[WRC] News & Rumours 2018

[steve.mandzij]

Btw. at Toyota it also starts to look a bit similar with regards to Latvala and Lappi comments.

It's quite clear Lappi isn't at all happy with the Yaris lately, but Latvala has sure gotten the hang of it already. The past few rallies have been positive for him regarding the "feeling" (bar a few times he's complained of understeer), especially on Spain's gravel. The Yaris has looked quite versatile so far in terms of setups.

[AnttiL]

Interesting to read the comments regarding Mikkelsen and making allowances for the car either being set up for Neuville or having mechanical issues considering most people making these comments were not so generous to Paddon when he faced similar issues last year. I guess the difference is that Mikkelsen talks about the car issues in public where as Paddon didn't.

Actually Paddon's 2017 is quite similar to Mikkelsen's 2018. No pace on tarmac and mechanical trouble on gravel events...except that Paddon also made some driving errors (Argentina, Sardegna).

[mknight]

It's quite clear Lappi isn't at all happy with the Yaris lately, but Latvala has sure gotten the hang of it already.

Spain was the first rally where he had top 3 pace all the time. GB was spotwise after others hit trouble.Turkey was 2nd place while being 5th fastest car. The comments about the car moving from him were made in march-april.

Actually Paddon's 2017 is quite similar to Mikkelsen's 2018. No pace on tarmac and mechanical trouble on gravel events...except that Paddon also made some driving errors (Argentina, Sardegna).

In general it's similar but Paddon does not have a single tarmac podium in WRC, he dropped from 4.-6. on -tarmac in 2016 to 6.-8. in 2017. Mikkelsen has 8 podiums including 1 win and dropped from 2nd (2-4. in 2016) to 6.-10.

[wrc2017]

Spain was the first rally where he had top 3 pace all the time. GB was spotwise after others hit trouble.Turkey was 2nd place while being 5th fastest car. The comments about the car moving from him were made in march-april.


In general it's similar but Paddon does not have a single tarmac podium in WRC, he dropped from 4.-6. on -tarmac in 2016 to 6.-8. in 2017. Mikkelsen has 8 podiums including 1 win and dropped from 2nd (2-4. in 2016) to 6.-10.

OK Stato...to be posting this at 9am on a Sunday morning....im actually quite concerned for your wellbeing.

[GravelBen]

It did not seem very likely that the concept and behavior of the car changed so much from 2016 to 2017.

You mean 2017 when the rules changed and the teams all built new cars with much more power, different drivetrain with active diff, much more aero etc, you didn't think that would change the behaviour of the car?

[wia5958]

OK Stato...to be posting this at 9am on a Sunday morning....im actually quite concerned for your wellbeing.

lad hes blocked u he cant see ur posts. No need to keep badgering him. And just because its 9am for u doesnt mean its not 10,11,12 o clock for him

[wrc2017]

lad hes blocked u he cant see ur posts. No need to keep badgering him. And just because its 9am for u doesnt mean its not 10,11,12 o clock for him

OK Socrates.. thanks for explaining the concept of timezones. Stato will see the error of his ways soon.

[AnttiL]

https://twitter.com/GreensmithGus/st...89724828332032

Gus Greensmith posted a vague video with Poland as the location and a white Mk8 Fiesta test car with a big rear wing...

[tommeke_B]

https://twitter.com/GreensmithGus/st...89724828332032

Gus Greensmith posted a vague video with Poland as the location and a white Mk8 Fiesta test car with a big rear wing...

The car on the video is definitely the WRC.

[jbmarcus21]

M-Sport testing this driver for sure ... and maybe some rally in Fiesta WRC for 2019 season ..