Rally Sweden 2017

[itix]

I think he is right. The benchmarking starts at Mexico. The first 2 rallies of the year really do not match with the rest of the season; motor- and chassis wise they are not killing rallies. Although Toyota and Ford did some great great things, I'm very happy for them, but we have to wait.

F.i. I remember Hyundai last year Alain Penasse said after questioning the then new i20 "wait after Mexico..."

Well technically Mexico is not telling either because there is such a thick layer of sweeping gravel at the top and the event is run so high up that so theoretically any engine power advantage would be mostly gone.

Corsica is a twisty tarmac rally where we will see who has a good tarmac chassis but not much else, Argentina will again mean sweeping and possibly problems with splitters and water splashes... Etc etc.

The simple truth is that you have to be strong at everything as a team - car - driver combo to win the championship.

Only time will tell who that might be, but it is a lot closer this year.

Neuville has the speed and the road condition to win in Mexico for sure. Fun season to come!

[spyros]

im so so happy about Jari and Tommi,hope they continue.As for NOT i have to say that luck is a part of the game.
Interesting season ahead.

[Mirek]

Itix, Mexico, Argentina and Corsica are all very telling events about the engine. Sweden or Finland are not but these are.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

I dont think Citroen will be saying the season starts in Mexico. They would prefer to already have the points that the others have.

Is the C3 suddenly going to dominate on gravel and the rest be crap. I wouldnt bet on it.

[tomhlord]

Its a pity that people fail to see the big picture and act like plebs.

The irony here is glorious.

[BigWorm]

If you want to win the championship against Ogier, you need big points right from the start. Latvala and Tänak have done that so far. Neuville wants to be a champion this year, and his pace indicates that it could happen. He has been the man to beat so far, only problem is that he lets everyone beat him with those silly mistakes. A podium, if not a win, is a must in Mexico for him if he's to stand a chance.

As for Meeke, I'm not surprised one bit. Put pressure on him and he cracks. It's far from over, but if he really wants to stand a chance against the most consistent man in the sport, Meeke's result haven't been good enough so far.

[hari]

Some images Day1-Day4:
http://www.ir7.at/content/fotos_best...eden_2017.html

[PAUL15]

Its a pity that people fail to see the big picture and act like plebs.

Tanak could very easily win here but the team are not stupid to let him throw everything away.

from these 2 useless events the only conclusion we can make is that Hyundai are top of the field so far, Neuville and Tanak seem to be the fastest with the current equipment and Toyota had 2 fluke results based on conditions and nothing more.

Of course you can overglorify everything but be prepared for a hard season ahead.

Toyota made you look very very silly after only 2 rallies lol....you know everything but nothing hehehehe

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Colin Clark: For the first time in 13yrs we don't have a dominating team in the WRC - and my good God, it feels bloody great!

[Fast Eddie WRC]

NOT... who judges a team & car from a few test vids saying see the big picture ha ha ha.