WRC Rally Mexico 2019

[doubled1978]

Ogier +1:12
Latvala + 3:00 why that?

Presume they are the actual recorded times, as Latvala had to drive further under red flag..

[er88]

What do you guys think would be the "fairest" time loss they'll give Ogier compared with Meeke's time?

[N.O.T]

What do you guys think would be the "fairest" time loss they'll give Ogier compared with Meeke's time?

1 minute slower... you have to take the puncture into account as well.

[PLuto]

If I will be giving notional times, I should give time of Meeke to Ogier. And for Latvala time of Sordo, same like for the rest of the field.

[dimviii]

World Rally Championship
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18m18 minutes ago

�� ���� @RallyMexico SS10 ��

1️⃣ @KrisMeeke 17m44.9s
2️⃣ @ElfynEvans +12.1s
3️⃣ @OttTanak +19.1s
4️⃣ @ThierryNeuville +24.4s
5️⃣ @AMikkelsenRally +28.8s

Overall Standings
1️⃣ @KrisMeeke 1h36m39.8s
2️⃣ @ElfynEvans +5.8s
3️⃣ @OttTanak +35.1s


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18m18 minutes ago

(2/2) Red flag stopped the stage before @SebOgier & @JariMattiWRC could set a time. They'll both get notional times so the overall standings are provisional

[jonkka]

What do you guys think would be the "fairest" time loss they'll give Ogier compared with Meeke's time?

His last competitive split was 3rd, where his time was -8,5s vs Meeke's -17,9s. Multiply that by the factor of stage remaining and you get predicted loss at the end. That doesn't take into account possible tactics (Ogier often makes most at the end of the stage) or conditions (was his puncture getting better or worse) but it's based on facts.

[Morte66]

Clerk of the Course decides:

Art 39: When a special stage is interrupted or stopped for any reason, each crew affected will be allocated by the
clerk of the course a time which is judged the fairest.

Thank you. I think, this minute, I am glad that I am not the clerk of the course.

[mknight]

I think there is two options:

1. Both Ogier and Latvala get Evans time (same as SS1), that helps Ogier.

2. The most "fair" they could do is to give Ogier time relative to Meeke based on split 4 (if he didn't get red flag just before) and Latvala after split 2.

That would mean Ogier looses 18s and is 3s ahead of Meeke

(Doesn't really matter how it benefits Latvala or not imo as he is in SR and a few tens of seconds don't matter)

[Morte66]

i am very curious to see what times they will give.

That looks like a shot from a zombie movie.

[T16]

Why did they red flag the stage anyway?

Meeke and Evans had already gone through and it was only Ogier and Latvala left.

If you're gonna red flag it, do it after the WRC cars are through. 2nd gear corner and no real danger, worse cases of cars being stuck in Sweden ffs

It's either dangerous, or it isn't. They can't say they'll wait until after the WRC cars have passed just to keep the show on the road.

I think the most dangerous element was where the co-driver was stood... probably not an ideal spot and one a spectator wouldn't be allowed to stand in.

I'm pretty sure it was Meeke who flagged the official down after his brief interview with Colin Clarke after the end of the stage.