WRC Rally Mexico 2019

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Mikkelsen finally happy with the car and looking to attack...

#RallyMexico 🇲🇽 #Shakedown ✅ 💬 "Very happy with shakedown, had a great feeling already from the start and that felt good! I felt I could drive the way I wanted and that is a real confidence boost. We will push from the start!" #WRC #HMSGOfficial https://t.co/VGwedw3Ys7

[Allez Andruet]

Surely there will be no penalty as he started and broke down. So force majeure

Not saying the "rule" would make any sense as such, but since when has technical failure been force majeure in this sport?

[gorganl2000]

Mikkelsen finally happy with the car and looking to attack...

#RallyMexico 🇲🇽 #Shakedown ✅ 💬 "Very happy with shakedown, had a great feeling already from the start and that felt good! I felt I could drive the way I wanted and that is a real confidence boost. We will push from the start!" #WRC #HMSGOfficial https://t.co/VGwedw3Ys7

let's wait till the real rally starts and see what he (and the others) say then. It should be interesting no doubt

[Allez Andruet]

Mikkelsen finally happy with the car and looking to attack...

#RallyMexico ���� #Shakedown ✅ �� "Very happy with shakedown, had a great feeling already from the start and that felt good! I felt I could drive the way I wanted and that is a real confidence boost. We will push from the start!" #WRC #HMSGOfficial https://t.co/VGwedw3Ys7

So Mikkelsen to win in Mexico and then be benched for Corsica, how about that? Sounds like Hyundai though.

A bit like Auriol in Catalunya '98.

[er88]

let's wait till the real rally starts and see what he (and the others) say then. It should be interesting no doubt

Mikkelsen increasingly seems like one of these drivers that can be right on the pace but only if he's totally happy with the car. Otherwise the times fall away badly.

So its good to hear he's really happy going into Mexico. That plus road position advantage could mean he's amongst the leaders.

Sordo, Evans, Suninen and Latvala have to try and take advantage of their road position too. Sordo normally goes well here so if he's not too rusty I think he'll be up there as well. Latvala is probably dependant on where his head is at....

[dimviii]

[Indreq]

In Estonian sources they say that Tänak passed SD once before time ran out. Earlier technical issue was due to some engine sensor which could have been overriden in competitive situation but in SD they chose not to risk and have car checked out by mechanics.

[racerx1979]

Rally Mexico 2019 en vivo
https://t.co/76LMN3zLPr

Dude stop posting this sh!t link on this forum.

[gorganl2000]

Mikkelsen increasingly seems like one of these drivers that can be right on the pace but only if he's totally happy with the car. Otherwise the times fall away badly.

So its good to hear he's really happy going into Mexico. That plus road position advantage could mean he's amongst the leaders.

Sordo, Evans, Suninen and Latvala have to try and take advantage of their road position too. Sordo normally goes well here so if he's not too rusty I think he'll be up there as well. Latvala is probably dependant on where his head is at....

i've grown weary of what drivers say about testing and shakedown over the years, what they say and what happens on the stages can be quite different. the good thing is this is mexico and the shakedown seems representative of the stages.
i think Mikkelsen needs to prove a lot on this rally and score some decent points. He's in a decent road position like some of the others you mentioned above, most of whom also have points to prove, so the competition should be high. I await his results and stage end comments. Apart from the heat and altitude, i expect the pressure to perform will play a big part on the outcome of this particular group

[KKS]

They have 6 tyres for shakedown only now, only problem with starting in championship order like it was in Sweden is that they might not have time to do as many runs as they want. The most was 4 runs, some tried to do more but was sent back.

Never been any rule that you can't score points if you don't complete shakedown.

this rule at SD tyres applied now, after several years ago that tyres didn't count and all just cruise at SD to save a tyres for a rally.