[WRC] Central European Rally (16-19.10.25)

**becher** · 19th October 2025, 20:01

Originally Posted by jparker

Can someone explain why over/understeering not adjustable for Huydai? Back in the days that was routine diff operation.

In terms of diffs, they are now heavily regulated what you can change on a rally.

**Rallyper** · 20th October 2025, 06:48

Only thing that helps the most is testing, and testing. Relevant surfaces. Then you get to learn much of the car´s behaviour. Did I hear Huyndai wasn´t doing that in a proper way?

**flat_right** · 20th October 2025, 08:06

Originally Posted by Rallyper

Only thing that helps the most is testing, and testing. Relevant surfaces. Then you get to learn much of the car´s behaviour. Did I hear Huyndai wasn´t doing that in a proper way?

Someone can correct me but can they even do a proper test when it is so restricted? As I understand, whit the current regulations, each manufacturer is limited to 21 days of testing per year. And these can be distributed across its driver line-up as it sees fit. But this means that all your drivers can't even test for all the rallies, if you want to have proper one day test. So you are testing for rally but you would also like to have some development tests.

Yes there is a permanent test site but it is usually one surface type.

**trykmann** · 20th October 2025, 08:18

Main problem with Hyundai is still the late development in 2021. It seems some main errors can't be fixed and they are trying to work around them.

**Rallyper** · 20th October 2025, 08:55

Originally Posted by flat_right

Someone can correct me but can they even do a proper test when it is so restricted? As I understand, whit the current regulations, each manufacturer is limited to 21 days of testing per year. And these can be distributed across its driver line-up as it sees fit. But this means that all your drivers can't even test for all the rallies, if you want to have proper one day test. So you are testing for rally but you would also like to have some development tests.

Yes there is a permanent test site but it is usually one surface type.

Yeah. I see. However testing before CER in rain, doesn´t give you anything of cars handling on bonedry tarmac. That´s my point. (having said that I´m not sure it was only wet...)

**spyros** · 20th October 2025, 10:26

And dont forget that Thierry won WDC with this car last year.

**denkimi** · 20th October 2025, 11:47

Originally Posted by flat_right

Yes there is a permanent test site but it is usually one surface type.

Maybe that's where hyundai should invest. Build a bigger and better testsite. Different roads, different surfaces.

**PLuto** · 20th October 2025, 12:44

Originally Posted by Morte66

Well, I hope he gets a 5s penalty for moving the hay bale.

No way, this haybale was not in chicane, but only protecting the bridge ;-)

**PLuto** · 20th October 2025, 12:47

Originally Posted by Morte66

rally.tv is in a twist. I saw Pajari's stage end time on ewrc well before he crossed the line on the video.

But this is normal that TV coverage is delayed. Partly because of technologies and partly to be able to prevent showing pictures in case of something bad happens...

**PLuto** · 20th October 2025, 12:54

Originally Posted by Morte66

Hah. If you watch the replay of SS10 on rally.tv, at just after 23 minutes I think Neuville hits the same hay bale as McErlean. But no penalty.

I am saying it once again - penalty is not for hitting the haybale, but for moving it out of position. When Neuville only touched it, McErlean moved it out of its base.