Sordo at night test
https://youtu.be/VghsHFQjlCY
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Sordo at night test
https://youtu.be/VghsHFQjlCY
Hyundai today ended four days of tests on Carlo-Mounted of land to prepare its new car for the first race of the season 2016. Tuesday, Thierry Neuville took place aboard the new i20 WRC on the special Drome. Julien Vial was next to Thierry Neuville in the final practice session in the Vosges and at the Monza Rally Show, but this time, returning from Safari, Nicolas Gilsoul could take his place. From that first morning, the i20 WRC 2106 vintage was a victim of rear differential problems preventing the crew can enjoy the dry bitumen. The next day, in Isère, the temperature was much lower, ice present on the floor when the i20 WRC floor nails went through the special tires a little more narrow and winding than yesterday.
Thursday Dani Sordo and Hayden Paddon were both present on the test session. The Spanish rolled with the 2106 model, while New Zealand was content model used so far. On the same property as Neuville the night before, the two men chained the runs to test a car not always optimized for the conditions. They continued today over a road and dry basis.
The new i20 WRC seems more swift, Pipo is particularly satisfied with his work on the engine, but is that be enough to get Volkswagen at the Monte Carlo? Only the clock will decide. But when the head of the team, Michel Nandan, announces that it will be the 4th round to assess the self, we can ask questions. The new regulations coming in 2017, this model is only there for one year, it must be efficient and reliable from the start. In addition, the team should probably just as few chassis on the season, so it will be difficult to align March 2016 models on every rally, especially early in the season. Hayden Paddon will not benefit from the new car in Monte Carlo and the team then wants to turn the named drivers. The struggle between the three crews to access the best self help does the team to progress bogged down or she Neuville in a situation where he struggled to find his best?
Michel Nandan: "We are getting closer to the final stage of preparing our New Generation i20 WRC before its debut in the FIA World Championship Rally 2016. Since March, we traveled almost 8000 km in conditions of steps, with the car on the earth and on the asphalt. "
http://www.worldrallyisfree.com/2015...du-monte-carl/
Quickly, If the 2016 i20 is new... What will the 2017 WRCar be based on? The 2016? Or new again?
I didn't realise Paddon wouldn't have the new car on the Monte. Will he have it by Sweden?
They said they were planning on running two of the new build, and I can understand the logic in trusting Neuville and Sordo with the two in Monte Carlo, with Neuville and Paddon probably getting the nod for Sweden and then either having a third car built or judging the gravel rounds by how 'on it' Neuville has been up to that point.
Few pictures from tests...
Neuville on tarmac...
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...6084f59b5537b9
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...2699406&type=3
Neuville, icy conditions...
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...88d3ffd8c64581
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...2699406&type=3
Sordo and Paddon, new ands old car...
https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...472e0aad73f78c
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...2699406&type=3
Tomorrow at 11am CET new i20 WRC will be relieved with livery for 2016. There will be a streaming of the event on Hyundai motorsport website. https://motorsport.hyundai.com/en/main
Sorry guys, there is no streaming but only twitter updates.
Hyundai's new i20 livery has now been unveiled. :) Looks like a similar look to last season.
https://twitter.com/hyundaiwrc