Quote Originally Posted by N.O.T
the fact that Gronholm has never retired so far shows that his approach this year is definately not flat out.....if Loeb continues to go flat out and ridicules him everywhere like he does so far i think the gap will narrow and Gronholm will start to push and i think 1 retirement is guaranteed for him...the thing is if Loeb also continues to make mistakes then Gronholm can be champ.

To answer the question i think the lead is big enough for Gronholm if he continues his startegy...but if he gets borred to get beaten like a sick dog and tries to push then the championship is definately Loebs.
You tend to diminish Gronholm too much ! And definitely Gron you shouldn't. Since is the only driver currently who beats Loeb without needing luck! Actually there are many cases he lost from Loeb due to his own bad luck! And is the only guy who put the Frenchman under pressure. Something which I believe will continue through the year (at least I hope so)!
But anyway for the moment the game is in his favour. He drove flat out in Greece even when he had built a safe gap Seb tried to attack only to find out that he couldn't cut more than a sec or two.
Can you say that Loeb was ridiculed in Greece or in Sweden? When he end up overhauled by Gron?
I am wondering what are your expressions for the rest of the WRC line up from position number 3 and below!