[WRC] Neste Rally Finland 1st-4th August 2019

[denkimi]

Question: What did the boss tell you about the fight with Toyota?
Lappi: Beat them!

Its great for us that citroen doesn't care about the manufacturers championship.

If he beats tanak, good for ogier.
If he crashes trying to, also good for ogier.
If he pushes tanak into some mistake or crash, even better for ogier.

The worst thing lappi can do for the team is staying second.

[KKS]

Rovanperä was on the RPM limiter on that straight. If they didn't change the gearing for the Evo (which is possible) they could actually be around as fast as Tänak on that straight. I guess this goes down to the fact that the engine doesn't need to battle the huge aero.

old Fabia not goes on revs limiter on that downhill straight

[Mirek]

old Fabia not goes on revs limiter on that downhill straight

I just editted my post. The Evo has slightly smaller top speed than the original Fabia. Approximately 187 for the Evo compared to 191 km/h for the older one. The older model has also somewhat weaker engine.

It was nice that they let a bit more time for the WRC2 as well because for example Gryazin is very spectacular driver.

[mknight]

Well I remember in 2017 Hyundai did like 185 ish on straights while Toyota was hitting 200.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Could be some very tricky and possibly cruel team orders to be decided by Hyundai & Citroen tomorrow.

[steve.mandzij]

JML settling for the points.

I can't get any pointers for his tone with the live text. Is he sounding like he's meaning to slow down or is he frustrated at his lost time?

[krissucool]

He seems to be a bit frustrated but overall he is just analyzing why he is loosing time. Seems a bit surprised and says that it probably due to changed mentality after service. Tried to be a bit more careful and now cant find the pace anymore with the mentality shift.

[Mirek]

Big ruts on this stage.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

I'm looking forward to the highlights tonight. WRC+ Live uses so much heli coverage that the jumps really dont show much. The views from stage-side cameras will be much more fun.

[steve.mandzij]

He seems to be a bit frustrated but overall he is just analyzing why he is loosing time. Seems a bit surprised and says that it probably due to changed mentality after service. Tried to be a bit more careful and now cant find the pace anymore with the mentality shift.

Thanks

Good to hear. Hoping this is his catalyst to finish the season on a high.