Waiting for new car?Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
Is Penasse is so closely connected with the customer programs as you assume?
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Waiting for new car?Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
Is Penasse is so closely connected with the customer programs as you assume?
Sure it seems like they are waiting. But what's there to lose by running in Croatia outside of points. Only argument against that I see is that Croatia was not confirmed for future rallies until after the rally. Anyway the Solberg point was just a small detail.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
I don't know how much Penasse was involved and I also wrote that he likely wasn't. Just trying to come with possible reasons why he "suddenly" looses his job.
Might be something completely different. But you don't get rid of someone you are completely satisfied with.
Or it could be about the Veiby Corona mess. That's more like something he should be involved with. (checking that Veiby follows FIA rules). It cost them 3 entered R5 cars ( Veiby in Portugal and Sardinia and Scandola in Sardinia), Solbergs Sardinia start and also future "income" from 2021 Veiby WRC starts.
Any thoughts on who will come in to fill that role in Hyundai Motorsport?
Salvatore "Totó" Riina?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
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is this supposed to be funny?Quote:
Originally Posted by skarderud
O'yeah, he's dead.....Quote:
Originally Posted by wyler
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clearly u don't know what u talkin' about...Quote:
Originally Posted by skarderud
got a strange sense of humor.
No, i just wroted a random name....Quote:
Originally Posted by wyler
I'm Norwegian, everything, except pedophily, can be joked about.
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Skarderud, I was thinking of one that lives close to our borders, and has same passport as us. He could fit the requirements.
If you mean Solberg that would be highly problematic as long as Oliver is in the team.
"Let's bench my only son and give opportunity to someone else (Sordo/Breen...)." That would totally work.
About Penasse leaving Hyundai... what was completely missing in these interpretations was that it was a Hyundai decision not to renew contractor agreements. Obviously Penasse has been acting in his manager role through his own (?) company and I would say - based on my own experience, not related to motorsport though - it (not to renew atleast on previous terms) is nothing special after the team's been in operation for eight years. At some point it becomes more beneficial for the team to handle the role in-house rather than pay for an external for it. And maybe Penasse was given the opportunity to (1) continue in the role, but as being directly employed by Hyundai Motorsport GmbH, or (2) continue to provide his services through his own company but at reduced cost. What would be really interesting to know, is that how many contractor agreements there were, which were not renewed and for what they were exactly for.
Well he "sounded" surprised they didn't renew it.
that clearly shows u don't know what u talk about.Quote:
Originally Posted by skarderud
then obviously one can be proud of his supposed brilliance.
Seems like Mikkelsen's testing with Tuohinos Fiesta right before Sardinia was entirely Pirelli sponsored:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qaw...ature=youtu.be
I'd guess they'd prefer same car (C3), but I guess the only available one was already sold to Hungary (Butor).
Oliver is being interviewed and is co-commenting the powerstage in Swedish TV. He has some hopes on doing Rally Estonia in the WRC i20. "we'll see what mood Adamo is tonight.."
Opposite, during Safari Miikka Anttila/ Tomi Tuominen said that testing with C3 has costed big problems with tyres, C3 is so outdated compared to WRC21 cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
Tuohinos fiesta is updated spec vs c3?Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
Well testing was done mid 2020, towards end of 2019 C3 got 1-2 in Turkey among others, 2nd in Finland....while Fiesta got no good results (appart from good speed in GB).Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
It was also said that Tuohinos Fiesta doesn't have the Croatia-introduced engine upgrade, making it something like February 2020 spec. Does that really make so big difference?
with Tuohino car, no it doesn´t make big difference.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
They were only saying that C3 was outdated. Are you sure that "Pirelli" C3 had all latest parts ?
I don´t know anything, I´m just repeating what 2 insiders said.
Well I don't have any inside info either.
One of the quoted reasons for using C3 was that it was neutral so that none of the 3 teams get an advantage. Does that mean they had to ask Toyota and Hyundai now to get "permission" to test with Fiesta? (They probably don't mind since MSport is not a threat in either champ.)
On related note, did they need special FIA permission so it doesn't count as MSport "test days"? There was some controversy about this in 2017 when FIA made special ammendments to rules to keep Jipocar (Østberg) from extra testing "for MSport".
AFAIK the C3 should be the latest spec available, so end of 2019. Newer spec would have been the updated aero (and engine maybe?), but that aero kit was destroyed.Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
WRC Calendar 2022
https://www.rallye-magazin.de/wrc/ar...schland-46770/
There were a total of 17 candidates for the 13 open places. The season includes Monte Carlo, Sweden, Estonia, Greece, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Portugal and Spain. Northern Ireland, Finland and Croatia, as well as Australia and New Zealand are fighting for the remaining four places. A big Corona question mark will remain behind Mexico and Argentina in 2022.
Concerning Greece, it is true that it will be in 2022 calendar. At least this is what the Minister of Sports said many times.
Article also mentions Germany had suggested a new location in Nurburgring, and WRC Promoter had liked it, but the suggestion came too late.
