Rally Monte Carlo 2015

No split times in the cars this year might also spice thing up a bit!

Well it didn't take him long to get back in the groove.  Really looking forward to this rally.

Anyone without BTSports can watch tonights stage at the link below. Click the link, page will load and video should automatically play. Video will have ads overlaid but once the count down timer reachs 0 you can click X and get rid of the ads.

Preview starts now and stage goes live at 1900

http://cricfree.tv/bt-sport-1-live-stream-1

Loeb quicker than Ogier by 30secs stage 1 and 13 sec overnight lead but conditions described by pretty much every driver as ultra slippy so time spreads were all over the place and too soon to read anything in to it. Oh, and Kubica stuffed it a couple of times. "Surprise surprise" as Cilla would say.

Loeb quickest again on stage 3. How hard is he pushing must be the question. Ogier in 2nd and waiting to pick up the pieces. Evans and Tanak very close (only .1 secs separating) in 3rd and 4th. Promising start to the season for the Fords. Absence of split times already adding interest with everyone shocked by the size of gaps between drivers on Stage 1 - looks like (for a change) an inspired rule change. How soon before a team decides to bend the rules the address the issue......

Makes you wonder how far ahead the Polo WRC is in terms of performance compared to the DS3 - Meeke struggling a little in the conditions and was 35 seconds slower than Loeb on stage 3 in the same car.

Latvala leapfrogs the Fords on stage 4. Loeb still leads but Ogier narrows the gap.

20 secs taken out of Loebs lead by Ogier on stage 5 - diff down to 3 seconds. Meeke's found the pace and has closed to less than a second from Evans in 5th

Keep 'em, coming, Paul!

Appreciate the updates as I can't access what's occuring any other way whilst I'm at work!!

Cheers, Steve

Loeb takes another 3 seconds lead on the first afternoon stage, increasing the gap to Ogier to 6 seconds, but then immediately drops 15 seconds on the second afternoob stage and now Ogier leads the rally by 8 seconds. Latvala a solid 3rd, Meeke up to 4th, Evans drops down the pecking order to 7th. Stage 8 under way.

Loeb has blown it. Dropped a shed load of time (6min) - Meeke doesn't appear anywhere on the leader board at the moment. Ogier could park the car and win now. Shame, as was looking to be a titanic battle in the offing. Polo's 1, 2 and 3.

Steve

Try this Monte results website.

http://www.ewrc-results.com/results.php?e=18216&t=Rallye-Monte-Carlo-2015

On the wrc.com site some irritating advert gets in the way all of the time

Chris

Brilliant, thanks Chris.

Nice, clear site and easy to navigate around.

Evans Junior is doing well! Meeke in top 10 (just) at the moment!!

Cheers, Steve

Its all over at the Monte

Polo 1-2-3

Ogier, Latvala, Mikkelsen

Kubica takes 2 wheels off on the penultimate stage due to break failure

Meeke beats Loeb in the power stage.

disappointed for meeke.........speed is there as evidenced by power stage, but needs to be more careful methinks..... hope he can come back asap......