[WRC] Croatia Rally 2023

[denkimi]

Btw, did anyone else notice how puncture prone Ogier has become. Is he cutting more than other? Whats the deal with that?

tyres usually don't deflate without hitting something. So its seems he has gotten more sloppy than he used to be.

[ouvreur]

tyres usually don't deflate without hitting something. So its seems he has gotten more sloppy than he used to be.

Or he's driving the same, but the rubber part between the wheel rim and the road is weaker?

[denkimi]

Or he's driving the same, but the rubber part between the wheel rim and the road is weaker?

Could be. But still, even ordinary road tyres don't inflate without hitting something. So it's still because he hits things with them faster than they are designed to withstand.

If the tyres are weaker, you must adjust you driving accordingly. it seems he has not adjusted his driving to make them last.

[dnb]

Could be. But still, even ordinary road tyres don't inflate without hitting something. So it's still because he hits things with them faster than they are designed to withstand.

If the tyres are weaker, you must adjust you driving accordingly. it seems he has not adjusted his driving to make them last.

Is the tyres inflating after an impact becoming a thing now?

[Sergiow]

Could be. But still, even ordinary road tyres don't inflate without hitting something. So it's still because he hits things with them faster than they are designed to withstand.

If the tyres are weaker, you must adjust you driving accordingly. it seems he has not adjusted his driving to make them last.

Or it could be that the tire pressure is too low and hitting a pothole could have easily deflated the tyre

[Norm75]

Could be. But still, even ordinary road tyres don't inflate without hitting something. So it's still because he hits things with them faster than they are designed to withstand.

If the tyres are weaker, you must adjust you driving accordingly. it seems he has not adjusted his driving to make them last.

From the onboard it seemed both he and Kalle hit the same pothole on the edge of the tarmac at speed. Just unfortunate, maybe should have been noted in recce. Easy enough to do, and easy to bend the wheel on inside rim causing a deflate, even if wheel looks intact from the outer face.

[dimviii]

. Easy enough to do, and easy to bend the wheel on inside rim causing a deflate, even if wheel looks intact from the outer face.

very well said.Plenty of times when punctured.there is no big damage at outer place of rim,but there is damage on the inside of rim,due to camber angle of wheel,specially at tarmac with increased camber angles.
And because we cant see the inside part of rim,we tend to say ''oh how it punctured,rim has no even a scratch'' = sitty tyres

[Norm75]

very well said.Plenty of times when punctured.there is no big damage at outer place of rim,but there is damage on the inside of rim,due to camber angle of wheel,specially at tarmac with increased camber angles.

outside of wheel is stronger as it’s braced by the spokes of the wheel. Inside rim only relied on wheel rim strength, no way of bracing it. I’ve had it happen in my road car.

[dimviii]

outside of wheel is stronger as it’s braced by the spokes of the wheel. Inside rim only relied on wheel rim strength, no way of bracing it. I’ve had it happen in my road car.

yes same as me.