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11th August 2021, 14:16 #101
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Quite the oppositie.
There are many hidden traps that can take someone out, but that can't be spotted in recce. In many placed you just need to have previous knowledge to push to the max. There are places where you brake on grippy asphalt, only to get on slippy asphalt midturn without it looking any different. You can't know that by doing recce alone.
I would also not be suprised to see ogier win here. But then again, this is no rally where the strength of the rear suspension matters. Either you stay on the road and nothing happens, or you go to far and end up in the ditch.
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11th August 2021, 14:22 #102
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11th August 2021, 14:36 #103
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The i20 Rally2 looks much better than on test for sure, even though we can't see straight from front.
- green covers the part just in front of the hood
- Kowax sticker breaking the huge bumper side
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11th August 2021, 14:41 #104
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Yes, but as I wrote he picked Greece (which is on gravel and he drove there before) over Ypres which is on tarmac that he is historically not so good at.
As a sidenote I didn't see he plans Spain, the WRC2 rules are a bit unclear to me on the "overseas" rally requirement. It seems that it might only apply to those that compete in WRC2 "teams" competition in which case it wouldn't apply to Østberg.
Picking Spain over Ypres is easy since he has driven in Spain multiple times.
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11th August 2021, 15:20 #105
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Recce shots from this morning - still pretty damp with puddles in places:
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11th August 2021, 15:42 #106
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11th August 2021, 15:45 #107
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11th August 2021, 17:00 #108
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