WRC Rally Sweden 2020

[dimviii]

"Is it a good idea to organize this rally? We will find out on Sunday afternoon ... I think it's good to be here and try to do the rally. But the drivers will find themselves at high speeds without the snow walls ... and they may end up on ice without nails. We will see the conditions on Friday morning. If necessary, we will notify the FIA that we are here for the sport , not to play with the life of my team, "said Andrea Adamo, sports boss of the Hyundai team, at our microphone.

https://www.rtbf.be/sport/moteurs/ra...He81d4J-xMN568

[mknight]

this is just so fun to watch

Everyone except Breen and Tanak has actually been fun to watch. Much better than the slush-bath last year actually. If they had enough tires they could run this as normal stage.

[EstWRC]

Everyone except Breen and Tanak has actually been fun to watch. Much better than the slush-bath last year actually. If they had enough tires they could run this as normal stage.

maybe

i prefer rather slush-bath and head to head not this

[dimviii]

[EstWRC]

so it seems it was Tänaks and Breens decision to cruise

[dimviii]

1436/5000
"The conditions are deplorable. Deep down, I don't want to do this rally because I feel that it is really dangerous. We have to drive in conditions where the tire is not suitable, it has not developed for that. We find it hard to feel grip, to project ourselves, we have to take risks. It bothers me a bit. It's up to me to take the step to reach the same level of requirement as usual. We all do the same job, I imagine we all have the same analysis. The organization does not ask for our opinion. I am the least well placed to try to consider anything like approach, "explained Nicolas Gilsoul, co-pilot from Neuville, to our microphone.

And the Belgian to drive the point home: "The key will be to adapt in real time to the conditions that will evolve. We will drive with tires developed to work on snow and ice. They will lose their nails when We’re going to arrive on frozen ground. We’re also going to come across ice patches… so that we’ll no longer have a nail. The grip will be more than precarious. It’s not really exciting. risks will be decisive: it bothers me greatly. We are already on the wire and we will also have to reduce the safety margin to hope to be in front. Tanak's exit at Monte-Carlo is not in my mind. to this situation which I find it difficult to accept because it seems to me unreasonable. "

https://www.rtbf.be/sport/moteurs/ra...3Jb8nXic5eit44

[T16]

Hat off to the prince that bagged the ride... bet that was amazing.
A little worried about Adamos’s words about safety. Hope all bring it home.

[vkangas]

Toyota's really soft suspension setup compared to all others. At least Latvala's setup was done based on proper winter conditions. Interesting to see how it will play out when the real rally starts.

[er88]

Not been watching, by why did Breen and Tanak cruise? No real reason to surely?

[dimviii]

Neuville: "With snow it's 125 km / h on average, here it's going to be ... 140 on average"