[WRC] COPEC Rally Chile 2019

**wrc2017** · 12th May 2019, 21:20

Originally Posted by Allez Andruet

...and unless Latvala and Meeke have suddenly forgotten how to drive fast, it's not the Toyota that's extraordinary fast. It's Tänak.

Rally Finland is going to be epic

**Essaj** · 12th May 2019, 22:41

https://twitter.com/krismeeke/status...97277609480192 "Extremely frustrated to have been handed 1min penalty for trying to keep myself, Seb & spectators safe. We tried to keep the screen in but it started to collapse and break-up in the time control, we had no option but remove it for everyone’s safety, I don’t understand the penalty"
What is this all about?

**steve.mandzij** · 12th May 2019, 23:01

Originally Posted by AnttiL

I find the series to revolve more and more around the top three guys, but maybe I just remember too well the 2017 season when everything was new and it was very even with numerous winners. After Wales 2017 only Loeb and Latvala have managed to win outside the top trio, both once, and this year in every rally two of the trio have been on the podium.

2017 was better than 2018 imo because the championship, at various stages, was anybody's game. Evans nearly winning in Argentina, Lappi taking a maiden win on his third or fourth event, Paddon leading for a great portion of Sardegna, all four cars equal, each with their strengths and weaknesses very clear, the surge of Tanak... There's so many memorable things that happened in that season!

However, we are in a very very exciting period now as well, despite the top 3 domination. We're seeing some of the best driving in years, with the clearly quickest driver struggling against an unreliable car, the reigning champion adapting to a new team, and the antagonistic Belgian doing everything he can to finally clinch the title he lost twice. The level is exceptional up top, and even yet, they aren't untouchable, with the leading trio often interrupted by drivers such as Meeke, Latvala, Loeb, and on a good day Mikkelsen and Evans.

**Andre Oliveira** · 12th May 2019, 23:12

**er88** · 12th May 2019, 23:21

Seems a bit stupid and petty.

**wrc2017** · 13th May 2019, 00:43

Childish, petty, contrived. Think anyone with any idea knows what going on here..

**wrc2017** · 13th May 2019, 05:22

Meeke super annoyed ...

https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...ing-windscreen

**EstWRC** · 13th May 2019, 05:34

Q:
Sébastien Loeb, your first podium for Hyundai and a great battle to achieve it. How are you feeling at the end of the event?
SL:
I think it is a good place for rally roads. The stages are nice, maybe too fast for me because I am too old for that. It was a really nice rally to drive. We enjoyed it a lot. There were a lot of spectators to support us, that was incredible.

the rest https://www.fia.com/news/wrc-o-tanak...-job-new-rally