Rally2 (ex-R5) News

[Mirek]

Yes, they continue with the R5 programm. Adamo basically says that the main issue of the current car is that it was developed in very short time with just a few people (only four at the beginning while now the customer department (R5 + TCR) has sixty people. Despite that he is confident the car is competitive after new modifications done during last year. He says the engine is the strongest point of the car (as most of us noticed I think). The new R5 car will come in 2021.

[Jarek Z]

If my German translation is correct, it doesn't sound like Hyundai are ready to write off their i20 R5 just yet: https://www.rallye-magazin.de/wrc/ar...dai-teamchefs/

New one planned for 2021? Unfortunately doesn't mention if the factory have any plans to run the current one this year.

I know some German. Andrea Adamo says that he is happy with the progress they made with Hyundai i20 R5 last year (although the car was developed in very short time with limited team of workers). He says that last year they have developed and homologated many new things. Performance of the car has been improved, which can be seen in victories in Italy, Eastern Europe and in good results in WRC2. They want to homologate new things for i20 R5 also this year. Homologation of the current model lasts until end of 2020. In 2021 a new model should be introduced.

[Mirek]

Homologation of any FIA car is valid for at least 7 years if not prolonged. Therefore it's not true that the current homologation lasts till 2020.

[PLuto]

Homologation of any FIA car is valid for at least 7 years if not prolonged. Therefore it's not true that the current homologation lasts till 2020.

I think it is about interpretation. I dont have time to check the rules yet, but I think there is some period when manufacturer should homologate a new car, no?

[Mirek]

It's not about interpretation. The minimum time the homologation is valid is granted so that those who bought the car can also use it and not throw it away after two years.

EDIT: It may be a misunderstanding - Adamo may have meant that in 2021 they are finally free to homologate major jokers of the current homologation which is frozen until 2020.

[Jarek Z]

I don't understand it too, but this sentence clearly stands in the article - "Bis Ende 2020 läuft die Homologation des i20 R5, erst danach soll ein komplett neues Fahrzeug folgen." Maybe something was lost in translation from Italian

[ToughMac]

'Homologation' is probably the incorrect word used here, maybe he meant 'the end of the life cycle of the current model' which makes a lot more sense.

[Sulland]

What do you know of the challenges with the C3 ?

Are they more or less the same as for the WRC, or very different?
Veiby was not impressed when he drove it, and quickly moved on.

[Tarmop]

He is not that impressive driver also...

[dodge33cymru]

What do you know of the challenges with the C3 ?

Are they more or less the same as for the WRC, or very different?
Veiby was not impressed when he drove it, and quickly moved on.

From results, it seems similar. Seems to work very well on French tarmac (Bonato in France, Lefebvre in Condroz) and certain conditions but when it's outside that window (wet mud, snow) it struggles. Ostberg will show what the car is properly capable of hopefully and may help 'open' that window. Hopefully a couple of other good drivers have outings in it this year to show more (Lefebvre, Breen, Lukyanuk). Bonato's pace at MC will be inconclusive either way.