2022 - 5 event winsQuote:
Originally Posted by Prill99
2023 - 2 event wins
It would take WW3 breaking out to stop Toyota winning both titles next year.
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2022 - 5 event winsQuote:
Originally Posted by Prill99
2023 - 2 event wins
It would take WW3 breaking out to stop Toyota winning both titles next year.
Nah, it just takes better reliability and replacing a crash prone driver.
Great to see the positivity here.
Oh positivity was never the strong point of this forum was it?
Christian Loriaux and the development of the Hyundai i20 N Rally1
https://www.wrcwings.tech/2023/11/06...-i20-n-rally1/
I think if Hyundai improves reliability (big if), they can fight for the manufacturer title. Neuville would have been clearly ahead of Evans with similar reliability this year, Tanak will be up there as well, so...
For the drivers title, beating Kalle is another story though.
It's tough to improve reliability when you are already the (equal) best funded WRC team out there.
Unlike M-Sport, Hyundai have had no excuse for years for their poor reliability. I wouldnt bet a single penny on this changing next season.
Abiteboul compares their team and Tänak with Red Bull and Verstappen
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzQp8...RlODBiNWFlZA==
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2022 - 6 wins for kalleQuote:
Originally Posted by ouvreur
2023 - 3 wins for kalle so far.
Ogier is making a big difference this year. He has taken 2 wins away from rovanpera and 1 from Neuville.
I just listened to the WRC Backstories podcast with Mikkelsen.
Interesting to hear the reason he struggled to drive the i20 WRC was due to his driving style which he said he learned from Ogier (who learned it from Loeb). He couldn't trail-brake into corners, only in a straight line, and didnt want to change his style.
I wonder what the current i20 Rally1 would be like and if it's the same (as its still for Neuville) ? If so it could mean Mikkelsen would struggle there again if he ever got a chance.
Interesting. Loeb and Ogier don't trail brake? Anyone noticed that or got some insight?
They don't give a shhhirt. They win titles.Quote:
Originally Posted by becher
Although I am a fan of Tanak.. I still respect Loeb's attitude.. that he sets his style to the car and not the other way and moan about the bad car.
Okay, he(Loeb) couldn't find his pace w Hyundai.. but it is another 10y old story with certain driver.
It will be really interesting to see, what Abiteboul will achieve. Adamo was same style, but suddenly retired.
From memory, Loeb was described as braking earlier than others but also getting off the brake sooner and accelerating earlier. This was especially good with active diffs but seems to be an efficient style in general.Quote:
Originally Posted by becher
Oh man ...they sure give a shit about how they drive a car. They are athletes not kids on "Need for Speed".Quote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
Oh it's the other way round, Mikkelsen claimed that he, Ogier and Loeb trail brake and the i20 didn't work with trail braking. Makes much more sense considering Neuville constantly adjusted the car on entry with the handbrake.
https://motorsport.hyundai.com/famil...J8ZUIny9Z917Bo
Sordo & Mikkelsen as the rumors said.
Hyundais Christmas presents unwrapping video and interestingly there is Suninen and I can also see that Msports social media manager Sebastian SCOTT has now joined them
https://youtu.be/9m0JeFSNsXo?si=WJBxebd-JH7SXuuu
It wasn't just Ott that joined Hyundai, he took a few with him .....
https://x.com/MotorsportWeek/status/...829181287?s=20Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
It says Hyundai are joining forces with Alpinestars but weren't they already with them? or am I completely mistaken?
2014 Sabelt
2015-2020 Alpinestars
2021-2023 OMP
2024-.. Alpinestars
I remembered they had them a few years back, thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
So, can we hope for a different livery?
Not radical, but something different this year.
every year is "something different" ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Managarium
Yeah, but looking at the new racing suits, I'm thinking maybe light blue will be a dominant color.Quote:
Originally Posted by ictus
Probably half body work dark second half bright, or vice versa, in any case we'll find out tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Managarium
The suits look really nice, hoping the car looks too
Does anybody knows when we'll see Hyundai's new livery?
Tomorrow at 10:00 CET, new hyundai will be revealed.
https://x.com/officialwrc/status/174...lSamYcW0Iki0kg
Very pretty imho, their best livery yet (although I still don’t like that duck face).
You can see it in the daylight at the end of the video
https://youtu.be/5wpfuAoxXm0?si=nwQe33hX17JzoE2F
New technical partner for Hyundai Motorsport is Akrapovic exhaust from Slovenia - at least something from our small country in WRC :)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GD9Bz7zW...jpg&name=small
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GD9CwAAW...jpg&name=small
Too bad they never use the red wheels on stages..
Front end and fender looks more aggressive thanks to light-blue and red contrast.
Ps, is it a parking camera under the Hyundai logo? :D
One of their best imo, I prefer it to the last 2 years which seemed a bit random, this one seems a bit more designed, I like the "hidden" H on the doors for example.
Agreed. Looks really nice and at least a bigger change compared to previous years.Quote:
Originally Posted by seb_sh
Interesting that Msport and Hyundai went with lighter colors while Toyota changed to black
I like that they still have "For Craig" on the back of a great livery.
I like it, cleaner and more simple than last years. Thumbs up for "for Craig" too