Teemu / Rallirinki @HartusvuoriWRC 36m36 minutes ago
Finnish autumn roads provide fast bends and crests for @MSportLtd for their #FiestaWRC #WRC2017 tests. Tänak driving. Video by @ToivonenV
https://twitter.com/HartusvuoriWRC/s...46350933045248
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Teemu / Rallirinki @HartusvuoriWRC 36m36 minutes ago
Finnish autumn roads provide fast bends and crests for @MSportLtd for their #FiestaWRC #WRC2017 tests. Tänak driving. Video by @ToivonenV
https://twitter.com/HartusvuoriWRC/s...46350933045248
Fiesta WRC 2017 Tänak
http://youtu.be/1DC3Rr3dSLQ
Teemu / Rallirinki @HartusvuoriWRC 1h1 hour ago
#RALLIRINKI photo gallery from @MSportLtd #FiestaWRC #WRC2017 test day in Finland:
http://rallirinki.kuvat.fi/kuvat/M-S...17+18.10.2016/
another little clip, a lot of problems according to the user https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTYOYpMRVsU
I heard only about some issues with gearbox at the end of the day, no specific what. It's still new car, teething issues come up.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
so they changed the declined back struts design?
The Fiesta seems to have more front downforce than the other cars, flies much nicer even on throttle
Don't think so, I think it only seems that way from that picture.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
It`s changed, similar angle as Skoda/VW in the rear now!Quote:
Originally Posted by TWRC
Yes, it's been like that since their early prototype, but I thought dimviii's question was if they changed that as well. Sorry for the confusion :)Quote:
Originally Posted by AMSS
from Sordos facebook today
https://scontent.fath4-1.fna.fbcdn.n...4b&oe=58AAE0ED
Day 2 of finland testing
Taneli Niinimäki @tnphotogr
Fiesta WRC 2017!
https://twitter.com/tnphotogr/status/788775562919763969
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CvJKjKYXEAUp6Dq.jpg:large
Tuomas Töyry @TuomasToyry
Ford Fiesta RS WRC 2017 test in Finland 19.10.2016 @MSportLtd @OttTanak #FiestaWRC #WRC2017
https://twitter.com/TuomasToyry/stat...88796011769858
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CvJXINaWYAQqFxF.jpg
nice gallery!
lowrider
http://tuomastoyryralli.kuvat.fi/kuv...G/_smaller.jpg
http://rallirinki.kuvat.fi/kuvat/M-S...G/_smaller.jpg
Our RALLIRINKI gallery from today's test: http://rallirinki.kuvat.fi/kuvat/M-S...17+19.10.2016/
With what, less than a month till they need to submit homologation to FIA...?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
Great sound but... I want to see them jumping ;(Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Paddon
https://youtu.be/qIEw8v_Rzno
From what I've seen of the 2017 cars, the Fiesta doesn't seem to be lifting its nose on jumps as badly as the others. I'm sure the Citroen & VW were landing tail-first much more on their Finland tests.
Is the Fiesta not going as fast, or have M-Sport sorted their front aero better ?
That Focus RX wasn't made for fun...
Just have a look on the front ends. Fiesta definitely has the most extensive aerodynamic package in DTM style:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CvJXINaWYAQqFxF.jpg
http://planetemarcus.com/wordpress/w...017_0916_5.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CtN0ns8XYAAhYMJ.jpg
http://planetemarcus.com/wordpress/w...mac0816_15.jpg
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0...38&oe=58A9085F
Fiesta shares some of that issue, especially yesterday on faster road, but in general it looks more stable. My friend commented today that Fiesta is "visibly going crazy fast". He has seen all new cars several times except Hyundai, and compared Ford's speed being at level or near VW and Citroen in tests he has seen. It's just a gut feeling of course, but you can sense difference with eye and ear too.
EDIT: Few photos from today:
http://rallirinki.kuvat.fi/kuvat/M-S.../_bigthumb.jpg
http://rallirinki.kuvat.fi/kuvat/M-S...17+20.10.2016/
Ogier testing small clip
https://twitter.com/simonhughes11
The Hyundai team conducted a meeting this week of five days of testing on the ground. A dual purpose for the team with 2 cars: test for the next rally of Great Britain with the current self and develop its i20 WRC 2017 on land.
