Quote Originally Posted by mknight View Post
Lol you just messed things completely.

a) The results you mention are from SS16, I was talking about SS15 which he won by 6s, largest gap of any stage win in the rally.

b) The 3 drivers you mentioned were on 4 slicks whole afternoon...and still they didn't beat him on those two stages in full dry while he and everyone else in top 10 had 2 wet tires.

c) Mikkelsen's "almost zero" pace today resulted in him winning 2nd leg on speed. (without the 20s TC penalty)

d) Mikkelsen is not a WRC regular for 15 months now and this was his second rally in those 15 months. Check where WRC regular Breen ended.

Sure after 2 wrong tire choices yesterday the morning pace was uninspired. Afternoon was fine.
exactly the same i wrote applies for ss 15
second overall was Munster,third was Devine,Fourmaux was 13th for example.
So Mikkelsen good times were when nobody pushed for both stages.
Breen has the extenuation of unprooven tyres.We dont know how good were his mrf.
Mikkelsen was on pirellis as Ares and Luky and Solberg.