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Awesome! so much effort put into the new livery!
...but where is the Red Bull? Seriously. It is sponsor of all 3 drivers.
They'll get to wear their hats for that.Quote:
Originally Posted by liposh
Toyota also in F1 ran a dull livery that barely changed for years.
TBH I would have been disappointed if Red Bull had sponsored Toyota this year - they already have strong manufacturer backing and some good sponsors and at a time when there are less factory seats i would rather they had supported some drivers without contracts instead. But it seems they will do neither.
I seriously hope the designer got the payriseQuote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
Well it still looks as fast as the car that won last year I guess.
Really can’t wait to see what Evans can do in it... expecting big things.
Who would have thought that Meeke would end up getting dropped to make way for him. So glad he’s got the recognition he’s worked so hard for.
Relax already. The guy was sacked in 2017 January, why else there's been no changes. At least I guess so.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Haha, I mean, yes I get it that these are the gazoo colors but you can still design it differently with the same colors
Not really a surprise - they are the corporate colours, in use for all the motorsport teams.
Yep, didn't expect the colours to change as they are Gazoo racing colours, but the design could've changed. Very dull. I also expected to see a little red bull branding on the car somewhere. Shame that Red Bull haven't put that funding into Msport, or help fund a PH sport run Citroen private team with some of Mads' funding + other pay drivers.
And what about this?
https://scontent.fbud1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...e2&oe=5EAB87C2
Makinen said the car looks the same but will be lighter and more powerful.
RB have only ever sponsored the champions car/team...Quote:
Originally Posted by er88
Toyota GR Yaris revealed in full – return of the homologation special.
"Why go to all the effort and expense of re-engineering things such as the roofline and axles for a homologation special? Gazoo Racing’s 2020 Yaris WRC car differs so much from the standard Yaris that this homologation model will need to be produced. In contrast to old Group N WRC rules, which required a limited number of closely related road-going examples to be produced in order to comply (think early Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution or Subaru WRX), today’s rules allow a wider chasm between the road and rally versions. However, venture outside these limitations, as Toyota Gazoo Racing has done, and a large production run is required to homologate the race car.
As such, the GR Yaris will not be limited to just a few hundred units, instead Toyota will need to produce a full 25,000 next year in order to comply with WRC regulations."
https://www.evo.co.uk/toyota/yaris/2...gation-special
New Toyota GR Yaris: forged in the heat of WRC.
https://blog.toyota.co.uk/gr-yaris
I still really wish there'd been a secondary 'Red Bull Toyota GR (Junior)' team, if only for Kalle in a 4th full season car, but Katsuta could have been in a second points scoring car in that team, with Al-Attiyah possibly doing the Safari in that team too (Turkey too?). Whoever then didn't get the 3rd drive in the main team out of Meeke and Latvala (probably the latter?) could have done the few rounds that Katsuta (and possibly Al-Attiyah) wouldn't be doing...Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
For all the talk about extra cars, Tommi surely had the best opportunity to run more cars and didn't take it.
Only three-cylinder engine??? This is spoiling my excitement...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
So after a decade someone built a car which came directly from the past of 90' and the first thing people start to do is crying that it has only three cylinder engine like if that was actually important.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ucci
Come on, plenty of people spent years writing on this board how the gr.A cars were the best thing ever so be happy that someone decided to go against the trend and introduced this thing from the past. It's here and it's real. Maybe no other car like that will ever follow... Cheers.
Come on, three-cylinder engines have a more interesting sound than a four-cylinder engine. This is just one of many PLUS points about this carQuote:
Originally Posted by Ucci
You must be kidding.....three cyliner engine produces so funny noise, have you never heard Fiesta R2?? I know that the future demands in this class only 3 cylinder engines (costs), but if you want to create a legend like Suby Impreza STi or Mitsu evo IX/X, this shrilling noise will not help to fall into delirium. And saying that this is cutting-cost step is meaningless for the vehicle, which will cost at least three times of a normal version...and it is not a version which will be produced in 100.000 + units...so, one minus for me.
Now I can only wait that the next P911 & BMW M3 will have also 3 cylinder engine...and you will like it?? Com'on....
About Fiesta R2T, I quite like the sound more than Clio R3T or DS3 R3T for example (which are 4cil). The reason why it is a 3 cylinder car is because that seems to be the way to go and to build the best, most efficient engine... The new Fiesta ST also uses a 3 cylinder engine instead of the old 4 cylinder engine. And it seems to be better, with more torque in lower RPM. Anyway, like many people, I'm very excited about the new GR Yaris. If the price tag can be justified for me, I'd like to swap my old 4 cylinder Fiesta ST for it. :)
+1Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
to be efficient a cylinder must be very close to 500cc
Ingrassia looks happy
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EOBqK7PW...pg&name=medium
Interesting, how long life-span a 3-cylinder 200+kw engine has...rebuilding a race/rallycar is one thing, but roadcar...
It’s less kW/Litre than an AMG A45 - what are the service intervals like on one of those?
Elfyn-san not joining in with the hair ...
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Originally Posted by EstWRC
"The GR Yaris will not be limited to just a few hundred units, instead Toyota will need to produce a full 25,000 next year in order to comply with WRC regulations."
So the 2021 Yaris WRC will be based on this GR Yaris ? A new car for them for just a year, before then changing again to the 2022 hybrid car ?
Yes, and speculations about Subaru:
https://www.rallye-magazin.de/wrc/ar...ues-wrc-43187/
Hyundai did it too with new i20 then again with 2017 car.
nice Fowler interview at autosport.
"I spent much of my career trying to stop a Frenchman called Sebastien winning. Now I've got to help a Frenchman called Sebastien win his title back!"
https://www.autosport.com/engineerin...wrc-dominator-
Havent Toyota got any roof flags or other ID to differentiate their cars ?
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Mirrors...
I don't see any difference?Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
Evans red stripe, Kalle white, Ogier nothing.Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
Number in the front window makes it a little easier this year.
but thats only in Monte unfortunatelyQuote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
Evans was a big surprise to me. I thought he was solid but didn’t expect him to be on a level with Ogier on Monte.
Rovanpera also impressive on WRCar debut and only second Monte.
When Tänak left and Tommi said they’d have an equal or better lineup for 2020 I was sceptical, now I think he may have been right. Early days but promising..
That's a legal thing in France, you have to replace the license plate of a rally car with a number plate.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
In Monte their lineup really looked better than Hyundai "dream team" with Tanak, Neuville and Loeb/Sordo, much to many peoples surprise, including me.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
We'll see how it goes over more than one rally.
https://twitter.com/TGR_WRC/status/1225735318743273472
2021 Yaris WRC test video
EDIT: Fittingly post #1000 of this thread.