[WRC] Safari Rally Kenya 2023 (22-25 June 2023)

[meh]

So, Loubet at the finish without any hsi own big mistakes and troubles (or I missed something)?

[Kras]

You can see Tanak gave it all on this stage. God that car is tragic

[Tauri_J]

You can see Tanak gave it all on this stage. God that car is tragic

He lost a second to Neuville. I dont find it tragic

[becher]

He lost a second to Neuville. I dont find it tragic

Exactly! This happens, but after his 2019 season some fans thought he should win every stage of every rally and if he doesn't there must be something wrong.

[meh]

Based on join date, Kras is quite new here and maybe present new generation way to comment things.

Neuville just did better

[Kras]

I underestimated Neuvilles run. He didn't seem that fast to me.

Guess I was wrong

[meh]

The tragic car was 2nd fastest on powerstage.

Like I wrote before, this stage does not seems to suit Toyota too well. Or maybe they were too low and stuck airfilters full and are lacking power (reported by Rovanperä).

[Kras]

Kalle just hates being second. That's
champion mentality

[becher]

Based on join date, Kras is quite new here and maybe present new generation way to comment things.

Neuville just did better

Ah some long time members act the same. It's a matter of which driver is involved.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Congrats to Toyota, another 1-2-3-4 is a great achievement on such a demanding rally. But they have an amazing history of success on the Safari and it must make a difference. They just know how to do it better than anyone.

M-Sport and Hyundai really have to up their games in the second half of the season (like Tanak/Hyundai did last year) to compete. They both showed they have pace at times, but better reliability is key. There cant be any excuses for component failures like we've seen.

Also a bit of a change in luck wouldnt go amiss either, especially with punctures. With times so close on modern rallies a puncture or two is just fatal to a drivers chances. And if one comes early in a rally the driver and team get quickly demoralised.

Fingers-crossed for the next rounds and the WRC gets reinvigorated.