WRC Testing

[EstWRC]

Lappi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl7ap2l-Nug

[satukata]

https://youtu.be/fooUU8JjSCI

Ogier and Pajari today

[Fast Eddie WRC]

More use of the simulator then a test for Fourmaux...

"We know that the car performs well in Greece, and we also have a test day before that. In Chile, there’s good grip. Tänak showed last year that the car works well on that kind of surface too,” Fourmaux previewed.

After Rally Finland, Fourmaux headed to the United States.

“I’ll spend a few days in the simulator there. Primarily, I’m preparing for the upcoming gravel rallies and trying to improve the car, but above all, I am already developing the car for the 2025 season,” Fourmaux said.

[flat_right]

but above all, I am already developing the car for the 2025 season,” Fourmaux said.

So Fourmaux in Ford in 2025 confirmed?

[Fast Eddie WRC]

So Fourmaux in Ford in 2025 confirmed?

Not officially but everything points that way.

I guess it all depends on any offer from Hyundai.

[Vaggelis27]

https://youtu.be/6trmNVc7qP8 Tanak,Neuville,Evans PET in Greece

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Sesks is testing at M-Sport today...

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_QOTj8MZ1b/?igsh=Z2E2eDFxNnpuajE2

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GWIrfCxWkAA5tBz?format=jpg&name=medium

[Fast Eddie WRC]

WRCWings @llluis555

Toyota with @ElfynEvans & @scottmartinat testing today the new @Hankook_Sport tyres for 2025 in a traditional stage of Rally Spain.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GWJ1huAWIAAUHkc?format=jpg&name=medium

[EstWRC]

WRCWings @llluis555

Toyota with @ElfynEvans & @scottmartinat testing today the new @Hankook_Sport tyres for 2025 in a traditional stage of Rally Spain.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GWJ1huAWIAAUHkc?format=jpg&name=medium

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZZt0_QozA8

[kernel_gdi]

Until what day will be testing Toyota in Spain?

[dimviii]

Hankooks with almost same thread pattern with Pirellis

[TypeR]

Neuville and Sesks on local Spanish fravel rally this week. Sesks with Fiesta rally2.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Neuville took the win on that test rally for Chile...

https://rallyjournal.com/neuville-took-victory-in-the-test-rally-mikko-heikkila-outperformed-the-latvian-prospect/

[rp]

Katsuta for CER in Czech:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sQKw-CrEnY

[EstWRC]

Evans https://youtu.be/Cl5ld6LdoFc?si=Wwi_HxCjlkgtaKtm
Fourmaux https://youtu.be/aNvUQJ-naCU?si=PoSY4hJnLNOqjzug
Ogier https://youtu.be/IJzX-aZYF-w?si=S-qUBkvYjCt_xzmb

[Zoli]

Mikkelsen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3WePVN0EUM

[EstWRC]

Neuville

https://youtu.be/BRmnR0BKFbY?si=OW6AxF9bVlEDAaZw

[DoN_cz]

Katsuta heading from service to the start of the test stage, warming up brakes and tyres. Lovely sound :)

https://x.com/rallyphotos/status/1843013821297995792

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Fourmaux for CER - one of the best PET videos I've seen for a while, including passenger view:

https://youtu.be/aNvUQJ-naCU?si=KbFTPxRwIIBUESR7

[hari]

Neuville - Shakedown 27. Herbst Rallye Austria: https://www.ir7.at/content/fotos_shakedown_herbstrallye_2024.html

https://www.ir7.at/content/fotos/2024/test101024/1.jpghttps://www.ir7.at/content/fotos/2024/test101024/3.jpghttps://www.ir7.at/content/fotos/2024/test101024/6.jpghttps://www.ir7.at/content/fotos/2024/test101024/12.jpghttps://www.ir7.at/content/fotos/2024/test101024/15.jpghttps://www.ir7.at/content/fotos/2024/test101024/17.jpg

[manthey]

https://youtu.be/MGZltI8tpNI?si=zhVDA8D7c6ydEEAl

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Neuville was flat-out on the test rally, having some spins in the muddy conditions:

https://youtu.be/RGkDJdVU8gk?si=qDLyZf2QqXfoeoj3

[Managarium]

Rally1 aero developments for 2025

https://www.wrcwings.tech/2024/10/15/rally1-aero-developments-for-2025/

[TypeR]

Neuville tested next year spec car
https://dirtfish.com/rally/neuville-tests-2025-spec-hyundai/

Tanak not testing means contract not signed yet..? Which wouldn't make sense tho..

