27th Kennards Hire Rally Australia 2018 • 15-18 November

[Eli]

How could he say that the team give him everything when he constantly whine about the car, how it's not the polo, lack of money and then leaving the team when C3 showed potential and Fiesta stay behind in development... Typical

Because the team itself, M-Sport, really did do the best they can so Ogier can take the title, if you want to be pissed off about someone it should be Ford America which couldn't be bothered with the WRC.

[SubaruNorway]

Great rally, great year. Can't think of a better way to end the season.

So, getting back to the question of the GIANT TRACTOR ON A LIVE STAGE. It caused an accident on live TV, but the FIA didn't even bother red-flagging the stage or communicating with the following driver, and then they immediately suppressed all mention of the incident...

Are we ever going to hear about that again? Because it already seems to have been forgotten. I don't want to let it go. The unbelievable hypocrisy of the self-appointed safety fascists annoys me.

I'm pretty sure they had a marshall with radio there since they knew quite early that the guy had chosen to drive the tractor out without permission from the organizers, probably a farmer helping out setting up the chicane that just didn't know better

[jparker]

....... You can blame Mikkelsen for some of the rallies, but I do think Hyundai has to take to blame aswell. As a team they have been a disaster.
Lets hope they can turn tings around in 2019!

True. Team with such potential, but they were not able to capitalise on that. In contrast M-sport were able to squeeze 100% on what they have.

[jparker]

About the tractor, it's obvious that it was there because Latvala rammed through the chicane before Mikkelsen. It would have also been bad if the haybales were at the middle of the road, but then again, a tractor on the road is a lot worse...it seems the WRC promoter keeps a line of not mentioning or even actively hiding any unpleasant incidents in rallying, but All Live lets some of it through.

That's why I don't like haybales on stages. At least they have to find a way to secure them properly.

[Barreis]

Ogier is still the best (results say it all), Toyota has the best car and Neuville can go home to Belgium (or MC)

[jparker]

Ogier is still the best (results say it all), Toyota has the best car and Neuville can go home to Belgium (or MC)

You know, luck of respect is sign of stupidity.

[Barreis]

what lack of respect?! he had it all and lost it. and you are insulting with that comment

[bomber21]

Nice end to a great season! Although it is not good for any sport someone to win 6 consecutive championships, WRC is growing. It has impressive new cars, drivers having close fights, an all live service that fans appreciate (most times), 4 manufacturers involved and a driver becoming a championship contender (Tanak).

Hyundai has to change something, things seem to not getting better, they need something new. Maybe new drivers? Neuville is a big dissapointment, he will never become champion...

Next year I wonder how Ogier-Citroen co-operation will work, what drivers will M-Sport have, how Toyota trio will work and if Hyundai is going to recover.

I will try to visit Turkey in September as I did this year!

[mmm]

Hyundai has to change something, things seem to not getting better, they need something new. Maybe new drivers? Neuville is a big dissapointment, he will never become champion...

Hyundai has been too passive in the driver market. The fact that Toyota took a title before them will not please the folks in Seoul - probably some changes to come.

[Sulland]

About the tractor, it's obvious that it was there because Latvala rammed through the chicane before Mikkelsen. It would have also been bad if the haybales were at the middle of the road, but then again, a tractor on the road is a lot worse...it seems the WRC promoter keeps a line of not mentioning or even actively hiding any unpleasant incidents in rallying, but All Live lets some of it through.

With all comms they have in WRCars today, it has to be possible to gps track all wehicles by organizer, so if a slow car/tractor is in one Ss it has to show up to drivers/codrivers to warn them off.
Cant be that hard to make a system for this.