Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread

**dimviii** · 22nd February 2022, 17:52

we had talked about how Petter was involved so much at Olivers car/mechanics etc

https://twitter.com/Petter_Solberg/s...70671545610240

**AnttiL** · 14th March 2022, 10:04

https://itgetsfasternow.com/2022/03/...-introduction/

Soon I'll be listing the top 30 Rally Finland stages based on data.

**Rallyper** · 14th March 2022, 11:48

Originally Posted by dimviii

we had talked about how Petter was involved so much at Olivers car/mechanics etc

https://twitter.com/Petter_Solberg/s...70671545610240

It used to be recorded one year before broadcasted. But yes father and som project also. Natural.

**ouvreur** · 14th March 2022, 12:12

Originally Posted by Rallyper

It used to be recorded one year before broadcasted. But yes father and som project also. Natural.

"Natural"...

Getting started, all the way up to first steps in ERC was a family / father and son project. It doesn't seem so helpful having your dad engineering the car for you at the top level, no matter how many titles that dad has won...

**Rallyper** · 14th March 2022, 14:10

Originally Posted by ouvreur

"Natural"...

Getting started, all the way up to first steps in ERC was a family / father and son project. It doesn't seem so helpful having your dad engineering the car for you at the top level, no matter how many titles that dad has won...

Don´t think he does anymore. Didn´t mean that. However it´s natural for a father following his sons career. Ask me...

Maybe our norwegian friends do know?

**SubaruNorway** · 14th March 2022, 20:58

Originally Posted by ouvreur

"Natural"...

Getting started, all the way up to first steps in ERC was a family / father and son project. It doesn't seem so helpful having your dad engineering the car for you at the top level, no matter how many titles that dad has won...

Sometimes in the beginning it seemed like Petter had more control over the car than the Hyundai engineers and the car was not very good, many of the same problems coming back several times. Things got a lot better when he got the new engineer Gerard De Jongh from Monza.

**Kenneth** · 15th March 2022, 08:39

Jost Capito told story in Drive to Survive about when one of his VW drivers lacked confidence, he told his co-driver to squeeze his balls. Then he asked driver "Do you feel the balls? So drive with balls you have".

Didn't say what driver it was, but I'm pretty sure it was JML.

**becher** · 16th March 2022, 22:29

Interview with Biasion:

https://youtu.be/guB5-odP31U

In italian, but these guys usually add english subtitles for their international audiance. I haven't seen it yet, but they made a few videos with ex Abarth people that were very interesting.

**AnttiL** · 18th March 2022, 08:59

Originally Posted by AnttiL

https://itgetsfasternow.com/2022/03/...-introduction/

Soon I'll be listing the top 30 Rally Finland stages based on data.

https://itgetsfasternow.com/2022/03/...-stages-21-30/

Rally Finland top stages 20-30

**focus206** · 18th March 2022, 22:51

First race of FIA World Endurance Championship finished at Sebring.
Ogier's Richard Mille Racing Team finished 12th out of 15 in the LMP2 category (13 cars finished without troubles). Halfway through the race, he said he couldn't find the rythm with the car. In his last stint though, he managed to improve his lap times compared to his teammates.

Charles Milesi: 38 laps, best 1:52:33 (Milesi is 2021 LMP2 champion, drove way less because the race was red flagged twice)
Sebastien Ogier: 83 laps, best 1:52:67
Lilou Wadoux: 82 laps, best 1:52:90 (First race in prototypes for her, just like for Ogier)