[WRC] Rally Saudi Arabia 2025

[AndersX]

This rally slot is in early March, or right after Monte, when temps are somehow bearable, then from April till Oktober it is too hot. But, not as the last round. Or, they need tires of different construction.

[becher]

This rally has been a change, something different and very dramatic due to the puncture lottery. And it's kind of got away this this as Ogier won this lottery.

He's a great driver, but can you just imagine the crying by Ogier if a (proper) puncture had happened to him and 'cost him the Championship' ....

It would have been the tantrum pf all tantrums hahaha.

[becher]

Yeah, completely different scenario. I can’t feeling that this was a more calculated approach from Ogier than is being let on and if it didn’t work out, nobody would have been the wiser.

Of course it was calculated. Ogier has a huge ego and this way he can't loose only win.

[rallyfiend]

All the Rally1 drivers use 80-90% the soft tyre for the entire rally. The Hard tyres were barely touched.

Surely this us because they will make a choice for speed and performance at all costs and accept the risks.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

All the Rally1 drivers use 80-90% the soft tyre for the entire rally. The Hard tyres were barely touched.

Surely this us because they will make a choice for speed and performance at all costs and accept the risks.

Didnt I hear the commentators say there wasnt much difference in puncture resistance and the hards were more prone to delaminating ?

[doubled1978]

All the Rally1 drivers use 80-90% the soft tyre for the entire rally. The Hard tyres were barely touched.

Surely this us because they will make a choice for speed and performance at all costs and accept the risks.

The hard tyre with Hankook seems to have a problem with delaminating, so might not be about speed. We saw quite a few delamination with the hard this rally.

[deephouse]

Part of his greatness was always managing the tires throught the event. I think that nobody out of the whole current field still didn't learn that. Maybe just Evans a little this year, when there were clearly more punctures and destroyed tires (Hankook).

That event should be either removed or moved way before on the calendar. Or cleaned of those big rocks deadly rocks. If they got money to bribe Promoter to get record 10-year deal without any experience they should also apend some to make it less a lottery.

[Ds3]

Congratulations to Ogier (the greatest), and the best thing is that Loeb will be driving next year. This will certainly be a great year.

[deephouse]

Well if that would really happen, I hope he (Loeb) will skip more rounds than Ogier and won a title easily, so we could see some whining again, that the rules should be changed to not let retired drivers compete again.

[WRCStan]

Of course it was calculated. Ogier has a huge ego and this way he can't loose only win.

He's been part time for a few years. You guys have gone mad.