WRC WRC - 2015

Crashton · Jan 23, 2015

Not digging that all wheel steering on the Citroen. Changing conditions is what Monte is all about the higher you go the more slippy. Shame about Kubica I really wanted him to do well.

I have always wondered if some of the corner cutting done was to benefit those following behind. :wink:

Steve · Jan 23, 2015

Kubica had problems both days but the big time loss was yesterday and it was an electrical issue so completely out of his hands. On the other side of the coin he won 3 out of 6 stages today so definitely showing progress.

Steve · Jan 23, 2015

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWD8R1CNhkQ"]Rallye Monte Carlo 2015 - 2nd day - YouTube[/ame]

Steve · Jan 23, 2015

Loeb and Elena trying to fix their broken car with a ratchet strap.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaG2PIUmA0U"]Rallye Monte Carlo 2015 : La rÃƒÂ©paration de fortune de SÃƒÂ©bastien Loeb aprÃƒÂ¨s sa sortie de route - YouTube[/ame]

Steve · Jan 24, 2015

Rallye Monte Carlo: SS9 cancelled (crash.net)

24 January 2015

The organisers of Rallye Monte Carlo have cancelled SS9, the opening test of day three, on safety grounds.

The 19.93 km run through the Prunieres-Embrun 1 test had been scheduled to start at 09.16 hours local time [08.16 hours UK time]. However with too many spectators near the end officials were forced to can it.

A statement on the event's official website read:

“Despite instructions given to the public by safety and road marshals by the info cars, “000”, “00” and “0” cars, security conditions could not be met so race control took the decision to cancel special stage #9 Prunieres-Embrun 1.

“Competitors will [now] use the stage as road section.”

Day three of the event is now due to get underway at 10.49 hours local time [09.49 hours UK time], with SS10, the long 51.70 km Lardier et Valenca-Faye test.

Sebastien Ogier currently leads the event, 1m 45.4s seconds up on team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala. Andreas Mikkelsen is third followed by Ott Tanak, Mads Ostberg, Elfyn Evans, Thierry Neuville and Dani Sordo in positions 4 through to 8. Sebastien Loeb has dropped back to 15th after damaging the suspension on his DS 3 WRC in the final test on Friday.
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Crashton · Jan 24, 2015

Judging from what the other video showed I can understand the canceling of the stage. Hope that is the only one they have to do that to.

Wasn't the Monte dropped off the WRC schedule for a few years due to this very spectator problem? History about to repeat itself?

Steve · Jan 24, 2015

I didn't know the reason it dropped from the schedule. Would be a shame if it happened again.

Steve · Jan 24, 2015

Monte Carlo Day Three (iRallylive.com)

24.01.2015 16:05

At the end of the third day of action on this yearâ€™s Rallye Monte Carlo, Volkswagen Motorsport maintained a podium lock-out in the overall standings, with Sebastien Ogier leading from Jari-Matti Latvala and Andreas Mikkelsen.

It wasnâ€™t quite the dominance the overall results might suggest though; the leader won none of the stages today, which were each taken by a different driver: Kubica, Loeb and Meeke. However, Ogier seemed to be pacing himself. He started the day with a 1m45s lead over Latvala and by the time they finished the final stage of the day and began the long road trip to Monaco, was still 42.8s ahead of his Finnish team-mate.

Mikkelsen held on to third, just over a minute further back but importantly, 53s ahead of fellow Norwegian Mads Ostberg in the only â€“ yet ironically, not points-nominated â€“ Citroen DS3 WRC still effectively in the running. Due to the time loss for Elfyn Evans following his suspension damage, Dani Sordo climbed to fifth in the first of the Hyundais, just ahead of team-mate Thierry Neuville.

