Rally Wrc Monte Carlo 2017

[EstWRC]

Toyota targets getting "good mileage" in Monte Carlo

http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/t...-carlo-865282/

[EightGear]

Kevin Abbring 'testing' with his stand-in codriver on a simulator, which I believe he has developed himself.

[Andre Oliveira]

Bryan Bouffier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFVz813FlTk

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Yes they do... I have been in it.

Not at Rally GB the times I've been to the SP.

All the other teams are open and the drivers came out to meet the fans ( even VW).

But the Hyundai block was closed up taking invited guests only. Never even saw their drivers.

And if that building is for 'marketing', why do they have a totally separate display of their road cars and other stuff...

[dimviii]

Unfortunately, the Monte Carlo Rally loses a star. The Roman rider Max Rendina, writing with during a test took place in the morning in Cuneo (Madonna del Colletto), Skoda Fabia R5 in WRC2, he is involved in an accident and will miss the race of the principality.
Max we are sorry, tell us what happened?
"I was in a fast section, downhill, ice, I went outside on an embankment. The car after taking the embankment capsized on its side. Damage to the machine are limited but unfortunately I have a dislocated shoulder that I will skip the first round of the WRC. "
Max must therefore recover this race valid for the WRC2 and has yet to plan how to do that.
"Since we required the Tour de Corse there are difficulties to be able to do both Mexico that running the race, we will decide at a later time, past the anger of what happened."
-Coma're Now physically?
"The problem of dislocation I will skip the Monte Carlo, now I also have swollen hand, but it will soon. Apart from the moral'm good enough. "
And wished speedy recovery to Max, we will follow both in WRC2 championship both for the organization of the Rally of Rome, valid this year as a European championship.



https://www.rally.it/2017/01/niente-...lo-max-rendina

[Fast Eddie WRC]

What's the weather forecast for next week... seems plenty of snow about at the recent tests..

[Andre Oliveira]

Gravel Crews

Citroen
Kris Meeke: Derek Brannigan/Stephen Whitford, Stéphane Lefebvre: Alexandre Bengué/Thomas Chauffray, Craig Breen: Mikko Hirvonen

Hyundai
Thierry Neuville: Bruno Thiry/Julian Vial, Dani Sordo: Enrique Garcia Ojeda/Pablo Marcos and Hayden Paddon: Brendan Reeves/Seb Marshall

M-Sport
Sebastien Ogier: Simon Jean-Joseph/Jack Boyere, Ott Tanak: Martin Kangur/Kuldar Sikk, Elfyn Evans: Gwyndaf Evans/Phil Mills and Eric Camilli: Franck Lions/ Christopher Guieu

Toyota
Jari-Matti Latvala: Toni Gardemeister/Panu Honkanen, Juho Hanninen: Jouni Ampuja/Mikko Heikkilä


- Martin Holmes

[itix]

Not at Rally GB the times I've been to the SP.

All the other teams are open and the drivers came out to meet the fans ( even VW).

But the Hyundai block was closed up taking invited guests only. Never even saw their drivers.

And if that building is for 'marketing', why do they have a totally separate display of their road cars and other stuff...

Where I was last at the service park (Germany last year) it was open to the public and they had marketing of their road cars just next to the building (opposite of the "road" for returning or outbound rally cars). It was the same setup as for VW, but the VW service center was closed but for a few invited fans, like you described Hyundai.

[Allyc85]

What's the weather forecast for next week... seems plenty of snow about at the recent tests..

Where we are staying just west of Gap, there is no snow forecast after the Monday before the rally. The temperature also won't go above freezing though!

[bluuford]

What's the weather forecast for next week... seems plenty of snow about at the recent tests..

Very cold nights till Thursday (-12..-16 on the stages) a few minus degrees during days.. sarting from Friday, a few pluss degrees in sunshine, and minus in shade So, a lot of snow around, that means a lot of black ice when daily melting water freezes.. proper Monte. No hope for additional snow right now, but snow is there already. I expect they clean larger roads and smaller ones will be very slippery and snowy and cuts and spectators pulling snow on the road. So, first on the road should be the place to be