Rally Automobile Monte Carlo Live updates! *Spoilers*

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Whoa, what a big off the was from Loeb :scared: just reminds you some of those stages how talented these guys are, how dam narrow the roads are.
 
Loeb is catching up pretty fast. After 9 stages his gap to Marcus was a "mere" 3 minutes and he was 4th. I think he still will make it to the podium.
 
SkylineGoes
Loeb is catching up pretty fast. After 9 stages his gap to Marcus was a "mere" 3 minutes and he was 4th. I think he still will make it to the podium.
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Quite agree if Loeb can keep this pace up he should get a podium place, it was a major off and one he has acknowledged was down to driver error.

Shame about Solberg, driving back to service on a road section and losing all engine oil, apparently the engine was just too far gone to fix in the time they had.

Regards

Scaff
 
Actually, he could make it back to service and have the engine repaired. The reason he decided to withdraw is that the engines have to hold two events. P. Solberg knew that he didn't stand a chance in MC, so he decided to withdraw from this rally, and start in Sweden with a new engine instead, where he can fight for a podium.
 
Well, I'm not so sure about that.

I know from experience that if the oil cooler is damaged then all the oil drains out of the engine. I also know from experience that if you keep driving with no oil in the engine you don't get very far...

But I agree that it would have been an easy decision to pull out of the rally in order to conserve components for Sweden.
 
Man, I just saw the results and... WOW! Loeb made it to 3rd!! :scared:
C'mon, new team, "new"car and he still is able to push like there`s no tomorrow... that guy is a monster! :sick:

Is a shame that Petter retired, but Marcus achieved a win. Also new car and new team! Impressive those WRC pilots heh? It was a very difficult rally and still, they manage to mark so god times! Amazing!

But, seeing how Loeb drove...If he keeps driving like that we all know who the champion will be. Wonder how far he would finish if not crashed...
 
dkstz
Man, I just saw the results and... WOW! Loeb made it to 3rd!! :scared:
C'mon, new team, "new"car and he still is able to push like there`s no tomorrow... that guy is a monster! :sick:

Is a shame that Petter retired, but Marcus achieved a win. Also new car and new team! Impressive those WRC pilots heh? It was a very difficult rally and still, they manage to mark so god times! Amazing!

But, seeing how Loeb drove...If he keeps driving like that we all know who the champion will be. Wonder how far he would finish if not crashed...
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have to remember that this was Gronholms very first victory on tarmac, despite how many years hes been rallying, so its obvious he is less than comfortable on the surface. And also remember that Loeb, before he was kicking the **** out of everyone on every surface known to man, was (and obviously still is) a master on the tarmac. I think its going to be a very close battle between Loeb and Gronholm, Monte Carlo isnt a true representation IMO. And as for Solberg, who knows, we didnt get any indication whatsoever of how competitive he will be.
 
Just a note here, Loeb got 2nd and not 3rd as I said before.

Well, by now we can say that is a shame that a few driver didn´t get a seat for this year championship. Tony was competing only in Monte now for Astra 307 team. I think Panizzi too, was doing an one-off for the Red Bull Skoda. Markko Martin, no racing at all... its just a pity.:guilty:

And its still a bit too early to say, but looks like the private teams will be a strong force this year. I hope they keep inviting the more experienced drivers to race. Want to see Colin back too...

This season will be more interesting than I had thought. 💡
 
VTRacing
Well, I'm not so sure about that.

I know from experience that if the oil cooler is damaged then all the oil drains out of the engine. I also know from experience that if you keep driving with no oil in the engine you don't get very far...

But I agree that it would have been an easy decision to pull out of the rally in order to conserve components for Sweden.
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I'd have to agree with that, from the footage the car had lost a lot of oil and any engine damage that resulted may not have been fixable in the time allowed.

You are however right that it would have been an easy choice given his start and poor past performance on the Monte.

Loebs drive was an excellent one and his finishing place was 2nd not 3rd (he passed Gardemeister on the last stage), a great drive, but the admission that it was driver error that put him off makes it two rallies in a row that its happened.

Gronholm's win was well deserved, as has been said his first tarmac win, and on the Monte as well. In a car he is clearly more happy with that he ever was in the 307.

I think its simply too early in the season to pick any one driver out, but a Loeb/Gronholm/Solburg fight for the top spot seems likely.

Regards

Scaff

Oh and any bets on how soon Duval will lose this drive, at this rate he's going to steal McRae's 'McCrash' title. Its good to see he was unharmed, but it is becoming more than a bit of a regular habit.
 
It's a bit harsh for Petter that he goes out through no fault of his own and Leob gets to come back in and take second after a driver error. I'm not sure if I agree with that. Perhaps the penalty should be greater than 5 minutes? Still, it was a storming drive.
 
Milliethemutt
It's a bit harsh for Petter that he goes out through no fault of his own and Leob gets to come back in and take second after a driver error. I'm not sure if I agree with that. Perhaps the penalty should be greater than 5 minutes? Still, it was a storming drive.
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I'm still in two minds about the re-start rule, have been since it was introduced. It always seemed to be a knee-jerk reaction to keep cars in a rapidly shrinking field and ensure the top drivers stayed in if possiable.

Still it would have denyied us a chance to see a supurb drive from Loeb.

Regards

Scaff
 
I dont remember seeing anything prior to monte carlo about michelin being swapped for bfgoodrich. That suprised me first time i saw it.
 
Wow, ITV's coverage sucks. The only reason for watching it, aside from the fact it's the only channel I can watch it on, was the technical stuff and comments by the commentators, particularly Robbie Head - and now they're gone, replaced by people who don't really know what they're talking about. Sigh.

Still, good rally. I reckon Petter should've had an accidental deliberate small off at the end of Day 1, letting the team repair his car under the new rules. (Though there's probably something that's says you aren't allowed to.)

Good drive by Loeb, congratulations to Gronholm - good job.

Quote of the rally: "I am driving like my grandmother" - Marcus Gronholm :lol:
 
Ashley.
I dont remember seeing anything prior to monte carlo about michelin being swapped for bfgoodrich. That suprised me first time i saw it.
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You mean the Michelin subsidiary bfgoodrich, LOL. Michelin effectively own them. Still you are right it was a bit of a surprise, guess Michelin just want to promote a sub-brand.

Found the press release here

It appears to be to tie together the bfgoodrich Daker and Baja tyre supply with the WRC, which does make sense.

Regards

Scaff
 
Roo
Wow, ITV's coverage sucks. The only reason for watching it, aside from the fact it's the only channel I can watch it on, was the technical stuff and comments by the commentators, particularly Robbie Head - and now they're gone, replaced by people who don't really know what they're talking about. Sigh.

Still, good rally. I reckon Petter should've had an accidental deliberate small off at the end of Day 1, letting the team repair his car under the new rules. (Though there's probably something that's says you aren't allowed to.)

Good drive by Loeb, congratulations to Gronholm - good job.

Quote of the rally: "I am driving like my grandmother" - Marcus Gronholm :lol:
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I think I'm right in saying that ITV packaged into a single 2hr show what Eurosport show half-hourly each night (do the maths folks, 3x 30mins != 60 mins). It was the same commentary too, which makes me think it's a standard ISC feed.

Petter didn't restart because he'd blown his engine. It's better for him to start the paired rally with a completely fresh one than for him to start it with one that had done two days' driving.
 
I think the 2 rallies one engine thing (as in F1) just increases unreliability rather than decreasing costs. Why not use a more stringent boost limit (or rev limit in F1 - which would pass more technology to road cars than engines that rev to 19k+ in F1).
 

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