The crews now head for Monaco and straight into parc ferme with the teams performing the traditional end of leg 45-minute service tomorrow morning instead, before the dayâ€™s action begins. This gives them time to travel from Gap and set up the service park on the harbour-front in Monte Carlo tonight.
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Monte Carlo SS10 (iRallylive.com)

24.01.2015 11:00

The longest stage of this yearâ€™s Rallye Monte Carlo and the first of the day after the earlier test was cancelled, saw Robert Kubica surge through the stage, taking the win with a time more than 30seconds faster than any other driver.

The former Grand Prix winner was using supersoft Pirelli tyres and set the split time boards alight throughout the stage, saying he felt he did nothing special, â€œjust drivingâ€.

Second fastest was Kris Meeke, saying that he found more ice than he was expecting with Sebastien Loeb, running under Rally2 regulations from his retirement on Friday, third fastest, a further 8 seconds back.

Andreas Mikkelsen was fourth with Dani Sordo fifth, despite having a slight off as he tried to pass Martin Prokop in the stage.

However, overall leader Sebastien Ogier in the Volkswagen Motorsport Polo R WRC was well off the pace, finishing ninth and losing almost two minutes to Kubica. Crucially though, second-placed team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala was also well down the order, more than a minute behind Kubica.

There was bad news for Sebastien Chardonnet, who slid into a wall on a patch of ice while Ott Tanak also went off and into the ARMCO barrier but manage to get back on the road, dropping huge amounts of time in the process.
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Monte Carlo SS12 (iRallylive.com)

24.01.2015 15:49

Kris Meeke took the win on the last stage of the third day of action, the Sisteron-Thoard test. And to add to the celebrations, he suffered a spin in the stage and should have been even quicker.

Robert Kubica again looked to be on a charge but ultimately failed to claim another win, as the handbrake on his Ford Fiesta RS WRC failed and he had to try to get the car round some of the tight hairpins.

Meeke, behind on the road, clearly had the combination of slicks and studded tyres working for him, going through 8.5 seconds faster than the Pole. In third was Thierry Neuville, taking Hyundaiâ€™s best stage performance of the rally so far, saying that the balance of his i20 WRC was very good and that he could possibly have done better on studded tyres.

Jari-Matti Latvala was fourth, taking a further 20 seconds from Sebastien Ogierâ€™s lead and admitting surprise, as he wasnâ€™t driving with that in mind. Fifth was Dani Sordo, also saying that studs would have been better despite an excellent time.

Elfyn Evans dropped time as he was driving slowly, having repaired the rear suspension of his Fiesta that he damaged on the previous stage while Henning Solberg went off the road and was passed by Ott Tanak.
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Steve · Jan 24, 2015

Stage 12 results (L) and overall going into the final day (R).

Crashton · Jan 24, 2015

Looks like Seb Loeb would be leading the rally if not for his 10 minute super rally penalty. I'd say he's still got it.

VW's 1 2 3, wonder if we will see team orders. Looks like Latvala is catching Ogier.

Steve · Jan 24, 2015

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOYIDVVWfBk"]Leg 3 - 2015 WRC Rallye Monte-Carlo - Best-of-RallyLive.com - YouTube[/ame]

Steve · Jan 24, 2015

MAXRALLY heroes and zeroes (Monte Carlo, Saturday) (MaxRally.com)

by Anthony Peacock / 24th January 2015

Our guide to the good and bad on Saturday (we can already provide the ugly).

Hero: Robert Kubica

Consider this: 33 seconds. According to a recent newspaper report, that’s how often every Amazon warehouse employee is expected to pick up a new order in the course of their shift. It’s also the winning margin that Robert Kubica enjoyed on the 51-kilometre SS10, over Citroen’s Kris Meeke. Even more staggeringly, he took 1m49s out of Sebastien Ogier. And Robert actually said that he was going “slowly”. When it all comes together for Robert – and one day, it will – nobody will have an answer for him.

