Rallye WRC Monte Carlo 2019

[dimviii]

That’s sped up right? I mean they look about twice as fast on that video as they do on the tv footage. Or are they really that quick (I haven’t seen the new generation WRCs live yet)

yes its speed up ,but not at all scenes.

[seb_sh]

What a rally! Even if it didn't have much snow i think it was a proper Monte with different tyre strategies and changeable conditions and great fights for the win and 3rd place. Also I think everyone finished where they deserved.

Citroen
Ogier was great again even with the throttle problem, i think it was real but he did use it for some mind games with Thierry, even if the belgian didn't believe it he had something extra to think about. I think Ogier feels he has a though challenge because probably the car is good on some rallies and not so good on others.
Lappi had too few km to say much about him but i expect some better performances on other rallies.

Hyundai
Neuville played it smart for the championship but that mistake showed again his weakness. Still he is getting better and better and on "his" rallies i think he will be though to beat.
Loeb did the job and can only go up from here as he gets used to the car and the car adapted to him.
Mikkelsen quite good until that mistake, I think he had a wrong approach of pushing a bit too much and the Monte punished him.

Toyota
Tanak and the Yaris are a lethal weapon and he seemed very determined. If the Yaris is reliable he will be a joy to watch.
Meeke showed a different attitude and more control, it will be interesting to follow him during the year and see what happens.
Latvala immediately showed his mental weakness this year, always second guessing himself. I'm sure he will have "his" rallies this year but looks like history is already repeating itself for him.

Ford
Suninen - too bad for that crash but not a great rally for him
Evans seems to continue as last year, if he doesn't find some pace and reduces mistakes I think he may not get another full year.
Tidemand - slow but mature drive, let's see what he does in sweden.


All in all i hope it will be another mega three way fight for the title this year.

[Myrvold]

Yeah, it's a bit ridiculous that you get manufacturer points for 6th & 7th when you finish 11th (+17:56.8) & 20th (+29:34.6) overall.

Don't even know why they award manufacturer points for the top 10, there are only 8 crews that can win points.

It's always been this way, not just the last few years. Drivers that's not nominated for manufacturer points gets "removed" when they are figuring out the manufacturer points.
A good example of this is Sweden 2001. The teams had to nominate 2 drivers to score points. Peugeot nominated it's two full time drivers, Grönholm and Auriol. While Mitsubishi nominated Mäkinen, and Sweden-only driver Rådström. In the rally Mäkinen, Auriol and Grönholm all retired. The winner of the rally was Harri Rovenperä, ahead of Rådström. However, Mitsubishi scored the 10 points in the manufacturer championship, as they had the highest placed nominated driver. While Subaru got credited 3rd, Solberg only finished 6th. Hyundai got 4th, but Eriksson was 8th. And last manufacturer point in Sweden 01 went to Skoda, for the 10th place Bruno Thiry got.

[EstWRC]

So that’s why Jari couldn’t drive the car.

Gotta love those translations time to time

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[AnttiL]

It's always been this way, not just the last few years. Drivers that's not nominated for manufacturer points gets "removed" when they are figuring out the manufacturer points.

Well not always. In the 80's and early 90's any car could score manufacturer points.

[dimviii]

any news?

[N.O.T]

And even bigger balls to stand where some spectators are.

having balls and being a stupid retard is not the same thing you know....

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Eddie, it's called mind games. Ogier making statements about his car lacking performance are to get Neuville to push less, because his main rival can't push. He wasn't making excuses up in case he didn't win.

T16, its called stating a fact. No mind-games were needed by Ogier. More like by Neuville after the event.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Did Citroen not have the same problem last season?
That was the first thought I had when I heard the complaint from Ogier.
Breen and Mads complained about it at stage end a few time towards the end of last season? or am I gone mad?

Found quote from Breen SS10 in Aus
(11 - Breen Craig / Martin Scott): The throttle was sticking open, every time I pressed the brake it was nosing the car on. Really, really horrible I don't know what the hell it is. Try and get it fixed before the next one.

Well said.

[EstWRC]

Toyota drivers comparison https://youtu.be/RIwxj3gYPVk

Ogier vs Neuville https://youtu.be/RXoA1o8qv30