[flat_right]

Neuville tested next year spec car
https://dirtfish.com/rally/neuville-tests-2025-spec-hyundai/

Tanak not testing means contract not signed yet..? Which wouldn't make sense tho..

Tänak has been signed a long time ago https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/tanak-concerned-by-neuville-one-year-hyundai-deal/

First reports have been since end of July: https://news.err.ee/1609409383/ott-tanak-to-compete-in-world-rally-championship-also-in-2025

[EstWRC]

That’s interesting that Tänak didn’t get to test it.

They tested last week with Tänak on Monday, Mikkelsen on Tuesday and Neuville on Wednesday

[EstWRC]

Neuville tested next year spec car
https://dirtfish.com/rally/neuville-tests-2025-spec-hyundai/

Tanak not testing means contract not signed yet..? Which wouldn't make sense tho..

FOWLER NOT SCARED OF HYUNDAI’S NEW 2025 RALLY1 CAR

TOYOTA'S TECHNICAL DIRECTOR HAS SEEN HYUNDAI'S INITIAL PROPOSALS AND WAS EXPECTING MORE

lol

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/fowler-not-scared-of-hyundais-new-2025-rally1-car/#google_vignette

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Loriaux calls for change in testing Regs as now doing national rallies is more of a waste of money..

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/loriaux-calls-for-change-in-wrc-testing-regulations/

[EstWRC]

Tänak testing the 2025 Hyundai for next year

https://youtu.be/dm0-QUctvRI?si=nznJ-hfEhZaeu99Q

Bits falling apart at 2.55 :D

[EstWRC]

Sordo today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXrFku1NIh4

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Sordo today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXrFku1NIh4

Another national rally used as a test by Hyundai. They are going hard at the 2025 car already.

[EstWRC]

They have no other option cause all of their test days are used for this year.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

They have no other option cause all of their test days are used for this year.

It's their choice and with all the Jokers they've implemented, quite necessary. But Abiteboul said recently that it's a waste of money travelling with staff for a short national rally.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Suspension change - shock absorbers now vertical:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GcXgmcua4AATZTJ?format=jpg&name=medium

[TypeR]

Tanak PET for Japan
https://www.upload.ee/image/17398234/Screenshot_20241116_223941_Instagram.jpg

[becher]

Tanak PET for Japan
https://www.upload.ee/image/17398234/Screenshot_20241116_223941_Instagram.jpg

He's going to install the anticut poles over there?

[TypeR]

Yup!
Yabadababoul said that Tsnak is allowed to push and that's his tactics
Secret anticuts.

[CeskyOndra]

Yup!
Yabadababoul said that Tsnak is allowed to push and that's his tactics
Secret anticuts.

Who?

[TypeR]

Who?
Sorry, Tanak* and Surreal Yabadababoul

[satnav]

Oliver Solberg testing Yaris Rally 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJKLuaFlbkU

[EstWRC]

Solberg day 2

https://youtu.be/ZclOlXVFWq0?si=m6rU4yiLnqVUMkcR

[Eli]

Does anyone here know how many days left of testing do Hyundai-Toyota & M-Sport have for 2024?

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Solberg day 2

https://youtu.be/ZclOlXVFWq0?si=m6rU4yiLnqVUMkcR

Solberg always does a lot of testing. Are there any limits on testing in WRC2 ?

[EstWRC]

Does anyone here know how many days left of testing do Hyundai-Toyota & M-Sport have for 2024?

Toyota and Hyundai none

Msport I think had couple of days

[EstWRC]

Fourmaux first taste of the Hyundai

https://x.com/rallyesport/status/1867177255266377926?s=46&t=AWria8OgC1kV5QC61vX5Xg

[dimviii]

Fourmaux first taste of the Hyundai

https://x.com/rallyesport/status/1867177255266377926?s=46&t=AWria8OgC1kV5QC61vX5Xg

page doesnt exist.

[PLuto]

Solberg always does a lot of testing. Are there any limits on testing in WRC2 ?

no

[EstWRC]

page doesnt exist.

they deleted that post for some reason

here it is https://x.com/RallyeSport/status/1867177727465308601

i guess he is doing a test day for the local rally?

[EstWRC]

Toyota and Hyundai none

Msport I think had couple of days

by NO i mean official days, they can always test on their permanent test site or if they are doing a local rally like Fourmaux is doing this weekend

[Andre Oliveira]

they deleted that post for some reason

here it is https://x.com/RallyeSport/status/1867177727465308601

i guess he is doing a test day for the local rally?

It looks they will run Pirelli.

