Rally Sweden 2022

[EstWRC]

Well it used to be Toyota that was always the more fragile and less reliable when Ott was there...

At Toyota the other guys were also having a lot of problems, in 2019 the only failure it had in Otts hands was the notorious Sardegna PS stage power steering failure, which also Latvala had and was because of faulty part as i remember? the 2019 Yaris must have been quite a tank then

the guys who are saying he has agressive style or being too harsh with the car, can you explain more? its not that im not believing you or defending Ott, it just really interests me cause theres definitely a pattern with him having a lot of mechanical troubles compared to others and it just cant be bad luck all the time.

For me his style doesnt seem that agressive, especially after the period he was teammates with Ogier, you could see the change. I remember in 2020 before Rally Mexico, our rally legend Murakas was asked who will be 1-2 at the rally? He answered that Ogier and Tänak, and when asked why, he said cause those two have the smoothest style and you need it in Mexico. and guess what, the result was 1-2 at that rally in that order.

Last year when had the rear suspension failure at POrtugal, i went and looked all the onboards until that stage, including that one, cause a lot of guys here said he drives aggresively. Again, so smooth and nice style, not letting the car slide at all and keeping it on middle of the road. I remember George Donaldson sayin the same at Dirthfish podcast after he looked the same onboards.

is he then hitting things at wrong times then, pushing at wrong time, landing badly or whats the issue?

[AnttiL]

My guess has been that it's something in the way he sets the car up combined with the driving style, making the car bottom out or something. But I'm not an engineer. If Tänak and Ogier have similar driving styles, how come Ogier has so little technical faults? Maybe Ogier knows when to go 100% and when to ease off? Tänak keeps smashing the stage times until the car breaks down

[EstWRC]

My guess has been that it's something in the way he sets the car up combined with the driving style, making the car bottom out or something. But I'm not an engineer. If Tänak and Ogier have similar driving styles, how come Ogier has so little technical faults? Maybe Ogier knows when to go 100% and when to ease off? Tänak keeps smashing the stage times until the car breaks down

not the same style, but both are smooth Murakas said

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Hyundai frustrated as hybrid issue ends Tanak's WRC victory chance

Hyundai has described Ott Tanak’s Rally Sweden retirement as “very frustrating” after a hybrid issue out of the team’s hands ended the Estonian’s bid for a World Rally Championship victory.

Tanak was firmly in the fight for the win having won two stages on Friday placing the 2019 world champion 1.1 seconds adrift of the lead when drama struck.

Tanak had completed the final 10km of stage five with a hybrid issue, which then triggered a red warning light on his car that required him to stop on a road section.

As per new Rally1 hybrid FIA regulations such a situation requires the team to retire the car as a safety precaution.

The team is then unable to touch the car until it is declared safe by hybrid unit supplier Compact Dynamics.

This is the first time the new regulations have been put to use since the launch of the new Rally1 rules.

Speaking to Autosport, Hyundai deputy team director Julien Moncet declared the situation frustrating given Tanak had been challenging for the lead.

“It is very frustrating for us and for him,” said Moncet. “He did an incredible race up until this point and he could have been in a leading position, it is not his fault at all.

“During the stage, Ott had an issue with the hybrid which triggered, later on, the red light and of course due to the regulations, and as a safety precaution, we decided to stop him.

“There is a rule in place that when you trigger the red light that the car has to go into quarantine so Compact Dynamics and the FIA make sure the car is safe before we actually touch it.

“This is a new process and unfortunately we are the first one to test it so for sure we have to work together.

“We will investigate what has happened and we will investigate with Compact Dynamics and FIA.

“It is not really clear what happened, the car is still not back. It is bit frustrating but let’s go through the whole investigation process.”


Inadvertently Tanak’s demise did however help the cause for Hyundai’s two remaining entries.

A late surge in the final two stages lifted Thierry Neuville into a 4.3s rally lead over Toyota’s Kalle Rovanpera, which he will take into Saturday, while Solberg sits in fifth position.

Prior to the event, Moncet declared a podium was achievable in Sweden despite the team’s woeful start to the season in Monte Carlo last month, but is refusing to celebrate the improved pace until the results are secured.

“We have to wait for Sunday afternoon - we have seen a lot of issues for our competitors through the rally, it is far from being over,” he added.

“We are of course pleased with the result so far, but the rally is not over yet.

“We have shown some improvement in terms of performance. If we manage to get a podium or podiums then I think it will be more than welcome.”


https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/h...hance/8497862/

[dimviii]

[dimviii]

Ott Tänak
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Today has been unreal, but nothing we could have done differently. Rallying is still in our blood, we won’t give up and we go again tomorrow!

[steve.mandzij]

On the topic of the red light, there were a number of incidents in Extreme E races where bumps and bottoming out of the trucks caused the electric powertrains to grind to a complete halt.

I'm worried, if bumps and compressions can cause this, for rallies like Finland or even Kenya

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[seb_sh]

They need to improve it but nobody else had problems... Might be a fluke, let's see

[doubled1978]

At Toyota the other guys were also having a lot of problems, in 2019 the only failure it had in Otts hands was the notorious Sardegna PS stage power steering failure, which also Latvala had and was because of faulty part as i remember? the 2019 Yaris must have been quite a tank then

the guys who are saying he has agressive style or being too harsh with the car, can you explain more? its not that im not believing you or defending Ott, it just really interests me cause theres definitely a pattern with him having a lot of mechanical troubles compared to others and it just cant be bad luck all the time.

For me his style doesnt seem that agressive, especially after the period he was teammates with Ogier, you could see the change. I remember in 2020 before Rally Mexico, our rally legend Murakas was asked who will be 1-2 at the rally? He answered that Ogier and Tänak, and when asked why, he said cause those two have the smoothest style and you need it in Mexico. and guess what, the result was 1-2 at that rally in that order.

Last year when had the rear suspension failure at POrtugal, i went and looked all the onboards until that stage, including that one, cause a lot of guys here said he drives aggresively. Again, so smooth and nice style, not letting the car slide at all and keeping it on middle of the road. I remember George Donaldson sayin the same at Dirthfish podcast after he looked the same onboards.

is he then hitting things at wrong times then, pushing at wrong time, landing badly or whats the issue?

From what I have seen over the last few years I would agree, Tanak seems to me to have evolved to have a very neat and tidy style. However I do think he is the outright fastest guy in the championship, if I had to put money on one guy to win a 1 stage shootout, it would be him. That said he does seem to have an unusual amount of bad luck, but if that is attributable to him in any way, who knows?

[hari]

Some pictures from Friday: https://www.ir7.at/content/fotos_bes...eden_2022.html

[henzo]

From what I've seen with Ogier in similar situations (eg running over a policeman whos trying to stop him) I think Tänak should have just winged it and go for it.
I mean, if he gets penalized or dq for that - so what, his season is already probably screwed either way.
But maybe another big bump wouldve fixed the hybrid system? It works for some of my electronics