WRC Promotional event Shell Helix Rally Estonia

**steve.mandzij** · 13th July 2019, 19:53

With regards to Suninen, he has been much more impressive in WRC than he ever was in WRC2. I think his style doesn't suit the slower, cleaner R5 cars.

**mknight** · 13th July 2019, 19:55

Originally Posted by steve.mandzij

With regards to Suninen, he has been much more impressive in WRC than he ever was in WRC2. I think his style doesn't suit the slower, cleaner R5 cars.

Agree on the first part, dunno if it's the style but in WRC2 he was always kind of number 2-3 guy.

**AnttiL** · 13th July 2019, 19:56

Also Suninen hasn't tested the new R5 Fiesta at all or been in the old R5 Fiesta in a long time

Suninen was also a lot more impressive in WRC2 when he drove a Skoda.

**mknight** · 13th July 2019, 19:58

It's all good explanations. But as a sales promotion this event is just not working for MSport. Getting beaten by Polo and "old" Fabias.

RS · 13th July 2019, 20:01

Yes, presumably they brought Suninen here instead of Greensmith or Camilli in order to give the car a strong debut.

**mknight** · 13th July 2019, 20:29

Passats de Canto vid is up:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zDN6mJ2g2A

**olemann** · 13th July 2019, 20:30

We already see the contours of the future. Kalle Rovanpera, Nicolay Gryazin and Oliver Solberg and there will probably be one from France and Storbitania as I know them and hopefully someone from the Baltic countries where the rally stands so high.

**mknight** · 13th July 2019, 20:43

I dunno about Gryazin tbh. He has his "Russian driver" moments...like Lukyanuk and Novikov before that. What I mean by that is moments like he had in first stage, going so much over the limit at a given place that you wonder if he missed a note. (Novikov often just ignored the notes, like here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCmc7SRvo38 )

**doubled1978** · 13th July 2019, 21:07

For me O.Solberg is the most impressive youngster in a long while, whether he will win championships only time will tell, but this kid has got the minerals...Rovanpera is also very good. I’ve said it before, I can’t wait for these two (And hopefully a few others) to graduate to WRC as I’m sure it will be exciting for us watching.