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    Tänaks onboard from that stage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0B3LSBrBpw&t=

    but you cant really see if he hits them or not, maybe he hits the last one
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    Quote Originally Posted by focus206 View Post
    If we want to talk in absolute fairness, the stewards maybe didn't bother giving a penalty to Thierry, considering that it wasn't the PS and that +10 seconds to his time wouldn't have changed a thing.
    It's not about "bothering" or whether it changes things or not. Rules must be 1) clear, 2) same for all stages and 3) same for all drivers. And this, obviously, has not been the case here. I would agree with mr. Wilson that they have a strong case if they want to take it further.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Allez Andruet View Post
    It's not about "bothering" or whether it changes things or not. Rules must be 1) clear, 2) same for all stages and 3) same for all drivers. And this, obviously, has not been the case here. I would agree with mr. Wilson that they have a strong case if they want to take it further.
    I'm not saying the stewards shouldn't bother, I'm saying they didn't bother and I explained probably why.
    Also 1) I agree, 2) I don't agree: rules are already different for the PS, since it gives extra points. It seems normal to me that small time gain in the PS requires a bigger punishment, 3) I agree, of course.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ESTR View Post
    Yeah it will be french talking belgian. What a difference.
    It is..You ever try speak normal French to a Walloon? Amd if they know your name..mine is van Landingham (originally back in Belgium it was van Landeghem) and suddenly they not only don't understand normal French but they suddenly are outraged..about something
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    Funny how they call him "French talking Belgian" while little more than 10 years ago he almost didn't speak French at all. He quickly learnt French very well, which was important for his career as a rally-driver. Anyway, the language he speaks and the region he comes from is unimportant. Among rally enthusiasts he's just as popular in all parts/communities of Belgium.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tommeke_B View Post
    Funny how they call him "French talking Belgian" while little more than 10 years ago he almost didn't speak French at all. He quickly learnt French very well, which was important for his career as a rally-driver. Anyway, the language he speaks and the region he comes from is unimportant. Among rally enthusiasts he's just as popular in all parts/communities of Belgium.
    I´d like to add, that as an international rallyfan, to me it doesn´t matter from where you come, as long as it is a competent, naturally talented, humble and nice guy, the driver will be popular anyway.
    Having said that, I mean it can be said about all the guys in the circus.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC View Post
    The Ogier PS penalty row returns...

    https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...-the-wrc-title

    You can see from the article why M-Sport and Ogier are so disappointed, as there are so many inconsistancies...
    Well...

    talking about details in the appeal:

    - M-Sport uses stage time differences between SS21 and SS22 to argue that Ogier did not improve more than other drivers. They specifically point out that Meeke (who got worse time) should not be counted. At the same time they don't mention that Mikkelsen (the only driver with more improvement than Ogier) had a spin in first run. if you leave him out Ogier actually did improve most of all . This is selective picking of circumstantial evidence.

    - Ogier improves his time by some 0.6s after the chicane, part of which obviously could be due to slightly different (more direct) line out of it and into the next corner (last corner of stage). They also show how he has some 10 km/h faster speed in this section trough finish. They play this down by saying it's because he had 3 x Hard tires vs 2x Hard 2x Soft in first run which should help in this tarmac section. Clearly there are other people with more data on this, but taking Portugal as example Neuville and Sordo on soft worn gravel tires were much faster on tarmac than others on hards, so from my view this is not a clear argument to use.

    - The parts about different placement and others hitting it a bit are true but don't change the fact that Ogier was the only one hitting the first part.

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    Clearly it's not 100% clear case for giving the penalty, but neither is there one for removing it. He did hit it, and did hit it most out of all competitors.
    But then there is the circumstances and "sending a message" part

    a) Ogier and M-Sport opened a can of worms with the Sweden powerstage stunt. (as is clear to everyone except Eddie, they exploited the rules. More precisely: exploited that fact that the penalty for deliberately breaking the rules did not hurt given PS points). This exploit (which FIA should have thought about immediatelly when they started giving PS points) might also decide the title in the end.

    => If Ogier/M-Sport want to exploit the rules to the max there certainly is a payback element involved here.

    b) They (Ogier + M-Sport) asked after SS21 and Neuville's issue. so clearly they had to be punished when they hit most of the chicane out of all competitors on second run.

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    As to the chicane issues I agree with David Evans that there needs to be consistency and clearly defined penalties (i.e. 5s for touching/moving a chicane written in rulebook).
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    Colin Clark repeating my view re the use of lightweight chicanes...

    My view, @SebOgier’s been shafted! If organisers don’t want objects that they place on the route to be moved, make them from concrete. Or do what the Finns did, and put tractors as chicanes. I also think Lappi and Sordo were shafted in Portugal. Bad precedent. https://t.co/2bffPDoPve

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    Tractor chicanes were unanimously hated by competitors and not used again.

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    https://twitter.com/richmillener/sta...29794801184768

    look at Neuvilles reply, i dont get what is he tryin to say?
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