I agree, it seems a bit of a mystery as to why they haven’t managed to get that car up to the required level.Quote:
Originally Posted by AMSS
The previous car was such a good money earner for them it seems a strange mistake.
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I agree, it seems a bit of a mystery as to why they haven’t managed to get that car up to the required level.Quote:
Originally Posted by AMSS
The previous car was such a good money earner for them it seems a strange mistake.
Was M-Sport's development budget of the Fiesta Rally 2 reduced by the money required to be put into the WRC at the time the Rally2 was made? Dilution of the engineering/ design team with the Bentley GT program also running? Now there is the Dakar Ford Ranger project as well.
Skoda R5 made a total of 405, Rally 2 evo 223 made
Ford Fiesta R5 294 made, Rally 2 93 made
Hyundai r5 i20 107, i20 N Rally 2 40
r5 was the cow, rally2 was a bit timely wrong until the new fia board election and a clear path on regulations. now is way clearer, and the time is ok for the new breed of rally2. i think m-sport will arrive there after milking rally3 monopoly. point was to understand if rally2 was going mild hybrid or not.
Fiesta is officially done as a model next year. It's been rumoured for a long time, so it made little sense to invest in a platform that will be done soon. Would think a smaller than the Puma SUV replaces the Fiesta in Ford's range and that will be M-Sport's new Rally 2 car.
Speaking of the devil: https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/n...&utm_campaign=Quote:
Originally Posted by macebig
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/we-ca...driver-update/
Neuville's friend is unsurprisingly rumored to be part of the team next year. That means they just need one or two drivers to share the 3rd car with Sordo.
https://www.rallit.fi/hyundain-wrc-t...ta-uusi-tieto/
Sordo will have eight rallies next year according to Marca magazine
Ford are going for an all-electric range of cars and the EV Puma will be based on the platform of the Transit van, so not small !Quote:
Originally Posted by macebig
There is no story of a small car replacing the Fiesta so I dont see where a new Rally2 car is coming from for M-Sport. That's unless they switch to another manufacturer...
https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/...7208#gs.g9jq1x
Lappi with an offer from Hyundai :D
Silly season! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL