WRC Croatia Rally 2021

**Mirek** · 24th April 2021, 11:29

They let him standing on the start line for ten minutes while Ostberg started nornally.

**meh** · 24th April 2021, 11:30

Originally Posted by MikeD

But Gus Greencrap is a waste of a car that can be in better hands by another driver who can score Manufacturer points for the Team.

Gus is paying for his drive, it does not take car away from anyone else. No Gus money, no car to watch. Not our or anyone else's business how someone spends his money.

**Lead** · 24th April 2021, 11:31

Originally Posted by MartijnS

Kristensson his crash: https://youtu.be/GpXiUSjpokc

Strange accident, looks like he lost his brakes completely or a huge pacenote error.

**Mirek** · 24th April 2021, 11:33

Originally Posted by mknight

That said (top) Fabias seem to have a lot of setup issues this year. Kopecky for example suddenly stuggles on tarmac after driving the car forever on same roads.

Kopecký didn't have any, setup issues. He made a stupid mistake plus he has waaaay less testing and event kilometers this year. Setup was fine.

**MikeD** · 24th April 2021, 11:35

@meh,

I disagree. This is a World Championship class, and Gus Greensmith is not close to being a driver that is fit for that class, so let's all hope that his seat soon go to someone who can actually drive fast, not be slow and still crash all the time and instead have a good driver that can score valuable points for M-Sport Ford.

**mknight** · 24th April 2021, 11:38

Originally Posted by Mirek

Kopecký didn't have any, setup issues. He made a stupid mistake plus he has waaaay less testing and event kilometers this year. Setup was fine.

In Hungary he had (own words). In CZ he was slower both vs Gryazin and Mares and co. than before. Both before and after his wheel problem.

**focus206** · 24th April 2021, 11:46

Another bad tyre choice by Hyundai... now the only way for them to catch the 2 Toyota is troubles, but Toyota rarely go for bad tyres, Ogier and Evans rarely make mistakes. They can only hope for punctures

**Sulland** · 24th April 2021, 11:50

Who has the last say in tyres: Team or Drivers or does it differ from team to team?

**Mirek** · 24th April 2021, 11:51

Originally Posted by mknight

In Hungary he had (own words).

I forgot about Hungary, sorry.

Originally Posted by mknight

In CZ he was slower both vs Gryazin and Mares and co. than before. Both before and after his wheel problem.

Mareš and co. drove what? Except for Cais all drove Fabias

Kopecký was slower compared to Gryazin because he didn't drive any single event for half a year while Gryazin did already four or so in 2021 at that time including WRC and because of his own mistake. Also don't forget that Polo got a large (and last) upgrade over the winter.