[WRC] Safari Rally Kenya 2025

[240RS]

Safari is just a coinflip event. I don't understand the appeal

Like Colin McRae once said, you only succeed on this event when you understand it. So far, too many drivers seem to have been sucked into wars when patience may have served them better.

[meh]

Protocol does not lie - the best non-M-Sport car was 3rd lost 2.14 sec/km for a 17.31km stage. If you could put that to the crystal ball prediction you could sound a bit crazy, but here it is

[CeskyOndra]

Evans the only one without problems... with Kalle being a shadow of the hybrid-era Kalle, and with Hyundai being amazing quality again, who can even take the title away from him.

Exactly. It's 3rd round, but Elfyn is fastest, most reliable, quite lucky and has a big advantage

[deephouse]

If Evans will won title, he will beat not just Tanak or ''Ogier'' (like Neuville), but also Rovanpera. Also there is one more event added, so I think the job will be even harder (if we can call Saudi Arabia even an event).

[denkimi]

It certainly looks to be a more interesting season than most had anticipated with rovanpera returning.

But so far it also kinda validates my idea that kalle was lucky to have an absolutely dominant car but no equal teammates during his champion years.

[focus206]

If Evans will won title, he will beat not just Tanak or ''Ogier'' (like Neuville), but also Rovanpera. Also there is one more event added, so I think the job will be even harder (if we can call Saudi Arabia even an event).

Evans also has something that Neuville didn't have last year: a Toyota...

[COD]

Like Colin McRae once said, you only succeed on this event when you understand it. So far, too many drivers seem to have been sucked into wars when patience may have served them better.

I agree. Rallying has its roots as endurance sport, we need a variety, not just flat out all the way events

I just saw a quote from the great late Timo Mäkinen on why Europeans used to struggle to win Safari back in the old days: ”the Europeans just come here and drive too fast”

[deephouse]

I don't get how Hyundais always fall apart here but on rough Greece they do good.

[EstWRC]

Neuville pushing to get past Kalle

[TypeR]

Neuville to 3rd place after this stage..