WRC Testing

[RS]

Yes, I meant in Germany.

You are right that B?lá used to be military area (of Red army) but it also used to be better rally track before they put new asphalt few years back.

Skoda don't seem to use it anymore?.. despite being close to home.

[RS]

Dani testing today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiA74d-G ... e=youtu.be

Doesn't look so good on dry asphalt, but only stage times will tell the truth.

[noel157]

Dani testing today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiA74d-G ... e=youtu.be

Doesn't look so good on dry asphalt, but only stage times will tell the truth.

Would agree, WRC2/R5 speed at best but could be deceiving...

[Andre Oliveira]

Maybe the pieve behind steering wheel was downgraded

[noel157]

Dani - http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/111909

[Francis44]

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.

[Mirek]

Yes, I meant in Germany.

You are right that B?lá used to be military area (of Red army) but it also used to be better rally track before they put new asphalt few years back.

Skoda don't seem to use it anymore?.. despite being close to home.

Škoda uses it for media events (carrying journalists around), rarely for testing.

[Mirek]

More of Sordo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWlb9PxvzBA

And an official Huyndai testing video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcFZ57W1YqA

[mousti]

Latvala testing for Sweden in Kall

Footage by Sandell.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPAkJCFtq3A

[Prisoner Monkeys]

Dani testing today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiA74d-G ... e=youtu.be

Doesn't look so good on dry asphalt, but only stage times will tell the truth.

Would agree, WRC2/R5 speed at best but could be deceiving...

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?

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.