[WRC] Rally Italia Sardegna 13th-16th June 2019

[spiderem]

Will the citroen reliability help Ogier to get back the time (position) lost due to opening the road?

[EstWRC]

Most likely but who knows...

i would be amazed if all the 3 Toyotas survive the extra hot Friday, damage limitation for them in here.

[AnttiL]

Yeah, the heat will be tough on the dampers and brakes, differentials as well. And what about the Hyundai fuel system, have they been able to rectify that issue?

i would be amazed if all the 3 Toyotas survive the extra hot Friday, damage limitation for them in here.

That's why they bring four of them

[KKS]

Bigger problem for M-Sport, cuz they overheating even in Portugal.
BTW What a problem to change dumpers from Portugal to Sardegna?

[AnttiL]

Bigger problem for M-Sport, cuz they overheating even in Portugal.
BTW What a problem to change dumpers from Portugal to Sardegna?

Linked rallies, they have to use the same parts.

The weather forecast doesn't look now as intense for Friday anymore

[KKS]

Linked rallies, they have to use the same parts.

The weather forecast doesn't look now as intense for Friday anymore

So Ott will use same broken dumper as this is 'linked' rally? It's some nonsense here

[AnttiL]

So Ott will use same broken dumper as this is 'linked' rally? It's some nonsense here

Well they have allocated a certain set of dampers and other spare parts and that must be used. They cannot go and try a different damper brand to help coping in the heat.

[pantealex]

Well they have allocated a certain set of dampers and other spare parts and that must be used. They cannot go and try a different damper brand to help coping in the heat.

+They can repair broken parts. But as said can´t replace different type of parts.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Suninen:
Recce time in @Rally_d_Italia - beautiful and warm as always. Now getting used to third different voice in seven months. Stages are nice but here you need to be clever as well not to break the car.
https://t.co/O2EjZ8jTxh

[racerx1979]

I think the Toyotas will struggle here especially on Friday. The weather is supposed to 38C and that will be horrible. Hyundais fuel issue can be a problem if they have not resolved it, but that would be a sad shame after Adamo saying they know the issue and will take care of it.

Latvala should do well here with his road position, but car problems could cause issues. JML's old school driving style also puts more stress on the vehicle with big slides and hard breaking to move the balance of the car. Citroen could do very well here. I'm thinking of moving Lappi higher up in my pickems because of 1. his road position and 2. Citroen's reliability. Ogier will be drastically affected by Friday's extremely dry stages, but the C3 copes well with heat.

My prediction as of today is Neuville, Lappi, Ogier, Sordo and Mikkelsen in the top 5 followed by the Toyota's. I say this only because I assume the Toyota's will struggle in the heat and semi rough roads. As for the Ford's it's up in the air for me as they have odd issues here and there, but nothing common and repetitive like the Toyota's and Hyundais. My heart on the other hand wants to see Latvala, Meeke and even Hanninen do well .

Is Hanninen allowed to compete as a fourth car with different components?? If so, he could go well, but he's rusty in competition.