WRC Testing

[TypeR]

I wonder how much room does the hybrid system take away?
Will there be room for 2 spares next season?

[rallyfiend]

When do we start getting worried that they're still only just running a current car with the hybrid system in it?

Seems to be getting very late. Are they that much behind?!

[ouvreur]

When do we start getting worried that they're still only just running a current car with the hybrid system in it?

Seems to be getting very late. Are they that much behind?!

That's pretty clearly not a current car.

[rallyfiend]

That's pretty clearly not a current car.

If you watch the video you can clearly see it's not a new car because it still has the old-style rollcage in it.

The new car has the new doublehoop that envelopes the driver....

This car is just a mongrel old car with some new headlights....

[spyros]

its clear that the new cars are slower, alot i can say.The youngers will adapt quiker.

[ouvreur]

If you watch the video you can clearly see it's not a new car because it still has the old-style rollcage in it.

The new car has the new doublehoop that envelopes the driver....

This car is just a mongrel old car with some new headlights....

"Some new headlights"? I must be missing something, but that's pretty clearly not some repurposed i20 Coupe - the bodywork is completely different, and it's wearing a registration plate never seen before in WRC for Hyundai. If registering a car in Germany is as tough as I am informed it is, that won't be some half-assed job - that will be a 2022 test car. the fact a grainy thumbnail (no disrespect) seems to show a strange roll cage isn't going to persuade me otherwise...

[EstWRC]

[Fast Eddie WRC]

It's still a test mule with some basic new bodywork but not the full detail and aero that is due in the next few weeks. Adamo told them to concentrate on the running gear for now.

[er88]

its clear that the new cars are slower, alot i can say.The youngers will adapt quiker.

They don't to me. Maybe in very slow and twisty sections, it is perhaps a bit more noticeable. However in fast sections they are clearly still quick and should be just as spectacular to watch stageside, as with less aero and less advanced suspension they will be harder to drive.

I think the top drivers will notice a difference much more than any spectator will - especially while testing as they are still jumping from the current cars straight into these rally1 test mules. Ofcourse they have to adapt.

The cars sound superb, aren't anywhere near R5 type slow, and still look aggressive to me despite the not as advanced aero. They will only get quicker and quicker over the next 3yrs.

[Mirek]

If registering a car in Germany is as tough as I am informed it is, that won't be some half-assed job - that will be a 2022 test car.

Only a little note to this. I guess that Germany, like many other countries, has an exception for car manufacturers to use plates not registred to particular chassis numbers. Of course normal people can not do that but manufacturers usually have such plates registred only on a company name and used purely for testing purposes.