kalle in a WRC car before 2020.
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6th June 2019, 10:44
Thread: Pontus Tidemand [SWE]
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Could he be buying a new Skoda for his own team?
Could he be buying a new Skoda for his own team?
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6th June 2019, 05:14
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Back to testing a Skoda...
Back to testing a Skoda https://twitter.com/PontusTidemand/status/1136359575706316800
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21st December 2018, 10:55
Thread: Pontus Tidemand [SWE]
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Yeah. I wouldn't expect Tidemand to do a whole...
Yeah. I wouldn't expect Tidemand to do a whole season anyway.
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20th December 2018, 07:09
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Like Paddon has stated, Hyundai is his only...
Like Paddon has stated, Hyundai is his only option. Also, we could possibly see both Tidemand and Breen at M-Sport at various events. I doubt either would do a full season anyway.
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16th October 2017, 21:50
Thread: Pontus Tidemand [SWE]
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What about Suninen or Camilli? It's not that...
What about Suninen or Camilli? It's not that simple.
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