WRC ADAC Deutschland Rallye 2018

[AnttiL]

Last year on Grafshaft:
- Sordo jumped off the road right after start on first pass
- Lappi ripped a wheel off on second pass

These parts of last year's stage are not included on this year's stage. But still there was enough drama.

[René]

https://youtu.be/yGLoiel0WP8

Ostberg off !

[mknight]

And jesus christ are the Toyotas unreliable. Can somebody count how many technical issue related retirements Latvala has had in 2 years? The other weird part seems to be how they seem to happen to certain guys.
Mexico was a disaster but overall Tänaks mechanical issues seem to have somekind of a reason behind it, either a random stone damaged something or whatever. Latvala seems to have all the gearbox issues, electronical issues and so on.

I sometimes think is there something the driver can do about it? Can they be more thorough in check in the service. Is it that they have shittier mechanics dealing with their car or is it just purely bad luck.

In terms of reliability this year it's:

Ford > Citroen (fuel pressure issues in Finland) > Hyundai (Neuville - Mexico, Corsica PS (neither of them rally-ending), Mikkelsen - Monte, Portugal, Sardinia) > Toyota (all 3 Mexico, Latvala - Sardinia, Germany, also "partly" some of the suspension failures (JML -argentina, portugal, Tanak - portugal, sardinia)

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As to Latvala, while it doesn't look like his fault here in Germany, he was also the only one out of the 3 Polos that had so many issues and very often "suspension failures" from hitting rocks on the side. Same now in Toyota (Agentina, Portugal), so might have to do with driving style.


Tanak in Portugal seemed to have a bit lower ride height than the others and the front got lower just before the rocks. The jump in Sardinia was quite massive as well. Yes the Toyota seems more fragile, but it's not like they were completely innocent impacts.
( a bit like Hyundai suspension issues in Germany and Spain last year)

[SubaruNorway]

Roavnperä outpaces Veiby and other drivers in WRC2. Except for his podium contenders. What´s wrong with the others?

Veiby is not in WRC2 so probably just taking it easy and learning the rally.


Østbergs off
https://youtu.be/yGLoiel0WP8

[Mirek]

Veiby is not in WRC2 so probably just taking it easy and learning the rally.

I think that after the number of crashes he was simply ordered to finish and not to try anything else. Still he's been really slow here.

[sonnybobiche]

He's a fucky lucker, you know.

[KKS]

I think that after the number of crashes he was simply ordered to finish and not to try anything else. Still he's been really slow here.

He's run a PrintSport Fabia. Ordered by who? Skoda Motorsport?

[mknight]

He's a fucky lucker, you know.

A bit over the top from Tanak tbh.

It's rally. Yes Neuville is lucky here, in other rallies others were lucky.

For example in Mexico Neuville was massively unlucky with the car issues on day 1m that cost him starting position for rest of rally. Similarly in Argentina Tanak was lucky when he just bent the steering on day 1 while Latvala with similar impact destroyed the suspension.

[Päss1928]

A bit over the top from Tanak tbh.

Yep, no need for such statements. Pull yourself together Ott.

[KKS]

Cool story from JML. Toyota should ban pee outside a service to prevent car issues.