Rally Sweden 2011

[HarriK]

Miika: this is what i was also thinking...we will see..

[ttiirika]

Since Loeb is blocking the road they are allowed to have outside help to push the car to the side of the road so that others could pass them (?). If they had done that the car would have gone nowhere from there, instead they give the car a push start and it gets on going. A fishy thing and that is why I bet he won´t be disqualified. Viva la whateva.

Exactly. Loeb didn't get his engine running and car going without outside help. He should be disqualified. There is no question about it. But then again... this is world rally championship. I am 100% sure he won't get any penalty. I am also 100% sure Mr. Quesnel and Mr. Solberg had a chat before the last stage. Maybe I am skeptic. Or maybe I am just realistic.

[swordsman]

my opinion is that Loeb will be disqualified.

I guess problem comes if Loeb says that he never asked to get a push, that Petter just collided into him from behind...?

[emk]

If Loeb wont get disqualified... Chris Patterson could become a driver who decided the world championship title on his first ever rally stage

[txl]

Here is what WRC Regulations say:

20.1.2
Cars may only be towed, transported or pushed in order to bring them back onto the rally road
or to clear the rally route.

[bluuford]

Well, according to the rule book, everything was OK.It is allowed to use assistance to push the car back on the road or remove the car if it is blocking the road. Accidentally the car got going during the removing process.
The smart thing by Loeb and Elena was their hard job. They managed to move the car to a narrow place where it was blocking the road 100% So, I dont see anything illegal here. But you newer know marshals. However, I dont want to be in the skin of the Sweden marshals, it is still very complicated situation.

[ttiirika]

Loeb's car needed outside help to be able to start. How complicated is that? It is very simple. It was not pushed to clear the road, but to start the engine. Use also your brains and not only law text. He should be disqualified.

[dimviii]

Loeb's car needed outside help to be able to start. How complicated is that? It is very simple. It was not pushed to clear the road, but to start the engine. Use also your brains and not only law text. He should be disqualified.

+1
at video it was clear that Daniel was hitting the starter button to help it to move.
I almost can see Malcolm tonight with champagnes getting drunk lol

[N.O.T]

and flogged i must add to the central square of stockholm....little kids with small ambitions feeding on a giants corpse....

[N.O.T]

exactly 1 month until F1 begins.....ok i think i can take it.