Rally Mexico 2018

[ESTR]

1. Ogier 60
2. Neuville 51
3. Mikkelsen 34
4. Meeke 32
5. Latvala 30
6. Tanak 26
7. Lappi 23
8. Breen 20
9. Sordo 18
10. Loeb 10
= Paddon 10

Manus:
1. Hyundai 84
2. M-Sport 72
3. Citroen 71
4. Toyota 67

[KKS]

Do You really believe cutting a chicane can win 1.6 seconds?

Yep, not 1.6 sec but 0.5sec could be

[steve.mandzij]

So Latvala is lead driver. Everybody was concerned but after 3 rallys he is ahead.

What a bad start for toyota though. I think it's a shame that they suffered the same problem as last year. Latvala and Tanak should be angry as Ogier was last year when Fiesta was having reliability problems.

He's the lead driver in points but Tanak is really equal on pace.

The championship is proving difficult for everyone right now. Neuville playing catch-up while Ogier still reigns as the master of capitalizing on the mistakes of others. I'm surprised at Meeke and Mikkelsen's positions, too

As for Latvala, he'll need a podium/win in Corsica and good luck for everyone ahead to stay low in the road order and go into Argentina with a smaller gap to the guys ahead.

[Simmi]

In Sweden Ogier had an excuse to try to get consolation PS points... here Rally2 Tanak was taking the piss.

Come on Eddie don't be that guy.

[steve.mandzij]

Also fair to say that Evans' future might be in very very big trouble. Lowest ranked driver bar Suninen (and not counting very occasional participants Ostberg and Bouffier), below Paddon who did only one event, driving the same car as Ogier and with a starting position to die for in the last two rallies. It's looking tough.

[N.O.T]

Come on Eddie don't be that guy.

he is british he cannot help it, his diability always wins...

you probably have some europe into your blood.

[stefanvv]

Yep, not 1.6 sec but 0.5sec could be

oh, I wasn't watching carefully, the gain really is before split3, at the end he actually lost some tenths.

[seb_sh]

PS was nobody's fault except the FIA. After they saw what happened in Sweden they should have taken action, it was bound to happen again given how tight last season was. It can only be described as incompetence, the rules have a clear loophole. This is similar to what was happening in the old days with start order given by rally order. The competitors should not be blamed instead they should make rules that encourage competition and are not so simply exploitable.

IMO the solution should simply be to apply the penalty for checking in late to the stage time, just like the rally2 penalty is applied, instead of directly to the overall. It's a small and simple tweak that reaches it's goal without too many complications. Of course the FIA will instead make some complicated decision that affects too many other things, grab the popcorn...

[mknight]

Also fair to say that Evans' future might be in very very big trouble. Lowest ranked driver bar Suninen (and not counting very occasional participants Ostberg and Bouffier), below Paddon who did only one event, driving the same car as Ogier and with a starting position to die for in the last two rallies. It's looking tough.

Nah, here he actually had pace before the crash. No chance he is getting dropped before end of season. So plenty of rallies to prove himself.

[KKS]

Great final rally recap on wrc+