WRC Testing

**TypeR** · 13th December 2021, 19:59

Any pics of Ogier's off?

**EstWRC** · 13th December 2021, 20:27

Originally Posted by AnttiL

So all of Evans, Tänak, Neuville, Ogier and Katsuta have had an off in a Rally1 car (Tänak only softly into a snowy ditch)

So Ford has the best car?

**ouvreur** · 14th December 2021, 06:08

Originally Posted by EstWRC

So Ford has the best car?

It's either so well planted that it is difficult to crash...

...or it isn't going fast enough!

**Hartusvuori** · 14th December 2021, 06:10

Originally Posted by AnttiL

So all of Evans, Tänak, Neuville, Ogier and Katsuta have had an off in a Rally1 car (Tänak only softly into a snowy ditch)

Oliver earlier too, off in size comparable to Tänak's visit to the snow bank. That was actually the first reported off road excursion for a Rally 1 car.

**AnttiL** · 14th December 2021, 07:56

Originally Posted by EstWRC

So Ford has the best car?

Or best at keeping their tests secret

**AnttiL** · 14th December 2021, 07:56

Originally Posted by Hartusvuori

Oliver earlier too, off in size comparable to Tänak's visit to the snow bank. That was actually the first reported off road excursion for a Rally 1 car.

With the old car? Tänak and Neuville did it with the new version.

**Hartusvuori** · 14th December 2021, 08:13

Originally Posted by AnttiL

With the old car? Tänak and Neuville did it with the new version.

That earlier version was a Rally1 too.

**AnttiL** · 14th December 2021, 09:06

Originally Posted by Hartusvuori

That earlier version was a Rally1 too.

Presumably yes, but in theory they could have had some solutions that wouldn't have been homologated.

Anyway that wasn't even my point, I just wanted to check which version it was because I didn't remember the incident

**doubled1978** · 14th December 2021, 10:27

Originally Posted by Hartusvuori

Oliver earlier too, off in size comparable to Tänak's visit to the snow bank. That was actually the first reported off road excursion for a Rally 1 car.

It would be interesting to know what the actual causes for these accidents are, is it just the drivers getting caught out having a less capable car to the previous one? It is odd that there have been so many in a short period of time. Particularly the Toyota, as everyone seems to be crashing it! And I thought it looked pretty good in the videos too 😂

**mknight** · 14th December 2021, 11:02

Originally Posted by ouvreur

It's either so well planted that it is difficult to crash...

...or it isn't going fast enough!

Or their drivers are too scared to push it

Originally Posted by doubled1978

It would be interesting to know what the actual causes for these accidents are, is it just the drivers getting caught out having a less capable car to the previous one? It is odd that there have been so many in a short period of time. Particularly the Toyota, as everyone seems to be crashing it! And I thought it looked pretty good in the videos too ��

Well Ogier has had a few test crashes with current Yaris as well (seemingly much more than with Fiesta or C3).

Anyway there should be some difference. The Rally1 cars are likely harder to control and push close to the edge. So definitely good move by FIA in making them more safe as there should be more crashes, especially at the start.