M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams

RS · 6th January 2021, 18:28

Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira

I prefer the new class structure. Same as Formula. 1 is better, 5 is slower...

i agree, i would just rather they were called R1, R2 etc as it sounds less silly.

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 6th January 2021, 18:48

Originally Posted by RS

i agree, i would just rather they were called R1, R2 etc as it sounds less silly.

And its ok for a Formula One racing car to be called an F1 car.

The problem is the rally car denotation R1-R5 were already used before (albeit in reverse).

**T16** · 6th January 2021, 19:26

Originally Posted by RS

i agree, i would just rather they were called R1, R2 etc as it sounds less silly.

Totally agree now it’s put like this. I liked WRC car, hated Rally1, but like R1 car. That’s what I’ll go with.
Thank you.

**pantealex** · 6th January 2021, 19:31

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

And its ok for a Formula One racing car to be called an F1 car.

The problem is the rally car denotation R1-R5 were already used before (albeit in reverse).

That reverse thing is THE problem.
Otherwise we would be calling Rally2 as R2 now.

**Sulland** · 6th January 2021, 19:57

From 2022 (if not before) we will call the new WRCar R1 the Rally2 cars R2 and so on. At least in here.

**mknight** · 7th January 2021, 00:03

Kresta at that point (2005) had lot of experience with multiple WRC cars (Octavia, Fabia, 206, Accent and 03 Subaru) among these he certainly impressed with posting some of the fastest times ever done by the Accent WRC in his very first (and only) start with it. He has a reputation of being very good with setting up cars.

As mentioned none of these 3 at MSport now ever drove anything else than Fiesta as WRC or R5 .

**wyler** · 7th January 2021, 10:33

Originally Posted by mknight

As mentioned none of these 3 at MSport now ever drove anything else than Fiesta as WRC or R5 .

Why everybody is so certain that development on new car will be on these drivers?

**Tom K** · 7th January 2021, 10:38

Suninen confirmed that he will test Rally1 2022.

**wyler** · 7th January 2021, 10:54

Originally Posted by Tom K

Suninen confirmed that he will test Rally1 2022.

yes, fourmeaux as well. but I suspect the main work will be again done by Wilson jr and other non-top drivers. let's see.

btw, I don't remember who were the first developers of the current wrc (before tanak and ogier came in)

**EstWRC** · 7th January 2021, 11:03

Originally Posted by wyler

yes, fourmeaux as well. but I suspect the main work will be again done by Wilson jr and other non-top drivers. let's see.

btw, I don't remember who were the first developers of the current wrc (before tanak and ogier came in)

Tänak did most of it, also Camilli, Evans, Wilson Jr and if i remember right also Prokop but i could be wrong here.