Rally Portugal 2016

[Simmi]

the problem is Meeke has not started the stage at all.... so they do not have an indication but i would allocate him time according to the first pass.

Will definitely be interesting. Rules supposedly say they take the opening pass into account. Although they were going slower on the second pass. Probably the fairest time is just to give him Sordo's time. But then what time do you give Camilli etc?

[noel157]

Will definitely be interesting. Rules supposedly say they take the opening pass into account. Although they were going slower on the second pass. Probably the fairest time is just to give him Sordo's time. But then what time do you give Camilli etc?

I think regs say that organisers must decide on the "fairest" ruling....which could mean lots of things.

[Maurice_M_27]

EWRC results show everyone after Latvala getting time 44.4s slower than scratch. Disaster for Meeke if true, puts him 27s behind

[Simmi]

I think regs say that organisers must decide on the "fairest" ruling....which could mean lots of things.

Meeke should come out of it okay hopefully. They can't give him the time of the guy who came through and was slowed by the accident(s). Either way they need to get it sorted before the TV stages.

Puncture for Sordo. Damn. Could have been worse though.

[dbrito26]

https://www.facebook.com/ominhopt/?fref=nf

Paddons crash

https://business.facebook.com/ominho...5318341286414/

[ZequeArgentina]

I think regs say that organisers must decide on the "fairest" ruling....which could mean lots of things.

Not so easy, on the other hand Meeke has now new tires, and the ones who did the stage not. He also did not punished the car as the other.
So even giving him Sordo tims is not fair for Ogier/Sordo etc
This is very very difficult situations for organizers.

Sporting point of view: stop the stage and postponned start of the other stages and re arrange remaining of the day.
But who would like that solution?

[noel157]

EWRC results show everyone after Latvala getting time 44.4s slower than scratch. Disaster for Meeke if true, puts him 27s behind

Hopefully just a load of electronic BS....

[USER47]

Ogier just won't stop bringing this thing up:-D
https://twitter.com/SebOgier/status/733696323115966464

"Really rough. It was much worse to be in front this afternoon. Still, I'm happy to be here because it's been a tough afternoon"

[Mirek]

Kopecký slow in in SS6 after a very fast opening split. Maybe puncture?

[USER47]

Punctures seem to be frequent, both Neuville and Sorgo got one on this stage.