There are drivers in the cars too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
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There are drivers in the cars too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
C3 Rally2 development to stay competitive - by WRCWings
https://www.wrcwings.tech/2023/03/13...oen-c3-rally2/
Like young Heikkila in the old car vs ERC Champion Llarena in the new one...Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
Llarena didn’t win ERC. Everybody else lost it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Same with Ingram.
Driver differences are bigger than car differences. Huttunen has won two events in Finland with the oldest Fabia R5.
I think nothing to wonder about.. The best stage times dilivered young Sesks in his first full Rally2 season, also he won a stage, was second etc.. I see the biggest problem with the new Škodas in ERC so far - there are good drivers, but not (maybe not yet) pure winner type drivers in the new Škodas in the Erc... If Lukyanuk or Meeke had a chnance to drive this car here, the picture would be very different.. ;)
somehow the reply on ''No win for the new Fabia RS in Fafe ...didnt work on my first post here..
It’s a valid question but I agree with other comments that the best drivers were in the other cars here so wouldn’t want to draw too many conclusions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
My impression is that the potential of the new one is higher with an aggressive driver (Gryazin, Solberg). Mexico this weekend will be interesting with Solberg in the new one and Lindholm and Gryazin in the old one!
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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
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Originally Posted by AnttiL
I think I can agree here. The best, first league drivers in Fafe were not driving the new Fabia. Llarena may be the reigning champion, but with him you never know if he's going to win or finish 7th. He is not (yet?) a driver like Mikkelsen, Basso, Rossetti or Bouffier (not to mention Lukyanuk ;)) that can go anywhere and fight for the win in each rally. But let's wait. Something tells me that this season is going to be exciting :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Typ85
Who is "everybody else"? Who from the drivers last year was pure faster than Efren in ERC last year and lost it?Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
"Lost" was maybe not as fitting to Llarena's opponents as it was to Ingram's, but in 2022 it was more about faster drivers not doing full seasons and WRC stars skipping the series altogether. Also three rallies were won by drivers who didn't do any other events. In addition to Llarena, only two drivers completed a full season.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto