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21st July 2019, 09:23 #2601
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well, dont take it with 100%, its just my guess and Evans wasnt also sure on that podcast, but Lappi didnt test with the new aero in Estonia and Finland tests were also done with the old aero, as you can see it from the vids.
Maybe theres some other updates besides aero.#8 Ott Tänak - Martin Järveoja #8
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21st July 2019, 10:05 #2602
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Great to hear honesty like this and not just pr bullshit.
I suppose if Lappi found a drive elsewhere maybe Citroen would break the contract and let him go. No point continuing if it’s not working for either of them.
I would quite like to see Lappi in M-Sport, I believe in him more than Suninen.
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21st July 2019, 10:30 #2603
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21st July 2019, 10:49 #2604
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I just remember how Lappi praised the C3 saying it is better than the Yaris. Seemed to be strange at that time and now I guess he regrets it.
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21st July 2019, 10:56 #2605
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21st July 2019, 11:40 #2607
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21st July 2019, 11:53 #2608
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Could be a translation issue as IIRC Lappi has been quite cautious with statements regarding the C3 from day one. The only pure comparison I remember was about the engine characteristics, probably the same AnttiL already mentioned.
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21st July 2019, 12:01 #2609
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This was on test before Monte, he said basically 2 things:
- that the car wasn't so tricky as people say
- that notably the engine and gearbox were better (this part was likely related to the stalling issues under breaking in Yaris)
Monte test was dry+wet + snow tarmac though, not gravel. But I think he did some gravel test in Portugal at end of 2018 too.
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21st July 2019, 13:15 #2610
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If we're referring to same sources, here's what Lappi actually said:
https://www.rallit.fi/esapekka-lappi...n-kierroskone/
Interview with a Finnish rally site, published on the week Lappi had his second Monte PET session. Interview in Finnish, text in Finnish.
The car has potential but especially on gravel we need to work more to get that potential out. There's unused potential on aerodynamics area. We're lacking downforce on gravel. The engine philosophy is different between Citroen and Toyota. With Toyota you have more torque where as Citroen has more power on higher revs. I don't know which one is better or faster, but that's one major difference. The gearbox and transmission seem to be working better on C3 than they did on Yaris. That's a clear step forward.
https://www.rallit.fi/esapekka-lapil...oyotaa-edella/
Another one, published after the first Monte PET session in December 2018. This Finnish article refers to an interview Lappi had done with rallye-magazine.de, so the quotes we see have probably been through a translation process of English => German => Finnish.
The car didn't feel difficult to drive. On some areas the Citroen engine has more power than Toyota, which is slightly better to drive (hard to figure out, what EP actually meant - sounds like a clumsy translation to me). On the transmission side Citroen is clearly ahead. The car has potential especially on gravel, and we want and plan to use it. It's harder to see (the road) from the cockpit of C3 as the windscreen is narrower and the front of the car is really high.ku ois neljä pyörää ku vetäis ni ois vähän eri sekunnit kyllä pätkillä, sen mä takaan
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