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5th April 2020, 16:31 #451
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I’ve read (on an article on YLE) that the turbo will be simplified
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6th April 2020, 13:32 #452
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Mk4 Focus RS cancelled due costs for hybrid power ...
https://drivetribe.com/p/bad-news-20...SiWreNTf7o9PbA
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6th April 2020, 15:25 #453
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6th April 2020, 15:25 #454
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The number of allowed engines per car per team will be reduced from three to two for 2022 https://www.dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/w...duced-in-2022/
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6th April 2020, 15:40 #455
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To me its an indication of why M-Sport is going to the Puma (already hybrid) even though its no sort of performance car.
The Mk4 Focus would be an ideal base car for rally but it seems the SUV buyer has killed it. The RS brand has been linked to rally in the past but now it seems totally dead.
The reasonably-priced fast Ford buyer will now be stuck at the ST level.Last edited by Fast Eddie WRC; 6th April 2020 at 15:44.
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6th April 2020, 17:30 #456
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The ‘base car’ isn’t really a base car in the same sense as it has been up to this point though. The car M-Sport will roll out for 2022 will most likely be the same regardless of whether they decide to slap on the headlights/grille/something resembling the side windows/rear lights from a Fiesta, Puma, Kuga or Focus.
If a national competitor (a gentleman driver type) were rich enough they could probably buy one from M-Sport and ask they have it styled like a Focus and not a Puma 😂
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7th April 2020, 14:17 #457
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The FIA statement read:
"Manufacturers will be allowed to use a production bodyshell, or a prototype tubular structure to current WRC size guidelines, while the FIA is set to define carry-over elements from production vehicles for key visual elements. "There will also be an option for 'scaling' of the body within prescribed limits, to allow larger cars to comply with dimension targets."
So Manu's can use a production bodyshell if it suits them and is the size required.
If M-Sport 'chooses' the Puma they will have to scale it all down, whereas if they chose a Focus they could just use a production bodyshell.Last edited by Fast Eddie WRC; 7th April 2020 at 14:22.
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7th April 2020, 14:47 #458
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But as the Focus is a C-segment hatch and the Puma is based on the Fiesta platform (correct me if I’m wrong) surely the Focus is bigger and anything will be scaled down to a 4000mm length as per the current min length allowed?
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I think we saw this one coming, didn't we?
F1 Guru Adrian Newey leave Redbull