[Rallyest]

they deleted that post for some reason

here it is https://x.com/RallyeSport/status/1867177727465308601

i guess he is doing a test day for the local rally?

Weird to see Fourmaux name on a Hyundai, but guess we have to get used to it.

Really hoping Fourmaux can elevate his speed with Hyundai. Guess we have to hope his driving style is similar to Neuville so he gets the grips of the car straight away :D

[EstWRC]

Fourmaux and Kalle yesterday at shakedown

https://youtu.be/rvn7VAng3Mk?si=tLu7OP8GWMP2uR8E

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Times for Fourmaux and Rovanpera on the test rally...

https://www.ewrc-results.com/results/91180-rallye-national-hivernal-du-devoluy-2024/?s=479107&ct=7094

[EstWRC]

Times for Fourmaux and Rovanpera on the test rally...

https://www.ewrc-results.com/results/91180-rallye-national-hivernal-du-devoluy-2024/?s=479107&ct=7094

i wouldnt take those seriously at all

we dont know which tires they are using for which stage and i saw some footage of the first stage where it seemed Kalle is ploughing the snow, so the conditions were also uneven

[Fast Eddie WRC]

According to reports Rovanpera has Hankooks, Fourmaux has Pirellis.

[EstWRC]

that might explain also the big gap on second stage, whatever the conditions were on that stage it seems the Hankooks arent working on those well

[archie106]

Based on this picture from after SS2, it looks like they are both using Hankooks, but different compounds - the markings on the tyre sidewalls look identical.

https://x.com/Burgrid16/status/1867931892361941434?t=dLmHR15xuEFHpxCUDAt0KQ&s=19

[EstWRC]

Based on this picture from after SS2, it looks like they are both using Hankooks, but different compounds - the markings on the tyre sidewalls look identical.

https://x.com/Burgrid16/status/1867931892361941434?t=dLmHR15xuEFHpxCUDAt0KQ&s=19

Kalle has winter tire pattern and seems Fourmaux has slick tire?

[TypeR]

Kalle has winter tire pattern and seems Fourmaux has slick tire?
Was just about say same thing.

https://asset.hankook-motorsports.com/content/dam/motorsports/en/05_tires_tires_detail/z215/ventus-z215-top-kv-m.jpg

[EstWRC]

Congrats Fourmaux!

First time driving and first win right away

[doubled1978]

Congrats Fourmaux!

First time driving and first win right away

Yeah, good start for him.
Interesting to see that today there were quite big swings in time from stage to stage, but overall they were only 0.5 seconds apart for the whole day. Adrien’s advantage came from yesterday.
It’ll be interesting to see what, if any feedback about the tyres comes out.

[AE1WRC]

The main difference came in SS2 (This was due to the tyre choice I believe). I watched some videos and saw that Kalle looked more clean and cautious on ice whereas Adrien took more risks. TBH, I was expecting Fourmaux to be first in this rally because Kalle hasn't been in this car on Tarmac more than a year. I believe he is a bit rusty on Tarmac.
However this is a test rally for them so I wouldn't take this very serious.

Congrats to Fourmaux also.

[TypeR]

Equal status.. :D
Fourmaux used Thierry's overalls (sponsors were duct-taped)

https://www.upload.ee/image/17516289/Screenshot_20241215_171338_Facebook.jpg


But this little thing aside, nice start for him in Hyundai!

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Pirelli stickers on Fourmaux's car today. Was Rovanpera mostly testing the Hankook's ?

https://x.com/AdrienFourmaux/status/1868272602982273401

[doubled1978]

Pirelli stickers on Fourmaux's car today. Was Rovanpera mostly testing the Hankook's ?

https://x.com/AdrienFourmaux/status/1868272602982273401

I saw a brief interview with Fourmaux where he said he didn’t know because they never tried the tyres in these conditions. I assume he meant the Hankooks.
Maybe the Pirelli stickers are there contractually until 2025?

[EstWRC]

Fourmaux and Kalle
https://youtu.be/CiVqr5WhbUI?si=4s9pioBdYJ8HKExp

Really really good test for them with all sorts of conditions I have to say

[Fast Eddie WRC]

I saw a brief interview with Fourmaux where he said he didn’t know because they never tried the tyres in these conditions. I assume he meant the Hankooks.
Maybe the Pirelli stickers are there contractually until 2025?

On the first day there were no tyre stickers on his car, but on the second day the Pirelli logos's appeared...

