Yes, it's good to see that many Rally2 cars are competitive. I hope that Ford will keep up with them soon. It doesn't look good at the moment with Formaux and Munster in 8th and 10th place after 4 stages in Croatia.
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Yes, it's good to see that many Rally2 cars are competitive. I hope that Ford will keep up with them soon. It doesn't look good at the moment with Formaux and Munster in 8th and 10th place after 4 stages in Croatia.
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Originally Posted by manthey
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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
3 pages ago.
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Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Russell's upgraded Citroen C3 Rally2 has inflicted the first defeat on the Fabia RS in WRC2 2023 in Croatia.
(This time on speed, unlike Monte).
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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Yes, Rossel defeats the Skoda army in Croatia! Congratulations!
https://www.ewrc-results.com/results...13824&sct=1682
This is definitely good for competition. Skoda army with tons of good drivers and money for car development could possibly kill the Rally2, good we are not there (yet?).
Notably both C3, Polo and Fiesta won stages. As he says Fourmaux actually had quite good speed when you look on Saturday and Sunday.
Already after Monte we discussed that Croatia will be a real test of where the new Fabia might struggle on bumpy/tricky tarmac and it seems it did. Maybe not stuggle, but at least not dominate like on some other rallies. Kopecky also seems a bit slower than before in Czech championship.
i think the speed was there for the Fabia RS in Croatia, but their fastest drivers also had various problems (Solberg setup, Lindholm gear linkage, Greensmith punctures etc) but it’s also clear the Citroen was more competitive than Monte and Rossel did a perfect job too.
Meeke driving an i20 Rally2 in WRC Rally Portugal could be interesting. Will it let him compete with the Skodas et al and will he help develop it.
His feedback if nothing else can be valuable. I have heard that the new i20 is more of a neutral and driver friendly car than the previous one, dont know if that is correct though. Having a high profile driver showcasing the cars abilities can be good for the category, to have an option besides the usual "Fabia is the best" motto.