[WRC] WRC Rally Sweden 2018 - February 15-18:

[cali]

can anybody explain to me why the two Jap’s Arai and Katsura are so fast???? They are quicker than many specialists ...
unbelievable

I have MM Motorsport on my Instagram feed. Looks like these boys have had a lot of practice as well. Lots Of people working to get them on pace... Lehtinen just said that Katsuta is a big talent but coming from circuit racing he is a bit speedblind and is not yet very good at speed notes

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[KKS]

Interesting how historics will affect on road today afternoon, no much fresh snow today on stages.

[Sulland]

what tyres is he on ??

Is it possible to swap tyrebrand during a rally?
Sometimes tyrebrand could win or loose you a rally.

[focus206]

Really impressed by Breen so far, great rally. If Neuville falls behind and is smart, he won't overpush - better get a 2nd place than repeat what happened in Sweden last year.

[dodge33cymru]

Is it possible to swap tyrebrand during a rally?
Sometimes tyrebrand could win or loose you a rally.

I think it is, I have a vague recollection of someone (a privateer) doing it a few years ago. Not 100% sure it was WRC and, even if it was, rules might have changed since.

Or I might be getting completely mixed up with the Nurburgring 24 Hours, who knows?!

[KKS]

Huttunen lost near 5min on SS11 and out of rally win contention.
And again little bit shine rally for him, but always he find something to ruin that :/

[kamei]

Sometimes the road position is an advantage not a disadvantage though - was Ogier complaining about unfair road order at Monte when he was gaining advantage with good road position for the conditions each day and others like Breen were losing so much time? Was he complaining previous years when Sweden didn't have much snow and cars down the order were losing their studs in the gravel? Sometimes the advantage/disadvantage is predictable, sometimes not. Rallying is affected by nature and weather, its just the way it is.

I only thought theoretically how the system is working. I never saw a champion so desperate of the lack of chance to fight for something. Of course starting first on the road is not always a bad thing, sure it can also give an advantage. Ogier did pretty good last year. I don't like him as a person but I can't doubt his driving abilities. I am happy to see such great battles of the other guys as it is now.

[HaCo]

It's a go for the second loop...

[EstWRC]

Evans faster than Ogier in the split, you dont see that often

[KKS]

Evans faster than Ogier in the split, you dont see that often

still some road cleaning from historics