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That was a fun. I'm too lazy to upload the images somewhere and the forum show them in more descent size. If someone is interested PM me the e-mail address to send them.
EDIT: ups, I think I deleted them already from my hard drive not to clutter it.
You are being ridiculous. Just face it, it`s allowed and M-sport started it, took it even further after the PS with Evans. Tänak did cleaning aswell and was as also disappointed at the time (stage end comment) but now that teams think it is ok and in the end they all want to win and this is what makes competition great. If someone would give up sooner rather than later, we would be having another dull period. It`s something for the FIA to think about, not for fans to look through suitable colored glasses, be it M-Sport/Ogier, Hyundai/Neuville or Toyota/Tänak.
where is AnttiK when you need him
http://forum-rallye.com/uploads/mont...1520928243.jpg
I just want to say that Ogier was best driver in Mexico.
Some others were also very good but Ogier was best this time.
dont remember to have discuss this one.At French forum they said that he had only 6km to stage end,but havent checked it.
Sébastien Loeb admits he made a mistake in stopping to change a puncture when on course for a storybook victory at last weekend’s Rally Guanajuato Mexico.
The 44-year-old Frenchman, driving his first WRC event for more than three years, was leading Dani Sordo when he hit a stone in Saturday afternoon’s second pass of the 30.97km Guanajuatito speed test.
The impact punctured the front left tyre on Loeb’s Citroën C3. He and co-driver Daniel Elena replaced the wheel and dropped almost 2min 30sec, plunging to fifth.
Sordo also punctured in the same stage but drove to the finish. He conceded just 30sec and went on to finish second.
Loeb acknowledged his lack of recent WRC competition meant he underestimated the strength of Michelin’s current tyres.
Asked if he made an error in stopping, he told wrc.com: “Yes. As old as I am, I take some experience. It was a bit stupid, but I think we didn’t speak enough before about that and I took a bad decision.
“Now we have an alarm (in the car) for punctures. I saw the alarm and like in Dakar, alarm, puncture, we stop, we change. But it was a bad decision, I could have lost much less.”
http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/march...2--12-12-.html
Dimvii, you've got wrong Antti.
M-Sport is confident Elfyn Evans's co-driver Dan Barritt will be fit in time for the next World Rally Championship round in Corsica after being injured in their Mexico crash.
Barritt was diagnosed with mild concussion and advised not to continue after a sixth-gear roll on the rally's fourth stage last Friday.
He is scheduled to participate in M-Sport's pre-Tour of Corsica test from next Monday, and Autosport understands he is expected to to recover in time for the rally itself - which team principal Malcolm Wilson said was the main focus.
"It goes without saying that the priority is the rally - that's where we need Dan fit," said Wilson.
"I'm not so worried about the test. Let's see how he feels next week."
Evans admitted the accident was one of the biggest of his career.
"The cause of the crash was probably a bit of over-confidence in making the notes over the bumps," Evans told Autosport.
"I should have taken some of the speed off, if we'd come down a gear we'd probably have got away with it, but we flew so far and landed on the next jump.
"These cars deal with things so well now - we'd had a really bad dip on the first stage, I dropped two gears and it felt like nothing."
Evans was running third at the time of the crash. He initially continued before withdrawing at the next service when Barritt's condition was assessed.
"It's a real shame, we were settling in well and the times were there," Evans added.
"I was a little bit disorientated in the crash. We rolled so quickly, I jumped out of the car and ran to slow down the next car.
"When the dust settled I saw the wheels were all still on the car and they were pointing in the right direction - so we jumped in and went.
"If I'd pushed the starter straight away, we might not even have lost 20 seconds."
https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...it-for-corsica
Citroens have a large tripmeter in front of the driver, so not really difficult.
Yep, but the real bombshell of this Mexico Rally was Loeb top form. I wasn’t able to follow the rally but after seeing the highlights and look at SS’s times it’s hard not to beg for a full time return of the big champ. It’d be great for Citroen and the WRC!
Btw, it was funny to hear Ogier saying, I believe after leg 1, that he was only worried with Meeke; does anyone doubt his main goal was to pass Loeb and get an undisputed win in order to show he’s the new king? It’ll be nice to follow the second round…maybe the old king will rule again!
To me, Ogier was taking a lot more risks in Mexico. I think Loeb had Ogier a little pumped up.
To be honest, it should not even be an issue considering Loebs time away from WRC and his age, but I guess he is that good. Would be nice to see Loeb be ahead of Ogier in Corsica or Spain. I'm not sure if Loeb would have held off Ogier in Mexico, but based on his interviews he said he was not pushing at all. Just driving..
Like Tanak said, "it's like we have not improved at all while he was away" lol.
https://www.ewrc.cz/images/2018/phot...sordo-test.jpg
https://www.ewrc.cz/images/2018/phot...tanak-test.jpg
https://www.ewrc.cz/images/2018/phot...meeke-test.jpg
https://www.ewrc.cz/images/2018/phot...tvala-test.jpg
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https://www.ewrc.cz/foto/44257-rally...xico-2018/401/
The Master - ONBOARD SS17 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQkzFOSv8yc
It was very interesting rally. What Loeb made was hugely impressive considering his age and absence from world rallying. However, I have to disagree with some comments claiming that Loeb had rally winning pace. It was near to rally winning pace from his starting position. With all things equal Loeb wouldn't have stand chance against Ogier. In Mexico the difference being 2nd or 10th on the road is over 1 minute on day one. During the second day we could talk about 20-30 seconds difference from road position between Ogier and Loeb. When road position deficit is accounted it's evident that Ogier was about 1 minute faster than Loeb at the point when Loeb's tyre gave up.
It's evident that Loeb's appearance made Ogier to put everything on the line.
There is actually interview in wrc.com where Ogier notes that his chances were really low going for rally as he was second on the road and drivers last in the order had 1 second per kilometer advantage.
It's curious that some forumers have been sailing in the forum 15 years but they cannot infer contributions what road positions have.
Next rally in Corsica will be one to watch.
During his career Loeb was absolute killer on asphalt and Citroen is probably one step ahead of others on tarmac (based on last year's performances by Mikkelsen and Meeke). I would say that Loeb will be contender for rally win in his remaining rallies (especially in Spain if they start on gravel and road position is in play).
We`ll never know that, but i wouldn`t be so sure he didn`t have anything extra. Started the day with a win, was 4. a 5. (ok, admitted that he would`ve liked to be faster) and then had a flat with not much point to push anymore, just secure points.
Well it's no secret Loeb has always been biggest Ogier challenger. And looks like he'll always be. Perhaps the opposite is also true.
My third Rally Mexico and love it! Now have to read back on this thread and post some images. If you haven’t been make sure you get out there to Leon one next! Corse is next.
But GigiGalliNo1 is renowned on here for his inside info..., silly season is every season of the year for him. So surely he hasn't come back empty handed with nothing to tell us....
Maybe you could stand in for him with your secret? You'll have to go some to out-do some of GigiGalliNo1's previous scoops though ;)