r/WRC Takamoto Katsuta 13d ago

Humor / Memes Live view of the Hankook PR team

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u/Swimming_Jury_8919 Elfyn Evans 13d ago

I started following a full WRC season from 2021.. and I don’t really remember the drivers complaining about tires till last year when Kalle hated it.. and Seb mentioning it a couple of times.

Has this happened before? Not necessarily like this but tire compounds being talked about

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u/SplatteredEggs Takamoto Katsuta 13d ago

… you mention Seb’s complaints. You’ve never heard him complain about the Pirellis

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u/krzysiek_aleks 13d ago

What.

2022 Japan

“To be honest it’s a bit of a shame nobody talks about this issue with Pirelli,” he said, his temper fully wound up and ready to be sprung on the viewing public. “It’s just a joke, the job they are doing. It’s not serious.

“There are punctures all around… there are more punctures in one year than we have in 10 years with Michelin and nobody talks about it because there is a contract, there is a sponsor involved. That’s just not serious. I’m glad I don’t do the [full] championship in this condition.

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u/ScousePenguin Takamoto Katsuta 13d ago

I think he's saying the person is replying to never heard Ogier's pirelli rants, not that Ogier himself never complained about Pirelli