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If I calculated correctly, it's once again that winner doesn't score most points (Tanak gets 26 to Ogier's 25 pts).

This is true but regulations do not make any mention regarding time penalties, only stating that "Any crew which does not start the Power Stage in the given order will not be eligible to score Power...

If car works, he can. Time penalties don't prevent that.

For Sunday, no.

Still foggy

Difficult to say but at least his time loss is consistent.

Fixed that for you.

I thought both Hyundai and Toyota have exactly the same, 2630 mm? Puma is 30 mm shorter.

That is correct, "Any penalties incurred after the end of this last special stage (excluding super special stages) will be ignored". (WRC Regulations art 41.2. comment 2)

First they need to see whether Tanak can challenge Toyota, Hyundai desperately needs to stop 1-2-3 for their arch rival.

And Sordo is driving slow, is it to drop behind Neuville?

That seems to have been a glitch. Kalle's splits are now OK

Kind reminder - there is separate F1 forum, this is for WRC. Thank you.

Like Evans' co-driver reading notes from mobile phone instead of notebook?

That must be so very true. But the question Munster and his backers should ask themselves is whether he should learn the car somewhere else other than in very public limelight of an WRC event where...

Gotta love the desperate attempt by wrc.com commentators to put positive spin on things:

"Munster completes the morning loop, bringing his M-Sport Ford Puma Rally1 to the stop control. A decent...

Does Ogier have intercom problem as co-driver is using gestures?

Wait until later runners have come through, comparison to Evans is pointless.

Having said that, Neuville who usually starts rallies like grandmom is driving unusually well this time.

Yes, delays usually compound unless there is regroup between stages.

There are two more stages to go before repeat and temperatures are rising all the time. I fear that both will lose more.

And 1,2 sec faster at the finish.

Katsuta being the first driver to be faster than Neuville on any split, -0,3 faster on split 6.

So far nobody has been as fast as Thierry so it must be road conditions and/or tyre choice. Normally later runners would be progressively faster.

Me neither, it makes points calculation helluva lot more difficult and speculations almost impossible.

One thing where new points system makes things more fair is this. Under old scoring system Elfyn would gain a lot more points if Ogier allowed him to win. With new system, difference is just one...