It should still be a FIA homologated R5 car, just not driving for WRC2 points
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It should still be a FIA homologated R5 car, just not driving for WRC2 points
and those R4 cars are not allowed in European WRC events. Proton also is not homologated yet, 1.july is next possible homologation day.
https://www.rallit.fi/rovanpera-paas...liohjelmaansa/
Rovanperäs next WRC event after Argentina is Finland. And he probably won't do APRC at all because MRF Racing decided to put its resources on Gill's WR2 campaign.
Kalle Rovanperä confirmed that his next event after Argentina is Finland, so no show for Portugal and Sardinia.
Good for Pontus that he gets pushed from behind noe.
He has been number 1 too long, so he goes into cruising mode, after getting his lead after a few stages.
Tidemand said in the press conf of Argentina he is doing Portugal.
Maybe Nordgren also in Portugal, as Kopecky is doing Sardegna?
Let's hope so... about time for him to get an outing in WRC2.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Yes, he should be thereQuote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
On today's press conference in Warsaw Kajetan Kajetanowicz revealed that he is going to compete in WRC2. He is still going to drive Ford Fiesta R5 from M-Sport Polska as Lotos Rally Team driver. First rally - Sardinia.
More details at http://kajto.pl/en/news/kajetan-kaje...s-part-in-wrc/
http://kajto.pl/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/001-1.jpg
Will be interesting to see his pace, hopefully he gets enough outings this year. Probably going for all remaining European events?
Will the C3 R5 also be competitive on gravel?
Your pros and cons please.
In a week we'll know it. Hopeffuly it'll be ok. Fingers crossed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
Gaurav Gill to drive the Ford Fiesta R5 in WRC 2
https://evoindia.com/mrf-gill-headed-for-wrc/
By M-Sport but not WRC2. MRF Tyres not eligible.
Will Pontus be able to take the win in Portugal, he is eating seconds all the time, but will it be enough?
C3 is working well also on gravel, good for the R5 market, and diversity!
New Citroen seems to be a good car and absolutely definitely better than the old PSA R5s, however the only conclusion i think we can draw from Portugal is that Michelin need to work on the durability of their R5 tyre.
Nordgren has had four punctures in the rally, one each wheel. He claims it hasn't been because of going wide or cutting too muchQuote:
Originally Posted by RS
Michelin tyres more and more crappy..
I would say the cars and suspensions are just progressing faster than tyres, which in turn become the weakest link on the pace the drivers are able to keep on the rough roads.
https://toyotagazooracing.com/releas...y/0521-01.html
Jarmo Lehtinen to co-drive for Hiroki Arai from Sardegna onwards.
Pontus in WRC2 now is a joke. He is better than all the rest. Give that man the WRC car.
Or bring Citroen, Hyundai and M-Sport proper involvement into WRC2 with proper drivers. There are many of them. Each team 2 cars and that's it. Then it would be interesting to watch and proper battle between them.
I believe that is because Glenn Macneal is going back to co-drive for Guarav Gill in the remaining gravel WRC rounds, this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
WRC 2018: Gaurav Gill's Team MRF M-Sport Fiesta R5 finally unveiled
http://overdrive.in/news-cars-auto/w...ally-unveiled/
Agreed, but then they have to leave ERC to the private teams, so that championship will be a level playing field.Quote:
Originally Posted by ESTR
They could merge ERC/APRC and WRC2 too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
What benefit would there be to that? At least, the ERC and WRC2 are better off being separate and serving different purposes. I would like the APRC to be taken more seriously by the sport/manufacturers/FIA, using a bit of vision, to further the reach of rallying beyond the core European market, but there doesn't seem to have been any real purpose or drive behind the APRC since the late 90s. Not surprising really when even the WRC was aimlessly drifting around like a rudderless ship until relatively recently, I suppose...
Why was Kajto so slow on SD?
I dont expect so much from him on Sardegna. Half a year break, new codriver... He is perfectionist and he needs things working precisely...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rally Power
I sure hope that speed difference between ERC and WRC2 is not that big what Kajto has been showing this friday...Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Kajto had two punctures and damaged suspension. Let's hope for a better luck for him on the next stages.
Veiby Ole Christian - problems with steering arm, loses 1 min
Kajetanowicz Kajetan - stopped in stage, probably out with damaged suspension
Tempestini Simone - stopped in stage, probably out of the rally
Pieniazek - went off, but continues
:(
Good comparison would be to look at the times of Loubet on Azores and Canarias.Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
Kajto showed some potential on SS5, otherwise disappointing, but then he was rarely the absolute quickest in ERC either.
This is a double-edged sword. I can give You really a lot of examples where WRC2 (or even WRC) drivers failed against ERC ones - Barum regularly, Ypres regularly, this year's Canarias etc. There are very few who can jump into a different championship without any experience with it's stages, tyres, rules whatever and be on top immediately. Those who can are usually not sitting in R5 cars but in works WRC ones...Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
Which were quite bad in both cases. But what does it prove?Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Actually I don’t think he was that bad, somewhat similar to his WRC2 performance so far. But if the level between the two championships was so different one would have expected him to perform relatively better in ERC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
I do think the overall level in WRC2 is higher at the moment, but almost all due to the Skoda works team and their experienced drivers, plus Lefebvre maybe.
Good job from Veiby yesterday, not to just give up, but to do a "field repair job" and continue.
@OCVeiby: ������Glad to make it back to service, even with a huge time-loss. It's been challenging after midday service, on SS6 we damaged a wishbone and then the driveshaft went out. But we made it back, and will be fighting again tomorrow! #WRC2 #SkodaMotorsport https://twitter.com/OCVeiby/status/1...281089/photo/1
Shows good fighting spirit!
Today he wins again, and are climbing back up with 3 stage wins!
Ciamin was much slower this morning, but he has been doing a great rally (P2 currently), considering his lack of experience in 4wd cars. Hope he’ll manage to be on the final podium.
Any photos or videos of Lefebvre issue?
Veiby now up to 2nd in Sardinia.
leads by 2,9 sec before the PS.
Good job after the tech issues on friday.
Perfect job by Kopecky in the other Skoda Motorsport car, now in 9th overall, and clear win in class.
So now Pontus 3x 1st, 1x 2nd from 4 start. Jan 3x 1st from 3 starts. The only one who managed to take a victory from these two was Katsuta in Sweden.