Wales Rally GB

[focus206]

Guess Neuville didn't care about opening the road on Sunday, nothing to gain from where he is... well, except PS points.

[SubaruNorway]

Read in an interview with Mikkelsen that they think it will polish tomorrow also, i thought those stages would have dried up today

[dimviii]

Passats de canto video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5aAKyv2RwM

[dimviii]

"I arrived a little too fast, I undersigned ... I pulled the handbrake, and the rear landed in the ditch, said Thierry Neuville at the microphone of Olivier Gaspard, RTBF's special correspondent in Wales, I was posed, I skated, I could not move on, I did not think about the championship, I just hoped there were enough spectators push the car so we can start again as soon as possible! "Finally, it did not take long: after forty seconds, we were gone.

The only point "positive" for the leader of the World Championship this Saturday is the abandonment of his rival Ott Tanak, who flew over the rally before being betrayed by his mechanics (broken radiator).

"It's the same scenario we experienced in Turkey: in the lead on the second day, and an abandonment on mechanical concerns, it's part of the race, the rally."

Never in the rhythm of the best, however, Thierry Neuville will have to try to move up the rankings and score points in the Power Stage Sunday, his other opponent in the race for the title, Sebastien Ogier, having risen from fifth to first position .

"In front, now there is a big fight with four cars in less than fifteen seconds, I think the situation will still evolve, said the Hyundai driver.My teammates, right in front of me, will probably agree to help me a little bit! Sunday, it's not too bad to go in the first positions, although it's never easy to know in advance what exactly will be. I'll be the first to take the road, we'll see! We'll give everything in the Power Stage, we have no choice.We have never really been in the rhythm of the best this weekend, so it will be difficult to get the five points, but a few, it's possible. "
https://www.rtbf.be/sport/moteurs/ra...le?id=10038604

[danon]

Perhaps this shakedown off has something to do with the later damage of Tanak's car... https://youtu.be/THtyWLpWV04?list=PL...15AAw6fIN8yU6E

[EstWRC]

How come? They changed the parts after that.


Our mechanics and engineers did exellent job this evening and we are happy to tell you, that the car of @OttTanak and Martin Järveoja #8 is ready to hit the roads - so it is Rally 2 tomorrow

https://twitter.com/tgr_wrc/status/1...448432641?s=21

[steve.mandzij]

https://twitter.com/JariMattiWRC/sta...68793621372929

He really does overthink things!

[AnttiL]

Citroën/Tanak/Neuville/Mikkelsen: 5 MICHELIN LTX Force S6
Lappi: 5M6
Latvala/Ogier/Evans: 2S6 +3M6
Paddon: 4S6 +1M6

[KKS]

How come? They changed the parts after that.


Our mechanics and engineers did exellent job this evening and we are happy to tell you, that the car of @OttTanak and Martin Järveoja #8 is ready to hit the roads - so it is Rally 2 tomorrow

https://twitter.com/tgr_wrc/status/1...448432641?s=21

yep. And if that problem yesterday caused by that off at shakedown - he never survive 1.5 days and 200+ km of special stages and problem didn't come of. If it's shakedown damage it will pop-up at Friday morning stages. And it's unlikely that in 4 services they didn't spot problem with a radiator.

[KKS]

Citroën/Tanak/Neuville/Mikkelsen: 5 MICHELIN LTX Force S6
Lappi: 5M6
Latvala/Ogier/Evans: 2S6 +3M6
Paddon: 4S6 +1M6

Lappi play a long game?