WRC Rally Mexico 2019

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Tanak believes his Toyota WRC team have conquered the cooling issues which have plagued its Rally Mexico performance over the last two years...

https://t.co/qjOKpEICFX

[Fast Eddie WRC]

@krismeeke - Good morning from Leon, recce day today and... I know, I know, recce the spectator car parks as well !

[dimviii]

https://www.wrcwings.tech/2019/03/04...s-of-wrc-cars/

[dimviii]

2255/5000
Already during the Rally Sweden the teams were informed that there were problems with the transport of the containers to Mexico. First, the container ship was broken, which should start from the French port in Le Havre, then there were delays due to a storm. Particularly affected are Citroën, Michelin and the new fuel supplier Total.

The equipment of some teams has arrived in the meantime in the Mexican port city of Veracruz, from there it is still more than 800 kilometers to the venue Leon. The first announced delivery on late Monday evening did not work, according to hectic it is now close to the start of the route inspection (Recce).

"When our containers arrive today, we will start directly and should be ready by Tuesday night to allow the technicians to take care of the cars," said Ashley Fowler, who is responsible for logistics at M-Sport. "I think Citroën looks worse - no idea how to do that with the spare parts, if no shipping containers come by Wednesday.

This is the current Citroen service

Citroën has meanwhile brought in the two Recce vehicles and important spare parts so that Sebastien Ogier and Esapekka Lappi can start punctually on time. It is hoped that the equipment will arrive in Leon until tomorrow evening, for safety reasons tents and generators were rented on site.

The situation is relaxed at Toyota. All six containers are there and the preparations for the Rally Mexico are running as planned. However, it is rather coincidence that one is not affected by the problems, it says from the ranks of the team. Only a part of the equipment had been sent from Europe to Mexico, the rest came from last year's World Cup final in Australia, so you had plenty of lead. Even with Hyundai could give the all-clear.

However, not only teams are affected by the transport problems. Containers are also missing from the WRC promoter. In a hurry, two tons of equipment were flown in by air freight. Michelin also had tires come by plane. However, a big problem is the fuel. Here there is no solution.

https://www.rallye-magazin.de/wrc/ar...gegen-die-uhr/

[dimviii]

color coded roof vents according to driver nationality for hyundai

[Morte66]

But they're not putting the driver number on the front?

They introduced permanent driver numbers, and I learned them for Monte, and now they seem to have stopped putting them on the front of the car -- which is most often the first angle you see.

FIA.

Sigh.

[br21]

But they're not putting the driver number on the front?

They introduced permanent driver numbers, and I learned them for Monte, and now they seem to have stopped putting them on the front of the car -- which is most often the first angle you see.

FIA.

Sigh.

Start numbers in top right corners of windscreens is no the idea of FIA, but French traffic rules.

[dimviii]

Miikka Anttila
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Ready for the shakedown of @RallyMexico ! These shakedown pacenotes are from 2013. Still using them as you can see.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

SD is now live on FB and WRC+ All Live...

[EstWRC]

can you give facebook link? i dont find it