Quote Originally Posted by Mintexmemory View Post
a) Loeb was so good he was rarely under pressure
b) He was able to avoid pressure from able team mates when it suited by team orders (Sordo) or derating an engine (Ogier)
c) He wasn't immune though as the last ever rally showed - It was just very rare.
A big part of Loebs success was that he was able to be contempt with good point scoring positions to save the championship. That way it was difficult to put pressure on Loeb, because You needed to put pressure regarding the championship, not only one rally. But shore, he had some cracks in his armour, tough very small and far between

Ogier is of a different type of psychology, much more like Walter Röhrl. Its not only about winning, its about humiliating Your opponents, and trying to beat them with minutes. This I really like, because it paints the profile of a very colorfull personality, but it will off course in some sircumstances be a weakness.

But the fact that Latvala is pressuring Ogier will get spiral starting. The reaction from Ogier is over driving a bit, wich loses him a bit of time, wich then can lead him to over drive a bit more etc. We are off cource talking about minute details here, and that is also why it is difficult for Ogier to be concious of it.

Lets hope this Latvala vs Ogier duell goes on for not only this rally, but a lot longer, and lets hope that some of the other guys reaches their level in a consistent manner. The cars are so similar now that it is possible to win in all of them, so everything is in place to create an exiting championship