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26th August 2014, 13:55 #1
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Mads Ostberg
It's a shame that Mads isn't able to go faster than what he is currently showing.
It seems to me that he has the gift of driving, and the adequate balls, not even mentionning the experience...and car.
I have a feeling that his pace notes are not precise enough. I am just looking at his driving and cannot understand his norwegian notes so not sure...but that's what it looks like to my eye anyway.
I mean by that:
1. the excessive sideways driving
2. the lack of commitment on specific fast entry corners into dead slow ones (when it's blind only).
In my view these are signs of a good driver who is unsure about EXACTLY what the upcoming corners are like and/or the distances between them (exact racing lines and braking points).
Maybe a bit of coaching would do him good.
That's my two cents.
Any ideas?http://wrcbehindthestages.blogspot.com
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26th August 2014, 14:45 #2
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I agree, i think its a confidence thing which is a result of notes. Maybe a change in system isquired? Kris is showing the car still has the pace so I think Mads just needs to get the confidence back.
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26th August 2014, 15:03 #3
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In a previous era, without pace-notes, driving sideways was the safest way to get around corners – not knowing how much a corner tightened.
Now with pace-notes, and stages repeated year on year – this shouldn’t happen. As already said; maybe Mads needs to rethink his pacenote system?
And whilst sideways looks spectacular – it’s not the quickest way; circuit style driving seems to be the most efficient way to drive these cars.
Is there a better sound than that of Porsche engined Flat-6 ???
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26th August 2014, 15:23 #4
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26th August 2014, 15:32 #5
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26th August 2014, 15:44 #6
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26th August 2014, 17:26 #7
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Is there a better sound than that of Porsche engined Flat-6 ???
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26th August 2014, 19:03 #8
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Many years ago when notes were banned in national events you had every Tom, Dick and Harry driving over the stages weeks before the start "on their way to work" or "out for a Sunday drive" or "visiting friends". All that sort of nonsense. Impossible to police.
RWD- great idea. New stages- would help but many organisers find it hard enough finding new roads.
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26th August 2014, 19:42 #9
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26th August 2014, 19:15 #10
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Impressive morning from Evans and Ogier tho.. Let's see if some rain would come in the Afternoon, some clouds ale rising here
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