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New issue of VM magazine tells @MotorsportSkoda is selling their Fabia S2000s and won't compete until R5 is ready. Could be 6 months break.
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New issue of VM magazine tells @MotorsportSkoda is selling their Fabia S2000s and won't compete until R5 is ready. Could be 6 months break.
I expect to see them in Ireland, otherwise they may have to write off the 2015 season as far as titles go.
Nearly the same is written in Austrian Automobile drivers association ÖEAMTC december news, of Skoda not competing at Jänner Rally and starting season when Fabia R5 is ready - so concluding from this no Rally Liepaja, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
I think new ERC rules are good for them - it could be enough for Skoda. Nobody knows what is happening at Peugeot Sports at the moment, if they stay in ERC with Sainteloc, future of Breen and Abbring unclear etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Wondering whether Skoda will drive its test car as "0" car during winter or spring somewhere. :-) Janner would be great for it, but I just hope for something like that. More probably they won´t be there.
This is trueQuote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
This is highly possible...Quote:
Originally Posted by liposh
If this is true homologation should be March/April ,correct?Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Yes
We will see...Quote:
Originally Posted by polo10
It's quite obvious that they keep some back door opened by not saying any precise date. It can happen that something isn't satisfying for homologation and the date must be moved. Don't forget R5 rules allow only very limited development after homologation.
We haven't seen any Fabia testing videos for a while.. taking a break for development or just not been caught on camera?
They are testing all the time. Maybe there were so many videos of Fabia R5 so it is too boring for everybody to do the same again...
Quote:
Originally Posted by WUff1
Maybe Peugeot-Sport switches to WRC2(or add this championship to ERC)as Sébastien Chardonnet would be testing the 208 T16 for Monte-Carlo :confused:
Peugeot would be crazy to do that. Less exposure and if the car can't even finish ERC rallies..
On the other hand maybe they are running from Skoda.
But maybe Peugeot for ERC, and DS R5 for WRC2, as already mentioned ....?
On the other hand the chances for Peugeot maybe would be better in WRC with restart on the next day.
How many people care about WRC2? For a carmaker the sport is a marketing tool and as such WRC2 is pretty much useless.
Bernardo Sousa says he has a much bigger return from WRC2 than ERC. His investment is no where as big as an official manufacteur budget but still.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Bernardo Sousa is not good example. When he was not driving RRC, he has no chance to be on same speed with other drivers in previous starts in ERC/IRC. This year on Acores it was the same, but he was lucky that all other rivals retired or had problems...Quote:
Originally Posted by Francis44
Always there is different view to IRC/ERC vs WRC2 in Portugal between Sousa and Magalhaes. Each of them has his own opinion...
Sport results aside, Bernardo Sousa sponsors seem to prefer WRC2.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
I know how this works very well. There is more aspects, not only what "prefer sponsors". There is lot of things which are deciding what is preferable or not. For sure for them is better to fight for top 3 in WRC2 than to be on the end of top ten in ERC (hypothetically). For sure it is also on the driver how he can present to the sponsors/partners what should be better for them. There are lot of aspects, but in this special case I am sure that Bernardo is doing primary WRC2 as he doesnt like ERC :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Francis44
It´s not only Sousa who prefers WRC2 - otherwise the entries of ERC would be better besides the same 5-7 drivers, who do most of the ERC-rallies.
And I think that´s why ERC will never make a real brakethrough.
Yes, I know. But I was answering in this specific case with Sousa...Quote:
Originally Posted by WUff1
ERC has big potential and should be real brake through like it was with IRC. But we will see if promoter will be able to fullfil this potential...Quote:
Originally Posted by WUff1
Since when is Bernardo a car manufacturer? Please think about what I said again. Manufacturers need to be the center of what happens, they need overall victories because the winner is only one, they want media attention, to drive the stages when all fans are there not when half of them left. They want spectators to talk about them. They need to have the best and biggest places in the service park etc. etc. Nothing like than can be offered by WRC2 to manufacturers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Francis44
Balbosca unit, chassis 94
https://scontent-b-mad.xx.fbcdn.net/...db&oe=5544E324
If it is Balbosca, it is last photo where you can be 100% sure it is no 94 :andrea:
Why?
See PM
https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/...8a&oe=5546123D
Citroën DS3 R5 of Jourdan Serderidis for next year.
Fred will co-drive Serderidis?
At Monte Carlo it will be William Mergny, Fred is not available then but rest of season he will take again the co-driver seat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Peugeot 208 T16 for Juha Salo
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...a794bd825f89ac
Gulf livery for Salo's 208 T16 ??? :D
Skoda is testing in Italy
https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...1cb2a9ec843bdc
Grondal testing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMYSrSRoO14
Who was the driver in this test?Quote:
Originally Posted by polo10
Don t know, but the engine sound better then before, i think...Quote:
Originally Posted by wwbroe
What is on that video? It is blocked here in my office...
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=759479000814888Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Baumschlager testing the Skoda Fabia R5 in Tuscany in spectacular style with a very nice engine noise.
I can't see the video either. Hopefully someone will put it on Youtube.