Zero: Ott Tanak

It started off so, so well for the Estonian (above). Malcolm Wilson said that he could hardly believe it. And that’s because it was probably too good to be true, as Tanak dropped a colossal 18 minutes today in SS10. In his own words, he explained: “It was just a long corner over a crest. We went over and there was a patch of gravel. We lost the front and went into a ditch.” Easily done, but the last thing he needed when a top result was his for the taking.
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Steve · Jan 26, 2015

Whoa, I dropped the ball on the last day of the Monte. Here's the big picture, will post more later.

Ogier nets third Monte-Carlo win (WRC.com)

25 Jan 2015

SÃ©bastien Ogier won his third Rallye Monte-Carlo on Sunday after a masterful display of speed and caution over slippery mountain roads in the French Alps.

The double world champion saw off an initial challenge from rally legend SÃ©bastien Loeb, seven times a winner of this opening round of the FIA World Rally Championship, before skilfully managing his pace in snow and ice to win the four-day event by 58.0sec.

Ogier, driving a Volkswagen Polo R, headed team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala with Norwayâ€™s Andreas Mikkelsen securing a 1-2-3 for the German manufacturer a further 1min 14.3sec behind.

The Frenchman traded times with fellow countryman Loeb over the first seven special stages until the Citroen driver hit a rock and broke his DS 3â€™s rear suspension.

Ogier inherited a 1min 46sec lead. Despite being unable to monitor his rivalsâ€™ split times during the stages under new rules, he blended a controlled pace with safe tyre choices through the final two days to seal the win.

â€œWinning Monte-Carlo means a lot for every driver, but especially for me,â€ he said. â€œItâ€™s the most important rally of the season. The weather makes it a huge challenge but the satisfaction is great when you make it.

â€œThis event had the best atmosphere I have experienced on a rally,â€ added Ogier, who grew up near the host town of Gap. â€œWhen I drove the stage close to my home village the atmosphere was magical.â€

Tyre selection proved as tricky as ever in the frequently changing conditions, but Latvala never put a foot wrong and was delighted to finish runner-up after admitting before the start he would be satisfied with a top five finish.

After a cautious opening, Mikkelsen surged into third and finished 31.3sec ahead of Mads Ostbergâ€™s DS 3, the Norwegian rueing engine issues that twice forced him to stop mid-stage to reset the power unit.

Thierry Neuville edged past Hyundai team-mate Dani Sordo in the final stage to claim fifth by 0.8sec. Elfyn Evans fought back from broken suspension on his Ford Fiesta RS yesterday to take seventh, ahead of the recovering Loeb, who won the most stages, Martin Prokop and Kris Meeke.

Robert Kubica showed blistering pace to win four stages. However, an opening night retirement when he stopped with electrical issues after hitting a tree was followed by a second retirement today when he crashed at the finish of the penultimate test after brake problems.

The second round takes contenders to the snowy forests of Rally Sweden (12 - 15 February) for the only true winter event in the calendar.
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Crashton · Jan 26, 2015

Thanks for the updates Steve, I really enjoy reading them.
Lets hope Sweden has a bunch of snow. :fingerscrossed:

Steve · Jan 26, 2015

I appreciate that. Have been taking advantage of the unusually good and prolific coverage available for this rally (don't expect it to continue like this through the season :fingerscrossed but was busy yesterday. Planning to catch up, here's a start.

Crashton · Jan 26, 2015

What a piece of road, handbrake heaven for sure. :arf:

Steve · Jan 26, 2015

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HZ2eKj9N1Y"]best of porsche Rallye Monte Carlo 2015 - YouTube[/ame]

Crashton · Jan 26, 2015

Great video, can't want to try that in my good friends 996. :smilewinkgrin:

Steve · Jan 26, 2015

Crashton said: ↑

Great video, can't want to try that in my good friends 996. :smilewinkgrin:
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You better post video. :biggrin5:

Steve · Jan 26, 2015

So much slippery fun. Well, not all fun, I suppose...

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ELveY0MrhM"]Highlights rallye Monte Carlo 2015 by Ouhla lui - YouTube[/ame]

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