let me ask you then why hyundai cars didint set good stage times during the year?
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Your point is not good from the point that you think that Hirvo was at max pace, which can't be said for sure. But for me Hyundai is propably a little faster than both M-Sport cars. I don't even count Kubica's Fiesta because it is slower than both M-Sport Fiestas
It's because of his gearshift system. It's not working properly and is causing some problems making car accelerating slower from especially slow corners
You can easily spot this comparing his onboards with Hirvonen and Evans on WRC+. He is usually faster than both of them on braking and in corners, but when he is accelerating from corners he is starting to loose massively to others, it's especially noticeable on 1,2 and 3rd gear.
I also think that Fiesta is slowest WRC
but I don´t think that Mikko is faster than Neuville/Hänninen
2 podiums in 2014 is not enough!
If you are comparing this with WRC+... One more thing, do not say such stupid things like it's especially noticeable on 1,2 and 3rd gear, do you have radar in your eyes? If there is a difference it's not 1sec/1km but maybe mili seconds. I know that M-Sport is not a Volkswagen but talking like this is funny for me. I watched many onboards with my friedns which are driving in some series and they didn't saw difference like you said.
Sorry, I like Robert, I'm sure that Fiesta's are slower that Polo or DS3 but please don't say such a stupid things after watching onboards from WRC+ about acceleration and differents in gearshift system.