Monte was the other driver's best chance to beat Ogier (late seat swap, new team, new car, little testing)... but he STILL won.
This doesn't bode well for when he has fully settled-in...
Everybody (exept breen) was in a new car no?
Don't exaggarate please. It's Ogier, he settles in quit quick (remember the first rally's with the VW, first drive in Peugeot 207 S2000 => victory, first drive in DS3 WRC => victory).
We will see.
The swept volume limit is 1600 cc, so 266.7 cc per cylinder.
For a 16:1 compression ratio the combustion volume is therefore 17.78 cc.
For the compression to increase to 18:1 the combustion...
This year's Dakar has very small gaps. It seems like it's not as car breaking as the other years.
After 7 stages in Dakar 2026: 16 drivers within 1 hour from the lead. 10th place at +25m 25s...
A four minute interview with Kalle before he started the weekend's races. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14dhTMW_Nbw
Kalle Rovanpera - rallying's...