Rally de Portugal 2010

[Moominpappa]

Some gossip from F1:

JJ Lehto said that Johnny Herbert is one of the judges in Turkey and he told JJ that Schumi had a small grin on his face when he sat in front of Hill in Monaco and if he gets in front of the judges in Turkey the smile won't be on Schumi's face, it will be on Johnny's face. First thing we do when he comes in is say to him 'go sit in the corner. We will call you when we want to talk to you.'

How professional...

Thanks!

[saif]

sorry friends ... i am back

Do you mean that you shouldn't come back?

lolzzz.. i meant sorry for not being here from the start of this stage

ahhh. u are finally here

[Claudie_Schnaudie]

"We are getting there, we were a little rusty this morning," says Kaj Lindstrom, co-driver to Kimi Raikkonen. The Finn sets a time of 14:27.9.

[luviceman]

"We are getting there, we were a little rusty this morning," says Kaj Lindstrom, co-driver to Kimi Raikkonen. The Finn sets a time of 14:27.9.

thank you saif

[saif]

SS6 underway!

[Wolfie]

"We are getting there, we were a little rusty this morning," says Kaj Lindstrom, co-driver to Kimi Raikkonen. The Finn sets a time of 14:27.9.

thank you saif

+1 and hello Luviceman

[dindi]

Welcome back, Luie!

Pfft... Mads keeps bumping Kimi down

[luieluv]

SS6: Ourique. 23.42km begins now

Like Santa Clara, Ourique runs through a valley and features a mix of fast, flowing roads and tighter, technical sections. The change in character makes it tough for drivers to settle into a comfortable driving rhythm. The surface is similar to Santa Clara as well, with a lot of gravel but plenty of abrasive bedrock showing through. This stage will be especially tough on tyres.

[luieluv]

Thanks dindi

[luviceman]

Hi Wolfie thanks for the gossip news

[luieluv]

Mikko Hirvonen will compete in a two-day tarmac rally in Serbia as a test ahead of Rally Bulgaria next month. Another service park rumour is confirmed.

[luieluv]

latvala and hirvonen both are quicker than loeb in split 1

[luieluv]

Malcolm Wilson on the decision to enter the Serbian Rally: "Mikko is working hard in his bid for the drivers' championship and we wanted to give him the chance to get used to asphalt driving again. He tested for three days on the surface in England immediately after Rally New Zealand. The Serbia Rally will give the team the opportunity to test some of the things that came out of that session in genuine rally surroundings. It will help Mikko and the team in our preparations for the asphalt rallies to come in the WRC."

[luieluv]

so far ogier is quickest in split 1 but just by 0.3sec

[luieluv]

Times so far in SS6:

S. LOEB - 13:09.5