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Anyone know why the MSport rear spoiler might have broken off ? Poland was the second time one has done this on the '17 car and it cost Tanak the win IMO...

Ostberg was saying that although he has previous experience driving active-diff cars, this has not really helped him with the 2017 Fiesta as it a brand new car and there are so many variables to...

Interesting interview with Mads Ostberg including quite a bit about the 2017 car's active centre diff, plus the info from M-Sport not being shared with Mads team...
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According to Ogier, this is the rally where we’ll get to see the cars’ bigger wings influencing the proceedings for the first time.

"It’s always a compromise between finding some grip but also...

Craig Breen SS7 "The first time I've felt the effects of a damaged front aero package. We patched it up as best we could but it's incredible the effect that the aero makes..."

But NOT thinks he...

Sweden SS6: OSTBERG
Feeling the lack of rear aero. "It's horrible without the rear wing. The car is designed to have it... and without it it's the worst handing car."

No shit. ;)
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Isn't the Fiesta's higher top speed (per Monte speed gun) likely to give an even more significant advantage on the faster events ? And considering it was competitive in Monte which isnt fast, it may...

Reports were that the Yaris had lower gearing hence hitting the rev-limiter earler than the other cars.

Quick one on aero and gearing...

I heard that on a long road in Monte there was a 10kph max speed difference between the new cars (202-212kph).

The Fiesta was fastest, then i20 and Yaris was...

I know those articles arent super high tech in detail about the aero but I dont see they are so bad.

Can any of you give some examples of what is wrong in those analyses ?

@RallyingUK thinks its excellent.

WRC IN 2017: Part Two of some excellent technical analysis of the 2017 WRC cars by @SomersF1 for @Motorsport https://t.co/XaTrPNtpBW

No need to be so dismissive and patronising, tell us the things you think are wrong.

The big crash was in Shakedown with full aero attached. ;)
There's just a clip of him later sliding with no rear wing ... but still on the road.

With the 2017 cars having big aero at both ends...

MW on the Fiesta development, including the aero:
http://www.rallysportmag.com.au/home/wrc/11066-feature-malcolm-wilson-explains-2017-fiesta-wrc-development

Of course. But technically how badly affected is a WRCar by the loss of such large aero... could these more powerful 2017 cars become virtually 'undriveable' ?

Re 2017 aero packages... VW are saying the Polo's was kept conservative to be tougher and stay in place over a whole stage, rather than just a few km then be damaged by cutting etc.

Have the other...