Rally Guanajuato México 2015

[Andre Oliveira]

No RC3 crews and only one RC4

[samWRC]

Entrylist 2015 Mexico is out (include Guerra+ HSolberg) http://bit.ly/1BCZV8x

Al-Kuwari's number must be wrong because he has 37 like Bertelli. Not very much crews in the list but it is nothing new for Mexico.

[Tom206wrc]

I don't remember if Mexico was in program of Stéphane Lefèbvre at the beginning of the season

[dimviii]

http://instagram.com/p/zMc4INpzFh

[samWRC]

http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/febru...9--12-12-.html
Henning will not start.

[b3637853]

And why is Protasov doing WRC-2 in Mexico? I thought he will focus on WRC this year.

[A FONDO]

And why is Protasov doing WRC-2 in Mexico? I thought he will focus on WRC this year.

Money. He will do Mexico and Argentina in WRC2 and if results are good he will continue the season in that category.

[tommeke_B]

I don't remember if Mexico was in program of Stéphane Lefèbvre at the beginning of the season

It's likely he will do all WRC events this year.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

M-Sport drivers on Rally Mexico:

Elfyn Evans said:

"I've got some good memories from Mexico. Last year was a bit of a surprise result for us. It's a tricky event and a lot of people had problems which we were able to capitalise on. It's important to keep out of trouble and if we can do that again whilst showing an increase in speed it could be another good event. We're keen to carry the performance forward from Monte and Sweden, just without the mistakes!

"We've not rallied on dry gravel since September last year so it's a bit of a strange feeling initially. We were able to do two full days of testing this week though and the feeling is more or less back so that's good.

"The heat is a big part of this event, and when you combine that with the high altitude you have to be in peak physical condition. It can be a bit of a shock to the system so we'll head out a little earlier to do some fitness training and get fully acclimatised.

"The climate affects the car too. There's a significant reduction in power so you have to be really smooth and not so aggressive with your driving style. Mistakes are harder to recover. If you scrub speed before a long straight or sequence of fast corners the engine doesn't have the power to carry you through and you can lose a lot of time. It's really important to keep momentum and have a good rhythm; you can almost compare it to driving a front-wheel-drive car like the [Ford] Fiesta R2."

Ott Tänak said:

"I'm looking forward to driving on gravel again and Mexico is a great event. The stages are really nice and smooth and the atmosphere means that it's always a lot of fun.

"We had a two-day test this week and it was good to see that we were able to get back up to speed fairly quickly. It's always a bit strange going back to gravel after so long, but it felt good and we are feeling well prepared.

"We also try to prepare as much as possible for the heat and altitude but that is not always so easy. I have a sauna every night but that's not quite the same, so we'll head out to Mexico a little earlier than usual to get used to the conditions.

"The altitude is the hardest part. It's hard on the crews but it's also hard on the cars. There's a lot less power so you need to think about that when you're in the stages. You need to be very clean and precise and make sure that you keep the speed up all the time.

"The stages on the first day are quite tricky so it will be important to make it through them cleanly without any problems. Then, if the feeling is there, we can look to push a bit more. The main thing is to keep everything clean and tidy – if we can do that and gradually build the speed then it could be a good event for us."

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Hyundai with engine upgrade for Mexico:

Hyundai has chosen the demanding event to introduce a modified fuel injection system, which it says will help counter the effects of power loss caused by the high altitude stages.

Team drivers Thierry Neuville, Hayden Paddon and Dani Sordo fine-tuned their Mexico set-ups at pre-event test in the Extremadura region of Spain last week. The engine was given an extra test at the team’s base in Germany.

“The altitude will be one of the key factors in this rally so we have tested these conditions on the engine test bench,” explained Team Principal Michel Nandan. “We also continued to test our paddle shift, which still needs some fine-tuning, but we are confident this will be ready for Argentina.”