[WRC] Rally Sweden 2025

[focus206]

Great drive by Evans, and Katsuta as well. This year is Evans' chance, with Kalle not finding the hybridless car to his liking. And it seems to me Hyundai is a step behind Toyota, more than it was last year.
We'll have to see when or if Kalle will find his speed again. Now Safari is always Toyota's playground, then Canarias should suit Evans again. It's in Evans' hands, he must not bin it under pressure like he has done in the past, if he wants to be champion.

[Morte66]

OK, taking my "logical" hat off... Woohoo, Elfyn won and has more than twice as many points as Thierry in the championship. I wasn't going to watch Kenya since I don't usually like the gravel rallies, but under the circumstances...

[Morte66]

Did Rovanpera explicitly say he doesn't like the non-hybrid cars?

Monte is his least favourite rally, and before Sweden he was quoted as not liking the Hancook snow tyres. Plus he's coming back from a half year. so there are other explanations for the slow start. But I wonder did he talk about hybrids and I missed it?

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Did Rovanpera explicitly say he doesn't like the non-hybrid cars?

Monte is his least favourite rally, and before Sweden he was quoted as not liking the Hancook snow tyres. Plus he's coming back from a half year. so there are other explanations for the slow start. But I wonder did he talk about hybrids and I missed it?

I haven't heard him say anything other than the Hankooks don't suit his driving style.

And Evans hasn't said he likes the car better without hybrid. Also the chassis is the same but less weight could make the car more responsive.

[Morte66]

I haven't heard him say anything other than the Hankooks don't suit his driving style.

Do you know if that's the Hancook snow tyres or Hancook tyres in general?

[Myrvold]

I can think of a couple of possibilities...

- M-Sport has a full-time deal with McErlean and Munster. It's not like they're actually competing for the manufacturer title, so why offend the people paying the bills?

- Somebody didn't want to put pressure on Sesks.

I have a feeling it is down to costs.

[CeskyOndra]

Okay, so, I'm happy with my attendance at mi first ever Rally Sweden, beautiful event, nice organization. Let me rank the drivers..

Evans: Perfect. Consistent times, fast when needed. He looks good right now, let's see, still only 2nd round..

Katsuta: I expected him to be quick, but I thought he will crash. So good rally for him, finally stayed on the road and kept speed.

Neuville: Struggling with setup on Friday morning once again. However, the speed was definitely there, no mistakes.

Tanak: Good speed, but again, unfortunate.. Starts like every other year with Hyundai. I thought that he will be quicker on Sunday than he was, especially on PS. These points might be important later..

Rovanpera: A disappointment so far. Let's see what can he do on gravel rallies. Still one of the favourites for the title tho, I still believe him.

Sesks: Stayed on the road, faster than Pajari, great performance.

Pajari: Also didn't crash, solid speed, keep it up.

McErlean: Impressed by his speed, didn't expect him to be that fast.

Munster: Ehmmmm.. I don't know.

Looking forward to Safari. Is Hyundai going to break Toyota's dominance?

With Safari and Canaries coming, Evans is in a good position.

[EstWRC]

Tänak saying to Estonian media that they had to turn the engine down on Saturday cause they couldn’t find the exact reasons between the stages and that’s where the rally went.

To Kenya they will go with old car cause they know it’s strengths and weaknesses.

Hasn’t even seen the Hankook gravel tire yet and will get only one test day before it

[CeskyOndra]

Tänak saying to Estonian media that they had to turn the engine down on Saturday cause they couldn’t find the exact reasons between the stages and that’s where the rally went.

To Kenya they will go with old car cause they know it’s strengths and weaknesses.

Hasn’t even seen the Hankook gravel tire yet and will get only one test day before it

Worst thing for Hyundai about Kenya is that Toyota is just a tank..

[becher]

I can think of a couple of possibilities...

- M-Sport has a full-time deal with McErlean and Munster. It's not like they're actually competing for the manufacturer title, so why offend the people paying the bills?

- Somebody didn't want to put pressure on Sesks.

They could've nominated all three no?