56. Renties Ypres Rally Belgium 2021

[mknight]

Nah just WRC2 turned from comedy to ridiculous levels.

Suninen retired again before stage (maybe for good with engine damage?).

Gryazin went to the start of wrong stage.

Solberg with some issues but he still has 5,5 mins over Huttunen after his two punctures.

So atm Solberg will lead while 10th-ish RC2 and Gryazin will be on podium while 1 hour-ish behind (after timepenalties).

That's worse than rough gravel rallies in WRC2 pro era.

[Mirek]

Before the rally some people were argueing that the locals absolutely can not dominate the RC2. Now there is 8 of them in top 12. Just saying.

[Rallyper]

Before the rally some people were argueing that the locals absolutely can not dominate the RC2. Now there is 8 of them in top 12. Just saying.

Not in speed, but in experience, which gave them the advance being high.

[jonkka]

Before the rally some people were argueing that the locals absolutely can not dominate the RC2. Now there is 8 of them in top 12. Just saying.

When every one else crashes, even the slowest competitor can win, eh?

[Mirek]

Not in speed, but in experience, which gave them the advance being high.

Sorry but that is wrong in every point of view.

1) It's easy to be fast but not to finish. Countless examples of that.
2) The locals have been pretty fast. Bedoret and Cracco jr. (big surprise for me) has been among the fastest by pure speed, especially Bedoret has been the fastest of all to this time fair and square. Third after yesterday and clearly fastest of all today.

When every one else crashes, even the slowest competitor can win, eh?

Everyone can drive fast and crash. It's part of the game not to trash it, eh?

[Sulland]

Before the rally some people were argueing that the locals absolutely can not dominate the RC2. Now there is 8 of them in top 12. Just saying.

Being a such a special rally, is also why none of the current top drivers choose to participate here.
If it should rain there it becomes insanly slippery, due to the farming machines.

[Rallyper]

Sorry but that is wrong in every point of view.

1) It's easy to be fast but not to finish. Countless examples of that.
2) The locals have been pretty fast. Bedoret and Cracco jr. (big surprise for me) has been among the fastest by pure speed, especially Bedoret has been the fastest of all to this time fair and square. Third after yesterday and clearly fastest of all today.

Absolutely not wrong in any way.

If you´re not fast you´ll never win. None of the top guys in WRC2 like to cruise. That´s why we have this outcome.

Nevertheless, the local guys are fast in this rally.

You´d like all of the local heroes to go to Rally Finland then? Maybe they win there as well?

[Mirek]

Being a such a special rally, is also why none of the current top drivers choose to participate here.

IMHO Suninen, Huttunen, Solberg, Gryazin are top drivers and they should not end being beaten like this (with the exception being Solberg who was just unlucky unlike his more experienced colleagues).

[Rallyper]

Solberg still suffering from powersteering failure.

[Mirek]

Absolutely not wrong in any way.

If you´re not fast you´ll never win. None of the top guys in WRC2 like to cruise.

Man, after being in Ypres ten times I dare to say that the only thing they did this year is that they coppied countless fails of many others before them. What we see is an absolutely standard way of how Ypres usually unfolds.