Funny I was only thinking yesterday watching the test vids that no-one has had a proper off in a 2017 car yet...
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Funny I was only thinking yesterday watching the test vids that no-one has had a proper off in a 2017 car yet...
Some on Twitter saying Ogier damaged the rear.
Report of Ogier Fiesta with problems:
https://carlocanovarallye.org/2017/0...esta-di-ogier/
^^interesting..
Meeke ripped a corner off his car and left it not looking to clever.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Rumors that it would take 15 mill euro to homologate the Polo were not surprisingly false according to Veiby.
http://www.parcferme.no/nyheter/gjr-...-spec-polo-wrc
Substancial damage. Similar to Meeke's incident, maybe a bit worse (as far as one can tell from one picture/angle).Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Better resolution
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C10wfDGW...jpg&name=large
Could just be snapped wheel bolts, nothing to worry about
I think not much damage.
Agreed. Seeing the zoomed picture maybe it's nothing too serious. Looked worse when I first saw it on my mobile.
Wouldn't have thought so given the angle of the suspension strut ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
That was very similar to Ogier's, not a big crash.Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
Of course the drivers will want to push hard but they must be under team advice to look after these new cars...
Apparently, Ogier's off would have been caused by a broken suspension triangle?
ah doesnt seem to be serious, i understand he continued later on?
Continued after 3h. Look video that i shared in WRC Testing thread ;)
Sebastien Ogier crashes on pre-Monte Carlo M-Sport WRC test
http://www.autosport.com/news/report...te-msport-test
from Malcolm words seems they are not yet,at wanted levelQuote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Mikkelsen: Sadly no Rally Sweden for us. Working hard to find a solution for selected rallies in a 2017WRC car, but nothing ready yet. #FightbackToWRC https://t.co/wkkYOvxZIe
shameQuote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
MN today has quotes from Sven Smeets saying that they are negotiating with the FIA about an "exceptional waiver for homologation". It hasn't been done before and it would need approval by the other manufacturers to allow it.
Still sounds like they are trying hard, and that both the FIA and WRC Promoter want to see the Polo in the championship. Car is ready to go apparently and all the infrastructure still remains.
Do the other WRC teams really want to be shun by VW again and they wouldn't even be official?! I don't think they'll sign any papers and let VE privately compete to win!
i would sign it, more teams-better competetionQuote:
Originally Posted by GigiGalliNo1
If I was a team boss, there's no way I would let a non-registered manufacturer compete with their cars that could potentially beat mine.
There is no upside to the other teams here.
But hey, hey! They donīt have Ogier any more. Remember that.Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
I don't think VW really wants to see the 17 Polo race.If they were bent on running they could have used Red Bull/Qatar sponsorship theme and get the cars going for less than 10mil for the whole year.Mikkelsen/a slashed salary Ogier and Lappi/Al Attyah would have happily agreed with this.
Maybe there's some stipulation that they need to make money or at the very least break even from the venture. That way it can be rationalised at board level.Quote:
Originally Posted by macebig
VW story on autosport...
http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127714
Theres a homologation deadline for a reason. I was sorry to see vw go but they could of homologated the car without using it. If vw get a special waiver for this season it really shows how much they have the fia/wrc promoter in their pocket. No other team would be allowed it why should vw be any different. This is just my opinion
To understand correctly, there are more dates for possible homologations. It is not necessary to homologate car only at 1.1.Quote:
Originally Posted by wia5958
If VW can get the car to run without the potential negative publicity of being seen spending money on that whilst making cutbacks, you'd better bet they'll take it.Quote:
Originally Posted by macebig
Why blame the FIA for being supportive to the most important players of the sport, the manus? Besides, today a rules exception comes handy to VW, tomorrow it can be useful to any other make, like it happened several times in the past.Quote:
Originally Posted by wia5958
The Mini WRC case was one of those times. BMW was authorized to homologate the new car in 2011 even if Prodrive only planned to rally a limited number of events during the season. They didn’t score points and were obliged to enter a full season on ’12, otherwise the Mini homologation would be cancelled (eventually after Prodrive pull out a plan B using Araujo’s private team come in rescue of BMW and all Mini’s WRC owners).
It would be great to see the ’17 Polo rallying, but maybe it just won’t happen. For now it’s quite clear that VW’s board decision to pull out WRC was rush and probably not unanimous. Otherwise we wouldn’t be seeing a couple of members of the board alongside VW Motorsport top staff trying to sort out a solution to put the car on stages. Best luck for them!
As I understand, it's not a question of homologation dates. The bureaucratic process concerning the car was finished in time. But there is no homologation without the manufacturer formally entering into WRC. That date has passed an that's the point, VW needs to sort out and needs the agreement from the other manus: How to realise an entry without Volkswagen doing it?
Looks good. Didn't like it at first but looks better here. Doesnt look so messy anymore.
I don't like the livery at all but that's same case for me with nearly all RedBull ones.
Looks like a DTM car now, not just the car but also the livery. These cars could look very strange on gravel or snow setup.
More angles of ogier car https://twitter.com/rallyinguk/statu...90598696734721