World Rally Manufacturer Manager - Season One (2017)

[Slyfrequency]

Wow, the Suzuki boys turned it up a notch today, very happy with the results and Botka leading the team so far, very good!

 

[Omer Said]

Climbing up the order is always good. But we need more, come on Nasser!

Also, Hirvonen please stop! Typical Finnish.

 

[Márk Lintner]

Hmmm not bad at all

 

[Andy 'Mars Bar' Graham]

Tyre choice is another thing managers could do in service. Which compound and how many spares is important in WRC.

That is something that could definitely be implemented quite quickly

 

[Milos]

 

[Deleted member 161052]

That sucks for Maurin. Ogier and Lefebvre are doing very good for us. Let's boost up the pace.

 

[Jimlaad43]

 

[TTupsi]

How do we know who retired?

 

[The_Laskinator]

Should've picked more finnish drivers lol

 

[rubaru]

How do we know who retired?

Andy says he'll post individual stage results. You'll see DNF at the bottom, or you'll notice something like a 15-min time penalty.

 

[Jimlaad43]

How do we know who retired?

A lot of cars have the same time at the bottom of the leaderboard, which they'll start on if they come back in by Rally2 regs

 

[TTupsi]

A lot of cars have the same time at the bottom of the leaderboard, which they'll start on if they come back in by Rally2 regs

They are obvious but depending on which stage adriver retired he'd have a different time. Or should at least.

 

[Andy 'Mars Bar' Graham]

Day 3 update will be posted tomorrow guys

 

[rubaru]

Update for individual stages from Day 2?

 

[Andy 'Mars Bar' Graham]

Update for individual stages from Day 2?

I'll probably do a big posting of all the stage times after the rally

 

[Andy 'Mars Bar' Graham]

I have updated the times for those running under Rally2, as @TTupsi was right above the time margins. That's why some using rally2 are higher up than others

85 ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
Day 3

Hirvonen maintains lead, battle for 3rd heats up

Mikko Hirvonen maintained his sizable lead on day 3, after another good performance from the Finnish a Driver. His lead has shrunk over Toyota's Dani Sordo, though not by a lot. Hirvonen still has a 40.5s lead with four stages to run. In the battle for 3rd, the gap between Ogier and Ekstrom is only 14.1s, so there will be a very interesting battle for 3rd tomorrow. Hayden Paddon rounds out the top 5, after getting the better of Tanak and Lefebvre.

Ford still had a mixed bag today. Brynildsen broke down with an engine problem, and is well out of contention now. Bonato made more progress however, and now sits 13th and inside the points. Lefebvre returned to struggling on the tarmac, but is currently 6th, 8s ahead of Tanak. Julien Maurin crashed today, and therefore is out of the rally and won't return tomorrow. Skoda are another team with kids fortunes. As well as Ekstrom doing well, Quentin Gilbert sits in 10th place, 0.5s behind Elfyn Evans. Kris Meeke also showed what he could have done if it wasn't for the breakdown, and if currently 19th. While the points are a couple of minutes up the road, Meeke has been the class of the field today. Tidemand broke down today however, and he sits 46th at the moment.

Toyota's run of reliability of the first two days is over, with Sirmacis retiring from the rally after his suspension failed. Loubet had a good day however, and now sits in 15th place after a strong performance on the tarmac. Elfyn Evans and Subaru sit 9th, but are locked in battle with the Skoda of Quentin Gilbert. Ostberg had very good pace today, but his early day 2 retirement means he is stuck in 47th place. Mitsubishi sees Latvala in 8th place, and not too far away from Tanak and Lefebvre. Martin Prokop now sits in 11th place, but is 3 minutes behind the Evans-Gilbert battle. Solberg and Valousek are way down the order after their day two troubles, but Solberg showed good pace during the day.

Opel and Tanak slipped down the order a bit to 7th, 8.2 behind Lefebvre. Tanak looked very handy on the snow yesterday however, so it should be a close fight. Neuville sits 40th at the moment, after a pretty quiet day. While Paddon is 5th, the other Renault of Mikklesen sits 48th after his day 2 mechanical problem. He was mainly slower than Paddon today as well. Seat had a bit of a torrid time. Suninen had mechanical problems, a puncture and a spin, and now is 14th place, but still in the points. Fuchs is still playing catchup from his day one puncture in 20th, while Lappi is 33rd, not too far behind a couple of privateers.

Suzuki have been quiet but effective in terms of reliability. Botka is sitting in a remarkable 12th, especially considering Suzuki had a terrible day one on the tarmac. Kopecky sits 45s behind Loubet and the final points place in 16th, while Moffett is 26th. Honda also have quietly plugged away. Despite a few problems with the car, Al Attiyah sits in 17th place. Mini's torrid Monaco continued, with Ingram out with a mechanical problem, while Perez is only 23rd.

