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    As it was delivered. Fiesta R5 Mk2 just stunning in blue... wish you could buy one like this as an ST !



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    M-Sport Essi said that it isn´t FORD RS blue but colour is great
    "quattro best 4wd rallycar ever"

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    Post moved from Rally Deutschland topic. You can continue here the discussion if you want.

    Quote Originally Posted by Rallyper View Post

    Ford has big problems. Especially with R5 car. MW wants money from his drivers. Then he can´t get proper drivers maybe doing some better result, with still a car that hasn´t the speed.
    Main point is for sure car isn´t good enough. Not yet.
    MW had chances to gain better results if money wasn´t his most important goal. Now he could loose all, when Skoda and VW selling the more R5´s...
    The main point is just that the car is not good. A driver like Camilli or Suninen should be good enough to be on pace with any R5. This was proved by Breen, who won rallies with the old Fiesta and even with the Hyundai. Drivers with less experience have won WRC2 with Fabias and Polos (and old Fiestas).

    When a private team or driver decides to buy a new car, they aren't today relying only on marketing talk. They can watch videos and read results, they know what the cars can do. It's not down to magic tricks.

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    Too early to write off the new Fiesta R5. Let's see how it develops. The new Fabia R5 is (at this moment) hardly faster than the old one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AnttiL View Post
    Post moved from Rally Deutschland topic. You can continue here the discussion if you want.



    The main point is just that the car is not good. A driver like Camilli or Suninen should be good enough to be on pace with any R5. This was proved by Breen, who won rallies with the old Fiesta and even with the Hyundai. Drivers with less experience have won WRC2 with Fabias and Polos (and old Fiestas).

    When a private team or driver decides to buy a new car, they aren't today relying only on marketing talk. They can watch videos and read results, they know what the cars can do. It's not down to magic tricks.
    You just say what I mean. Marketing talk is getting results, not bragging at service park.

    Oooppps. Now I leave again.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tommeke_B View Post
    Too early to write off the new Fiesta R5. Let's see how it develops. The new Fabia R5 is (at this moment) hardly faster than the old one.
    On the other hand I had a rather long talk about the Fiesta with an engineer from one of the potential customer and this guy was honestly shocked how bad the car appeared so far. As everyone he expected it to be much better than what it has shown so far. And it was not only about the stage times or the drivers but also about the dreadful appearance in Finland and Estonia where the car looked like it was all just an initial testing.
    Stupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump

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    Maybe so... M-Sport did put all their efforts into the WRC car for Ogier in the last two years.

    Not surprising if the new R5 is undercooked.

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    If you take out the two factory Skodas it seems like Polo is the fastest R5 atm.

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    Yes, I also think that the Polo is the fastest R5 now. There is still some work on the reliability though.
    Stupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump

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    Quote Originally Posted by skarderud View Post
    Anders Grøndal did the first test with his new fiesta R5 mk2 today, ready for this weekends rally Grimstad on tarmac
    That's a nice oldschool livery on Grondal's new Fiesta R5:
    https://www.rallygrimstad.no/wp-cont...3/DSC_0013.jpg

    There are 9 other R5 cars on the entry list, so there will be a chance to compare the car against other competitors (but, apart from Veiby and Larsen, their names tell me nothing):
    http://www.nmkhadeland.com/images/st...mstad_2019.pdf

    Good luck to the new Ford!
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