This is funny. Guys here rejecting Petter think Atko can be the man... Come on!
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This is funny. Guys here rejecting Petter think Atko can be the man... Come on!
Okay, so some small comments about the car from my point of view...
I was present at the tests on Tuesday and Wednesday. The overall impression for me was positive. The car appeared to be stable and the overall "dynamics" seemed balanced. No over- or understeer, it was clear Hänninen didn't need to fight with the car. The sound of the engine changed often, especially the bangs. Few times the runs were stopped and the car returned to service on normal speed. The suspension appeared to be quite soft, on certain jumps the travel felt like it was not enough, but this was not because of "Mini-style" short travel, but because of the softness.
In my opinion, the biggest difference to other current WRCs was that Hyundai didn't appear to be in such a good "connection" to the road. It seemed to slide a bit more than other cars - I don't mean under- or oversteer but the overall grip. At certain places it seemed to "float" on top of the road and it sounded like Hänninen needed to use higher revs than what in other WRCs during semi-slow corners (to get an idea of what I mean, think about a tight moment where driver uses higher revs to save the situation with a big slide) - but it's difficult to say was this because of the engine or suspension. This was evident on Tuesday but it really got better on Wednesday.
I'd say they have a good base on what to build. :up: It was clearly much better than what it looked like in French tarmac test videos.
What tire compound do they use for testing?
regular WRC softer and harder. Not sure exactly which ones in where stages.Quote:
Originally Posted by kober
Looks like Atkinson was planned to test in Finland last week, but he had similar obligations as did Eyving Brynildsen the week before:
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Chris Atkinson @ChrisAtko 40m Shame to have to miss testing the i20 WRC in Finland! But the ATKO's got to welcome Lyla Josephine Atkinson into the world. #newaddition
Hyundai i20 WRC first Tarmac test (official video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsmBP...ure=youtu.be&a
Hyundai Motorsport go all Twittery...
Hyundai Motorsport ?@HyundaiWRC 1h
Welcome to Hyundai Motorsport official Twitter account! Stay tuned for the all the latest news and updates! #WRC
Also it seems Hyundai may use Pirelli next year, look at this promo poster
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...76030217_n.jpg
hauk eye :DQuote:
Originally Posted by makinen_fan