Thread: WRC Rally Sweden 2020
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15th February 2020, 19:04 #1171
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SS Likenäs road condition on Saturday afternoon. Road surface has still ice, but it's melting and the forecasted overnight rain is yet to come. Also entrance roads are getting soft. #WRC #WRClive #RallySweden
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15th February 2020, 19:09 #1172
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15th February 2020, 19:10 #1173
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Seb Loeb has lead a rally from start to finish 19 times
Seb Ogier has lead a rally from start to finish 9 times
The last 3 times driver not named Seb have lead a #WRC event from start to finish are
Finland 2014 - Latvala
Sardinia 2009 - Latvala
Japan 2008 - Hirvonen
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15th February 2020, 19:12 #1174
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Yeah that's what he could say. But you know when he does "simple explanations" like this it invites for simple questions/replies to him. Like: "You are failing at both at the moment."
I still remember his words before Monte: "We have the best car, so we also need(ed) the best drivers." (which they got according to him). Certainly a very confident thing to say, which might not age well. So far it certainly hasn't, but it's early in the season.
Well, I was also one of those that was convinced manu champs was easy win for Hyundai seeing Toyota lineup compared with theirs before Monte.
Kind of reminds me of Matton at the end of 2016 a bit.... when after VW quit he said he already had his team of drivers and was "maybe" only interested in talking with Ogier. (but wouldn't let him test the car). 6 months later Ogier was leading WDC in another team, Latvala was fighting for the same title with Toyota and Mikkelsen was driving the Citroen after Lefevbre had no pace and kept crashing and Meeke was crashing while having pace.
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15th February 2020, 19:15 #1175
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very easy conclusions from everybody. Hold on guys,we are just at the start.
First gravel rally will show much more, that these 2 special rallies.
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15th February 2020, 19:17 #1176
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15th February 2020, 19:20 #1177
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Point is that Adamo is known to make decisions immediately if something doesn't work out. Typically on Sunday evening after a rally where something hasn't gone right he is already kicking drivers for next rally (Mikkelsen like this 2 times, Loeb now after Monte) or entering I20WRCs on local rallies for extra testing.
So wonder what comes tomorrow. Tanak driving some gravel rally? (he is already entered in one though)
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15th February 2020, 19:48 #1178
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Weather forecast for tomorrow's sole special stage, SS Likenäs 2 Power Stage, looks like one in which you'd normally prefered to stay at home. Heavy rains with wind. If all that rain would come down as snow, it'd be 20-30 cm of heavy snow
https://twitter.com/HartusvuoriWRC/s...789161473?s=20
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15th February 2020, 19:53 #1179
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