Ford and Red Bull are joined at the hip these days....
I imagine the 'full factory' effort at Dakar next year will have Red Bull all over it too.
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Ford and Red Bull are joined at the hip these days....
I imagine the 'full factory' effort at Dakar next year will have Red Bull all over it too.
They don't really. I think we should see it as a subsidy for the team from the Promoter, alongside the Ford connection. It's sensible, though I'd like to think they could have provided enough to pay for another of 'their' drivers to go there, like Mikkelsen.Quote:
Originally Posted by fiscorpun
They offered Mikkelsen a full time drive but he chose Hyundai there are articles and interviews online about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by the sniper
Fourmaux got the BRC winners trophy at the Autosport Show. Part of the reason for him getting the drive back in the WRC 2024.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GDqE_yVX...jpg&name=large
Was that just an offer of a full time drive or were they going to pay him the going rate of a Driver too? I thought Andreas was keen to be paid the market rate to do his job, which no doubt Hyundai are going to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by seb_sh
Unless there’s a big upturn in registrations this year, I hope M-Sport field another driver in the BRC to ‘do a Fourmaux’. Despite his all-conquering performances last year it did at least bring some much needed gravitas to an otherwise poor championship. Unfortunately all the drivers they have on their books now are the two Rally1 drivers!Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
don't know, here is what the man said, you can form your own opinion: https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/...back/10562108/Quote:
Originally Posted by the sniper
Hope Fourmaux can finally overcome his big off from RMC22 and fullfil his promise from 2021. As long as Munster has a cleaner season than Loubet last year, they will definitely be chances for a good result. Let's go.
Millener not in favour of rally2+
https://www.parcferme.no/teamsjef-av...7_19iIJj81JtoU
Yeah sure they did........Quote:
Originally Posted by seb_sh
Shouldn't be much of his saying about the future cars :D
To me the lack/zero interest of new teams is also that they keep using the same engine for soo many years.
They started in 2017 and probably keep going couple of more years..
+
What's the deal with the hybrid provider..?
All the rally1 fuss goes around the hybrid technology.. but why is there 0 decals/PR about the HY company on the cars and commercials/banners etc..?
Paid enough to not PR the company for a faulty system..?
It's an FIA policy requirement, and not one of the rally department. The PR is 'look how green our championships are' when they get to COP summits on their private jets.Quote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
It's not mass market tech for Compact Dynamics to yell about.
My friend, look at the link I posted l, Mikkelsen himself said it...Quote:
Originally Posted by er88
Great. FIA, Promoters, Stakeholders, Manufacturers, Team Principals, Drivers... NONE of them wants to change a thing - especially for a cheaper thing that would 100% help the series.Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
They just want to sit and wait until something awesome happens out of nothing. THis is great
If they go rally2+ i probably won't go to events, that's not 100% helping the seriesQuote:
Originally Posted by fiscorpun
How will rally ever recover from you not attending...Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
Even though I'm not 100% sure about the rear, finally someone designed a livery in more than 15 minutes... thanks M-Sport. Wish the performances will be as cool as this livery!
Think nobody wants to face the truth and strongarm the situation. They're just waiting for the inevitable withdrawal of one team that will force them to make decisions. Just hoping they don't do anything stupid and go for EVs that will kill WRC as they did with WorldRX.
This is an impossible solution, due to the high mileage the WRC needs to cover. The batteries would be enough for road section and a couple of competitive mileage. Then what?Quote:
Originally Posted by macebig
Hardly a fan of the sport then, are you? The top drivers will make most cars look good......Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
Fourmaux at the AIS..
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/rjuFMGrm35eTnf3Z/
Been doing this for nearly 20 years, done 300+ events and things are not getting any cheaper, like doing Rally Sweden is 2/3 times more expensive these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
We need the Rally1/WRC to make it worth it for me at least.
ERC was fine but it's just like watching Norwegian championship, it's just 5 more cars going fast.
Impossible to judge what Rally2+ would be like without seeing a car though, sound is a big part where Rally2 is lacking right now at least.
If Youtubers making free promotion didn't exist, I'm pretty sure rally wouldn't be as popular as it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kras
Hard to count total views, but i don't think I'm far off if i say i have generated 500 mill views over the years through all social media channels.
Hundreds of thousands of people attend the best 'Rally2' events such as Barum or Ypres. With an improved car and the best drivers i'm sure it will be more than ok.Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
It's sad when fans invent the problem and the solution, but even sadder to see the obliviousness and arrogance in thinking ALL those groups have got it all wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by fiscorpun
Any news on an M-Sport WRC2 programme? Is there even going to be one?
New rear wing in Monte Carlo PET
https://i.postimg.cc/gJGGRm5z/image.jpg
Sound is important, I agree! And much more important than wings!Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
And to give a bit more of it to both Rally2, Rally3 and Rally4 - they all deserve it, and it is an easy fix!
nice to see updates, maybe Fourmaux put his head right and he will surprise us, seems a lot of people expect him to be the same as two years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Managarium
mknight will show up with charging trucks and everyone will get their juice. At least that was the idea he was proposing when the EV rally cars were discussed in the past.Quote:
Originally Posted by typhoon
With this "Rally2+", I don't understand why no one has mentioned keeping spaceframes as it's supposed to be easier (and most likely cheaper?) way of making the car without having to work on modifying an existing shell? Also if the homologation rules would be relaxed more, it could open up the path for non-manufacturers.
There is a reason why Extreme E is going to be replaced with Extreme H as soon as from 2025 season. There are new tides in the sustainability trends; Toyota also pushes more for Hydrogen then electric.
Forgive my stupid question, but hydrogen-powered cars have electric engines, right? or not?Quote:
Originally Posted by AndersX
both:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
"Motive power is generated by converting the chemical energy of hydrogen to mechanical energy, either by reacting hydrogen with oxygen in a fuel cell to power electric motors or, less commonly, by hydrogen internal combustion."[wikipedia]
i guess the focus here is on the latter.
Exactly. Wanna keep costs down and make it possible for new manufacturers to join? Just use space frame and fill the car with as many production parts as possible. Use cheaper body panels instead of carbon. Use road cars based engines. Use only transmission, suspension etc. that anyone can buy on market.Quote:
Originally Posted by Franky
Making Rally2+ is just a short term solution that would move WRC back to 2011, when something like that happened and everyone can see that it was a terrible move.
Thanks for your reply. But I'm afraid that the focus here is on the former...Quote:
Originally Posted by wyler
You learn from the best!
He saw Tanak doing it all the time last year and knows he has to do it also :D
So better practise it on PET(R) - pre-event test&repair.
M-Sport will introduce a new rear wing upgrade to its World Rally Championship Ford Puma this season and is working to address last year’s costly reliability issues.
https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/...plan/10566057/
Toyota's focus is on the hydrogen ICE. But other manus, as well as Extreme H, focus on hydrogen cell powered electric engines.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
Can you explain your last point re 2011 cars ? There were more WRC1 entries including private runners with those cars...Quote:
Originally Posted by Kenneth