WRC Testing

**EightGear** · 12th January 2015, 22:33

So as expected only the works Citroens with the new evolutions? Chardonnet has the old rear spoiler.

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 12th January 2015, 22:34

Chardonnet vid DS3WRC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRi8...ature=youtu.be

**dimviii** · 12th January 2015, 22:47

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

Yes I watched them all... there's very many videos of Loeb on snow but few of Meeke & Ostberg. Maybe the video-makers just filmed Loeb up on the higher roads & didnt wait in the cold for the other two

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Meeke-Loeb 2 days,Ostberg 1 day. I wrote wrong that all drivers had 2 days.

btw Hyundai 1,5 day for 3 drivers...

**Lundefaret** · 13th January 2015, 12:10

So far during testing, from a driving technique standpoint:

Ogier: Very good, now also master of the "multiple V". But a little agressive.

Loeb (who will fight for the win): Very good, but a little exessive sideways movement on the rear on exits. This is details in the minute, so difficult to say how important it is, or why it is happening.
Theory one: The car has been taken in a certain direction set up wise with Loeb out of the team.
Theory two: Not yet full control of the set up after upgrades.
Theory three: Wantet movement to make the car handle easier.
Theory four: All theories above BS, things are just business as usual

Meeke: Looks good, and fast, but same rear exit sideways movement as Loeb.

Mads: Very straight exits, but a little stereotypical on the hairpins. But looked surprisingly good

**makinen_fan** · 13th January 2015, 13:17

Thierry crashed today, as with his usual way he knocked a wheel off the car

**EstWRC** · 13th January 2015, 13:54

Originally Posted by Lundefaret

So far during testing, from a driving technique standpoint:

Ogier: Very good, now also master of the "multiple V". But a little agressive.

Loeb (who will fight for the win): Very good, but a little exessive sideways movement on the rear on exits. This is details in the minute, so difficult to say how important it is, or why it is happening.
Theory one: The car has been taken in a certain direction set up wise with Loeb out of the team.
Theory two: Not yet full control of the set up after upgrades.
Theory three: Wantet movement to make the car handle easier.
Theory four: All theories above BS, things are just business as usual

Meeke: Looks good, and fast, but same rear exit sideways movement as Loeb.

Mads: Very straight exits, but a little stereotypical on the hairpins. But looked surprisingly good

thanks a lot! Mads looked surprisingly good to me too. There are also some good vids about Latvala, Tänak and Evans, what about them ?

**makinen_fan** · 13th January 2015, 14:40

Onboard video with Loeb during testing:
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v...ages_video_set

**Lundefaret** · 13th January 2015, 18:09

Originally Posted by EstWRC

thanks a lot! Mads looked surprisingly good to me too. There are also some good vids about Latvala, Tänak and Evans, what about them ?

Hello EstWRC

Latvala: Overly agressive. I think testing for Monte-Carlo should be about finding the right sustainable speed, taking in account variyng conditions etc, and not the max speed on a well nown test road.
Was a bit funny this, because watching the videos I was thinking that this cant go on a whole rally. On the next page in this thread it was pictures of his offs, wich i have learned he had two of. So I was not totally out off the ballpark.

Tänak: First tought, is that for me it looks like the whole car has an excessive amount off roll from side to side, maybe running very soft anti roll bars?
I dont know if this is something that has come now, or been there all along, but for me the car seems to roll too much.
The uppsides would be:
- A car that is less dependet on the driver to create grip.
- A car that feels safer to the driver with a less sudden treshold of grip/working scope of chassis.
The downsides:
- A car that is theoretically slower because it will bottom out earlier.
- A car that takes longer to be planted for acceleration.
The driving of Tänak looked good but inconsistent, but it was not easy to judge because the set up and the lack of technical stuff.

Evans: Didnt get a good look.

Mikkelsen: Some VERY good driving in hairpins. Mikkelsen was a master of going slow to be fast, and this shows some of his former magic

Exiting some of the hairpins he is on very low revs searching for grip, where others would be one gear lower and powersliding sideways.
Other than that it was some a bit early entries leading to some exit oversteer, but nothing symptomatic. Clean, good and very fast driving.
Mikkelsens challenge is to make pacenotes good enough for him to drive to the max of his abilities. In my opinion he has a little way to go in this respect, but it could be achieved with rather small adjustments.