[WRC] Rally Italia Sardegna 2021

[mknight]

The reaction to what Mads said was normal, he was bit too vocal and got a tiny money penalty from FIA and a big reminder not to be that vocal again.

The reaction to the FIA penalty here and elsewhere was anything but normal...... "omg end of free speech", "huge penalty", "they don't want emotions"...etc.

What followed was explaining why FIA had to do something at all and not just let it pass to all those "OMG" people.

[Franky]

Just forget it already. In a month some will remember that some rally driver was really pissed off and maybe something about the penalty side. Majority of people won't even remember any of it.

[EstWRC]

Just forget it already. In a month some will remember that some rally driver was really pissed off and maybe something about the penalty side. Majority of people won't even remember any of it.

exactly

why guys you cant agree to disagree, people have always different opinions but at the moment one side is trying endlessly convince the other and vice versa

[dimviii]

So strong in Portugal before his departure, Thierry Neuville was unable to regain that level of performance in Sardinia, tangling without being able to reverse the trend. At the finish line, the Hyundai rider lost "only" seven points to Sébastien Ogier in the championship, a minor problem.

Like Elfyn Evans, the Belgian rider had a very disappointing first day, quickly leaving the race for victory.

"I could take Elfyn's comments and say they're the same for me (general lack of feeling). I couldn’t have good feelings and struggled to find a little more speed and compete with Séb and Ott. I focused on driving the car and my style. In the second passes there was good speed, but in the first passes I struggled a lot. Unfortunately, Elfyn was also able to pick up speed. I felt helpless and realized I had to go ahead and go to the Power Stage. ”

Fortunately, this Sunday, the multiple runner-up in the rally world was able to find the resources needed to achieve speed despite the difficulties of the tires.

“I had two punctures on the first day and that meant we had lost two soft tires out of the eight allowed. on Sunday I just finished with used tires. We wanted to have a good position on the Power Stage and that was our only satisfaction this weekend. ”

The Belgian rider now hopes to find a good feeling in Kenya for an event that promises surprises.

“In Portugal the car worked well. We’ve done several tests and I hope we get the right setup right away. Safari will be a new and interesting adventure for all of us. It will be a really difficult event. "

Asked about the alleged fragility of his Hyundai, the Belgian believes that the Korean manufacturer will stop adding new upgrades to the current car, as it will focus on next year’s car.

If you look back on Saturday and see the size of a rock he touched (Tänak), I don't think any of these cars can stand it. True, we may be taking a little more risk than Toyota, but the team is more focused on the new car and we know what we have to solve to be strong with the new car. ”

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[scn]

I don't remember the greats like Mikkola, Röhrl, Vatanen, Kankkunen, Salonen, Auriol, Sainz, Loeb etc. showing their "big balls" through excessive swearing in interviews.

It is not "showing big balls". It is pure anger and frustration because a product of inadequate quality has damaged the effort of this guy in very difficult and dangerous conditions. Anger and frustration are very common human emotions under such circumstances and have nothing to do with "showing big balls".
Regarding swearing, Colin, Gigi and Marcus have done it. Before them there were no interviews.
And regarding "sporting attitude", the great Walter Rohrl, one of the best of all times and surely one with the most "sportsman" attitude, before entering Desfina stage in on Acropolis, stopped the car, went into a small village tavern and drunk a glass of retsina wine. Can someone imagine what would happen if this happened today and someone saw it?

[Fredouye]

My photos from this 2021 edition : https://flic.kr/s/aHsmVWXbgN

[Simmi]

The reaction to what Mads said was normal, he was bit too vocal and got a tiny money penalty from FIA and a big reminder not to be that vocal again.

The reaction to the FIA penalty here and elsewhere was anything but normal...... "omg end of free speech", "huge penalty", "they don't want emotions"...etc.

What followed was explaining why FIA had to do something at all and not just let it pass to all those "OMG" people.

When people started confusing 'shows of emotion' with torrents of prolonged swearing - that was the issue I think.

[steve.mandzij]

If there's something this forum knows how to do it's making a huge, long, droning deal about the most insignificant issues. Really, how much does anyone care anymore about Mads' outburst?

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[Sulland]

Was the fine given for the swearing just after the finish line, or for the post PS interview, if there was one?

[Jarek Z]

If there's something this forum knows how to do it's making a huge, long, droning deal about the most insignificant issues. Really, how much does anyone care anymore about Mads' outburst?

I have just found out that there are 12 pages about it. Over 100 posts. It starts on page 52

But I enjoyed this discussion. It was interesting to see what other people think.