[WRC] Rally Islas Canarias 2025

[EstWRC]

Probably the manufacturer title decided at Japan's power stage last year. Driver title wasn't too bad either, 4 contenders in CER, 2 contenders in Japan, although they would have needed an actual DNF by Neuville to have a serious chance.

Exactly, they had more theoretical chances than real ones so I wouldn’t say it was really close or interesting

Manu title, well we know that most of the fans don’t give a damn about it.

The last interesting and dramatic one for me was 2020 when Evans dumped it in Monza

[Fast Eddie WRC]

You cant have a last rally, last stage decider every year. 2024 was pretty good with chances and drama going late into the season and a brand new Champion crowned.

[denkimi]

I'm kinda suprised ogier is already so far behind kalle.

Also suprised by how bad hyundai fucked up.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

https://x.com/HMSGOfficial/status/1915732182603096225/

[focus206]

The last interesting and dramatic one for me was 2020 when Evans dumped it in Monza

It was closer than last year, but also then Evans had 14 points over Ogier before Monza, so something wrong had to happen to Evans to make Ogier win.

It's very rare to have a close fight for the title into the last round. We've had in Australia 2018, but Neuville had to put quite some cars between him and Ogier, very difficult with the huge cleaning there was in Australia. Also in Wales 2011 with Loeb and Hirvonen, but Mikko had to win and instead had to retire on day 1. Probably Loeb vs Hirvonen in Wales 2009 was the closest of the last 20 years.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Any interviews yet at Service with the Hyundai crews and manager ?

[BlueStrike]

A bit of analysis from the drivers:

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/why-h...slas-canarias/

Basically, the car isn‘t reactive enough from corner to corner (Fourmaux) and, according to Tänak, also works the tire too much, which tallies with most of the time loss coming the longer the stage goes on.

Like Tänak mentioned, it‘s a known issue that occurred during testing and on shakedown, but there‘s no clear fix yet.

Ogier mentioned the new hard tyre as a possible contributing factor as well.

[EstWRC]

The 2019 world champion confirmed to DirtFish that he and Neuville’s problems with the i20 were “quite similar” and, like Neuville, did not appear especially optimistic that a solution was on the horizon.

“It’s been since the beginning with this car and somehow not able to find a way forward,” said Tänak. “It was the same in the test and it was the same yesterday on shakedown. We’ve been trying a couple of things now but still unable to iron it out yet.”

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Neuville:
"I dont know where to start. The list is too long."

[Fast Eddie WRC]

WRC reporter states a full suspension change at service for Nueville and probably gone softer to make the hard tyre work harder as the ones used this morning were still like new.