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    Quote Originally Posted by Sal the 2nd View Post
    Back in the 80s they had 40+ stages to think about. Will be interesting to see how the current crop of drivers play the long game (sic) when the distance is so short. Hate to use a cricket analogy but its like the difference between those good at the one day format and those good in the five day tests. Who's the most intelligent driver?
    Back in the 80s they had free tyre choice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sal the 2nd View Post
    Back in the 80s they had 40+ stages to think about. Will be interesting to see how the current crop of drivers play the long game (sic) when the distance is so short. Hate to use a cricket analogy but its like the difference between those good at the one day format and those good in the five day tests. Who's the most intelligent driver?
    Ogier is the tyre-saving master and has huge experience.

    But this is more like a "rally-sprint" so it will really hard for any of them to play the long game.

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    Quote Originally Posted by drive View Post
    OK, that explains then. Only my presumption that 7km should be OK was wrong, they started loosing some studs earlier than 7 km wrc driving puts more pressure on studs then my Subaru
    But with fresh 'boots' you can see that speed is there, even if road gets a bit ripped of in places
    3 runs is approx 21.5km, the length of the longest stages....

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    Jari-Matti Latvala @JariMattiWRC
    Shakedown is completed for us and the feeling is good with the #YarisWRC! The most important will be to focus on the comportement of the car with the different conditions we will have and adapt our driving accordingly.

    Well said JM !

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    #8 Ott Tänak - Martin Järveoja #8
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    I don't understand, what Suninen is doing in WRC...... or....is it Ford that bad?

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    Well it's pretty impossible to predict results atm.

    - Road position: First runners might suffer from cleaning on the gravel parts, but loose less studs so can push more overall, late runners might suffer on the parts that get softer
    - Tire conservation: Obviously the drivers have to be clever about keeping the stages for whole loop or even just from one part of stage with gravel to the icy part
    - How much risky each is willing to take: Ogier and Neuville probably a bit less than others, but then again they don't win rallies by playing it safe
    - Cars: Only Hyundai has tested in something similar, then again Hyundai is usually the car that is most tricky to set up, further Likenas which will be a big portion of the rally is stage where Hyundai never did well

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    Could be some interesting times from R5 crews on Pirellis during the rally if they manage to keep their studs better.

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    What kind of tyres are available to the drivers for sweden?
    Only studded, or can they choose gravel where that is the best option?

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    Quote Originally Posted by EstWRC View Post
    bit of a strange one.

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