Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC View Post
WRC.com explains why Nikolay Gryazin and defending WRC2 champion Emil Lindhom are reverting back to older-specification Fabia Rally2 Evos for the event.
“We are using the Rally2 Evo for Mexico since it was logistically the only option,” Lindholm explained. “The cars have travelled straight from Japan to Mexico by ship along with all the parts needed. This was simply the easiest way of doing it.”
Might be a good tactical move too - still a lot of questions over the performance of the new Fabia on gravel, so it might well be that the older spec is as fast if not faster in Mexico!