Rally2 (ex-R5) News

[Jarek Z]

Here is the first ever Hyundai i20 Rally2, that gets in the hands of a private team - Czech and Polish team Kowax 2Brally is preparing Jari Huttunen's car in Ypres:



One more photo:
https://business.facebook.com/pg/2Br...=page_internal

And one more:
https://cdn-1.motorsport.com/images/...lukka-hyun.jpg

[Jarek Z]

Greek driver Lambros Athanassoulas says that he is going to be the first private driver in the world to drive Hyundai i20 N Rally2 when he competes in this car in Acropolis Rally.

source:
http://www.athanassoulas.gr/4/36/

livery:
http://athanassoulas.gr/files/Livery_i20_N.png

[Mirek]

That was a pretty terrible debut for the new i20 N...

[Jarek Z]

That was a pretty terrible debut for the new i20 N...

...but their marketing department can say that they won WRC2

[mknight]

Yep, terrible debut in terms of speed (only one very good stagetime) and reliability.

Best possible points for Huttunen though, making WRC2 title a possibility.

[Jarek Z]

...but their marketing department can say that they won WRC2

I told you

"Jari Huttunen drove the car to an impressive debut victory in the FIA World Rally Championship 2 category on the Ypres Rally in Belgium"

source:
https://www.fiaerc.com/new-erc-bound...ead-its-wings/

[Jarek Z]

Huttunen didn't sound very optimistic during the post-event press conference in Ypres:

Questions to Jari Huttunen - Hyundai Motorsport N

Q
Jari, looking back to this week, how do you feel about this rally and your WRC2 win here?
JH
Not in every stage but in most stages I had some problems. I am so lucky that I am here.

Q
Your teammate experienced similar issues yesterday, were you able to affect any fixes or was it a case of muscling your way through?
JH
It is difficult to drive but the fault is not so big. It is a small fault. When you don’t have any oil in the system, it is hard to drive.

Q
It is a brand new event in the Championship this year, what have you made of the stages and the event itself?
JH
I like this rally, this kind of rally. It is really nice. I like the Spa element too.

Questions from the floor:

Jose Luis Abreu – Autosport Portugal (POR)

Q
Jari, how do you compare the new Hyundai Rally2 to the old Hyundai R5?
JH
I think it is a big step with everything working well. Particularly with the handling side. Now we are in the window. I think the gap is big.

source:
https://www.fia.com/news/wrc-t-neuvi...-championships

[Andre Oliveira]

Crugnola

Pic of Marco de Cecco

[mknight]

Compare the pic with the one on start of this page. The grey instead of red area just above the radiator makes a huge difference for the looks.

[ictus]

Compare the pic with the one on start of this page. The grey instead of red area just above the radiator makes a huge difference for the looks.

hyundai marketing team must be reading this thread