The new FIA WRC-car concept 2017

[AL14]

Interview with Gronholm about 2017 spec car and other stuff.
It's in french unfortunately but better than nothing.

http://www.worldrallyisfree.com/2015...rcus-gronholm/

[Nelly]

Does anyone know if they will test in Catalunya today and where?

[AL14]

They will test in Catalunya and Sweden as Gronholm said in the interview. He said "maybe" but I'would translate it with "surely" . He did not say anything about today though.

BTW, is there a french who can translate us this Question?

Que penses-tu de cette nouvelle réglementation, plus de puissance mais aussi plus d’aéro, est-ce que les voitures vont être plus spectaculaire ou non ?

Je ne sais pas encore exactement. Pour le bruit ça ira. Tout le monde essaie d’aller le plus vite possible avec les meilleures trajectoires possibles ce qui veut dire pas trop de travers ou de pilotage spectaculaire. Mais c’est la même chose aujourd’hui. Mais je pense que c’est bien.

He asks Gronholm if the new car will be more spectaular or not. The answer though, it's not too much clear to me...Maybe an english version can help. Thanks

[Extremrallye]

"What do you think about new regulation, more power also more aéro, do you think the car more spectaculor or not ?" "I dont know exactly, for the noise, yes, everybody tries make the car fast and to do to gothe best possible lines, so it doesnt mean lot of sideways, it doesnt mean you know spectaculor driving, but it is the same now".

[AL14]

"What do you think about new regulation, more power also more aéro, do you think the car more spectaculor or not ?" "I dont know exactly, for the noise, yes, everybody tries make the car fast and to do to gothe best possible lines, so it doesnt mean lot of sideways, it doesnt mean you know spectaculor driving, but it is the same now".

Thanks extremrallye. I would translate it again in this: "spectacular? You kidding me? This is one of the most boring rally car ever. You know I can't say it because they're paying me but this car will go more linear than a f1 car. Sideways will disappear from vocabularies in 2018. Thanks god I've been a driver when there were proper rally cars and not this race shit."

[SubaruNorway]

I think we have to wait until a faster driver has a go, Marcus is clearly not pushing.

[itix]

We will see... maybe the active diff stuff can reward sideways, or let's say different driving styles, although I doubt it. Good ol'e Gigi was sort of able to make it work back in the active diff era until he got injured so I guess that it is possible. Colin did too but that was in a longer wheel base car (I guess, I haven't made a case study of it). I am also not sure how active the diffs were back in those days... I was around 8-10 when I saw him and Sainz throw scandinavian flicks around every corner hahaha.

In my mind, the looser the diffs and the less aero-spoiler-splitter stuff they put on the cars the better it will be from a spectator standpoint.

[traxx]

Interview with Gronholm about 2017 spec car and other stuff.
It's in french unfortunately but better than nothing.

http://www.worldrallyisfree.com/2015...rcus-gronholm/

Original interview in english is coming

[traxx]

Any idea of what is the purpose of this kind of part in front of the front wheels ?

[Lundefaret]

We will see... maybe the active diff stuff can reward sideways, or let's say different driving styles, although I doubt it. Good ol'e Gigi was sort of able to make it work back in the active diff era until he got injured so I guess that it is possible. Colin did too but that was in a longer wheel base car (I guess, I haven't made a case study of it). I am also not sure how active the diffs were back in those days... I was around 8-10 when I saw him and Sainz throw scandinavian flicks around every corner hahaha.

In my mind, the looser the diffs and the less aero-spoiler-splitter stuff they put on the cars the better it will be from a spectator standpoint.

Hello itix.

Some ways to get more sideways action is:

- Less tire grip

- Less damper travel (mechanical grip)

- "Stiffer" diffs (lower ramp angles)

- Less downforce