Petter Solberg WRT

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Originally Posted by manta400

I see Petter is testing today in Sweden, how many days does he get this year? I see Kimi has twelve not a lot

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I think its twelve days for Petter too. I also think that once the season is underway and car homologated I think its not much more than 12 days gor each driver. Where Loeb /Ogier / Hirvonen and Latvala had their advantage in the unlimited development tests. During a season there is a cap on testing.

Well, here are the regulations:
66.3.2 In the case of a Manufacturer, for a maximum of 10 sessions (as defined in Article 2.20)
comprising a maximum of 42 days in any calendar year. This clause does not apply to testing as stated in
Article 66.1.1.
(2.20 TEST SESSION The presence of each car of a team registered for the Manufacturers’ Championship at a registered testing
site on one day or on consecutive days.)

66.3.3 In the case of WRC Teams, for a maximum of 6 sessions (as defined in Article 2.20)
comprising a maximum of 15 days in any calendar year. This clause does not apply to testing as stated in
Article 66.1.1.

Petter is WRC team and he has 6 sessions and 15 days and he can test in Citroen official test track as muchs as he dears.

Two Finns and Two French guys have 10 sessions and 42 days ( 21 per driver - only one car at the time is one session!).

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Originally Posted by Gard

If what Quesnel says, is right. Petter is paying for an "almost" factory drive. This is much more costly, than owning the car yourself. Last year PSWRT, really had to make a lot of compromises. This probably costed a WRC victory, when they couldn't replace some parts. That surely would have been done in a factory team. Hopefully this year Petter will have access to the best parts.

In the 80's when I was active in motorsport, my best sponsorship was when we got to pick freely from the top shelf. Even when I have to pay for the parts, we could choose whatever fitting our needs best. This was regarding to measuring, weighting and getting everything balanced and working the best with our current setup. Big difference in reliability and performance.

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Olivier Quesnel: "Last year he had exactly the same car as Loeb and his car was faster than [Sebastien] Ogier's car,

Like I told Petter: 'I'm sorry, I've got the boss Seb and Ogier in the team and that means I do think they are faster than you - maybe I'm wrong, but that's it for me.' But, of course, this year, he has the same car - they are all the same car."

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/89109

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Originally Posted by Bobcat

Olivier Quesnel: "Last year he had exactly the same car as Loeb and his car was faster than [Sebastien] Ogier's car,

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But if you can not afford to change parts during the rally that becomes academic. Everything on a WRC car is lifed, if you miss these windows or deadlines the performance drops.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ougSc...ure=youtu.be&a

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Originally Posted by Mirek

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ougSc...ure=youtu.be&a

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I love the sound of the DS3!
Petter has had a busy day today. With this beeing the only test before Sweden.
Saw on Petters website that he said that he like the car. It was very diferent, but it actually felt quicker(than the C4). Could that be because of the shorter weelbase? Makes it feel more nervous, perhaps?

All about how spare parts can be used here, beginning on page 45.

http://argent.fia.com/web/fia-public...ppx%202011.pdf

What I think is different from last when he used his own car is that this year he pays for a package and he should have access for same spares
All about how spare parts can be used here, beginning on page 45.

http://argent.fia.com/web/fia-public...ppx%202011.pdf

What I think is different from last when he used his own car is that this year he pays for a package and he should have access to same spares and seasonal maintenance as the works drivers.

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Originally Posted by nr7wave

Saw on Petters website that he said that he like the car. It was very diferent, but it actually felt quicker(than the C4). Could that be because of the shorter weelbase? Makes it feel more nervous, perhaps?

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Didn't a Citroen technician say he thought the car would be quicker than the C4 on snow by anything up to 1s/km? Slower on gravel and tarmac tough. Its somewhere deep in the forum I think, but do correct me if I'm wrong.

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Originally Posted by pettersolberg29

Didn't a Citroen technician say he thought the car would be quicker than the C4 on snow by anything up to 1s/km?

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i think it would be faster by 10sec.km...or maybe 20...and slower by 14.4 sec/meter on gravel and tarmac...

you have any idea what 1sec/km means and what development it needs to be achieved ???? or just posting numbers uot of your head ???

can we use a bit of common sense for once before actually using the keyboard ??

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Originally Posted by N.O.T

i think it would be faster by 10sec.km...or maybe 20...and slower by 14.4 sec/meter on gravel and tarmac...

you have any idea what 1sec/km means and what development it needs to be achieved ???? or just posting numbers uot of your head ???

can we use a bit of common sense for once before actually using the keyboard ??

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A simple correction was all that was needed! I know 1s/km is a massive amount, but these cars aren't just developments of an old formula - they are completely new. I will look for the old thread before you have another go at me!