[WRC] Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2021

[meh]

Seems that Neuville did quite a push on Fafe 1 - first on the road and stage win.

[dimviii]

close call for young French
https://twitter.com/GiecoNoe/status/1396374371413921792

[rallyfiend]

Neuville starts at 08:33 instead of 08:38 as 1st car at itinerary . Somehow tactics? Or simple co-driver error..

This for sure is a significant safety error from the organiser. I'm surprised the timing system would allow this to happen.

Definitely not an error of the competitor.

[denkimi]

Fresh tyres for PS would be a sensible thing. Put a remote tyre changing zone just before PS, perhaps even combine it with regroup.

Or they could give points for every stage win on sunday. 5 stages, 5 points to gain.

[Päss1928]

Fresh tyres for PS would be a sensible thing. Put a remote tyre changing zone just before PS, perhaps even combine it with regroup.

What would the fresh tires for PS change though? It would still not give the super-rally guys any more motivation to push - why take more risk if you have nothing to gain. Just cruise through to be able to start the PS. Points for every stage win, or points for fastest of the day has more merit imo. Want to see action on every stage then give them something to fight for on every stage.

[Rallyper]

This for sure is a significant safety error from the organiser. I'm surprised the timing system would allow this to happen.

Definitely not an error of the competitor.

I have old (?) itinerary saying 8:30 for Fafe1... Maybe they used that one?

[mknight]

As mentioned how would fresh tires for PS change much today?

Neuville and Tanak would not drive in road mode, but surely they wouldn't push much either. Ogier or any of the other guys wouldn't push more either

The only big difference would be that Tanak/Neuville wouldn't have any tire advantage for PS. But they already have a road order disadvantage.

[meh]

So, probably the best chance to catch stage win by M-Sport drivers is on that stage...

[denkimi]

What would the fresh tires for PS change though? It would still not give the super-rally guys any more motivation to push - why take more risk if you have nothing to gain. Just cruise through to be able to start the PS. Points for every stage win, or points for fastest of the day has more merit. Want to see action on every stage then give them something to fight for on every stage.

It would make them drive at a fast but safe pace instead of grandma-going-to-the-market-on-sunday pace.

It's not as if those guys like driving this slow. For spectators it would make a noticable difference.

[meh]

Btw, how it's going with your pickems? You had Katsuta, Fourmaux and Greensmith all in Top6?