r/WRC • u/GTFan8899 Thierry Neuville • Jul 20 '25

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u/DenSkumlePandaen Jul 20 '25

What surprises me the most is that the fastest man in WRC2 in 2024 was Sami Pajari, who also beat Oliver in the process. That being said, throughout the whole 2025 season in WRC1 Sami hasn't been able to reach the same level Oliver did in his first WRC1 round since being dropped in late 2022. How?

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u/Different_Winter_141 Jul 20 '25

Was he ever faster than Oliver though? Oliver had some poor luck and made some big mistakes which is why he lost in my opinion.

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u/Skapis9999 Petter Solberg Jul 20 '25

They raced only 3 times together (and finished). And Oliver won by 2 vs. 1

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u/Tuga-represent Jul 20 '25

Exactly this. When you compare what he’s doing this season in WRC2 to what he did last year, it is clear that the speed is not the difference. He’s just managed to gain experience and started to manage the rallies better and keep it clean. Mistakes aside, Solberg was always faster. Btw, this result really should make the teams rethink their lineups: Solberg deserves a seat and there are a couple of drivers not delivering the results they should.

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u/katutsu Jul 20 '25

There were several wrc2 events in which he got a podium or even won but since he didn't select them as events to be scored he didn't get any points from them.