[WRC] Rallye Monte Carlo 2022

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 20th January 2022, 10:06

Originally Posted by 240RS

Loeb is proving me wrong. . .BIG time!!!

Felt he would struggle, but clearly Ford was missing his type badly last year. It's only shakedown, I know. But the odds for him pulling a blinder and winning hands-down must have narrowed.

With minimal testing and after two weeks in the desert.. extraordinary.

**Thousandlakes** · 20th January 2022, 10:06

As much we can predict from the shakedown all rally1 cars seems to be quite even. good news.

**er88** · 20th January 2022, 10:06

Shakedown is shakedown. Can't read much into it in terms of who could win/ who could fight for podiums etc.

However it's nice to see all 3 teams with a driver(s) on the 'pace' .

This rally could be an absolute minefield with battery issues. Which is pot luck. Sometimes mechanical issues are down to stress a driver puts on components etc, but Tanak and Katsuta here are just the unlucky ones in shakedown so far.

**meh** · 20th January 2022, 10:10

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

With minimal testing and after two weeks in the desert.. extraordinary.

... hands are still warm

**EstWRC** · 20th January 2022, 10:11

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 20th January 2022, 10:17

Wonder if Tanak had boost for Run 2...

**EstWRC** · 20th January 2022, 10:19

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

Wonder if Tanak had boost for Run 2...

i guess we will hear that later in during the interviews

he went straight to third run without visiting service now

+ as you can see from this trye choice, he doesnt have the super softs

**becher** · 20th January 2022, 10:29

Originally Posted by KKS

Full electric mode mean - no power steering?

In racing at least they usually try to avoid auxiliary belts on the engines, don't really know whats the usual stratigie in rallying but maybe the power steering pump is powered remotly by electricity.

**WRCStan** · 20th January 2022, 10:32

Originally Posted by Rallyper

Cars are not diesels. But gensets probably get fuelled by HVO100 or Ecopar fuel. (the names in Sweden...)

Local grid or fossil-free bio-diesel generators but hydrogen is the plan for the future. https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2021/wrc...inable-future/

Link also talks of the car's fuel they use.