Hyundai WRT

**Fast Eddie WRC** · Yesterday, 18:19

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**Fast Eddie WRC** · Yesterday, 18:39

After Monte they said, dont worry Sweden will be better.

They'd moved their test base to Finland 3 years ago to sort the car on fast gravel (and snow).

And in Sweden... they were worse.

Unbelievable.

**Steve Boyd** · Today, 00:56

Originally Posted by TypeR

Abideboul - French
Demaison - French
Neuville - Belgian
Fourmaux - French
Team new ,,base'' - France

I can imagine the test debriefing meetings. Nothing much said & a lot of "Gallic shrugs" - and they wonder why they aren't getting anywhere!

I think they need a good test & development driver that undestands the engineering and can relay to the engineers exactly what's needed on spring/damper rates, suspension geometry and diff settings. I suspect they've never had that and the engineers just fiddle with stuff, get the drivers to drive & see if it's faster.

Maybe if they put Paddon in the loop they'll get a bit further as he, at least, has done some of his own development.

**deephouse** · Today, 04:00

I believe Paddon is more here because of development of Rally2 car. And probably because he may be the only one who could actually bring results with it next year if they will go that route. I just hope that they will not take anything from this car and develop there

**trykmann** · Today, 05:04

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

After Monte they said, dont worry Sweden will be better.

They'd moved their test base to Finland 3 years ago to sort the car on fast gravel (and snow).

And in Sweden... they were worse.

Unbelievable.

“The fact that Toyota is based in Central Finland and that the conditions here are home to them doesn’t make it any easier for us,” Wheatley added.

https://rallyjournal.com/hyundais-wr...ent-of-toyota/

I wonder what were they doing in Finland then...