Monday, Thierry Neuville took place aboard his usual mount to prepare the next round of the championship on a land base of the south west of France already used by Citroën and Ford several years ago. This year, the UK is soon to leave the final round up of the season in Australia and the conditions are different. The base offers many comparable undergrowth at the British track but the mud is not present, but the humidity is not as important as what we used to see in Wales. It remains to see what comes of it on site at this time ...
The next day, rebasing for the team that installs assistance with 2 cars: the current i20 is driven by Dani Sordo and finally with 2017 WRC Thierry Neuville. After prolongs the suspense about his future, the Belgian has decided to stay with Hyundai. The team was able to finally invite him on a development session. Thierry Neuville was the few drivers of the current party platform (with Mads Ostberg) not having run in 2017 with a version testing. At the first attempt, it seems that something is not appropriate: the car is returned quickly to assistance for a small part of mechanical. Later in the morning, the Belgian will enchainer few runs. This Hyundai, like other 2017 model is powerful: it tumbles on this track like a missile. The sound that emerges its new engine pleases the ears and hunting is clearly open: it hard slap to shift! But Neuville seems to remain cautious on a fast but narrow path, raises are powerful, but braking is cautious, while the drifts restraint. Clearly it takes the driver to take its brands with this new car that is more of new generation.
On the other path, it's Dani Sordo who makes the runs on a more spectacular special. It can be seen piloting a quite different: it feels like the total control of the car and a certain ease to enroll in the trajectories. The Spanish rolls over his teammate and allows himself to be very generous in some curves. Despite a less powerful car, fun to see progress self is more important to this side. The more technical track with curves and a jump combos promotes the show. The Spanish will stop around 17h to go to the next track in spectator watching his teammate at the wheel of the car in 2017.
Wednesday, moving without assistance but by slightly adapting the plots, Dani Sordo took place aboard the car in 2017 while Hayden Paddon was preparing GB with the current i20. The Spanish know a little self, he seemed more comfortable. For two days, the team changed its base. First with Hayden Paddon who used the current car and the 2017 frame on the same route. If the morning the runs were echainés, the afternoon was much prolific run with a single. Thierry Neuville took over the wheel of the i20 WRC 2017 today. The Belgian is the only one who enjoyed 2 full days with the i20 2017. But Neuville days of running to catch up driving new cars. Hopefully this is not the first argument at the start of next season. But why would he need such arguments to explain its position? This car seems not so bad! It seems powerful and effective, hope the team could resolve recurrent problems of the current car's behavior with a new design, it could give a good fight all before 2017!
http://www.worldrallyisfree.com/2016...avec-neuville/
Citroën Racing @CitroenRacing
More testing for the @Citroen C3 #WRC… This week the team was in Spain for #TEST8
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CvSkWrwXYAAopCJ.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CvSkaA3WYAAgTn7.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CvSka7ZW8AAaky-.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CvSkcouXEAAK_qz.jpg
Jarno Saari
Very interesting rumour from Finland:
A certain 4-time world champ was invited to test the prototype Ford Fiesta #WRC2017
KKK?
That's hell of a rear spoiler on the Citroen. Stands out a mile
Steve
Latvala small clip
https://www.facebook.com/colin.clark...54031803847532
c3 wrc test8 video
https://youtu.be/aA2c3FOSu9s
Tanak on the aero of the 2017 Fiesta: "The aero is incredible and more than was expecting, more than I have felt before.
"Of course we are getting some downforce from these [2016] cars, but when you get to a certain speed with the new one you can really feel the thing being pushed down into the ground. It's amazing."
I still don't understand why they went this way. For what is the better aero good for? Yes, the cars will be faster but it won't add anything to the spectacle, quite the opposite. I wonder how delighted will the people be when they see these new cars on Colin's crest or Ruuhimäki.
Seems they are confusing an exciting looking rally car, with a rally car that is exciting to watch...
Im in luv with the current Msport's car design!
Have we seen any proper sized jumps like Ruuhimäki reverse in testing yet?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek