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If Hyundai has 80 million to spare, why not three drivers? Two good ones and Mikko?
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Originally Posted by A.F.F.
But I agree, hopefully they will add a 3rd car later or maybe in 2015.
http://rallirinki.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Hyu....JPG?img=small
My friend's pictures from Hyundai's tests today: Hyundai test 28.8.2013
nice photos! but not a rear one, to see the double aerofoil ds3 like.
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why lol? its not bad considering they are at first tests.
They said that is only one built yet, so they don't use full power to make sure it doesn't brake.
Is the Polo comparison from this year or 2012? Fair comparison would be from 2012. It (Polo) didn't look that great then if my memry serves me right...
Polo comparison is from first set of last summers tests (June 2012), I think. For pre-NORF tests they had livery.Quote:
Originally Posted by COD
dimvii wake up! :D
post #861:
http://www.motorsportforums.com/wrc/...ml#post1156391
i couldnt see that video at post 861.Quote:
Originally Posted by HarriK
http://uge.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Ralli/Hyun....JPG?img=small
Nice positioning for the GoPro :-)
Here's new gallery: Hyundai i20 testit Suomessa 2013
My video from Hyundai's tests, enjoy! :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN6bTOoR1Co
Nice video Juha! That head at 1min55 looks familiar... :)
Isn't it Marcus Gronholm?Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
Thanks Juha! any details about tests?only Hanninen driving?
Well that didn't take long, I thought it would have been taken a bit longer... :D :D Good eyesight ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
Looks far quicker than the tarmac car.....but doesn't everything look fast in Finland?
If I were developing a new car, i'd find a driver with there own WRC car and make it fast than that. Who owns a new generation car? Did Solberg just rent his DS3?
that i thought tooQuote:
Originally Posted by Doon
Yes, only Hänninen to my knowledge. I'll return tomorrow with some comments, unfortunately I have super-busy schedule for this afternoon/evening...Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
take your time :p but want a good revue.
Yes and that was the cause of a number of conspiracy theories - the power of the engine miraculously improving if ever Loeb was out of the running etc. Although, he was paying the bill the car was predominantly looked after by Citroen (presumably to prevent tech bleed)Quote:
Originally Posted by Doon
next year at Ford works team with ''healthy engine'' was better?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
I hope Hyundai retains the OZ style wheels. Those are legendary and make every single rally car look amazing, not like the s*** wheels used these days by teams.
If i were you i would stop having any further discussion about Loeb, the fact that he is retired and people still bother with him shows the magnitude of the psychological damage he has done to them all these years.... I know it is funny to bother with those haters because they always come with stupid excuses they make up from their heads each time but show mercy... their pain is still too big and it will remain for long long time.... maybe Loeb ridiculed their idol so bad that led them to retirement like a stray dog without an owner....Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Let them be...feel sorry for them but let them be... the pain is enough for them.
NOT, you're warming up well, but not quite there yet...
Interesting. Tomorrow Hyundai will test on the same road that Hanninen used to test his Fiesta before NORF, so they will get some kind of comparison.
A lot more photos here:
2013-08-27-28 Hyundai WRC test - SpeedPix.ch - where SPEEEEED and PASSION meet !
These caught my eye, the suspension struts are vertical, unlike the more recent WRC cars:
http://u.jimdo.com/www31/o/s9521b17b.../std/image.jpg
http://u.jimdo.com/www31/o/s9521b17b.../std/image.jpg
http://u.jimdo.com/www31/o/s9521b17b.../std/image.jpg
Hyundai need to get their driver for 2014 in the car now. One of the reasons Ogier is so quick is because the car was build around him for 12 months before the start of 2013 season, and he put it through about 20k miles of testing perfecting it. So if Hanninen s doing all the gravel tests he should be one of the drivers as he'll be familiar with it. Even if they have their no 1 driver in the car for all of 2014, testing rules will limit how much time they have.
People here seem to forget that Hyundai is in the situation where VW was in 2011... ;) Next year their "learning car", if you can call it like that...Quote:
Originally Posted by Doon
In a way yes. Remember Loutraki last year when he pressed Loeb until last stage... Thatīs one of many examples from last year, so Iīm disposed to say he was more suited in Ford, however itīs not proved it was because of better engine.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Speedpix's Bruno's story here: Secret guest | Bruno's Blog
Can someone tell from the picture where car is still which compound the Michelin's are?
I think Hyundai will really get things sorted during 2014 with their rally programme. They have took an excellent step in locating in Germany, which allows them excellent access to motor sport in general, like parts, motor sport companies, people who will leave one motor sport firm and look for work with Hyundai etcetc
UK and Germany have always shown excellent world success with motor sport. Also I think the team will also adapt well to developing an R5 car also.
2014 will be an excellent 'test year' for their rallying.
It is no wonder every time Citroen is mentioned is it about Loeb, isn't it. All those years Citroen = Loeb, team mates are just shadows. It's funny because even this year when Loeb almost retires, everything in the team is around him, Hirvonen and Sordo are just pale shadows of HIM. Well may be they'll wake up from lethargy after Sordo's win, but who knows.Quote:
Originally Posted by NxOxT
Anyway, enough about Loeb, this thread is about Hyunday - they seem to progress a little since their first test on asphalt. The car seems faster, the suspension is not bad, looks like there is serious work these months there. Thumbs up!
no it wasnt,thats why they choosed Novikov,Neuville over him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
it would be better to ask to wake up from lethargy Sordo and Mikko.Quote:
Originally Posted by stefanvv
Have they been so close to Seb (2) this year as Petter was last year with Seb (1)? And you havenīt mentioned Mads as well. No, I donīt think so. Engine or not.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Thatīs why I think Petter has an option to comeback in 2014 in a Hyundai.
Petter has nothing to offer to the sport anymore apart from his name... he cannot win anything.
Exactly, with 2014 homologations jokers (Skoda Fabia VW's time to Hyundai ;) ) to use and 2015 new homologated car :)Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
Disagree. Look at Sordo. No one thought heīd ever win a rally. Now he did. Many things can still happen even for Petter, and as said before, besides Juho thereīs need of one more driver with potential and starquality as well. Petter has both. I do think he has unfinished business in WRC. Hopefully at Huyndai.Quote:
Originally Posted by NxOxT