[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

Didn't the whole paddle shift with delay for Kubica thing get approved last year? He tested with Ford/M-Sport and they were rumoured to be interested in having him do the WRC for them, then he ended up in WRC-2 in an RRC. The issue should be dead and buried by now. But then I suppose you are free to protest something in the rules which you feel isn't actually leveling the playfield... not that I agree with the protest

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Originally Posted by Jack4688`

Didn't the whole paddle shift with delay for Kubica thing get approved last year? He tested with Ford/M-Sport and they were rumoured to be interested in having him do the WRC for them, then he ended up in WRC-2 in an RRC. The issue should be dead and buried by now. But then I suppose you are free to protest something in the rules which you feel isn't actually leveling the playfield... not that I agree with the protest

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I'm under the impression after reading the link, there is no delay on the paddle shift, as it makes the handbrake to complicated. Or have I read it wrong

Steve

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Originally Posted by "Jack4688`":2yyfg0fm

Didn't the whole paddle shift with delay for Kubica thing get approved last year? He tested with Ford/M-Sport and they were rumoured to be interested in having him do the WRC for them, then he ended up in WRC-2 in an RRC. The issue should be dead and buried by now. But then I suppose you are free to protest something in the rules which you feel isn't actually leveling the playfield... not that I agree with the protest

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I'm under the impression after reading the link, there is no delay on the paddle shift, as it makes the handbrake to complicated. Or have I read it wrong

Steve[/quote:2yyfg0fm]

I thought kubica had to push the hand brake instead of pull. Of course I have to read things through a translator often so I could be wrong about that.

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Originally Posted by wwbroe

Despite the protest that VW Motorsport made against the changes made for Kubica, it seems that FIA decided that therer is nothing wrong with these changes and it doesn't give him some advantage. The changed Fiesta WRC will be homologated as planned.

Source: http://www.rallye-magazin.de/rallyes/wm ... index.html

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So it was just a storm in a teacup...

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Originally Posted by "Jack4688`":gwgzrfh5

Didn't the whole paddle shift with delay for Kubica thing get approved last year? He tested with Ford/M-Sport and they were rumoured to be interested in having him do the WRC for them, then he ended up in WRC-2 in an RRC. The issue should be dead and buried by now. But then I suppose you are free to protest something in the rules which you feel isn't actually leveling the playfield... not that I agree with the protest

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I'm under the impression after reading the link, there is no delay on the paddle shift, as it makes the handbrake to complicated. Or have I read it wrong

Steve[/quote:gwgzrfh5]
As I understood it, with paddle shift delay handbraking is more difficult. But I suppose that protest doesn't matter anymore as FIA approved the homologation.

According to the article of rallye-magazin.de which wwbroe posted two hours back there was no protest at all, only a request for clarification of things.

If it was VW who protest against Kubica's car arrangements, I am sure its Ogier who complained :P. I really don't like his attitude overall.

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Originally Posted by Frostmourne

If it was VW who protest against Kubica's car arrangements, I am sure its Ogier who complained :P. I really don't like his attitude overall.

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As Mirek said, the article says (quoting Malcolm Wilson) Josh wanted just clarification of the rules. The protest was just a rumour from yesterday.

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If it was VW who protest against Kubica's car arrangements, I am sure its Ogier who complained :P. I really don't like his attitude overall.

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A bit of the pot calling the kettle black ?

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Originally Posted by makinen_fan

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Originally Posted by Frostmourne

If it was VW who protest against Kubica's car arrangements, I am sure its Ogier who complained :P. I really don't like his attitude overall.

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As Mirek said, the article says (quoting Malcolm Wilson) Josh wanted just clarification of the rules. The protest was just a rumour from yesterday.

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Really happy that it only was a stupid rumour!