[WRC] Central European Rally (16-19.10.25)

**BlueStrike** · 19th October 2025, 11:22

Embarrassing Power Stage from Tänak. Everyone could see that coming as soon as the tyre choice came out lol.

**Rallyper** · 19th October 2025, 11:23

Well, putting softs in the rear doesn´t make the car less understeered, does it?

**EstWRC** · 19th October 2025, 11:24

Embarrassing performance today. Nothing to say

**WRCStan** · 19th October 2025, 11:25

Why is the tyre choice a team effort? Doesn't the driver make the executive decision?

**TypeR** · 19th October 2025, 11:26

Japan will be same and Monte in 3 months will be same..damn

**jonkka** · 19th October 2025, 11:26

Originally Posted by WRCStan

Why is the tyre choice a team effort? Doesn't the driver make the executive decision?

I mean, driver should be the one with ultimate power to make the decision, he drives the car and knows what suits his style. Team can do their utmost to help with that but driver should make the decision. Isn't it so with Hyundai then?

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 19th October 2025, 11:28

Congrats Kalle... great performance after all the fuss of his next move to racing.

**EstWRC** · 19th October 2025, 11:29

Originally Posted by TypeR

Japan will be same and Monte in 3 months will be same..damn

Everything will be the same next year

Toyota has taken even bigger step this year with the new tires and no hybrid.

**BlueStrike** · 19th October 2025, 11:29

The Power Stage time was so bad Tänak would‘ve probably lost P2 even without that incident at the bridge on the previous stage.

Incredible no-show once again.

**Dontcut** · 19th October 2025, 11:30

You guys didn't understand. Tänak couldn't have gone with 4S as they would have melted up. So they had to use hard tyre, but Hyundai is so understeery then hard tyre makes it more underteerable. Everybody in the team knew it and they couldn't do anything about it.