Eh..... what is the Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally that Msport is running in Goodwood?
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Eh..... what is the Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally that Msport is running in Goodwood?
Yep. Today cancelled because of the weatherQuote:
Originally Posted by Tauri_J
Tänaks run at 1.13 https://youtube.com/watch?v=dSoUIc8dN9Y&feature=sharea
Its only rally inspired and is just a more off-road capable SUV.Quote:
Originally Posted by lmmjvss
Darren Palmer, Vice President of Electric Vehicle Programs, Ford “Now with Mustang Mach-E Rally, we’re providing our customers the freedom to venture off the asphalt and beyond the beaten path.”
A friend has been yesterday and sent me some pics of Ott doing signings and of the puma. She has also been hanging out at the Toyota tent (has got a Yaris gr) and spent some time talking to Jari.
Has also been talking with Thierry. Said he is very friendly and willing to chat, and also has good sense of humour.
I live local ish to Goodwood, it is not even that windy as expected here today!
Some friends have gotten electrics, including at least one Ford. It's still a bit too large and heavy for anything off of pavement.
I still haven't seen a decent electric car (or SUV) that looks like it can regularly drive on gravel that's not an outrageous "off road" caricature.
More details about the new Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally:
https://media.ford.com/content/fordm...-rally-ch.html
You haven't seen F-150 Lighting or HUMMER EV?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gregor-y
I doubt a 4 ton batterie carrier like the Hummer is any good in real world off roading.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kenneth
Worse than a village team
How come they have become so bad. Unbelievable
It's as if they saw Citroën after they left and said 'we wanna become just like you'...but being serious for a moment, I'm assuming brexit has hit them far worse than they initially realized, and it seems the help from Ford US isn't enough at this point. Don't know how else to explain it.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Citroen were never this bad.
Im just thinking what’s their purpose to be in this series?
You are last every year, you get a top driver and still you can’t things done
I was only kidding.Quote:
Originally Posted by seb_sh
Just pull the plug on this shit-team already.
When you aren't capable of anything but disappointing the fans, do us all a solid and just quit. Atleast that way you can kill the stupid rally1 regulation
Millener said that Ott is 3d in the chambioship only few points off the 2d, this team is a joke and as far as i remember we all was very happy when Ott has signed.\
M Sport need to focus on their bread and butter; constructing and selling winning Rally5 to Rally2 cars!
That is normally the foundation for the top-dog class car.
Now they are behind the powercurve on bread and butter cars, and also the Puma Rally1 car that was good out of the box, but has not been updated as much as the others.
I am not sure, but from the outside Millener looks too nice, but he might be the right man, I dont know enough on that topic.
I'm not sure why anyone had expected anything different from them. They are there to promote m-sport on the smallest budget possible, winning anything is only supplementary.
Village team run by a village idiot. It's sad for the sport.
It's got to the point it's hardly worth criticising Millener anymore, he is so clearly out of his depth whether it comes to managing/improving young drivers or managing the technical and development side of the team. On top of that he has his head in the sand regarding reliability, which makes him look even more clueless when dealing with the media....
Is Malcolm even bothered anymore? He either needs to get back to taking on a proper hands on approach like when he signed Ogier, or replace Millener with someone with proper high standards who doesn't point at other teams problems to justify their own
Estonian media writing that they changed Ott's car motor in Finland test: https://sport.postimees.ee/7821921/t...valja-vahetama
No biggie, its a testing engine
Rally Estonia road book https://youtube.com/watch?v=WxErqwe__Rk&feature=sharea
The tyre change is hilarious
I think it is time to M-Sport do like Škoda. Retire from Rally1 program and bet all resources in Rally2.
They suck in Rally2 as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
So, can we now tell that it would be a big surprise to see Tanak next season in M-Sport?
Realistically its very hard to see why any top driver would want to go there next year
Yep.Quote:
Originally Posted by Corcaíoch
On top of that they don't want to pay the "2nd best" drivers (like Suninen (2021), Lappi (2020) etc.).
For young and coming drivers MSport means ruining their career the last 3 years. Cause car breaks every second rally, is not on pace in between so when it works it's easy to do a mistake. Fourmaux and now Loubet experienced it.
That could leave the paying drivers (Loubet kinda is one) but they now go to Rally2 (or even Toyota -Bertelli) cause the car is so unreliable - see Greensmith and Solberg this year.
I repeat it again. At this point it is best for MSport to leave completely. That would force the end of Rally1 (rules require 3 teams) and something might change.
Exactly. Let bet all in on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dontcut
So Rally3 then?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dontcut
Μ-Sport in a panic. I really do not understand why Millener makes a video complaining about internet trolls??? Jesus Christ, just ignore people comments on social media.
You sure?Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
that's a bit too harsh...the development got the rally2 car in the mix or very near. they definitely lack full-time drivers (expecially in erc).Quote:
Originally Posted by Dontcut
sardegna was good and also here fourmeaux is keeping pace with the bests.
Where can this be found?Quote:
Originally Posted by bomber21
https://twitter.com/MSportLtd/status...955241472?s=20Quote:
Originally Posted by becher
Does he not have enought things to take care of that he's checking social media?
he has to do that!Quote:
Originally Posted by seb_sh
we spend a lot of chat in here talking about media coverage, socials engagement, roi for brand. of course he have to "protect" his team against bad comments.
Everyone that slags off M-Sport will be the first to moan if they pull out and leave WRC with a two-horse race and less cars than ever.
At the moment they are having a tough patch but most people want them to succeed against the odds and financial power of Toyota & Hyundai. Plus Tanak is one of the biggest draws in WRC and he would/will be gone if it wasn't for MSport.
The rough patch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRGZmN6rjQE
The problem is that one of the biggest draws in WRC could be gone after this season anyways, just because M-Sport did not deliver at all.
Just saw a split second clip of the Tanak retirement. What's he meant to do? Tinpot reliability.
The only criticism I could give him, was if he went against engineering advice and lowered the car beyond any reasonable risk
Im wondering has M-sport tried something with the engine, some upgrades that are possible without jokers, and it has gone south, because we didn't have these constant engine problems before Kenya, now it seems every time they roll out of the service park there comes some engine trouble after few km's
Can be also a hidden problem with a particular batch of parts like Skoda had last year.