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26th April 2016, 22:15 #101
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26th April 2016, 22:19 #102
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HAKA welcomes back Hayden today in New Zealand airport => http://goo.gl/ABAoqO
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26th April 2016, 23:25 #103
Until Portugal, some will give microscopic analysis of Ogier's loss. Others will simply accept that Paddon has gotten closer to his wrc champ target.
Most of us will not recognize that in 24Apr2016, rallying changed forever. Ole Martin Lundefaret finally proved that a scientific approach to driving means faster times.
Rallying will never be the same.
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27th April 2016, 00:09 #104
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If I remember right, the drivers were on soft tyres at Sunday stages. Ogier can easily destroy them for ~40kms. IMO slower stage time than Sordo's means his tyres were shot, no sense to make stunning times at 2 stages and blew it on the PS.
Why do we discuss this in Paddon's thread?Last edited by Mintexmemory; 27th April 2016 at 09:14. Reason: remove confusing 'from' (would have meant Sordo had the slower time)
"With that car, your brain can actually never keep up"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4IRMYuE1hI
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27th April 2016, 00:43 #105
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27th April 2016, 01:16 #106
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Could we maybe be happy about what happened, and agree it was the most important thing for the WRC in many years happening in Argentina. Paddon will progress for sure, but in a way I can agree with Mozesii that from now rallying maybe changes a bit, becoming more computerised in preparations...
However Paddons win was truly important for the sport even if only lasts until next event in Portugal."Reis vas pät pat kaar vas kut"
Tommi Mäkinen, back in the years...
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27th April 2016, 03:00 #107
Paddon interview
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/spor...-nz-homecomingGG: "I'm stinky! I needa good shower and nice bowl of pasta!"
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27th April 2016, 07:34 #108
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At just two and a bit seconds in arrears of Paddon - after starting the day ~30 seconds behind - it's not credible to assume that he wasn't trying on the power stage. That's not in Ogier's DNA. He pushed hard enough, he thought, to take the win. Why it wasn't sufficiently quick to beat Sordo isn't clear. But given the big win on the previous stage, then yes, it's possible his tyres were no longer up to it, or some other car-related malady restricted his performance.
But I have yet to see or hear anything that confirms such a scenario. Maybe Dani did a blinder himself? Maybe Seb made an error somewhere. Who knows? But Ogier himself credits Hayden's drive for his power stage win, not some outside agent that caused the Frenchman an issue. He thought he'd done enough and he was wrong.
That in itself tells me that Paddon has him rattled, and that the scale of the win was utterly unexpected. Without the road-sweeping excuse, the champ has had to face the fact that there's somebody out there who, head to head, can be more than his equal.
It's been a long time coming.Last edited by ArtooDetoo; 27th April 2016 at 07:38. Reason: punctuation
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27th April 2016, 09:19 #109
This.... Ogier will also recognise that HP does not have the mental fragility of Latvala nor the gung ho style of Meeke (always on the edge). Controlled speed and mentally tough - I hope it gives us some great fights - at least Haydon can rely on his road sweeper for the next 3-4 rallies!!
Kris Meeke got fired -PSG so terrified they quit!
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27th April 2016, 09:25 #110
I am sure that Ogier wanted to win but he also have to think more long time then just this rally. For Ogier, too much or too aggressive attack on the final stage
might cause him to have an off or hit a rock or something. So for Ogier settling for second might be a better idea then to try to get a few extra points.
Winning the wch title isn't about winning every rally and every stage, it is about being consistent and to know when it
is appropriate to back off. Ogier was about 30 points ahead of the nearest competitor in the standings before Argentina
but he is almost 40 points ahead after Argentina.No need to risk having an off when you have such a big lead so dropping
a few points is beneficial for the greater good....Funny how ev'rything was roses when we held on to the guns...
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Must have been something as he lost about 5 seconds during last 2 sections to Lappi.
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