[EstWRC]

“To begin with the car wasn’t set up for me, it was giving some understeer at the entry to the corner and then quite snappy oversteer at the exit. We worked throughout the event on the geometry, the bars, the springs and the differential. The car was quite stiff, so we softened it towards the end and I was really comfortable.”

Hah. Sounds so familiar

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/fourmaux-surprised-to-beat-rovanpera-in-monte-warm-up/

[Fast Eddie WRC]

i wouldnt take those seriously at all

we dont know which tires they are using for which stage and i saw some footage of the first stage where it seemed Kalle is ploughing the snow, so the conditions were also uneven

Adrien seemed to...

“I didn’t expect to beat Kalle because he knows the car,” said Fourmaux. “It was really nice to have him there to compare our times and then it’s really positive to win against him. We can only be glad for this result.”

[EstWRC]

Well good for him.

Kalle said in his insta post he tested a lot of things during the rally.

We will know the true pace of both in a month

[Fast Eddie WRC]

HMSG video, calling it a stunning debut victory...

https://youtu.be/xX7jn0vqA5A?si=UaxTq3_5ZG6buXd6

[satukata]

https://youtu.be/fM5cK5IvOHY TOYOTA WINTER TEST 16.12.2024

[TypeR]

https://youtu.be/fM5cK5IvOHY TOYOTA WINTER TEST 16.12.2024
Nice conditions and good ,,free'' test days.
Let's hope that Hyundai doesn't sleep and do a test in that weather also.

[satukata]

Nice conditions and good ,,free'' test days.
Let's hope that Hyundai doesn't sleep and do a test in that weather also.
Hyundai tomorrow….

[Thousandlakes]

How much slower are this 2025 spec cars compare 2024? No Hybrid and 35mm restrictor but less weight? (80kg) Could it be just 0.3-0.5sec/km slower? I assume that horsepower levels will be somewhere between 360-380?

[EstWRC]

Fresh champion Neuville today

https://x.com/rallyesport/status/1868928107069292722?s=46&t=AWria8OgC1kV5QC61vX5Xg

[EstWRC]

Katsuta https://youtu.be/waIoMgb9jj0?si=KRdCmvsfFqrkPJl7

[jiipee64]

Pajari and Salminen testing today

https://x.com/juha_kantanen/status/1868964134756532716?s=19

[EstWRC]

Fourmaux about the test rally

First rally for you with your new colors and immediately a victory against Kalle Rovanperä and Toyota.

"I am obviously very happy with our first rally with the team. Kalle was there and we had a nice fight with him during the whole rally, it was a little war. In addition, we were able to compare ourselves with equal tires several times during the weekend. He drove all the time in Hankook, and we, only once in Pirelli in the first special. Sometimes, I had crossed slicks/snow, while he was in nails/snow.”

[EstWRC]

Neuville

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtaVH2Bj0KE

[EstWRC]

Neuville, moment at 0:24

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foiA06RO4Jk

[doubled1978]

Neuville, moment at 0:24

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foiA06RO4Jk

It always amazes me that people still stand in places like that. At least get behind the tree line.

[EstWRC]

Tänak https://youtu.be/UXVu8fF1wTA?si=2moj1T2kL8xykBXF

[EstWRC]

Tänak by Passats De Canto

https://youtu.be/EAtdaE43Wfw?si=7qPjUlVoOuDzTwz5

[EstWRC]

Fourmaux https://youtu.be/M3KJL7TSwOg?si=RYFQUx_lri2wBIJ0

[EstWRC]

Fourmaux https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51aIQ2R_Mzw

[saco0o]

msport is not testing so far, eh? not good

[TypeR]

Fourmaux has the most gravel out. different conditions than Neuville..

[EstWRC]

Fourmaux by Passats De Canto

https://youtu.be/5ZviS-bUREI?si=hNBkEFXX770L_Eqn

[EstWRC]

Fourmaux day 2

https://youtu.be/APNG23l0F8w?si=t0-srKnohjl7V5om

[EstWRC]

Fourmaux day 2 https://youtu.be/brfiQhJxbgk?si=1VT2F9ac9oauaXkm

[Fast Eddie WRC]

msport is not testing so far, eh? not good

McErlean and Munster have been testing at their home base at Greystoke.

[satukata]

https://youtu.be/6dTNAFYUPEA

[EstWRC]

Kajito with Yaris Rally 2

https://youtu.be/5wv0js1euJo?si=fHgGLa6WvXVNP0ab

[Fast Eddie WRC]

McErlean's first drive of Puma at M-Sport:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DD5DGw2u3vy/?igsh=MWFtdG83YXQ5dGluOQ==