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25th January 2021, 11:42 #3361
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I'm sure everyone saw that Suninen was about to win the stage before he crashed. That showed that the upgraded Fiesta has potential.
Also, if you say 2020 had only glimpses at Monza, you're forgetting how fast Suninen was in Mexico and Sardegna. Lappi was also setting decent times here and there.
But like you said, it's not their interest to hire someone to drive fast at the moment.
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25th January 2021, 12:12 #3362
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25th January 2021, 12:17 #3363
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25th January 2021, 12:33 #3364
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25th January 2021, 13:12 #3365
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I thought the engine upgrade was here, especially with Suninen's pace.
2021 is here, what are they waiting for when its just upgrades not a completely new engine ?
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25th January 2021, 13:14 #3366
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25th January 2021, 13:25 #3367
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Pretty much impossible to conclude from that (almost) one stage anything about the Fiesta, especially in the conditions that were there. As proven by the crash Suninen was driving on the edge.
Lots of different cars (and drivers) could do a quick stage time or two at the expense of massive risks, ref. Meeke with C3.
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25th January 2021, 13:29 #3368
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Jan 2020
'Malcolm Wilson is hopeful that the upgrade which is slated to arrive at the fourth round will move the team forwards once more.
“This is the biggest change we’ve made to the engine since we started work with this car [in 2017],” Wilson told Motorsport.com. “It’s a big step. As you’d expect, we’ve worked closely with Ford on this, with Ford doing a lot of the modelling work on the engine.
“When it comes, we’ll have more power, torque and driveability – like I said, it will make a big difference. Once we’ve got that in place, I don’t see any reason really why we shouldn’t be challenging [for victory] on all remaining rounds of the series.'
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25th January 2021, 13:37 #3369
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1) My point was not whether or not they stay but why would they want to spend in order to do so, when they can take those paydrivers..
2) Skoda are not in the top class but sell lots of Rally2 cars
3) Not so sure about that.. won't they be even more complicated and expensive than the current ones?
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25th January 2021, 13:40 #3370
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These really are great videos.
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