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Thread: Rally Croatia 2022
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25th April 2022, 10:05 #701
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I have to say that I'm disappointed to see the youngsters Oliver Solberg and Adrien Fourmaux being so lost. And also Takamoto Katsuta so much off the pace (after making slight mistakes in Monte and Sweden). Meanwhile, I'm happy to see Tänak and Neuville showing pace when the car doesn't let them down. Evans was also disappointing in Croatia, but had pace in Monte and Sweden. Is he now trying to go a bit slower not to make any more mistakes?
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25th April 2022, 11:12 #702
I didn't have high expectations from Oliver, Fourmaux on the other hand did show some promise last year but perhaps his Monte crash shook him a bit.
Evans is the one who looks lost the most atm, and I honestly don't see him challenging for the title this year, and having a younger teammate beat you like that can't do any good to his confidence.Only you know your true potential.
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25th April 2022, 11:55 #703
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25th April 2022, 12:01 #704
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Tricky conditions proved to be too much for unexperienced drivers like Greensmith,Solberg, Formaux... except for Rovanpera, of course, but he is on another level anyway.
Evans had to be better than this, it's like he is stagnating instead of getting better and better. However, he has excellent starting point for the upcoming gravel rallies, if he can't deliver there, then his hopes for a title are gone.
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25th April 2022, 12:39 #705
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Maybe it's good to spice things up, but I don't like too much this road-position advantage for this rally.
https://www.ewrc-results.com/results...2022/?s=354737 - after 1st day Rovanperä had 1min 23sec lead. Yes, he is good, but without dramatic weather and his puncture it could be quite boring solo.
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25th April 2022, 12:46 #706
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On the next rally in Portugal, he will have a disadvantage. And he didn't actually lead 1:23, Neuville was only 24s slower throughout the day, but penalties set him back. Tänak had a puncture which set him back about 20 seconds. And despite road position, someone still needs to do the driving. Rovanperä still won the last stage of Saturday, and of course the power stage, with inferior road position.
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25th April 2022, 12:48 #707
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25th April 2022, 13:23 #708
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looking at the powerstage-onboard of rovanpera and that of ogier from last year, i'm really surprised rovanpera not only made it to the finish, but even went fastest somehow. he is just all over the place, not smooth at all. seems very inefficient and risky to me, but he seems to make it work
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25th April 2022, 14:08 #709
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Rally Croatia 2022
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25th April 2022, 14:08 #710
At 19:15 Saturday, the FIA are announcing a new WRC event for 2025 at Sardegna. The event, I don't know - perhaps Paraguay.
WRC Calendar 2025