Quote Originally Posted by mknight View Post
As I wrote elsewhere:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/leg/364...nd-2017/?leg=2

Lefebre 2.7s faster than Mikkelsen for Saturday, Breen 20s down.

Mikkelsen was off the road in field twice today, prbly some 10s lost in that combined. Road position certainly matters for Breen, maybe a bit for Mikkelsen. (Breen 1st on road, Mikkelsen 2nd, Lefebvre 5th)

As I also wrote that I think today they did ok all 3. Beat all "2nd level" drivers including Sordo. But clearly far behind the top 5.
Even more importantly basically all 3 had consistent speed whole day, not like before when one stage is epic and next is hopeless. So there are signs of improvement, question is if they are too little too late.

Yesterday in the wet during the afternoon Mikkelsen was far faster than the other two, and that's the kind of conditions where the less twitchy handling should help, maybe not so much difference on the not-so twisty dry roads today. Also Lefevbre won a stage here last year and did 1-2 other good times, in a way it was his best rally of the season.
Lol come on now, are you actually sugar coating this slugfest for 10th place? This is one of the best drivers in the world? It's an embarrassment. Let's face facts.