[WRC] Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2019

[mknight]

Latvala's onboard from SS12 is on wrc+.

Can't see any clear mistake. There is some impact on rocks at 0:50 and then again a nasty sounding impact on same side around 1:52 any of these two could have probably caused the issue.

[Allez Andruet]

I think there's also a difference in the tone of Meeke's stage end interviews. In Monte it was just "I love this car so much and I love so much to be driving", now it's "f-king hell" and "simple stuff!" when things go wrong.

Agreed. The honeymoon's definitely over.

[mknight]

Meeke spin at 2:47 here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ewbmNtvCqM

[EstWRC]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKUFYxXKaeM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzY65GzKsPM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kb-BBTDXEg

[BigWorm]

Meeke at his worst for me, trying to reach the impossible (Neuville was never going to drop +7s in there) for some glory. It's what went wrong for him at Citroën with the C3 and now today. Mäkinen has some work to do with his approach, because evidently it's the same as it's been previously in situations like this. Meeke's win or bust approach is very admirable but it's at the same time what's dragging him down.

Anyway, quite an exciting event and Tänak drove it beautifully but he won't like the dampers hickups though. Neuville good after that big shunt and Ogier is just a podium-magnet. M-Sport scored quite nicely this event with both cars in top-5. Was also quite impressed with Greensmith until that unfortunate ending, he has far inferior experience compared to Tidemand and he made more of an impression than what Tidemand has done so far I would say.

[Sulland]

Greensmith man of the rally for me.
Did not expect him to be so close to the two other Fords. Good job!

[Essaj]

https://twitter.com/OfficialWRC/stat...34077274058752

[Pršljen]

King of tactics complaining on something that didn't even happen...And he has his sources. What a parody!

[mknight]

https://twitter.com/OfficialWRC/stat...34077274058752

Shots fired...

I don't quite get the point though. If he drove ahead of Ogier sure threy would give Ogier notional time same as Neuville?

[steve.mandzij]

Greensmith man of the rally for me.
Did not expect him to be so close to the two other Fords. Good job!

He'd have been my man of the rally if he'd finished, but all things considered, a solid debut. I'd rather he go out in style after setting some quick times like he did rather than fizzle out like Pontus.

On another note, what ever happened to Suninen? Wasn't he battling at the top on Friday? Electrical issues, right?