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Having watched them all so far, the M-Sport test was so much more exciting. Maybe the roads used or the conditions but still a real thrill compared to the other tests.
PS. Not sure if posted but this shows Tanak changing a wheel on the Puma at the end:
https://youtu.be/EnDmEJ6Z1ew
As we said before Puma seems to sit a litlle higher than the others two and also moving alot, maybe its the settings but the others looks alot more stable.
Just a week left to find out how fast someone is. And better comparisons when fans are filming the cars passing the same places in stages
The surfaces and road is so different in Ford tests and in Toyota and Hyundai tests so it isn’t really comparable IMO
Best of tests https://youtu.be/8t2RAuETRuM
Solberg in snowy conditions today...
https://twitter.com/OliverSolberg01/...y3Nz7GaQQPkO1A
Delecour
https://youtu.be/GENZ65DshmI
All Toksport:
Delecour:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq757jg2baQ
Solberg:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqr9aWUIP6g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7nV9l9vvFs
Bulacia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCbfePLmjpU
Pajari:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWSlLMGB8XE
All drivers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6SvOKugC90
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry95-qW24eE
Evans https://youtu.be/N3CdF52N7P8
https://youtu.be/6vLHqTfWsS8
https://youtu.be/DZHCrlqfHcc
Best of Loubet/ Ogier / Rovanperä/ Tänak
https://youtu.be/HZNjtItqdAY
Neuville https://youtu.be/8NEIt7J6wyc
Neuville by Passats https://youtu.be/4b4BLr9gVrw
Delecour/Pajari/Gryazin/Bulacia in the new car and Ingram in the old one today. Good to compare on the same road on the same day.
https://youtu.be/7CUhd9JECtA
https://twitter.com/TGR_WRC/status/1613990516462391308
Toyota already used 4/21 test days? Or can Katsuta be counted as a privateer when he's not scoring manufacturer points in Monte?
Toyota testing new Rally2 car.
https://twitter.com/juha_kantanen/st...-4GOsyFmg&s=19
Looks like very early stadium...Quote:
Originally Posted by jiipee64
I hope he can achieve a top result and beat skodaQuote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Fourmaux and Munster
https://youtu.be/wuoln2R4Qac
M-Sport's own car, or are they using a satellite team?Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
All that tape...😭 Looks like no more Red Bull for Fourmaux,though.
Couple of best ofs https://youtu.be/e-d_ziGgj10
https://youtu.be/W-qdlsQC658
eWRC-results.com knows the answer.Quote:
Originally Posted by TWRC
Lefebvre and Johnston:
https://youtu.be/OJA69YGur0s
The cars are being serviced under an M-Sport tent by crew in M-Sport overalls so I presume it’s M-Sport!Quote:
Originally Posted by TWRC
Very nice video of the final day of Toksport’s test. Ingram looks pretty quick in the old car still and even Delecour looks quite rapid in the new car now he’s got used to it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzx4Y1HQkAw
https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/n...lous/10421583/
Drivers (not only Neuville) think it's ridiculous.
"Our strategy is we are reducing our manufacturer entries to give Ott [Tanak] and Pierre-Louis [Loubet] more time. That is what we are doing to combat the reduction."Quote:
Originally Posted by Eli
So from this im understanding Ott and Pierre get 21 to share between them?
possible interesting insights:Quote:
Originally Posted by Eli
- regional rally for rally1
- multiple 2xcar team setup
yep, if i get it correctly. is not 7 for driver, but 21 for team, that they can use as they wish, even 21 on a single driver.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyest
14 if it's only 2 cars entered at each event.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyest
No. Every manufacturer have 21 days, so M-Sport will have 21 test days to share for Ott and Loubet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eli
"Under the new testing guidelines, manufacturer drivers will be permitted a maximum of seven test days each across the 13-round season."Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex009
This is true. Other claims false.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex009
"In terms of event preparation, for 2022 the equation was simple: one day per driver per European round of the championship. For a three-car team this season, that meant 30 days. For a three-car team in 2023, it’s a flat rate of 21 days. If you’re a two-car team, it’s 14 days.
And the teams can use those days wherever and with whoever they like."
Taken from: https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/why-a...e-in-december/
Now I'm aware they're a 3 car entry for Monte but Jourdan isn't nominated for points & since he's not going to contest in all 13 rounds do M-Sport still 'enjoy' the 21 days allocated to them? (although they'll be a 2 car team for most of the year).
Dirtfish is wrong, like they usual are.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eli
For manufacturer teams, no matter how many drivers you have, its 21 days for team. So Tanak could use 20 and Loubet 1, if they want.
The rule: "In the case of a Manufacturer, a maximum of 21 days. In the case of a WRC Team, a maximum of 7 days plus an additional 1 day per entered driver for any second nominated driver, up to a maximum of 7 days per driver and a maximum of 14 days per team."
'We were supposed to have 14 events this year and now 13 and we can only test for half of the events."
So Neuville is wrong too and he can be allocated more days by using those of his teammates?
In what way Neuville is wrong? They have 21 days to split between the three drivers for each rally so Neuville will get seven days, if they split it evenly. And seven is half of fourteen (or roughly half of thirteen).Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
This is it. A "WRC Team" is the case of Hyundai 2C or Toyota NG.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex009
This is the detail that is confusing people. A WRC Team and a WRC Manufacturer is not the same thing. All of MSport Ford, Toyota and Hyundai are manufacturers this year so they get 21 days and are obligated to nominate at least 2 and maximum 3 cars each rally. We had a team last year, Toyota Next Generation (or NG), and another team the year before, Hyundai 2C. Teams can nominate 1 or maximum 2 cars each rally.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL