WRC event Rally Estonia 2020

[dimviii]

Are you being serious Eddie?

yes he is!


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#WRC points after #RallyEstonia:
@SebOgier 79
@ElfynEvans 70
@OttTanak 66
@KalleRovanpera 55
@thierryneuville 42
@TeemuSuninenRac 34
@EsapekkaLappi 30
@Craig_Breen 25
@OfficialWRC

[mknight]

Estonia outtakes:


The good:

- Nice stages (looked nicer than on the event here last year), specially the variation both between stages and within them was nice
- Breen finally with good speed and result for Hyundai
- Both championships open, on paper Hyundai even seem to have an advantage. But still Toyota and Ogier/Evans have the points in the box now.

The bad:

- Sprint format, especially on a fast rally like this any position changes were essentially over mid way trough first day. A small isue (like a tire for Rovanpera) and it was over. While I am not a fan of very long rallies, below 300 km is clearly too little.

The ugly:
- Competition is down to two teams. Sure on gravel with lots of cleaning MSport might do some better results but I just cant see how they magically catch up with development. Off course its not their fault in the first place, but this is just how it is. In 1,5 years we went from 4 cars that could win a rally to 2, and next year is not looking any better.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Awesome must-win performance by Tanak and PS pts off Ogier. Perfect.

[AnttiL]

Yes T16. Losing 2x €800,000 cars after losing 1 €800,000 in Mexico would be inpossible to cope with.

Evans and Katsuta crashes weren't total write-offs. You can salvage many parts from the car and just put in a new bodyshell. Fire is always the worst because it destroys everything.

Someone on this forum asked Rich Millener about Paddon's Finland 2019 test crash and he said most of the parts were reusable.

[T16]

Yes T16. Losing 2x €800,000 cars after losing 1 €800,000 in Mexico would be inpossible to cope with.

It really wouldn’t.
Even if the cars aren’t insured.
Think about how much cash and assets they have.

[HarriK]

Kajto stop?

[AnttiL]

Kajto stop?

rolled. Now Huttunen claims P2 in WRC3 and also the WRC3 lead.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

It really wouldn’t.
Even if the cars aren’t insured.
Think about how much cash and assets they have.

They were really troubled just losing Lappi's car in Mexico. Then the lockdown - no rallies, no car sales, no parts sales, people made redundant.

If they were to lose or very badly damage two more cars on top of that it would be super-tough for them to continue and justify it, unless Ford put some money in.

[dimviii]

Yes T16. Losing 2x €800,000 cars after losing 1 €800,000 in Mexico would be inpossible to cope with.

who told you that at Msport the cost is 800.000?

[flykas]

Estonia outtakes:




The bad:

- Sprint format, especially on a fast rally like this any position changes were essentially over mid way trough first day. A small isue (like a tire for Rovanpera) and it was over. While I am not a fan of very long rallies, below 300 km is clearly too little.

Actually Rovanpera would have recovered fine and hypothetically could have been 3rd or 2nd if not for the 1 minute penalty.