[WRC] Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2021

[Rally Hokkaido]

Congrats Elfyn and also to Dani. In many ways both are similar in their consistent WRC performances and putting up reliable results. No doubt that is why their respective teams choose them as second or third driver. OK, Elfyn could have been Champion, last year, but I'm sure he wasn't drafted in to the Toyota team with that in mind.

[EstWRC]

Congrats Evans, consistent drive like always

really gutted for Tänak (last without technical problems gravel rally was Estonia for him) but gave a strong warning for his competitors on gravel at least. Said he hasnt felt this good in one and a half years.

Sordo showing again that he is the best 3rd driver in the series IMO.

Ogier being Ogier again but his pace is a little worrying, from the body language it seems for him too.

Very good showing again from the youngsters apart from Loubet.

Like i already said, Lappi in his own class in WRC2 at the moment.

[mknight]

Lappi class of his own at the moment in WRC2

After friday he had same time as Suninen and 2s ahead of his teammate Gryazin who drove Portugal for first time. That's even after Østberg got a puncture from same time.

Then Gryazin immediatelly hit engine issues and Suninen dropped 15s before running into multiple issues of his own.

Great drive by Lappi and staying out of trouble, but nothing like Arctic.

Wonder what they plan next. For WRC2 championship they have to do a round outside of Europe (so Safari or Japan), which is expensive. For getting WRC drive (which surely is the goal) he should do some tarmac and not just Estonia/Finland where "everyone" expects he will be fast.

[mknight]

Bulacia and Camilli 2nd and 3rd on PS from that spot after WRCs.

[EstWRC]

[dimviii]

Ogier's rant: "Making a regulation for losers, that was never my vision"

"I feel annoyed but that's the usual feeling after opening days. Those kind of days are very long. What Neuville did today is not bad. It is sure he was a little faster than me starting second but that makes a difference compared to the first place. He certainly drives faster than me throughout the day. About thirty seconds separate us: I think that twenty are due to our positions, "slipped the reigning world champion to Olivier Gaspard, RTBF special correspondent in Sardinia.

And to conclude, in a tone that sticks to his annoyance: "What do I hope for tomorrow? That the weekend is over and we go home. My speech is the same as last year, ca This has been going on for several years. This is not the vision I have of sport. Making a regulation for the losers (editor's note: the losers), that was never my vision. But that's how it is ... "

https://www.rtbf.be/sport/moteurs/ra...ion?id=9629948

[dupanton]

Veiby suspended for 6 months of wrc events for breaching Covid rules. Anders son also 3 months. They left Portugal and went to Spain. Also didn't declare a risk contact with a positive person.

[Andre Oliveira]

Mayr-Melnhof and Welsersheimb rolled. Heli transportation to hospital

Pic: Maciej Niechwiadowicz

[TWRC]

Mayr-Melnhof and Welsersheimb rolled. Heli transportation to hospital

Pic: Maciej Niechwiadowicz

Looks very similar to a crash that happened here exactly like this some years ago. That was a Fabia R5 if I remember well. Hopefully they are not injured.

Edit: looked it up, it was Gilbert in 2017 with a Fabia.

[Andre Oliveira]

The clip. Very hard impact

https://twitter.com/ewrcresults/stat...389192195?s=21