Rally Portugal 2016

[EstWRC]

I'll take my words back about Paddon and Tänak like it was a driving mistakes by both. Not their fault at all IMO.

[bluuford]

I was just wondering as Pluto did.. Ostberg drives by, 1/5th of Hyundai is on the road, lines go off the road and black smoke is coming from the spot. Seems like all is perfectly Ok?

[Francis44]

I was just wondering as Pluto did.. Ostberg drives by, 1/5th of Hyundai is on the road, lines go off the road and black smoke is coming from the spot. Seems like all is perfectly Ok?

This is why I keen on the introduction of some kind of yellow onboard flag system. What happened to that project of a screen inside the car showing a yellow sign on all cars at the same time. I remember it was talked a few years back but have they abandoned it? This would stop such behavior, all cars have the warning at the same time and those who dont stop at crash scenes are disqualified/penalized.

[dimviii]

Henning after crash
https://youtu.be/B6j9qk_R5v4

[dimviii]

are we ready?

[Zeakiwi]

This is why I keen on the introduction of some kind of yellow onboard flag system. What happened to that project of a screen inside the car showing a yellow sign on all cars at the same time. I remember it was talked a few years back but have they abandoned it? This would stop such behavior, all cars have the warning at the same time and those who dont stop at crash scenes are disqualified/penalized.

The Rally Safe system does have a warning system. The Dakar system when it is working is effective too.
https://youtu.be/iDWseIQE42U (there are a few videos for intro to the system)

[Rallyper]

Too many punctures and too few spare tyres.

Ok. Thanks.

[AL14]

Thisis not excuse. Forrest fire in such bushes=stop immediately all kind of traffic way before incident. That mean not just yellow flag. If you look heli footage form Tänak scene, it does not look like controlled fire. Such things can go out of control very easily in seconds. What I want to say is that theys should lear from it not to repeat such a horror movie thing.

Look at Ostber on the same spot: https://twitter.com/romps22/status/733761504089153537
He passed the scene 2 minutes later and there is a big smoke already. That means, Mikkelsen+4 minutes, Sordo +6 minutes, Latvala +8 minutes, Tänak +10 minutes.. until Prokop +18 minutes all passed this spot in competitive mode

And spectators in spot tell that Ogier was saved by the fact that he was cutting more, that lifted all his fou feels in air and maybe also superior VW suspension helped to saved him.

Of course you are right. Look at Tanak's incident video. There is a fire close to where he landed. He could have died, and so other people if, let's say, the wind increased... as other said everything could happen in this cases.

[dimviii]

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#Tyre info: All #WRC Michelin drivers with 5 LTX S4 except Latvala with 2H+3S #RallyPortugal

[AL14]

This is why Hayden Paddon will be a great WRC driver, and hopefully world champion:

Thanks everyone for all the messages of support - we have the best fans through the good and the bad times! A lot of homework and study has already taken place to learn from this and to start preparing for Sardenia. This video clearly shows how the car jumped out of the rut and what I have to learn from this is how to indentify developing rough sections of stages from the recce when the road is undamaged. So lessons learnt and will make sure I don't make this mistake again. In the meantime the team is in a good position with Dani and Thierry going strong so lets hope for a good result. On a more positive note - its an honour yesterday we were awarded South Canterbury sports person of the year - big thanks to everyone at home and sorry we couldn't make it.

Spot the difference between him and the "unlucky" guys...