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Right, the old rally cars lamp pods looked very nice... but their location was not, aerowise. Integrated in to the front bumper/bonnet, the drag is reduced and better (faster) airflow is sent over the entire car, making the rear wing more efficient.Quote:
Originally Posted by AMSS
This Hyundai reminds me of the Focus WRC03... It has the Loriaux touch.
Well the oversized rear bumper might have space for a surge tank ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by JRodrigues
Let's think about this.
Loriaux is so good..... , yet Msport decided to leave him out of the new car design/development. Hyundai only sign CL later.
So.. , did Msport chose Chris Williams because they felt he was the better man to manage the design of a car fullstop? Or because he could design a better car (than CL could) under limited budget?
Adamo has just mentioned how CL has been given a blank cheque to develop the new hyundai, yet he was sidelined by Msport....
Could be that Hyundai not just has given a blank check for the car development, but also much better personal salary... and also for a creative person much better to work when you dont have a limit for your 'masterpiece' so to say... so could be much more than msport just let him go ... maybe he just seen better options for him personally and posibility for more freedom to implement his ideas when money is not limited . Ok, just a speculation, but we dont know why/where etc...
From the interview with Loriaux (L) it seemed the story was like this:Quote:
Originally Posted by er88
1. Williams (W) starts making the new car while L is busy with the racing cars
2. (some time later)
L joins the Rally1 Group and is responsible for some parts over some 6? months, but is not the main designer (W is)
3. L leaves to Hyundai where he can design all parts of the car as he wants ( probably also with better budget)
I don't see much need for speculation. L was at MSport also when 2017 car was designed and seemed to take no part in designing it.
The rear bumper is weird indeed. those lumps to the left and right seem pretty useless to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
This! Its not as simple as person A is better as person B. Lots of factors might be involved.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
Ofcourse there's lots of factors.Quote:
Originally Posted by becher
But if Msport had more faith in CL...., why wouldn't they put him in charge of the new cars (and the 17 one)? Rallying is their main focus after all.
CL has amazing pedigree and his work is there for everyone to see. I'm just raising the question why Malcolm would think someone is better suited to lead the operation - only for Hyundai to pinch the man who was sidelined and put full faith in him with a blank cheque.
I think the rules state the rear spoiler can not exceed body limits (from top view), so they have to make the bumper stick out longer, to get the bigger spoiler approvedQuote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
Toyota are familiar with the topic :)Quote:
Originally Posted by AMSS
Hyundai has elected to curtail the first test of its all-new 2022 World Rally Championship challenger due to extreme weather conditions.
https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/...-test/6845989/
Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Not surprised, they can’t have taking too much away from what running they did do.
Rallirinki / Teemu
@HartusvuoriWRC
Hyundai continues to test the new i20 Rally1 with Tänak. #WRC
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FFtPDgZX...jpg&name=large
clip of Tänak
https://twitter.com/henrilo15666123/...456986112?s=21
So any news on what the family reasons were or was it confirmed an excuse?
Neuville today https://twitter.com/henrilo15666123/...567998465?s=21
Test update: @thierryneuville and @MWydaeghe went off the road while testing the i20 N Rally1 today. Crew is safe and parademics arrived on site quickly to treat Martijn's shoulder injury. The crew is on their way to the hospital for further evaluation. #HMSGOfficial
https://twitter.com/hmsgofficial/sta...568271872?s=21
must have been rather heavy off or just unfortunate..(shoulder injury) As the new cars should be safer..
I don't want to speculate on this accident but I'm just saying that even if the new cars have strong roll cages, big impacts can always cause injuries, but with a less safer car that injury could have been more severe.
Holy sh*t..
That is just crazy.
To come out with just a shoulder injury. Unbelievable
That is a long way off, good thing they have these safety cells now, could've ended much worse than a shoulder injury.
God damn, that looks really bad
Speedy recovery for Martijn.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Watch how far from road they went.
https://twitter.com/MiniRallyGT/stat...13805834932234
hmsgofficial
@HMSGOfficial
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Warning sign Update: hospital checks completed for @thierryneuville
& @MWydaeghe
. Both have been already released from the hospital in Montpellier. #HMSGOfficial
And for Hyundai with their brand new test car pretty much destroyed.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Were they wise to take out such an important new car in such conditions for its first real road test ? There was still time for a Monte PET and to test the car in a safer environment to start with.
I think it was just tarmac testing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
I saw the the photo and read this:
'Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe crashed into a ravine during a test drive in Labastide-Rouairoux. The new Hyundai i20 looked bad.
Neuville and Wydaeghe were testing the vehicle under extreme weather conditions.'
Now they can bring back the old car and test rims ;)
Jokes aside, then do they in a way insure themselves for these kind of situations and make 2 cars ready, if something goes wrong with the main car?
Who would like try with fingers is the crashed car without HV Electric current after accident in the water?
They have an indicator light for that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Racing Ka
Unless it's a giant siren on top of the car, average Joe won't know the difference.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight