The first part of this second stage must be very wide and open, otherwise I can't explain how Kopecký with no power steering can be second fastest there (he looses plenty of time on the rest of the stage).
I think i saw him on facebook live SS4, (downhill hairpin must be in the first half of stage), and it did not look like he had any problem, nice clean handbrake turn, fastest from R5 cars (i missed Mikkelsen)
Hope not lol. Otherwise the lone pair of "R1" Toyotas will win every round.
(Is "R1' the new name? Read something somewhere. Probably in one of these new AI fake articles poping up on my Facebook...
Another clue from Tanak about the future ?
Commenting on the Hyundai car:
"It’s the way it is at the moment and between Central Europe and this one it’s been difficult to do much difference as...
Pajari's year has not been what I expected. Sure, - easy for me to say that from my couch, but I havent felt any glimpse of those "sparks" I (and some of us probably) were expecting. Thoughts?
F1 – Norris beats Piastri by 0.023s to top practice in São Paulo, Hülkenberg third.
F1 Drivers’ championship leader Lando Norris put in a late flying lap of 1:09.975 to beat McLaren team-mate and...
Jon Armstrong is way more likeable IMO. Will probably be in WRC 2027 when the R5s are the top class
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