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    That's really weird choice for an asphalt rally but luckily for him there isn't that much cutting and dirt in Rome.
    Stupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump

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    Luky 13th and Breen 11 th.
    For sure there is a reason,

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    Quote Originally Posted by dimviii View Post
    Luky 13th and Breen 11 th.
    For sure there is a reason,
    Yeah very advanced one... they were 12th and 14th on qualifying and those were the "highest" spots left when they got to choose.

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    Maybe after successive gravel rallies he simply forgot and automatically went for 15th. Or he wanted to start near his mate Lukyanuk

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    Quote Originally Posted by mknight View Post
    Yeah very advanced one... they were 12th and 14th on qualifying and those were the "highest" spots left when they got to choose.
    you really believe that Luky and Breen the best they could do at qualifying was 11th and 14th time?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC View Post
    Maybe after successive gravel rallies he simply forgot and automatically went for 15th. Or he wanted to start near his mate Lukyanuk
    checking other competitors times,and adapting their pace imho

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    Mikkelsen choosing to open the road and so having no braking marks of others is also a bit odd, and when he didnt have to...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC View Post
    Maybe after successive gravel rallies he simply forgot and automatically went for 15th. Or he wanted to start near his mate Lukyanuk
    I probably doesn't matter much in the end.
    First on the road might do some dust-cleaning (dunno if that's and issue here) and won't have lines.

    Late starters might get dirt from cuts and have a chance to catch someone with trouble or get notional times.

    If rain was forecasted it's also usually better to start early. (though Lukyanuk meant the opposite last year in Canarias).

    The (only) question is when Gryazin doesn't want to start early why didn't he choose something like 5-10?

    For reference Basso picked 2nd after winning qualifying last year. This year when he could pick 2nd was available but he went for the first available later number.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC View Post
    Mikkelsen choosing to open the road and so having no braking marks of others is also a bit odd, and when he didnt have to...
    If You are confident you don't need the marks of the ohers. You can use the cleanest possible road though (and make it dirtier for others as well).
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    Quote Originally Posted by dimviii View Post
    you really believe that Luky and Breen the best they could do at qualifying was 11th and 14th time?
    Lukyanuk after QS:
    During the practice there were many cars at the start as a result of the racing accident. We had to stay for a while and breath deeply before the Italians restarted the special stage.
    However we finished the qualifying stage at the disappointing 14th position. Now the engineer is trying to find out what is preventing the car from driving fast. Everything seems to be ok, but there’s no speed. I’m upset, but let’s see what is in store for us.

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