A shame - you could run the Nordschleife the opposite way, use the twisty bits and split it into 2 stages; you could start at Galgenkopf and finish at Klostertal/Mutkurve; then start at Bergwerk and finish at Arenburg/Schwedenkreuz.
https://medium.com/@sports.news.repl...e-7ba4c2b4a54d
is that true?? Adamo not only spend money on women but also rape and blackmail ??
https://medium.com/@sports.news.repl...e-7ba4c2b4a54d
https://m.blog.naver.com/koreasportsnews/222415923464
is that true?? Adamo not only spend money on women but also rape and blackmail ??
I'm more dubious about clicking those links than the ones the spam bots post...
I dared to click it. :D But it looks like complete nonsense. The "news" site consists of 4 articles all about Adamo, in 3 different languages.Quote:
Originally Posted by the sniper
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/katsu...-team-in-2022/
Latvala doesn't want Katsuta as points scorer next year not to put him under pressure and slow his development.
So pretty much the opposite of what Makinen did with Rovanpera and what likely cost Toyota the last year manu title
So Katsuta won this weekend's round of the Japan Rally Championship driving a JN1 class GR Yaris............Wait a moment, what is Taka doing back in Japan when he should be preparing for Estonia? Relax, it was actually Norihiko Katsuta who won. Yeah, Takamoto's father!
Australia is out for 2022 in 100%.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/...-2023/6626498/
Back to New Zealand, please!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom K
https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2021/wrc...ew-rally2-car/
Ypres debut for Hyundai’s new Rally2 car
Hyundai’s new i20 N Rally2 car will make its competitive debut at next month’s Renties Ypres Rally Belgium (13 - 15 August).
Hyundai’s new i20 N Rally2 car will make its competitive debut at next month’s Renties Ypres Rally Belgium (13 - 15 August).
Ott Tänak, Craig Breen, Oliver Solberg and Jari Huttunen are among the drivers who have helped the develop the car on asphalt, gravel and snow in countries including Germany, Italy and Sweden.
Although Hyundai has not confirmed which drivers will be behind the wheel for Belgium’s maiden appearance in the FIA World Rally Championship, it is likely that WRC2 contenders Solberg and Huttunen will get the nod.
The new Rally2 car, which is the successor to the i20 R5, will also be at the forefront of a new initiative from Hyundai Motorsport and governing body FIA to nurture rally talent from regional championships around the world for the next three years.
The new car tested extensively in Sweden earlier this year
The FIA Rally Champions World Tour will offer title winners from five series – Africa, Asia-Pacific, CODASUR, Middle East and NACAM – a prize drive in an i20 N Rally2 at a WRC round.
The scheme will initially benefit winners in this season’s championship and the winners in 2022 and 2023 will be rewarded at WRC events in 2023 and 2024 respectively.
The prize rallies will be confirmed on an individual basis, but it is planned that each will be as relevant as possible to the winners to allow them to take maximum benefit.
Hyundai’s customer racing manager Andrew Johns said helping bring through the next generation of WRC champions was an important part of the manufacturer’s customer department.
Breen and Solberg rack up 600km in Hyundai’s Rally2 car
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“The versatility of the Rally2 category as the go-to class for national and regional series allows us to follow and support crews as they progress up the career ladder,” he added.
“There are hugely talented crews competing in all of the FIA’s regional rally series. The FIA Rally Champions World Tour offers them an opportunity to show their skills on the global level.”
FIA rally director Yves Matton said the scheme would create a pathway for competitors from non-European nationalities to reach the top of the rally pyramid.
“It will provide greater diversity in the FIA World Rally Championship and generate positive media coverage, thanks notably to the attendance of regional heroes at flagship events on their continent, with a chance for them to join the world level the following year in a Hyundai i20 N Rally2 car,” he added.
Interesting, Neuville has not been developing the new Rally2 car.
He doesn't give a s.. about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by trykmann
Tänak needs to know about it more as being part of RedGrey team(I assume the RG contract also extended w Hyundai)..
Looking his track record, he is prob shity developer anyway.
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/colin...2021-rankings/
He surely likes to go controversial to create publicity...according to his rankings the highest ranked WRC driver for first half of the season is....
Katsuta
and 3rd highest is Fourmaux.
(at the same time he actually completely ommited Solberg).
For me there is no competition in a ranking like that. Ogier wins it by massive margin. For Monte even with all the punctures, for Croatia last day, especially with the crash on road section, and topping it all Sardinia performance from first on the road.
I think it's pretty spot on, especially when you assume it's the rating against the base level of the driver at the start of the season. Ogier has been doing this stuff for a decade, leading the championship is business as usual, and having a mistake like in Arctic is not accepted. However, it's still Ogier's best half-season so far. But Katsuta has improved his level the most. Remember how he crashed in Estonia, Sardegna and Monza at the end of 2020 and bounced off by being the only driver to finish all rallies so far, with a debut podium. Also Fourmaux has been impressive with the stage results, doing something we could have expected from Loubet this year.
No complaints from me.
If you want absolute driver ratings, just look at the points score at the moment.