[WRC] News & Rumours 2019

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Originally Posted by tommeke_B

That's one year ago. Everyone's improving, and there's the new VW Polo R5, while the Hyundai i20 R5 hasn't had any development anymore... And since they're going to let Thierry drive the WRC car in some own made-up event, it's clear Hyundai completely gave up on R5..

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https://www.rallies.info/webentry/20...ies.php?type=u
Regarding to the i20 R5 project, entrant no. 29 clearly shows otherwise.

It was the same in Wrc2 also, i believe. Point is, by whom he is registered...

In WRC2 it was a Sarrazin Motorsport car and according to Huttunen things didn't work so well...

I meant, it was a service bought by HMSG, not done by theirselves, not counting other factory support and development.

Breen leading in ITRC:
With 9 stages done at the #EasterStagesRally, we hold an 18.8-second lead. The weather is great, the stages are fantastic and the @cjjmotorsports Ford Fiesta is working brilliantly! ✅ #ITRC https://t.co/u008aPhOQp


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@Craig_Breen and @paulnagle1 have completed stage 15 and have provisionally won the UAC Easter Stages Rally.

Quotes on the Toyota wheel issue:

"Tanak was frustrated by a puncture which took him out of the TDC victory battle.

Toyota team boss Tommi Makinen admitted the issue was the by-product of a rim-suspension set-up which was sending too much stress through the tyre.

The Puppolla-based team suffered the same issues in Monte Carlo, when it ran lightweight rims.

Makinen was quick to stress the fault didn't lie with long-time WRC wheel supplier OZ Racing.

"It's something in the set-up," Makinen told Autosport.

"We need to find a way to give the suspension more space and take away some of the stress from the rim.

"It's not fair to call this a puncture because we are losing the air in a strange way."

So Kruuda was right then.

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Originally Posted by EstWRC

So Kruuda was right then.

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About what?
/I'm a little bit away, so out of context

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Originally Posted by Sal the 2nd

According to the driver its a UK sourced car.

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It's an Irish sourced car with support from Hyundai Motorsport.

Huttunen says the Pirelli Rally outing is a single race and does not mean he is returning to Hyundai's services https://www.rallit.fi/rallilupaus-ja...ndai-huhuille/