WRC Rally Sweden 2020

[EstWRC]

Dunno what to expect this time from this rally,

i guess the win will be between Ogier and Neuville because they should have the best conditions. If we look at 2016 when the conditions were also very bad, then Ogier just ran away with the win starting from 1st position, he won first 4 stages and his lead was already up to 24 secs at that point against Mikkelsen, who was in 2nd position and also started second.

i think it will be very hard for Tänak and Latvala to make a very good result here.

Anyway we will see what the conditions will exactly be on those days, could well play also in Tänaks and Latvalas hands.

[AnttiL]

Theoretically, if there's any ice on the roads and not snow, it will be good to be first on the road. For the rest it will get more slushy and more stud-destroying gravel is pulled up. If there's some snow on top of the ice (unlikely with the current forecasts) the first car will have to sweep it. The shakedown could tell us something or not. I presume the shakedown will have less snow than the actual forest stages. Maybe the road is already muddy and rutty gravel when Tänak and Latvala get there?

[Rallyper]

The big question is how much of the ice layer disappears from now until it starts freezing tomorrow evening.

And second biggest question is how much ice is still left after recce with full studs tyres...?

[AnttiL]

And second biggest question is how much ice is still left after recce with full studs tyres...?

It's not "full studs", since the recce studs are smaller and there's less of them. Still, what happens during the recce is an issue for the road conditions.

[AnttiL]

Current forecasts are predicting some snowfall early on Saturday morning and some rainfall on Sunday morning.

[AnttiL]

Finnskogen has no snow or ice.

[Luis Pacheco]

I have a bad feeling seeing such photos ...

[Rallyper]

It's not "full studs", since the recce studs are smaller and there's less of them. Still, what happens during the recce is an issue for the road conditions.

Sorry, didn´t read your previous answer close enough...

However, we agree on that even recce will be an issue...

[sindroms]

I don't want to make a drama and I hope maybe organizers have something to hope for but...

I just received a small (1:20 min) today's onboard video from the site - SS3/6. Looks quite terrible. No snow, road is wet and soft with a few ice patches. Driver says - car sinks in to the road and in these conditions road will be gone after recce. Same applies to other Norwegian stage.

[RS]

I have a bad feeling seeing such photos ...

Looks like Wales on a summer’s day..