[WRC] Rally Mexico 2023

**meh** · 18th March 2023, 15:36

Originally Posted by Kras

Neuvilles pace must make Evans nervous

... and this is kind of only thing in this rally to be figure out, when Neuville cookes out Evans. Or himself.

**TypeR** · 18th March 2023, 15:36

Rovanpera is surprisingly slow.. Neuville beating him all day this morning

**meh** · 18th March 2023, 15:40

Originally Posted by TypeR

Rovanpera is surprisingly slow.. Neuville beating him all day this morning

Maybe we actually underestimate the disadvantage of the road position here for Rovanperä and Tänak?

**Kras** · 18th March 2023, 15:40

Originally Posted by TypeR

Rovanpera is surprisingly slow.. Neuville beating him all day this morning

Rovanpera is a great driver, for his age even more so. But people seem to forget that stars really did align for him to win the chapionship last year. Hes not quite Ogier level, atleast not yet

**EstWRC** · 18th March 2023, 15:43

Originally Posted by cosmin_sb

with all happened, Tanak go slowly to the 10 position. He can reach this position today

How? The rally2 cars are getting nominal times with just 1 minute loss to Tänak (at least on ss11 they gave this amount) . He is 9 minutes down from 10th place. He can only hope for a lot retirements in front

**focus206** · 18th March 2023, 15:44

Originally Posted by Kras

Neuvilles pace must make Evans nervous

But only 1.2 s gained by Neuville in 40+ Km... hard to catch Evans on just speed

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 18th March 2023, 15:45

That's another thing to bear in mind... Tanak needs to finish and hope for retirements ahead. Its no good thrashing it around and going off or breaking the car.

**Kras** · 18th March 2023, 15:45

Originally Posted by focus206

But only 1.2 s gained by Neuville in 40+ Km... hard to catch Evans on just speed

Hes making him push hard to keep his position. At this pace its only a matter of time when one them makes a mistake

**drive** · 18th March 2023, 15:46

WRC cars would get nice clean road for the second loop, without 'wrong' lines from WRC2 and other smaller cars

**Eli** · 18th March 2023, 15:54

Originally Posted by Kras

Rovanperä is a great driver, for his age even more so. But people seem to forget that stars really did align for him to win the championship last year. Hes not quite Ogier level, at least not yet

Don't forget it's only his third time here in Mexico, and his second in a WRC, also last time out the event was cut short, so he's still lacking experience, I'm guessing in Chile it won't be as noticeable as all the crews have been there once before.