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@AriVatanen came to say hello to @OttTanak at @MSportLtd #test #RallyeMonteCarlo #montetest
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2MuNH9XUAEMZkk.jpg
well, he is estonian autosport union president so no wonder but still a nice surprise :)
He's also the last Ford world champion 36 years ago, which also might change this year.
Totally agree, wonder if its active diff, suspension related or its the driver?Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Or the surface conditions, or the tyres etc etc...Quote:
Originally Posted by Toyoda
or he's just not pushing enough. everything will be revealed in a few days when they battle the clock.
Tänak from Michelin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw2N0D1vlfc
Ogier/Tänak/Evans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZO-...ature=youtu.be
And Boland ;)
Looking at this video, especially the first part the "body language" of the Ford looks good. I think potentially the Ford, Citroen and Hyundai will be close. Surely some will have advantages and disadvantages in certain conditions but to my "amateur" eye they are all looking good. Even more hyped for this season :D The only problem is one "thing" in the WRC is still in a higher class than the rest, hopefully someone can "level up" ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
We are all hyped but realistically everyone will be cautious with setup and driving in the first 4-5 rounds. The real action should begin in 2018 when they spend their first homologation jokers.
I'm sure some teams see opportunity in this situation, and will not be so cautious. Based on the past, and from other motor-sport projects, Toyota will be all in from the beginning.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlowSon
Are you serious? What's the point of being "cautious" (really a strange word to use in Rallysport) for so long? They'll go flat out from day 1. If some, possibily Citroen, will show some advantage, the others will try to fight back the next event, not the next season...Quote:
Originally Posted by SlowSon
after all the testing, and new regs,cars etc. they will have a point to prove of who is quickest, best set up and so on. no way will they be holding back and why should they, they will be at 10/tenths!!
Unless we get some dry monte stages where they all choose the same tyres we're probably not going to be able to tell much about car performance this weekend.
I'm personally much more excited for the start of this WRC season than previous ones. New car regs, some big driver changes and a new team joining, plus previously dominant VW leaving should all shake things up nicely.
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Hyundai will test for @RallySweden this week, @thierryneuville is in Östersund
JML said in an interview that Toyota will do testing for Sweden in Finland, both JML and Hänninen driving two days.
Neuville by rallynews37
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C27SL73X...jpg&name=large
Also M-sport a test scheduled before Sweden, 2 days Ogier rest Tänak and EvansQuote:
Originally Posted by Allez Andruet
no video yet?
Better late than never, someone has uploaded a vid of Tänak Monte test https://youtu.be/6OrNruCrfec
Quite fun to watch and a little mistake at 2:00
Latvala start to test tomorrow!
no video from Neuvilles testing?
Latvala's test, short clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3hFs6w_KHc
Our video from Latvala's yesterday tests: https://twitter.com/HartusvuoriWRC/s...74820268900353
Only on Twitter. Some other clips there too.
https://youtu.be/60UulF3hB14
Latvala Day 1 by Rallirinki
Breen video is from early January. Seems like that channel just rips from others.
Maybe just Hänninen endurance testing, doesn't look very fast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz2c7fLXecw&t=0s
m-sport testing schedule, Ogier yesterday(tuesday) and today (wednesday), Tänak thursday and friday and Evans on saturday.
but i doubt we will have some good videos because usually they test in the middle of nowhere.
Ogier by Chris Ingram: https://www.facebook.com/chrisingram...7018694643542/
Ogier by Andreas Rille Rickt: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialRal...4876754938548/
Juho was struggling with Latvala's set ups and has spent much of these two test days trying find his own prefered set up. It indeed looks very tame on videos, but I've seen a few faster clips too.Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway