Rallye Monte Carlo 2015

[stefanvv]

Aren't Hyundai pods bit too much? 8 on the car, 6 allowed?

[WUff1]

I suppose Bouffier´s car not working perfect, he´s much too slow, even for his speed.

[Antony Warmbold]

Shakedown - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4unAgRB5sYc

In these dirty and slippy hairpins, big slides are totally useless. The fast way is go in a bit easy and clean out.

But I did BIG slides anyway for the spectators

[dimviii]

[dimviii]

Sébastien Loeb_WRC ‏@Loeb_Seb1 3 λεπτάΠριν από 3 λεπτά
Night pods for final runs of shakedown, awaiting official times. #wrc #MC2015

[stefanvv]

In these dirty and slippy hairpins, big slides are totally useless. The fast way is go in a bit easy and clean out.

But I did BIG slides anyway for the spectators

So You're right. It is only shakedown anyway, and some drivers are there purely for the fun.

[makinen_fan]

Times sorted now:

[satukata]

Times sorted now:

where do you get times?

[Lundefaret]

Shakedown - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4unAgRB5sYc

Very good example of different driving approaches:


1) Kubica
High entry speed. Prolonged rotation of the car (change of direction happens over a long distance), and too early on the acceleration on the exit.
This leads to a very wide turn, and very low grip on the exit because he newer gets the car to squat.
He also drives a longer line than neccesary (covers more metres then he have to).
A big tell tale in this sequense is how much of a turn the next flat left is. Kubica enters this on the inside (left side), så he has to make a real change of direction.

2) Mikkelsen
This is close to perfect!
He goes straight in to the corner, and is much more consise on the rotation, flipping the car around to the attack angle he wants out of the corner. Because of his speed and line his exit is now on the inside of the exit, meaning he is pointed directly where he wants to travel, seen clearly in the next left.
He is quite deep in the corner when he aplies the throttle (he waits to the correct time), and when he accelerates the car travels almost in a completly straight line. This means that the only forces now acting on the car will be the forces he aplies trough the throttle. This way its much easier to find grip, and the car responds by squatting in the rear, a clear sign of high grip.
It could have been a little bit smoother stil on the exit, but this was VERY, VERY good!

3) Bouffier
Has the right angle in to the corner, but understeers under braking. Drives trough the corner on the front wheels when he finds grip. On the exit he has a very good line, and can apply much throttle without wheels spin.
This is really a cock up, but because of the line he travels, his acceleration is still very good.

4) Evans
Drives tha car on understeer, and is not able to get the car to point in the direction he should, so the moment of understeer lasts too long. Acceleration is hampered, and the next left also becomes a small corner.
But still a better tactic than Kubica.

5) Østberg
Is a little bit too deep in the corner when he rotates, and travels a little too far in the slowest part of the corner. His acceleration is hampered by his late/deep rotation, but still ok.

6) Neuville
Not good. What we want here is acceleration in a straightest possible line. Neuville is under rotating a little bit, and is also to early on the throttle. This pushes the car wide on the exit, and his acceleration is performed in an arc, with sideways forces acting upon the car. The next left is now a real corner. Not good.

7) Solberg
Too fast on the entry, massive understeer and overshoot, but gets a good straight line in the acceleration. He would be surprised of how much time the straight line acceleration "saved" him. But still, a cock up

8) Sordo
His rotation is prolonged, and his entry somewhat wide, but he gets the car pointed straight, and his acceleration is WAY better than Neuvilles.

9) Latvala
A cross between Sordo and Mikkelsen. Not quite slow enough on the entry in the turning point, but gets the car pointed and accelerates.

10) Protasov
Surprisingly good, but to early throttle combined with a little understeer leads to exit oversteer.

11) Cherepin
Way to early on the throttle, leading him to drift wide on the exit. Feels fast inside the car, is not fast against the stop watch...

12) Bertelli
Not good.

[stefanvv]

And Ogier is going in his own way - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnXgR-7wSIg