Wrc Rally Argentina 2017

[Eli]

what a rally, & what a season we've got on our hands, well done for Evans even though he lost & congrats to Neuville for snatching the win off him. Hopefully Citroen will comeback to the mix for the rest of the season and will stop crashing & stop having problems with the car for the rest of the season 'cause at the moment it looks like they will have the numbers 10/11/12 on their cars next year...

[Sulland]

Looks like Ogier is on a Manufacturer championship plan for Ford. If he succeeds I guess Wilson will get full support from Ford.
That is worth a lot!

[Eli]

I must be insane then

Perhaps I'm too die-hard of a fan, but I really do think he still has a chance. In Mexico and here in Argentina he got hampered by a few mechanical issues and a puncture (I think he could have been third this time around). Corsica was strange though.

However he did net a well deserved Sweden win, and the Yaris definitely proved it has some speed, enough to battle with the big boys. He's historically done well in Portugal, Italy, Poland and Finland, so fingers crossed!

Question though: Latvala mentioned he hadn't driven El Condor and Mina Clavero properly since 2013. What happened? How come?

In dry conditions that is, since then the stage was run in wet conditions.

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[steve.mandzij]

"Latvala" and "well in Portugal" are words that should never be in the same sentence. In fact I think historically Portugal is he's worst Rally.

Well, 2009 sticks out like a sore thumb, but he's won it a few times.

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[Eli]

Well, 2009 sticks out like a sore thumb, but he's won it a few times.

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He won the rally once, two years ago. 2009 probably was his worst time there, but now they're not going to the Algarve region anymore so should be better.

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[Simmi]

Somehow it’s nice to have different winners all the time, but if top drivers and their cars keep showing there’s a balance between them is there a point to keep the artificial day 1 starting rule? Maybe it’s a bit too soon to ask, but I bet this issue will be even more noticeable in Portugal and Italy.

Interesting - so you advocate moving back to qualifying?

I don't think the current way is too artificial to be honest. This has been the rule through some glory years of the sport. I'm not sure individual rally seedings at WRC level make sense.

[dimviii]

At the end of the #PowerStage @thierryneuville & @nicolasgilsoul

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Miikka Anttila‏*@MiikkaAnttila
If I would have to describe #RallyArgentina, I would use this pic. This was this morning at the starting line of "El Condor"! #Gracias

[jparker]

Best WRC Sunday I had in a long while. I didn't expect such close fight, but it was nice surprise.
Anyway, congrats to both Neuville and Evans, great performance.

[abxyz]

Miikka Anttila‏*@MiikkaAnttila
If I would have to describe #RallyArgentina, I would use this pic. This was this morning at the starting line of "El Condor"! #Gracias

PIC

Makes you realize how ugly the WRC+ onboards are. I'm pretty sure the quality of them hasn't increased in years