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Protasov's team have pulled out so no car no team
How can you know until they get that chance?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mariusz
The gap between the fastest R5 drivers and the slower WRCs was not so big in Sweden. I'd say they're extracting nearly the maximum from those cars, but it would take some experience and time to then extract the maximum from a World Rally Car.
Luckily for these youngsters in the coming years there will be more seats available than fast and experienced drivers.
I'm all for them to get a chance, but let's be realistic. If they can't beat Evans in R5, they wouldn't miraculously become faster than Evans was in WRC after they switch to a faster car.
Exactly, completely agree.
It depends how you rate Evans.. if you check out his times from Sweden last year they were pretty competitive in what was probably the slowest World Rally Car.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mariusz
My impression is that Malcolm thinks his car is much better than it really is and that Evans and Tanak were scapegoated somewhat.
I think that is opposite, fans thinks that Ford is worse than it is.
Ogier win with Ford, bet all my money on that.
Abbring steps up R5 testing
Kevin Abbring put Hyundai Motorsport’s i20 R5 through a second phase of gravel testing in southern France earlier this week.
The Dutchman spent three days on the notoriously rough roads at the Fontjoncouse test area folllowing initial work there at the end of January focused on reliability.
Since then the team has been developing dampers and other suspension parts at its base in Alzenau, Germany, and Abbring concentrated on honing the car’s handling in this week’s session which ended on Monday.
The i20 R5 is due to be homologated in the summer after which it will be eligible for customers to use in WRC 2 against other R5 cars such as Citroën’s DS 3, the Skoda Fabia and Ford Fiesta.
Customer project manager Andrea Adamo said Hyundai would now step up the test programme of its first customer project with Abbring.
“Our testing schedule now increases its pace as we work to finalise the car for production in time to have it competing in the hands of our customers before the end of the year.
“To have another successful test of the New Generation i20 R5 is a big step towards our planned homologation date in late summer. Going through a test on the demanding surface of Fontjoncouse is a huge positive as we continue to develop the car,” he said.
Adamo added that more experienced personnel would join the project in the coming months as the pace of development increased.
http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc-2/news/201...source=WRC.com
Cédric Cherain will do 7 WRC-2 Rallies!
https://www.facebook.com/TACrally/ph...type=3&theater
Portugal, Poland, Finland, Deutschland, France (Corse), Spain and UKQuote:
Originally Posted by mousti
1st Belgian driver ever in WRC2!Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti