Hyundai WRT

[AnttiL]

I think he made a late waiver to Portugal? With $$$ it can be done

[mknight]

Well Mr Loeb is the defending WRC champion from Rally NZ 2012

He also won all stages on Corsica once you know...

[Katvala]

Interesting fact; since Sardinia (including it) Neuville has only scored one more point that Mikkelsen in total (67/66)

For the shared third car, it is 55 points

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[mknight]

You mean including Sardinia. The numbers for others are:

Tanak 100

Ogier 70
Neuville 67
Mikkelsen 66

Hyundai Sordo (45 from 3)/Breen(10 from 2) = 55

Lappi 49
Latvala 46
Meeke 42
Suninen 39

[AnttiL]

https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...r-two-new-cars

This explains Mikkelsen and Bouffier testing the i20 R5 lately. They're doing major development work for the car in order to release an update package for the start of 2020, and a completely new car based on the new i20 model in the summer of 2020. Adamo also hopes to find the budget for a factory team entry in WRC2 2020.

[EstWRC]

one announcement out but not about Tänak https://twitter.com/HMSGOfficial/sta...409780736?s=20

[mknight]

one announcement out but not about Tänak https://twitter.com/HMSGOfficial/sta...409780736?s=20

Tarmac testing for Loeb because of the lack of tarmac pace in Spain.
Note that this will be his 4th tarmac rally in the car this year, excluding Monte.

Not sure how much it helps though, cause again in Spain he would come to the stage end thinking it would be a good time only to see he is the last WRC. Same thing happened as early as in Monte on Sunday.

How do you then judge improvements if there is no other WRC to compare with?

[T16]

Tarmac testing for Loeb because of the lack of tarmac pace in Spain.
Note that this will be his 4th tarmac rally in the car this year, excluding Monte.

Not sure how much it helps though, cause again in Spain he would come to the stage end thinking it would be a good time only to see he is the last WRC. Same thing happened as early as in Monte on Sunday.

How do you then judge improvements if there is no other WRC to compare with?

They don’t have other WRC cars when they test and they value testing enough, so not having other cars still allows them to develop.

[mknight]

They don’t have other WRC cars when they test and they value testing enough, so not having other cars still allows them to develop.

Between Corsica and Spain Loeb did 2 tarmac rallies like that. His speed relative to others seemingly didn't change.

[AnttiL]

How do you then judge improvements if there is no other WRC to compare with?

You do first some stages with the old setup and then you change in the new parts.