Michel Fabre still has a lead of over two minutes in the WRC Trophy, after continuing his stellar Monaco weekend. 10s currently separates Grondal and Atkinson in the battle for second. Plangi is currently fourth, and he's had a quiet Monaco weekend. Verschueren and Saba are currently 5th and 6th. Dubert is a long way behind in 7th, but ahead of Koltun in 8th. Bouffier and his B-Sped Hyundai have had some troubles over the past few days, but sits 9th, beating Romain Martel. Marcos Ligato, who had a good start to his weekend, lost even more minutes after a second Monte puncture this year

 

[Milos]

Not a bad effort from Paddon, 5th place seems rock solid now.

 

[Deleted member 161052]

We should pick up some faster times, Sébastien and Stéphane, but everything is fine as it is.

 

[Slyfrequency]

Consistency is key for Suzuki, good job by the boys today!

 

[Andy 'Mars Bar' Graham]

What a dramatic final day!


85ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
Day 4

Hirvonen seals a comfortable win as podium runners hit trouble!

In a chaotic end to the Monte Carlo rally, Mikko Hirvonen remained in control to take a comfortable win, his 16th in his career and his first since Italy 2012! Hirvonen won by just over two minutes from Mattias Ekstrom, who benefitted from two high profile retirements.

Dani Sordo dropped out from 2nd on the first stage of the day, with his Toyota suffering an engine failure. Then on Stage 2, Sebastian Ogier saw his Citroen suffer from a driveshaft failure, putting him out of the rally. Jari Matti Latvala also dropped out of the top with a mechanical problem on the same stage

Hayden Paddon jumped from 5th to 3rd today, taking a podium on Renault's return to the championship. He beat the remaining factory Citroen of Lefebvre in 4th, and Tanak did a good job on Opel's return to the championshipm rounding out the top five. Elfyn Evans finished 6th, having pulled out a 20 second gap over Quentin Gilbert over the course of the day. Martin Prokop was the only factory Mitsubishi not to run into problems in 8th, while David Botka surprised most in 9th place. Despite having troubles on day one, Yoann Bonato recovered to finish 10th.

Teemu Suninen put his miserable day 3 behind him, and finished 11th, beating another Suzuki of Jan Kopecky, who jumped ahead of Loubet on the final stage of the rally. Kris Meeke managed to recover from his day two breakdown to score some points in 14th, while Nasser Al Attiyah brought his Honda home in 15th and the final points position.

Perez was the top Mini in 19th place, Moffett finished 22nd overall, struggling against his Suzuki teammates, Lappi finished 26th, Sirmacis 31st, Neuville 34th, Tidemand 35th, Ostberg 38th, Mikklesen 42nd, Solberg 43rd, Brynildsen 46th, Valousek 47th and Ingram 51st. Nicolas Fuchs was another to retire today.

In the WRC Trophy, Michel Fabre at the ripe old age of 62 shocked everyone by taking a comfortable win, a nearly made it into the top 15. There was a extremely close battle between Grondal and Atkinson for 2nd, which Grondal won, despite Atkinson being faster on the last stage. Siim Plangi finished in a quiet 4th, beating the teammates of Verschueren and Saba. Jaroslaw Koltun finished in 7th, ahead of Bouffier, who had a difficult rally in his B-Spec Hyundai. 9th was Romain Martel, who just about beat a hard charging Marcos Ligato, who rounded out the points.

Power Stage Results

Mikko Hirvonen also won today's power stage, meaning he leaves Monte Carlo with maximum points. Mads Ostberg and Subaru ran him close, just missing out on the max power stage points by 1.5s. Andreas Mikklesen was third in his Renault, ahead of Kris Meeke and Petter Solberg, who had a torrid rally but leaves with a point


Interviews
@The_Laskinator Brilliant result for you and Mikko Hirvonen today, scoring maximum points, can you keep that momentum up at Norway?
@rubaru A very mixed rally for Skoda, but are you guys happy with a double top 10 plus a podium finish, and can we see you guys fighting for the win at Norway?
@Milos Fine start for Renault on their return, do you think you can build on this result in Norway?
@airutonpurosuto8912 How disappointing was it for you to see Ogier retire from the podium so close to the end? Was that made up by Stephane's performance
@Benutzername Tanak had a good rally, but Neuville ran into quite a few problems, do you think it's a quick fix?
@Jimlaad43 Good result for Evans and Ostberg showed very good pace. Could we see Subaru fight for wins this season?
@Márk Lintner Lot's of reliability issues for you this rally, is there a lot of work for you to do to fix these issues? Was you happy with your pace?
@Slyfrequency Probably the surprise of the rally was a very solid result for you guys, how does it feel to start the season on a positive note?
@Dovi design What went wrong for Toyota over the past two days? Is Sordo's pace encouraging for the rest of the season
@TTupsi Quite a scrappy rally for you in the end, but still finished in the points. Good result for a little disappointing?
@Omer Said A point for Al Attiyah after a very sensible run, happy with how he performed?
@Millsy24 Difficult start for Mini at Monaco, will that be a common theme this season or a one off?

I will post tonight the stage times (hopefully), and then preparation of Norway will begin