Rallye Deutschland 2014

[EightGear]

What did Neuville do in this event last year ? - did he not come close to winning ?

So how about Sordo?

[Mintexmemory]

Here comes the kid with whizz...

21.2 AMENDMENTS ON THE ENTRY FORM
A competitor may freely replace the car declared on the entry form with another from the same group and the same class, up to the moment of scrutineering.


Scrutineering was held yesterday so if Neuville's car is not declared OK to start, he's out.

Thanks J - but that is open to interpretation - if there is no mention of the chassis number or national registration number on the form then there is no change of car, it's still a scruiteneered Hyundai i20 WRC. As I read it, if say Bouffier had dinged his Fiesta on the Monte tests, beyond repair, a week before scruitineering and was unable to obtain another Fiesta he could change the entry to any other A8 car he could find, say a DS3.
As to why Hyundai might want to do that, despite the quality of the other team members - Neuville may just have a contract clause that guarantees him a start whenever possible.
Anyone know the level of detail on the entry form?

[wwbroe]

Apparently Hyundai just declared that Neuville will start the rally for sure.

[Jafry]

Photos from shakedown: http://www.rally-mania.cz/photogallery.php?id=1292

[eib1]

[jonkka]

Thanks J - but that is open to interpretation - if there is no mention of the chassis number or national registration number on the form then there is no change of car, it's still a scruiteneered Hyundai i20 WRC. As I read it, if say Bouffier had dinged his Fiesta on the Monte tests, beyond repair, a week before scruitineering and was unable to obtain another Fiesta he could change the entry to any other A8 car he could find, say a DS3.
As to why Hyundai might want to do that, despite the quality of the other team members - Neuville may just have a contract clause that guarantees him a start whenever possible.
Anyone know the level of detail on the entry form?

That's later in the regs:

26.1.6 Scrutineers will require the car to be identified.

Your interpretation of Bouffier as an example is correct. But on the latter part, entry form does not identify the car, that's done on scrutineering and after that it's the car, no longer a car, and can't be swapped.

[Mintexmemory]

Thanks J - I can't recall a previous occasion where a team leader has binned it in S/d so badly they couldn't start. Appears an academic question now.

[jonkka]

Luckily yes, I really want to see how Neuville goes there.

[Lundefaret]

In 2003 Subaru Team Leader Petter Solberg crashed on shakedown on The Tour De Corse.
Prodrive managed to fix the car over night, and Petter came back to win the rally trough a great adrenalin driven drive, and a set of Pirelli tires that worked excellent in the wet conditions. This again lead to Petter claming the WRC title in 2003, something that is still etched in the minds of us that are rally crazy Norwegians
Could Neuville repeat the feat of winning after a SD-crash?

[Rallyper]

I´m worried about right door opens so fast. For sure some impacts make doors open but on a WRC car I think that is an issue taken care of when building car.