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[dimviii]

a proper LC in a turbocharged car has to build also pressure from turbo,not just the revs.At evos we use to have 0,5-0,7 bar stationary at 4500rpm.If you dont have pressure but only revs mostly you will stall at start in an asphalt dry road.
Of course LC in a normal transmission is not the better thing you can do in a 1500kg 4wdrive with sticky tyres.

[Leon]

we heard from Citroen, peugeot, hyundai........

anything from the MINI camp? or............who cares now

[Prisoner Monkeys]

Peugeot an Hyundai were unveiling new cars.

As for Citroen, they're a French manufacturer, and the Paris Motor Show is in France, so it's natural for them to want to use it as a platform.

I wouldn't go reading too much into Mini not really doing or saying anything there.

[stefanvv]

we heard from Citroen, peugeot, hyundai........

anything from the MINI camp? or............who cares now

Actually it would be better with more manufacturers, so it is not meaningless. Unfortunately though I don't see anything happening in that direction, probably it is dead project.

[GigiGalliNo1]

How long is Sordo contract?

[Kielder]

How long is Sordo contract?

It is a two year contract, which ends this season. Too long after what happened...

[Juha_Koo]

Tomi Tuominen is claiming in his blog that "Mini will come back in a notably stronger way about in a year".

"I have certain inside information if that's how you want it to be called. Mini is constantly working behind the scenes and this current situation is quite understandable, it involves certain contract issues, etc. Things can always change, but at the moment this is how things are."

[Abarth]

Perhaps BMW motorsport would give the project more support if they went for R5 and got more volume into the project?

[Barreis]

BMW are not losers. They don't give money for nothing. DTM has much more publicity and that's why they invest there. End of story.

[navtheace]

MINI ceases works involvement in the WRC. / News / MINI Motorsport