[WRC] Rally Turkey 2020

**PLuto** · 8th September 2020, 16:57

Originally Posted by Fredouye

I’m wondering if we can expect team orders for Hyundai and Toyota drivers...Rovanpera and Neuville will have a very good start position, and could (like Lappi last year) build a strong lead at the end of day 1.

Dont forget that starting order according to championship will be only half of first day...

**AnttiL** · 8th September 2020, 17:09

Originally Posted by PLuto

Dont forget that starting order according to championship will be only half of first day...

Have they announced that? The two Friday stages don't change that?

**AnttiL** · 8th September 2020, 17:11

Originally Posted by mknight

Loeb drove Portugal last year as the closest rally in terms of roughness and he has quite slow.

In Portugal last year he had technnical issues on Friday and then was second on the road on Saturday. It was also amazingly the first time Loeb did the Northern Rally Portugal, which the other drivers had already done quite a few times.

Portugal is one of the fastest and smoothest of these "technical" gravel rallies. I would say Mexico and Catalunya gravel stages (especially Terra Alta) are closer to Turkey.

**PLuto** · 8th September 2020, 20:53

Originally Posted by AnttiL

Have they announced that? The two Friday stages don't change that?

To say the truth, I dont know exactly. But when I see the itinerary with so few kms, it is possible they will change the order after first leg (ie after 25 km of SS), which is really poor...

**AnttiL** · 8th September 2020, 21:10

Originally Posted by PLuto

To say the truth, I dont know exactly. But when I see the itinerary with so few kms, it is possible they will change the order after first leg (ie after 25 km of SS), which is really poor...

Yeah. Actually the FIA Sporting Regulations has been updated with a rule for "2-day format events" where the road order is changed midway through the first day, like in Estonia. But it's a different thing whether Turkey passes as this "2-day format"

**PLuto** · 8th September 2020, 22:39

Originally Posted by AnttiL

Yeah. Actually the FIA Sporting Regulations has been updated with a rule for "2-day format events" where the road order is changed midway through the first day, like in Estonia. But it's a different thing whether Turkey passes as this "2-day format"

Yes, I see. It is not proper two day event, but there is a short "joke" on Friday

**AnttiL** · 14th September 2020, 09:30

Yay, rally week!

Here's at least the press releases from teams

https://www.m-sport.co.uk/single-pos...SULT-IN-TURKEY
https://toyotagazooracing.com/releas...5-preview.html
https://motorsport.hyundai.com/wrc-heads-to-turkey/

**Rallyper** · 14th September 2020, 10:01

Don´t forget Pickems, lads!

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 14th September 2020, 11:36

Big job for the teams to turn around the cars for Turkey made clear by M-Sport:

"New suspension parts and transmissions will be fitted, alongside additional protection to safeguard against the rough terrain and larger fans and cooling packages to combat the soaring temperatures. The engineers will then fine-tune the set-up and raise the ride height for optimum performance on Turkey’s demanding stages.

Rich Millener:
“I also want to take this opportunity to praise our team of engineers, technicians, truck drivers and logistics co-ordinators. Travelling from Estonia to Turkey and getting the cars turned around in a matter of days was no easy task, but each and every one of them has risen to the challenge. They’ve all shown the spirit we pride ourselves on here at M-Sport, and I hope to see their hard work rewarded with a strong result.”