Latvala is the key here.
a)Tanak passes him,Ogier doesn't:1.Tanak 2. Latvala 3.Ogier
b)Both Fords pass him:1:Ogier 2.Tanak 3.Latvala
c)Noone passes him:1.Latvala 2.Ogier 3.Tanak
Of course they are always possibilities of mechanical problems and driving errors.
B) if there's not enuff time to do it. If they are within seconds no team orders
That's not how tyres work, not at all.
High pressure means the tyre can not "adjust" to the road surface in a malleable manner but rather looses contact to the surface here and there.
Try it...
Bertelli After 8kms, a delaminated tyre on the straight out of nowhere, I was cruising without pushing...
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