Skoda don't seem to use it anymore?.. despite being close to home.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
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Skoda don't seem to use it anymore?.. despite being close to home.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Doesn't look so good on dry asphalt, but only stage times will tell the truth.Quote:
Originally Posted by makinen_fan
Would agree, WRC2/R5 speed at best but could be deceiving...Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Maybe the pieve behind steering wheel was downgraded :colour:
Neuville looked much faster. Dani said on twitter yestarday that he felt the car was new, but that they have found some things interesting for today´s session, we will see.
Škoda uses it for media events (carrying journalists around), rarely for testing.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
More of Sordo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWlb9PxvzBA
And an official Huyndai testing video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcFZ57W1YqA
Latvala testing for Sweden in Kall
Footage by Sandell.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPAkJCFtq3A
Testing isn't about raw speed and setting quick times. They're nice, but it's easy to get fixated on them and lose sight of the big picture. Testing is about putting the car through its paces, getting a feel for the way the car behaves when settings are changed, and dialling it in to the individual driver's preference. The team will have a testing programme that they will follow closely, and which they are unlikely to publish. So for all we know, that footage of Sordo was taken right when the team was testing how the car would handle on dry tarmac with an extreme snow setup. That might sound silly, but it makes sense - what happens if the first stage of the day has been inundated with snow, but the second stage escaped the worst of it to be totally dry and the teams have no opportunity to change the setup?Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
If I were running the team, I would certainly want to know how the car handles and what kind of pace it can manage in a situation like that.