Hyundai i20 WRC

I know a car is built around regulations, but thts not all....Example;

Ogier seems to like a car with more understeering tendancies.
Loeb seems to like a car with more understeering tendancies also.
Ogier was as quick as Loeb in the Citroen.
Latvala likes car with more oversteering tendancies.
Ogier developed the Polo.
Ogier drives the Polo faster than Latvala.
Latvala complains that the Polo understeers too much and can't get it set up properly.

Can't you see the pattern??

Anyway, more seat time always helps speed, therefore if you develop the car you're always going to be quicker in it than if you hadn't.....if you catch my drift.

each car you can make it undesteer or oversteer in 2 minutes.
At their level, mileage behind the steering isn t so major factor.See Neuville and Ostberg at fiesta this year?Loeb vs Mikko and Sordo?

the key factor is to setup properly for each event.This requires something more than to be just a good driver.

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Originally Posted by Doon

I know a car is built around regulations, but thts not all....Example;

Ogier seems to like a car with more understeering tendancies.
Loeb seems to like a car with more understeering tendancies also.
Ogier was as quick as Loeb in the Citroen.
Latvala likes car with more oversteering tendancies.
Ogier developed the Polo.
Ogier drives the Polo faster than Latvala.
Latvala complains that the Polo understeers too much and can't get it set up properly.

Can't you see the pattern??

Anyway, more seat time always helps speed, therefore if you develop the car you're always going to be quicker in it than if you hadn't.....if you catch my drift.

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In my opinion You are wrong in many points.

For 4wd without center differential an understeering is natural behavior. It can be somewhat changed by geometry and diff settings but if You see Loeb or Ogier use more understeer it may be just that their driving is more natural for the car (and therefore more effective).

How did You come to an assumption that Loeb prefers understeer? The C4 WRC was one of only two (I think) active WRC with uneven split of torque between axes - more was sent to back! C4 asphalt center diff was 40/60 if I'm not mistaken and that was found very tricky by many privateers.

Please don't confuse things. More sideways action and more sliding doesn't necessarily mean the car is more oversteering. For example old Lada VFTS is understeering as hell and that is why it's driven sideways all the time. Otherwise it doesn't turn.

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Originally Posted by Doon

Latvala complains that the Polo understeers too much and can't get it set up properly.

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Do you have a link to some article? Seems that I've missed that...

Neuville signed for hyundai? Rumours says so...

Rumours said that the announcement will be at Catalunya.

Has this video been posted before? Sorry if repost.

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

A lot of black smoke out of the exhaust :D

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Originally Posted by skarderud

Neuville signed for hyundai? Rumours says so...

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good for his pocket bad for his career.

Rumours says the lineup is. Mikko Hirvonen and Cris Atkinson
Neuville should remain the Ford. It would be good to his career.